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DDNet podcast now live! On International Women’s Day and Aussie games galore

March 15, 2016

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Okay, so let’s call that first podcast a trial run. Now we’re back with the second, and it has a new home, music, and all that good stuff! This week, Alan, Chris and Matt talk about their favourite female game developers and characters. With it being International Women’s Day last…

Review: Casey Powell Lacrosse 16 (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 15, 2016

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Review by Matt S. I want to get the startling irony out of the way first: An Australian developer produced Casey Powell Lacrosse 16. You’d have to live in Australia to really understand why that is so ironic, but this sport is so spectacularly unpopular in this country half the…

Review: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (PC)

March 14, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. If the essence of drama is conflict, then the most dramatic of games will always revolve around the diametric opposition of two key ideals, and the supporters of those ideals rallied together on each side. We see this in games about war, games about revenge, games…

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair coming to PC April 18

March 14, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. It’s currently the end of winter in Canada, and while it’s been a rather mild one I’ve still been dreaming of destination resorts, warm sand, clear oceans, palm trees… you get the idea. For those also craving some tropical flare in life, I bring you salvation:…

Review: Samurai Warriors 4 Empires (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 14, 2016

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Review by Matt S. On the one hand, you have Samurai Warriors 4, which, as we all know, is an action-heavy take on Japan’s historic Sengoku period, a time in which many warlords clashed over ownership of Japan in some of the most famous battles of that country’s history. On…

Introducing the new DDNet scoring system: The Value Matrix

March 14, 2016

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For a while now at Digitally Downloaded, we’ve struggled to give games an accurate score, based on how we’ve reviewed them. There have been times that we’ve played games that have been wildly fun, but the lack of deeper meaning has meant we were not comfortable giving them really high…

Frozen Synapse 2’s new trailer and details

March 14, 2016

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News by Dylan C. A new gameplay trailer and a handful of details for the recently announced Frozen Synapse 2 have surfaced. The sequel to Mode 7 Games’ turn-based tactics combat simulator will be set in a procedurally generated city where players are given the freedom to infiltrate any building…

Catch-up coffee Monday: March 14

March 13, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and…

Check out more characters from Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force

March 13, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force is being re-released for the PlayStation 4, and that means we get lots of wonderful new character art to ogle at! Depending on which story route you choose, party members who were once your enemies may fight alongside you. Let’s…

The Friday Ten: The ten finest games to bear the Final Fantasy name

March 11, 2016

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List by Matt S. It’s one of the most iconic names in the games industry. Square Enix needs only slap “Final Fantasy” on the box to almost guarantee to generate a fever hype behind the game. And Square Enix knows that all too well, which is why there is an…

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