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The Wii U is the most underrated console ever

June 9, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. No one would say that the Wii U was a commercial success. Actually, scratch that, no one aside from the most rabid fanboys would make such a claim. The console suffered from a complete dearth of support from third parties, sold in trickling numbers across the…

Touhou Genso Wanderer is one sweet looking game

June 9, 2016

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News by Matt S. NISA has announced that it will be bringing Touhou Genso Wanderer to PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 early next year (yep, more Vita games into 2017!). This is a roguelike JRRG set in the Touhou Project universe, and it looks like it’s a fairly traditional one.…

Review: Shadow Blade: Reload (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 8, 2016

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Shadow Blade: Reload is the PlayStation 4 version of Dead Mage’s Shadow Blade which has already slashed its way across the iOS, Android, and PC platforms. Starting off as what seemed to be just another fast paced ninja platformer, Shadow Blade offers something a bit different…

Review: Retsnom (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 8, 2016

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Review by Matt C. In Retsnom, pressing L1 will cause your character to commit suicide in a brutal, graphic fashion. This is noteworthy, and not just because it’s a useful reset button when you inevitably dig yourself into a whole, or because it carries some heavy narrative consequences. It’s noteworthy…

On bringing niche games to physical retail: Limited Run Games

June 8, 2016

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Interview by Matt S. How’s this for unexpected; when digital download platforms, such as the PlayStation Network, Steam, and Nintendo’s eShop, started to really take off and become a common way for people to play games, the writing seemed to be on the wall for the physical games media. The…

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June 7, 2016

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Preview by Pierre-Yves L. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is a very odd title to localise. This third entry of the spin-off series 7th Dragon 2020 is the first that Sega is taking the chance to bring outside of its Japan. In the game, you’ll dive slightly into the future,…

Review: Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 7, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Do you know what I love so much about the Atelier games? The thing that elevates the series well beyond almost any other JRPG out there, in my estimation? It’s not the combat, though I have witnessed that go from being functional in the Atelier Arland…

This week on the DDNet podcast: The PlayStation Vita; what a console

June 7, 2016

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website. Is the PlayStation Vita the most underrated console ever released? If it isn’t, then it’s right up there, because it is a wonderful game playing machine that never quite managed to gain the respect…

Review: Crazy Strike Bowling (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 6, 2016

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Review by Jim S. Bowling is a fun game to play in both real life and in video game from, so I thought this would be a fun game to give a shot. It’s not so bad, though there are better examples of the genre out there, and nothing about…

Here’s a trailer for Yooka-Laylee

June 6, 2016

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News by Matt S. Yooka-Laylee is a real darling of Kickstarter. Promising a spiritual sequel to the Banjo-Kazooie series, Yooka-Laylee raised a huge amount of money over Kickstarter, and picked up the interest of a publisher to boot, with Team 17 snapping it up. With E3 just around the corner,…

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