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May 3, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. I’ve been inspired by Kotaku Australia’s Mark Serrels. The guy has a strong opinion about his right to illegally download Game of Thrones, and he is willing to keep coming back to tell us how wrong we are if we disagree with him. That takes gumption.…

The Australian Government just held its budget, and the games industry got…

May 3, 2016

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News by Matt S. Nothing. Despite the proven effectiveness of the paltry $10 million fund that the industry had slashed from this government two years ago. Despite the recommendation that that fund be restored by a recent Senate enquiry into the games industry. Despite the treasurer going on and on…

Short ‘n sweet reviews: Shantae, Battle Ages, Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge, Apestorm, Disney Magical Dice

May 3, 2016

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Reviews by Matt S. Welcome to this week’s short ‘n sweet reviews, where I look at a number of games that I’ve been playing that I just haven’t got the time to do give full reviews to. These aren’t necessarily bad games – not at all! But rather they are…

Who needs to simply build a city when you can also rule it?!

May 3, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. By this time, it’s safe to say I trust Kalypso with all my city-building needs. I mean, one word sums up my trust quite nicely: Tropico. But Kalypso is now making the leap from city building to city ruling, publishing indie developer Fragment Productions’ Urban Empire.…

Review: The Collider 2 (PC)

May 2, 2016

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Review by Hamza A. The Collider 2 is a tunnel racer that’s unlike most tunnel racers out there. With fantastic visuals and a sleek sci-fi setting that brings to mind the world of Mass Effect, The Collider 2 is as visually impressive as it is in its gameplay. Featuring high…

Review: Alienation (Sony PlayStation 4)

May 2, 2016

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Review by Matt S. If you were to take Destiny and turn it into a top-down shooter, you’d have Alienation. Saying that probably sounds like a disapproval on my part, given that I was not the world’s biggest fan of Destiny… But I do like this one. Related reading: Our…

Review: Western Press (PC)

May 2, 2016

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Review by Harvard L. It almost feels trivial to write about Western Press, a game with such a short runtime that you could feasibly finish a dozen rounds in the time it takes to read this review. A one-on-one twitch multiplayer game developed by Bandit-1 and published by Aussie favourite…

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X restores the light in North America this August

May 2, 2016

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News by Dylan C. Sega has announced that their singing sensation rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X will launch both physically and digitally for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in North America on August 30. Related reading: Matt’s review of the Japanese version of Project Diva X. Spoiler: he…

Catch-up coffee Monday: May 2, 2016

May 1, 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…

The screenshot gallery: 1/5/2016

April 30, 2016

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Sharing screenshots is fun. In fact, the screenshot feature is in many ways the best feature that has been added in to this generation of consoles. It’s fun to share gameplay experiences, amusing anecdotes from the games, a indulge a little of the inner photographer in us. Yes, after a…

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