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The Nintendo NX will release in March 2017, and that is a mistake

April 27, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. Nintendo has announced the launch date of its Wii U successor (and, we suspect, a home console that also has a portable element and is therefore successor to the 3DS). The NX will release in March 2017, as we were told at an investor’s briefing today.…

Short ‘n sweet reviews: 7 Mages, Asdevine Hearts, Zen Pinball 2 tables, Justice Chronicles, Matt Duchene Hockey Classic

April 27, 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…

Review: Quantum Break (Microsoft Xbox One)

April 26, 2016

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Review by Sam M. Video games and television shows are two storytelling mediums that have a history of not working so well together. The audience of the two are incredibly different, with television having a set narrative for a more passive observer, while video games, whilst most follow a storyline,…

Aussie-developed Pac Man 256 munching its way to PC, consoles

April 26, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Twitter is amazing. A lot of news begins with the chirps of users, including this story. As noted by Twitter user @lifelower, Hipster Whale’s Pac Man 256 has been rated for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on a Taiwan Game Software Rating Regulations Board list.…

This week on the DDNet podcast: The creator of Ninja Pizza Girl joins us to talk Australian games!

April 26, 2016

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast! This week, we have special guest host, Nicole Stark, who joins us from Aussie developer, Disparity Games. Stark’s key game to date is Ninja Pizza Girl, a superb speedrun platformer that landed on PC last year, and is coming to…

Review: Risk of Rain (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 26, 2016

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Review by Matt C. The roguelike genre, in its modern, post-Spelunky incarnation, has achieved something remarkable: taking the epic journey from a first level peon armed with a blunt wooden sword to a big, badass warrior decked out in the most inconceivably flashy armour, and distilling that down into play…

Gadget review: Creative T50 Wireless speakers

April 25, 2016

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Review by Rob P. The first thing I did with these speakers was to play them to a couple of musicians. Not just any musicians, mind. One of them was fresh offstage from playing the world-famous Manchester Apollo, while the other used to be a drummer in a popular indie…

Review: Sega 3D Classics Collection (Nintendo 3DS)

April 25, 2016

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Review by Clark A. It’s no shock to see a compilation of Sega games hit the shelves in 2016. As a prolific publisher responsible for hardware that collectively held thousands of games, it has every right to celebrate its history. And it has, many times over. The house of the…

Pocket Card Jockey is the cutest thing ever

April 25, 2016

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Preview by Matt S. Due for a full release next month, a little demo for Pocket Card Jockey has arrived on the Nintendo 3DS, and immediately I have fallen in complete love with it. In the same way that Nintendo Pocket Football Club immediately grabbed my attention thanks to its…

Catch-up coffee Monday: April 25

April 24, 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…

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