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Koei Tecmo releasing Nioh Alpha demo soon; exclusively on PS4

April 5, 2016

News by Dylan C. Koei Tecmo have announced today that upcoming dark fantasy action-RPG Nioh will be getting a downloadable demo exclusively for PlayStation 4. The Alpha Demo for Nioh will be available for download via the PlayStation Store between the 26 April and 5 May. Nioh is a samurai-centric…

On turning gamebooks into miniatures games

April 5, 2016

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Interview by Matt S. Neil Rennison is a local Aussie developer that we’ve spoken to a few times in the past, and that’s because he’s also one of the most prolific of all. If you look up his company, Tin Man Games, on the Apple App Store, for example, you’ll…

Early Access Preview: Herolike (PC)

April 5, 2016

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Preview by Harvard L. Herolike is an upcoming Action RPG debuting on Steam’s Early Access, developed by Games Hut. It’s a rouge-lite dungeon crawler with 3D environments and bite-sized action combat scenarios spread out by a linear map. Its surprisingly good production values are unfortunately held back by an inconsistent…

Digitally Uploaded Podcast: We talk about Final Fantasy XV. A lot!

April 5, 2016

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Welcome to the fourth episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website. We have a singular focus this week; we’re here to talk about Final Fantasy XV. As most of you would be aware, there was a massive reveal event last week where Square Enix passed on a…

Star Ocean 5 release date, limited editions announced

April 5, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. The countdown has begun for the launch Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, as the game is set to arrive in the West on 28 June of this year. That’s right, you’re mere months away from joining Fidel and his friends on a fantastical journey to protect…

Short ‘n sweet reviews: Foul Play, Space Hulk, Grumpy Reaper, Gunscape, Civilization Revolution 2

April 4, 2016

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Reviews by Matt S. It’s been an utterly crazy couple of weeks in terms of game releases. Every platform has seen some seriously good stuff released on it, to the point where it’s actually difficult to keep up in terms of writing reviews etc for these games. Writing the kind…

Review: Dark Souls III (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 4, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Dark Souls III is a superb game that mixes a gothic, melancholic atmosphere with genuinely challenging combat and a narrative that obscures the true, startling revelations behind its thick fog and inky, unforgiving darkness. It obscures, but it doesn’t hide; you can learn Dark Souls III,…

Review: EA Sports UFC 2 (Microsoft Xbox One)

April 4, 2016

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Review by Nick H. I enjoyed EA Sports UFC well enough when it first came out, despite its numerous issue. I am happy to say that EA Sports UFC 2 has improved upon a lot of those issues and offers up a good, technical fighting experience unlike much else on…

Catch-up coffee Monday: April 4, 2016

April 3, 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 Friday Ten: Ten PlayStation 2 games we want upscaled for PlayStation 4

April 1, 2016

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List by Matt S. The PlayStation 2 is arguably the greatest console that we’ve ever seen, and that’s because it had one of the most incredibly deep libraries of content. Unfortunately the console is now very old and more than a few of the best games on it have become…

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