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Digitally Downloaded podcast: It’s all about the narrative!

March 29, 2016

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Downloaded podcast; Digitally Uploaded! This week, Matt, Alan and Chris discuss narrative. From what we like to see in a game narrative, through to some games that we want to highlight as narratives we like in particular, and we enter into that…

Review: Nights of Azure (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 29, 2016

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Review by Matt S. It’s been a long time since I last played a game that was truly operatic in tone. There have been titles that have effectively latched on to some of the thematic pulls of the art form, such as Pandora’s Tower and Nier, but to find the…

Review: Sheltered (Sony PlayStation 4)

March 29, 2016

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Review by Jim S. Ever wonder what it would be like for you and your family to survive a post-apocalyptic world in an underground shelter? In Sheltered, you do just that. Related reading: This plays a little like a premium version of Bethesda’s Free-to-Play Fallout Shelter. Lindsay’s review of that…

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March 29, 2016

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Opinion by Matt S. Blizzard has announced that it will remove an “over the shoulder” victory pose of one of its characters in Overwatch after it received complaints that the backside, that people should naturally expect to see when viewing someone wearing skintight leggings from behind, was “sexualised.” You can…

Catch-up coffee Tuesday: March 29

March 28, 2016

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News by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday — except this week its on Tuesday due to the long weekend. 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,…

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March 25, 2016

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Article by Danica Dee. The entire DDNet team would like to wish everyone a very happy Easter. While the day is very much a religious holiday, it’s also a public holiday in many countries, which means for the non-Christians it’s still a good opportunity to relax, spend time with family…

The Friday Ten: Ten games to party away a long weekend with

March 25, 2016

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List by Matt S. It’s the Easter long weekend! I don’t know about other countries in the world, but that means a four day weekend here in Australia, and boy are we going to take advantage of that! Each of the DDNet team has a full weekend of games, rest,…

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March 24, 2016

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Review by Nick H. At first glance, Polaris Sector appears to be a deep 4x strategy game that looks and feels familiar, but might not immediately stand out. It is a game that you need to really spend some time with and invest in if you are going to get…

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March 24, 2016

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Opinion by Sam M. I’ve never had a pet. Well, I have had the occasional fish but they float around without a care in the world. As a kid, there was never really a strong connection as I would have with a dog or a cat. Growing up, my pets…

Review: Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas (Nintendo 3DS)

March 24, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Well, I can’t say I didn’t know what I was getting into. The reality is that I knew exactly what I was getting into when I saw that Parascientific Escape Cruise in the Distant Seas was being published by Circle, the same publisher that brought us…

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