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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…

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X is indeed coming in English

April 1, 2016

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News by Matt S. Fall 2016 release in North America. No word yet of a European release (yet), but PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions confirmed. That’s it. That’s all I need to say. Best news all year. SEGA’s doing right by our girl. – Matt S. Miku Fan To The…

Review: TrackMania Turbo (Sony PlayStation 4)

April 1, 2016

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Review by Brad L. TrackMania is a series that made its name on PC and Nintendo consoles in the mid-2000s, without any such release on a Sony or Microsoft console for over ten years. After nine games in the series, that trend has finally been bucked with the release of…

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March 31, 2016

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Article by Sam M. Would you like to order FINAL FANTASY XV? That’s what you’re prompted to do once completing the Final Fantasy XV Platinum Demo, and it’s the general feeling from the Unearthed presentation that occurred earlier today. Square Enix has realised that people are going to spend big…

Review: Trillion: God of Destruction (Sony PlayStation Vita)

March 31, 2016

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Review by Matt S. They often say that some of the most experimental and interesting content comes to game consoles at the start, and end, of their life spans. With the PlayStation Vita in its twilight, that idea is certainly holding true, because Trillion: God of Destruction is one incredibly…

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