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Anime Impressions: One Punch Man

November 2, 2015

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One Punch Man should by all means be a one trick pony. How can a show centred on defeating over the top bad guys maintain any prolonged interest when the main hero can dispatch them all with (you guessed it) one punch? If fighting was the crux of One Punch…

Review: Devil’s Third (Nintendo Wii U)

November 2, 2015

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“What do they make these out of?” An all-American soldier asks, after setting down explosives to take down a locked (traditional) Japanese gate, only for those explosives to go boom and the gate left without so much as a scratch. For me, that moment became the defining moment of Devil’s…

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November 2, 2015

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Hot on the heels from the unfortunate revelation that Nintendo has censored the English release of Project Zero on the Wii U to strip a bikini costume out of it, comes the news that it has done the same thing with its upcoming Xenoblade JRPG, on the same console. This…

Review: Mugen Souls (PC)

November 2, 2015

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The PC used to be the gaming platform with the biggest shortage of niche Otaku games. Most of the time, PC players would be getting years old games like Ys and Recettear which small but dedicated translation groups would tackle. Fast forward to now though – we’re getting all the…

Catch-up coffee Monday: November 2

November 1, 2015

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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! The first footage for Objects…

The Sunday Screenshot Gallery; It’s a showdown between Risette Kujikawa and Hatsune Miku

October 31, 2015

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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. With that in…

Introducing DDNet Polls: The great debates

October 31, 2015

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Over the last week Twitter rolled out a new feature; polls! As simple as making a tweet, it’s now possible to create a simple 2-option poll, on any topic you like. It’s also possible to embed these polls onto stories on the web, and you might have noticed that as…

Review: Corpse Party: Blood Drive (Sony PlayStation Vita)

October 30, 2015

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I don’t think I’ve come across a title that has proven as successful in exposing deficiencies in how games are typically reviewed in this industry as I have just seen with Corpse Party: Blood Drive. Flicking through some of the other reviews on the game and you’ll see endless complaints…

The Friday Ten: Last-minute Halloween costumes inspired by anime and video games

October 30, 2015

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It is the night of October 30. Halloween Eve, if you will. So of course, I bet you’re browsing the web looking for great costume ideas that you’ll be able to pull together in 24 hours. The good news: Digitally Downloaded to the rescue! We’ve compiled a list of the…

The key games of November; the flood never abates

October 30, 2015

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After such a packed October, you might be looking forward to a more relaxing month in November, to give you the time to enjoy those many games that have been added to your backlog over the last couple of weeks. Unfortunately, folks, that won’t be happening, because November is absolutely…

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