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Arslan: The Warriors of Legend gets a release date

October 28, 2015

Arslan: the Warriors of Legend/Koei Tecmo/News

I’ve been keeping my eye on Koei Tecmo’s upcoming Arslan: The Warriors of Legend. I don’t know if it’s the story, the graphics, or my near-infinite trust in Koei Tecmo, but I am fascinated by the upcoming release. Now that there is a release date, I may very well start…

Review: Guitar Hero Live (Microsoft Xbox One)

October 27, 2015

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Guitar Hero Live is the latest in a long line of games to wear the Guitar Hero name (after a bit of a hiatus, anyway). Activision might struggle to get people interested in the series again, after burning so many out in years past before the pause, but this prior…

review-lula-sexy-empire-pc

October 27, 2015

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Here’s the thing; in theory a game about building a business in the adult entertainment industry could be absolutely fascinating. In theory. Once you move past the… rather obvious bits of the industry, how these businesses actually work, as businesses, is barely understood, and almost assuredly completely unique in the…

sony-gets-into-aussie-game-development

October 27, 2015

AIE/Australia/Interview/Interviews/Nnooo/PlayStation 3/PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita/Sony

Sony has today announced that a major initiative that is has been running overseas, PlayStation First, is being brought to Australia in collaboration with indie publisher, Nnooo, and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE). Related reading: Nine Aussie developers discuss why 2015 was the best year for indie games down…

Review: Minecraft Story Mode – Episode 1: The Order of the Stone (Microsoft Xbox One)

October 27, 2015

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I was terrified when it was announced that Telltale was doing a narrative game season based on Minecraft. Minecraft, of all things! The most open-world game available, the game which I have easily sunk hundreds of hours into playing over the past five years, the game which I’ve seen grown…

goetia-to-be-first-titled-published

October 27, 2015

Goetia/Indie/kickstarter/News/PC/Slushee/Square Enix Collective/Steam

Two years ago, Square Enix announced Square Enix Collective, offering indie developers the chance to post their ideas. If the idea is popular enough, they’ll gain funding from crowdsourcing and publishing support from powerhouse Square Enix. The games under this initiative are slowly starting to trickle out; Matt got the…

Review: Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden (Nintendo 3DS)

October 26, 2015

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I am a huge fan of the Dragon Ball universe. I was first introduced to it via a children’s breakfast show in Australia called Cheez TV. Through the show, I was able to watch Pokémon, Earthworm Jim and Dragon Ball Z on a daily basis, it almost became a religion.…

On Life Is Strange: Part 5: All good things come to an end

October 26, 2015

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And just like that it’s over. Dontnod’s narrative masterpiece, Life is Strange, has drawn to an end, with the final chapter (a solid couple more hours play) released and now available on our consoles and PCs. I’m not going to review it, because I won’t be able to delve in…

the-fruit-of-grisaia-proof-adult-games

October 26, 2015

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The Fruit of Grisaia is an extraordinary work of art. There really is no other way to describe it; to refer to it as a “game” in the traditional sense seems somewhat disingenuous, as even by visual novel standards there’s not a whole lot of player agency here. And yet…

Catch-up coffee Monday: October 26

October 25, 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! A trifecta of Fallout 4…

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