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Review: Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 6, 2015

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I don’t think the Disgaea franchise gets quite the level of appreciation that it really deserves. It’s a cult favourite franchise, of course, and generally reviews well, but oftentimes critics and players alike are fixated on the immense depth that it offers within its combat system as the basis for…

Review: Might & Magic Heroes VII (PC)

October 6, 2015

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Might & Magic Heroes VII is the very definition of a mixed bag. I absolutely love the style of play, having long considered the strategy/RPG hybrid among my favourite gaming genres. However, a lack of innovation and some performance issues hold this title back from being as good as it…

Koei Tecmo’s Attack on Titan game may not have a name, but it does have screenshots

October 5, 2015

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It must be the unofficial day of screenshots. First, it was Project Diva X. Now we do a genre leap, as Koei Tecmo has released the first screenshots from their upcoming game based on Attack on Titan. They are taken from captured footage that was showcased at this year’s Tokyo…

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October 5, 2015

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Before you drop everything though, you may want to set your automatic holiday response for your e-mails. You’re going to be gone a while because you will get lost in these amazing images from the upcoming Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X for PS Vita (and later PS4). It doesn’t help…

Review: Assault Android Cactus (PC)

October 5, 2015

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If there are any naysayers out there (I’m looking at you, Australian government), who still can’t see that Australian developers produce an amazing standard of video games, they only need to look at Assault Android Cactus, the latest in a very long line of quality, made in Australia, titles that…

Review: Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 5, 2015

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I say this every year, but it remains relevant every year – I prefer Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) to EA’s FIFA. This year is no different, at least where the on-pitch action is concerned. I hope EA is ultimately rewarded for taking the step to include women’s soccer in…

EB Expo 2015: Hands-on with Rise of the Tomb Raider

October 5, 2015

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Lara Croft, Tomb Raider, is back. Related reading: A retro review of the original Tomb Raider, which, while having aged badly, is still a genuine classic of game design. This was the overwhelming feeling that pulsed through my controller as I got some hands on time to the follow-up from…

EB Expo 2015: Hands-on with Star Wars Battlefront

October 5, 2015

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Star Wars was out in full force at the EB Games Expo, with EA and PlayStation having one of the largest booths, and Star Wars Battlefront being the main attraction. Only half an hour after the gates opened, attendees were lugged with a two hour wait time just to test…

Catch-up coffee Monday: October 5

October 4, 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! This Week in Apple TV…

The Friday Ten: Why Sony might want to consider a successor to the Vita

October 2, 2015

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I don’t think there are too many pundits out there that honestly expect Sony to release another handheld console. It’s not just that the PlayStation Vita has been a dramatic underperformer in every market that isn’t Japan since it was released, either. Related reading: A list of our PlayStation Vita…

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