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The Friday Ten: Ten reasons I prefer female characters

August 7, 2015

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The push to have a more diverse range of characters and heroes in our games has been quite powerful over the last couple of years. Especially in the independent space, and especially in encouraging a broader range of female characters from all walks of life. There has been a certain…

Review: Submerged (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 7, 2015

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If there is any game that has come from Australia with a more heartful, potent, and downright valuable message to tell than Submerged, then I haven’t encountered it. Coming from the team that made the excellent-but-derivative Epoch games I wasn’t quite expecting to some across something so serene and meaningful,…

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August 7, 2015

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We at Digitally Downloaded are so psyched for SMASH! this weekend in Sydney, and we hope everyone reading this who is thinking of attending is too! If you haven’t picked up a ticket online, never fear – tickets are also sold at the door all day and the venue is…

Preview: Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence (PC)

August 6, 2015

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Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence marks an interesting return for a series that has been around in Japan, but we haven’t seen in the west for many years. Like many grand strategy games that are popular on PC but rarely seen on console (this game is also coming to PlayStation…

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August 6, 2015

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Thanks to the kind developer behind the quite excellent Red Goddess, we have five copies of the game up for grabs on PC! From our review of the PlayStation 4 release: “Red Goddess a great experience. Utilising strong emotions such as joy, fear, and anger could have been done with…

Review: Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 6, 2015

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Every time I play Abyss Odyssey I respect it more and more. I respect it not just because it’s a fun game (though it certainly is), but it is also because I like and appreciate what it represents. For Abyss Odyssey is a game by ACE Team, a Chilean developer,…

Review: Velocibox (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 6, 2015

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I’m quite proud of my eyesight. I am after all the only member of my family who does not need a prescription set of specs to see my way through the day. Nothing has been more than a visual assault on my eyes than Velocibox, so much so that I’ve…

Koei Tecmo announces an Attack on Titan game based on the famed anime

August 5, 2015

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Just because there isn’t a name for the game yet doesn’t mean it isn’t something to get excited about! Koei Tecmo has announced they are collaborating with Kodansha to publish an action game developed by Omega Force based on the Attack on Titan manga and anime. Omega Force are the…

Gadget Review: Turtle Beach Ear Force Elite 800X Wireless Gaming Headset (Microsoft Xbox One)

August 5, 2015

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Headsets essentially have two jobs – one is to make a game sound better and another is to allow communication with other players. Certainly there are other things to take into consideration, but at their core, these are the two primary things of importance. The Turtle Beach Ear Force Elite…

Preview: No Pineapple Left Behind (PC)

August 5, 2015

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I may be a product of the Ontario (Canada) school system but even I have heard the (American) slogan “No child left behind.” So when a game came up with the title of No Pineapple Left Behind, I was intrigued. I may also really like pineapple, but I promise that…

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