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Life Is Strange: Episode 5 has a tentative release date

September 22, 2015

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I don’t know whether to jump and cheer or curl up in the fetal position and cry. To celebrate protagonist Max’s birthday, Square Enix decided to break their usual pattern. In the past, they have announced episode release dates only when they are beyond certain that is the date (usually…

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September 21, 2015

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When I think of Natsume, pocket racing games do not immediately spring to mind. Not when it’s got the Harvest Moon franchise going strong. That being said, Gotcha Racing does a fine job of creating a simple racing title that performs well on the tracks, but also provides an interesting…

DDNet does Japan! Day #23: Tokyo Game Show 2015: My picks from the floor

September 21, 2015

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TGS is an interesting event. As a business conference (for the first two of its four days) the show is much more about networking and interviewing than actually playing games. This year, for example, I conducted five formal interviews with developers to turn into articles on the website (you’ll see…

Review: Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson (Nintendo 3DS)

September 21, 2015

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Look, obviously Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson is targeted at a particular kind of audience with its voluptuously top-heavy ninjas, and that is just fine. The developers know their audience. The better question is how well does the game play and does it actually present the material in an effective,…

Fugi&gumi Games launching Phantom of the Kill in the West

September 21, 2015

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Ever played a genuinely great free-to-play mobile game? If your answer is no, you’re not alone. If you’re answer is yes, you’ve probably played Chain Chronicle. For those who haven’t, Chain Chronicle is a line defence game featuring hundreds of characters with their own individual story arcs. Matt shocked us…

Catch-up coffee Monday: September 21

September 20, 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! It’s the year of the…

DDNet does Japan! Day #22: Tokyo Game Show 2015: Five quick thoughts

September 18, 2015

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Asia’s largest gaming event, Tokyo Game Show, was bigger and better this year than ever before, boasting a record number of exhibitors from all over the world, and of all sizes, from indies of one developer through to the mega publishers Square Enix, Sony, SEGA and Koei Tecmo. I have…

Review: Act of Aggression (PC)

September 18, 2015

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Act of Aggression is one of those titles that will no doubt appeal to dedicated fans of real-time strategy (RTS). It is incredibly polished and does most things quite well. However, its lack of fresh ideas gives it an overwhelming impression of too-comfortable familiarity. The end result is a solid…

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September 17, 2015

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Atlus giveth and Atlus taketh away. Contrary to common practice, let us start with the good bit: here is, finally, a new trailer for gamer heartthrob Persona 5: *wheeze* *wheeze* *wheeze* Let’s take a minute to catch our breath… … Okay, so we got that out of our system? Good.…

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September 17, 2015

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I don’t know about you guys but I think Tokyo Game Show 2015 is turning out to be way more interesting than E3, with one surprise after the other. Now, a few years after the delightfully campy Ace Attorney movie adaptation by prolific director Takashi Miike — that you should…

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