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“Games From Japan” PC Humble Bundle currently available

August 2, 2015

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If you love Japanese video games as much as we do (and of course you do, because they are amazing!) you’ll want to consider picking up this week’s Humble Bundle for PC. Available for another three days and some odd hours, the paw-what-you-can bundle receive Vanguard Princess (with Hilda Rize…

Catch-up coffee Monday: August 3

August 2, 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! Tropico 5 is finally coming…

The Sunday Screenshot Gallery: August 2

August 1, 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…

The games of August: Visual novels, dungeon crawlers, and more!

July 31, 2015

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You know you’re in for a big month when the very first game is a compilation of 30 games that people would still happily purchase individually. Rare Replay will set up what will be one of the most vibrant and exciting months of game releases to date. There are two…

Interview: Four quick questions on Dragon Quest Heroes with producer, Ryota Aomi

July 31, 2015

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Dragon Quest Heroes is surely one of our most anticipated games at Digitally Downloaded. Half Dragon Quest, half Warriors game, it promises to be much like Hyrule Warriors on the Nintendo Wii U: a truly entertaining bit of fan service for existing fans of the venerable series. Luckily for us…

Review: Journey (Sony PlayStation 4)

July 30, 2015

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Journey was the indie darling through the last generation of consoles. A simple, emotional experience, it was a combination of graceful, elegant minimalism through its aesthetics, music, and gameplay that made for a accessible, but thematically deep and sincere adventure that anyone, regardless of experience or even interest in games,…

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July 30, 2015

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A new vocaloid game has been released in Japan. And the way that IA/VT Colorful is being promoted by its publisher (Marvelous) makes it clear that it has its sights set on the green-haired queen of digital music herself (Hatsune Miku, I mean, but you already knew that).As the description…

Koei Tecmo announces Arslan: the Warriors of Legend, slated for early 2016

July 30, 2015

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It’s the news that is making the gaming world ecstatic: Koei Tecmo is making a game based on The Heroic Legend of Arslan. Yes, the story you’re already familiar with is being combined with Koei Tecmo’s infamous Warriors series for Arslan: the Warriors of Legend. Time for our unofficial phrase…

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July 30, 2015

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Golf is a sport that is more difficult to adapt to a videogame than it sounds on paper. After all, it’s a ridiculously sedate sport in real life, with walking between shots being about the closest it comes to action, and games tend to cut the walking bit out of…

Toy Soldiers: War Chest coming August 11, more legendary armies announced

July 30, 2015

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It may be later than expected (unless you considering August “early in the year” as we had originally been promised) but Toy Soldiers: War Chest is coming, and soon! Ubisoft has announced that the third game in the popular series is coming to Xbox One and PC on August 11,…

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