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Hands on with Dark Souls 3: Miyazaki’s back, baby

August 17, 2015

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It’s difficult to quantify the effect that Hidetaka Miyazaki has on the games he touches, but there is a very real difference between a game that Miyazaki has worked on, and one that he has not. The games that he was directly responsible for: Demon’s Souls and the first Dark…

Koei Tecmo releases Samurai Warriors 4-II gameplay details, screenshots, videos

August 17, 2015

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Between Attack on Titan, Arslan: The Warriors of Legend, and Nobunaga’s Ambition, Koei Tecmo has been on a roll lately. The good news continues, with a new wealth of information regarding Samurai Warriors 4-II being released. First up, we have learned about four characters whose stories will be told throughout…

Review: Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment (Sony PlayStation 4)

August 17, 2015

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An exciting combat system and lots of hours of gameplay help compensate for a very ho-hum story. Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment is not the most accessible action RPG out there, but it gets enough things right along the way to make the experience worthwhile. Having played the PlayStation…

Catch-up coffee Monday: August 17

August 16, 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! Steam Boy gets a new…

The Sunday Screenshot Gallery: The walking simulator edition

August 15, 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. We’ve got a…

The Friday Ten: The ten essential PlayStation 4 indie titles

August 14, 2015

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The PlayStation 4 is proving itself to be an indie powerhouse, with new games from small independent developers landing on the PlayStation Network every week. While many would argue that these can’t replace the big AAA blockbusters, these indie games nevertheless help to round out the console experience, providing players…

The cosplay of SMASH! Competition gallery #2

August 14, 2015

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While there were a lot of people dressed up as their favourite characters at SMASH! this year, special mention needs to go to those that actually performed for what turned out to be a massive audience. Cosplay on stage came in two forms at the event. People either took to…

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August 14, 2015

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Persona 4: Dancing All Night is surely – surely! – our most anticipated PlayStation Vita game on the horizon. And now Atlus has announced something that will surely – surely! – make it a day one purchase. Related reading: The Persona 4: Dancing All Night swimsuit costume trailer. For the…

The cosplay of SMASH! Gallery #4

August 14, 2015

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SMASH! Sydney was a truly entertaining event this year, as I noted in my wrap of the show. But I’d be lying if I said anything came close to the enthusiasm of the cosplayers at this convention. That enthusiasm was what made SMASH! so entertaining, bright, and colourful. The cosplayers that…

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August 14, 2015

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Love film noir? Love being stealthy in video games? Love solving puzzles? You may want to sit down, because we’ve found the perfect game for you: Calvino Noir. Described as an “exploratory, sneaking adventure though the 1930s European criminal underworld,” the trailer is actually quite reminiscent of This War of…

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