Koei Tecmo and Gust, in collaboration with TOHO Co., have announced the first-ever console game adaptation of the popular franchise The Apothecary Diaries, The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother. Alongside iconic characters, discover a new story and new characters, all conceptualized by series author Hyuganatsu.…
During yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, LEVEL-5 announced a December release date for its upcoming puzzle game, Professor Layton and the New World of Steam. It will be available digitally, with physical copies available only in Japan and only for Switch 2/Switch. The game is set one year after Professor Layton and…
Nintendo has announced an early November release date for The Legend of…
Koei Tecmo and Gust have announced a February 2027 release date for…
Western publisher NIS America has announced that rural life simulation game Village in the Shade will launch for PC and consoles this October. The game initially launched in Japan about two weeks ago as Honogurashi no Niwa, with sales already surpassing 100,000 units in that country alone.…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
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I generally keep my opinions out of news stories, but I must express my excitement that the sequel to TOEM is launching in about a month and a half! The first game is perhaps the happiest, coziest, most wholesome game I have ever played. And today, Something We Made announced…
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Today, PQube and Crinkle Cut Games released a major free update for the quirky supermarket life sim Discount. The People or Profit? Expansion launched last month for PC via Steam, and is now available for PC via GOG/Epic, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series, and Xbox One. It…
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Hyper Real has announced it will publish Zeitgeist Studio’s daylight-horror cult-mystery adventure, Name of the Will. A release window has been set for early 2027, when the title will launch for PC. Play as Neighbor 3279, who has gone to HOPE to find enlightenment away from life’s inherent trauma and…
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Nintendo dropped a massive amount of information during today’s Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct. Details on the protagonists, the Heroic Games, what lies beyond Dagsion, classes, combat, and more were all included. I’m in awe that they got so many details into a 22-minute presentation!…
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Koei Tecmo and Omega Force have announced a December release date for the action-adventure game Attack on Titan 3 (AKA A.O.T. 3). This culmination of the series depicts the story of the popular manga Attack on Titan, from its beginnings with the Survey Corps to its dramatic conclusion. You take…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. Here, I bring you the best news you may have missed from last week. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news anchor, Dee Dee)!…
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Galactic Ghosty and Iceberg Interactive have announced that point-and-click adventure game Allogloom will launch this October, just in time for Halloween spooks. It balances cozy, character-driven exploration with an undercurrent of dread. The game is set in Gruesome Grove, where the residents have gone missing, the moths are watching, and…
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STARCULT Night: Twisted Age (AKA STARCULT) is a dark fantasy romantic visual novel set in a world on the brink of disaster. You must use an Emotion Palette to read others’ true emotions and intentions, influence relationships, and uncover the truth behind a brutal murder. This week, the game’s demo…
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