Watching games progress through development is one of the great pleasures of writing game-related news. I’ve had my eye on indie-developed Garden Witch Life for about three years now. I first heard about it during 2021 when it was known as A Garden Witch’s Life and set to launch for PC. In 2022 Soedesco partnered with FreetimeStudio to publish the…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I will bring you the best news that you may have missed. 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)!…
Read MoreSome intensely sad news to end the week on. The legendary artist who was instrumental in the development of no fewer than three art forms (manga, anime, video games), Akira Toriyama, has passed away suddenly. He was 68 years old. He was still actively working, and was “in the middle…
Read MoreSome epic games have come from RPG Maker for PC but the versions for consoles haven’t gotten as much attention. Of course, there are always the outliers, like Nestor who spent 1600 hours creating a JRPG using RPG Maker MV on Nintendo Switch. (Matt interviewed Nestor for DDNet, so check…
Read MoreIt’s rare for a game about cards to be super innovative (though The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood does come to mind), but RiffRaff Games’ Sleight of Hand may do just that. Debuting at the Xbox Partner Preview today, Sleight of Hand is described as a third-person card-slinging occult noir stealth sim.…
Read MoreLast September, when it was announced that The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak would finally be coming West in “summer” 2024, I estimated that to mean Q3 2024. And it’s JUST eked it to Q3: it will be released in early July! Granted, that estimate isn’t much of a…
Read MoreLast July seems like so long ago but also like it just passed. Earlier today, if you were to ask me when I last wrote about Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution, I’d probably say October. I can’t believe that the action RPG was announced for the West last July. There is…
Read MoreBased on Welsh folklore, Maid of Sker is best described as first-person survival horror. According to Matt’s review, it is subtle and nuanced. Sker Ritual is a spin-off that changes up the genre a little bit: it is an intense round-based zombie survival first-person shooter. That sounds significantly less subtle/nuanced…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I was away for a few weeks, but it’s back to the normal schedule now! With each issue I will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with…
Read MoreAfter what has felt like delay after delay, the remake of Alone in the Dark is now imminent, and it’s really shaping up to be something special. Featuring major Hollywood talent and top quality presentation, the last remaining question is whether the game does justice to one of the most…
Read MoreGame Freak and the Pokemon Company have announced the next two new Pokemon games. Which is great because I could use the boost in traffic from liking a Pokemon game too much (I still get comments that are not fit for public consumption on my review of Pokemon Violet and…
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