This month on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we dive deep into Dragon’s Dogma 2, as a rare example of an open world that delivers on the promise of open world games. It’s not for everyone… but wow is it a work of art. We also discuss how game developers on board us with new games and concepts… especially at a…
August is a big month for game releases – there is a whole lot coming out, but as we discuss on this podcast, the big question is how much of it is truly worth getting excited by. People are going to be still chewing through Xenoblade Chronicles 3, after all,…
Read MoreA couple of us on the podcast made the terrible mistake of watching the new Resident Evil television series recently. It really was a mistake – don’t do it to yourselves – but in watching that we realised that there was a good discussion in there about what motivates these TV/film…
Read MoreWe do love JRPGs at DDNet, and it has been interesting to see over the years how developers and publishers have tried to create “blockbuster” entries in the genre. Here we talk about that topic – what are the challenges that developers and publishers have when trying to appeal to…
Read MoreIn the past month, there have been a lot of game feeds and shows from all the major players, and now we know how the year ahead will like pan out for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. So, in the wake of all those shows, we get a bit futurist, and…
Read MoreIf you’re into your JRPGs, you’re going to have a good month with July’s releases. Across both retro and modern, the likes of Square Enix and Nintendo have some big ones to look forward to. And there’s a Chinese RPG (CRPG?) that you should also pay very close attention to.…
Read MoreThis month on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we discuss what the next 12 months look like for the major console publishers. Now that their mid-year streams and shows have ended, what do we think will happen in the next few months… Then we discuss this concept of the “blockbuster” JRPG.…
Read MoreWe had a special guest on the podcast this month – Ryan Brown from Super Rare Games! Ryan has been an absolute champion for the indie space over the years, and we pick his brain about his innovative “Mixtape” project. If you’re ever in the mood to discover games that…
Read MoreNOTE: This month our usual video editor wasn’t available, so instead you can just enjoy footage from a bunch of games I’ve been playing recently. These aren’t June releases – apologies for any confusion, but things will be back to normal next month. We’re doing something a little bit different…
Read MoreHello listeners! We’ve got a cracking good podcast this month, with Ryan Brown of Super Rare Games jumping on to talk about his amazing Mixtape project, where he collects together some of the best indie titles from itch.io and other places, and gives you a chance to own amazing artistry…
Read MoreWe recorded this podcast just before Square Enix announced it was selling Tomb Raider and other critical properties in order to finance (among other things) blockchain and NFT projects. This makes this podcast chat that we have about how NFTs are absolutely horrible for this industry, be that gamer or…
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