Spike Chunsoft knows its way to my heart. Put pretty anime girls in swimwear and, well, I can’t help but buy the thing now, can I? It’s actually a requirement that I do so. So that’s what the Spike Chunsoft team is doing to me in collaboration with MAGES with The Quintessential Quintuplets games, both of which are releasing in…
When Matt reviewed F1 Manager 2023 upon its launch last year, he concluded: “The presentation of the information is accessible and even elegant, but this is an enormously complex sport, and the developers haven’t found a way to translate this so it’s palatable to people who aren’t already deeply invested.”…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With…
The Nintendo World Championships have been held in-person three times (1990, 2015,…
I’m not going to lie, I cringed a bit when I saw another showcase was happening; my mind is still overflowing with information from Not-E3. The goods new is that eastasiasoft’s showcases are quick and to the point: in this case, 11 games are shown over nine and a half…
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Released in Japan in 2012, visual novel Mahōtsukai no Yoru (Witch on the Holy Night) was a big hit. Despite it being a full ten years later, the game is still somehow picking up steam. It was announced late last year that it would be turned into a film to…
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Now, we usually do get pretty excited by the release of a new JRPG, but forgive our extended intrigue over RUINSMAGUS, because it really is something special. Developed by CharacterBank, an incredibly small and new development team out of Kyoto, Japan, we wouldn’t be too surprised if you hadn’t heard…
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Square Enix has announced the release date for the latest in the Star Ocean series. Star Ocean: The Divine Force will launch on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC (via Steam) on October 27 worldwide. Sadly, no Switch release, which is a big pity. The publisher…
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Yes, I already covered the Nintendo Direct mini Partner Showcase; but Harvestella stood out so much that I just had to give it some time to shine on its own. The combination of life sim and RPG has players experiencing a beautiful world that changes with the seasons, and includes…
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If you thought a month was going to go by without a Nintendo Direct, you thought wrong! Announced a mere 24 hours ago, this Direct will focus on third-party titles and last about 25 minutes. It will focus on games launching in the next year, which I love because I’m…
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Side-scrolling RPG Worth Life first launched in Japan last week, and it’s already set to come to western players next month! Created by two longtime farming/life sim professionals, producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto (Story of Seasons, Rune Factory) and artist Igusa Matsuyama (Story of Seasons), the game has players setting off on…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue we 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)!…
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Following last month’s release of Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Mahjong Solitaire, eastasiasoft has already announced a sequel to the cross-dressing (or undressing?) game. Otoko Cross: Pretty Boys Klondike Solitaire will feature the same boys, but this time you’ll need to play some Klondike Solitaire to get them to their skimpiest…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue we 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)!…
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