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 the Unwound Future, in an American town called Steam Bison.…
Nintendo has announced an early November release date for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, remade with overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes, expanded character dialogue, symphonic orchestral music, reworked camera and movement controls, and more. The first physical print run will celebrate the release with special foil packaging.…
Koei Tecmo and Gust have announced a February 2027 release date for…
It has been six long years since Fate/EXTRA Record was announced. It’s…
Sometimes it can be therapeutic to surround yourself with vile creatures, and the winding spirals and protrusions of gothic architecture, or so we’ve heard! Either way, this is all you’ll be experiencing in Black Witchcraft. It hails from QuattroGear, a Korean indie game development studio that had previously developed a…
Read MoreANNO: Mutationem is a really decent action RPG blended with an adventure game, set in a cyberpunk world. This is good cyberpunk, too, not like that big corporate Cyberpunk game that felt like a big corporate take on cyberpunk. And now, ANNO is coming to the Nintendo Switch. The game…
Read MoreFirst announced at this year’s Wholesome Direct (our recap here), Kaichu – The Kaiju Dating Sim is about helping a 100-meter tall, radioactive dinosaur find true love. One can only imagine how difficult that would be! The lighthearted cartoon-styled monster-loving romantic romp is just about ready for its release, and…
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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 MoreAnnounced a mere month ago, Kirby’s Dream Buffet basically came out of nowhere, and very little information was actually revealed. Today, Nintendo released a new overview trailer that explains the game more thoroughly, from game modes to customization options. It reminds me a bit of Mario Party, just with colourful…
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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 MoreSquare Enix has announced a reimagining of a phenomenal tactics RPG, Tactics Ogre. (DDNet did report on a leak regarding this game a couple of weeks ago.) Titled Tactics Ogre: Reborn promises beautifully converted HD graphics, fully-voiced cutscenes in English and Japanese, recreated sound effects and re-recorded background music. There…
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It’s safe to say that over the years just about everyone has played a Bomberman game – or at least a knock-off alternative. Whether your mouth begins to froth up at a new release in the franchise, or it provides a sizeable kick of nostalgia, the latest instance of Bomberman,…
Read MoreWhether you’re up to date with the Let it Die lore or not, the upcoming release of a new free melee fighting game for PS4 and PS5 might be enough to pique your interest. It’s not all good news, however! Shuji Ishikawa, producer of Supertrick Games, the development team behind…
Read MoreI haven’t written about Hokko Life for over two years (it was in a catch-up coffee in 2020). The game is very, very customizable life sim about starting over in a new place. Players come to Hokko to settle into a new home (customizable!) and turn the village into a…
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