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…
Today’s second and final recap is Freedom Games. It has published (and will publish) many titles I’ve been interested in, and I’m exciting to see what’s to come. Freedom Games is relatively new; it was founded in 2020 and built on the notion of partnership. Its published games include To…
Read MoreTribeca Festical’s Games Spotlight is a new addition to our usual June coverage (this is its second year), and I’m very excited by it. We already know what games will be involved, so I won’t spoil anything for those who don’t; what I will say, however, is that Sam Barlow’s…
Read MoreDay of the Devs is a recap I’ve added to my (long) list at the last minute; I somehow missed its announcement. Day of the Devs is from two companies I respect quite a bit, Double Fine and iam8bit. This is it’s tenth anniversary, so happy birthday to yoooou! What…
Read MoreThis week picks up a little bit today, with multiple showcases scheduled. We’ll be covering two of them. Up first is the Upload VR Showcase. Now, I’m not going to lie: I’m not fully invested in VR. It’s not that I don’t think it’s a great idea, it’s more because…
Read MoreThe week is about to get very, very hectic when it comes to gaming showcases – despite there being no E3 this year – but today we only have one showcase to focus on. Black Voices in Gaming is a non-profit created to highlight and support Black game developers, and…
Read MoreIf I were you and came across this article on physical game releases on a site clearly based off of digital media, I’d wonder what the heck we were up to. Digital games are great. They don’t require physical space outside of the console, they’re easily accessible from your account…
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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)!…
Read MoreNext week is a busy one: as of now, there are eight showcases we’ll be covering (mostly on the weekend of June 11-12). Sony was smart to stay out of that mess and scheduling its State of Play for today instead, allowing all eyes to be on PlayStation. What am…
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I’ve had one hell of a day. Luckily, there’s a bright spot: a new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, along with a release date, and also information on some new characters and Pokémon. The new Pokémon is where it’s at, though –…
Read MorePiofiore: Fated Memories is one of the most powerful, provocative, and interesting visual novels that you will ever play. It tells a story of a woman and three rival mafia factions, and it goes places. Now, thanks to Aksys, we have a release date for the sequel, Piofiore: Episodio 1926.…
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