News by Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. 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…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Over the last 24 hours, Microsoft, via Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry, released the tech specs of its upcoming Project Scorpio, the is-it-a-new-console-or-just-an-upgrade-to-the-Xbox-One that is similar in concept to Sony’s PlayStation 4 Pro. The console’s tech specs are exceptional; there’s a detailed run-down of them over at PC…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. The treatment of the Australian games industry throughout 2016 by the government is the great unspoken proof of how weak, false, and ineffective the leadership of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been. In lacking the insight to realise just how valuable this industry could be to…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Ubisoft is currently in the middle of a major marketing blitz for Watch Dogs 2. It dominated the PAX Australia Ubisoft booth, it has been heavily promoted through the company’s PR efforts all year. It’s obviously a major game for the company, especially given there’s no…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. There we go. We finally know something about the Nintendo NX, now formally titled “Switch.” Not nearly enough, and I’ll get on to that in a moment, but we know something. Finally. Related reading: A full run-down of the Switch trailer and news. What we do…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I am certain that by now everyone DDNet reader has seen the latest Persona 5 trailer and the announcement of the (Japanese) release date. If you haven’t all those details are here. Related reading: Matt’s review of Persona 4, this game’s predecessor. There is going to…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Nintendo has announced the launch date of its Wii U successor (and, we suspect, a home console that also has a portable element and is therefore successor to the 3DS). The NX will release in March 2017, as we were told at an investor’s briefing today.…
Read MoreNews by Dylan C. 3DS strategy RPG Fire Emblem Fates has sold an impressive 300,000 copies in its North American opening weekend. These strong sales figures earn a place in the record books as the fastest-selling game in the history of the long-running, critically-acclaimed franchise. Related reading: Discover why Fire…
Read MoreChina has eliminated all restrictions on the import and sale of gaming consoles (e.g. PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Wii U). We knew that this change in law was finally coming, as the country was trialing a pilot reform program for the past year or so that has been…
Read MoreSony has utter dominance over Microsoft (and Nintendo, but for different reasons beyond the scope of this opinion piece). Reports are that Sony is claiming as much as 90 per cent of some European markets, and we all know how popular the Xbox business is in Japan (hint: not very).…
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