News by Matt S. It’s the first catch-up coffee for the year! 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…
Read MoreStella Glow is Imageepoch’s swan song. Heartbreaking as it is to see yet another set of capable creative minds disbanded, it’s the most apt tune the company could have composed to go out on. It’s a game that brings the company full circle; Imageepoch kicked off with the niche but…
Read MoreImageepoch, the developer behind the supremely underrated Time & Eternity, Criminal Girls: Invitation Only, Luminous Arc, and the upcoming Stella Glow, has filed for bankruptcy in its homeland in Japan. The company apparently owes 1.1 billion yen across approximately 43 creditors, while its affiliate company, Smile Online Games owes three…
Read MoreImageepoch is a very niche JRPG developer, responsible for a wide range of creative (and often controversial) games. It is perhaps best known for the Luminous Arc series of tactics games on the Nintendo DS, but it was also involved in the production of Yoshi’s New Island, and was the…
Read MoreTime and Eternity is one of the most unique JRPGs I have ever played. Given that I’ve played a lot of JRPGs that’s a pretty impressive feat. As a disclaimer up-front, this is a game that has been getting shocking reviews from many corners, and if you’re keen to read that…
Read MoreBlack Rock Shooter is something of an oddity as a franchise. Each piece of media revolves around one iconic character and her stories take place in separate universes with their own characters. However, since the eponymous lass is the only thing that needs to be incorporated, this means BRS lends…
Read MoreI have been following this title well before it was announced for localization outside of Japan, and now we have our first English screenshots as well as a shot of the finalised box art. NIS America has slated this title to release in both Europe and America this summer. The…
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