The catch-up coffee: Monday, December 4, 2017

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News by Lindsay M., Matt S., and Trent P. 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…

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Life Is Strange: Before The Storm Episode 2 shows some real narrative weaknesses creeping in

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Article by Nick Hudson I never cared for Shadows of the Empire. It wasn’t the supposition of pheromonal Prince Xizor, Falleen playboy as a contender for the Emperor’s guiding hand over Lord of the Sith Darth Vader that did it, nor the incongruity of Vader breaking into moments of laughter…

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Article by Nick Hu. The centrepiece of DONTNOD’s 2015 masterpiece Life is Strange was not the power of temporal manipulation that bestowed the mastery of fate on peacekeeper, crowd pleaser, and wallflower Max Caulfield, but the relationship between Max and her childhood BFF Chloe Price. The test of its position…

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The catch-up coffee: Monday, May 22, 2017

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News by Britta S. and Lindsay M. 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…

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The Friday Ten: Ten games that we’re thankful for this Thanksgiving

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Over in the US, our otherwise-accented friends are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend, which is obviously one of their most important events in the calendar. More than just eating Turkeys, Thanksgiving is, as the name suggests, a chance to give thanks for what they have; their families, friends, health, life. We…

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The 100 canonical games: 30-21

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There are thousands upon thousands of games that have been released over the years. Narrowing them down to a “top 100” was always going to be a challenge, but the whole DDNet team has come together to build a list of the 100 most canonical games that we feel all…

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