Valentine’s Day 2025 is shaping up to be a wonderful week for video game players: so far, Date Everything! and The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II both launch that day. But one day prior, a game that may not be on your radar (yet) will be released. Urban…
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When The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak launched in the West earlier this year, DDNet’s Editor-in-Chief Matt described the JRPG as “a new starting point for a new, epic arc.” That arc has already continued in Japan with The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II when the people…
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Tetris Forever is, according to the developer, “a love letter to the global, multigenerational fanbase that spans the spectrum of casual to competitive gamers.” It functions as an interactive timeline that combines playable games, video featurettes, and digital artifacts. A few days ago, Digital Eclipse announced some of the retro…
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Toronto-based indie studio BancyCo has created a new IP, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad. The paramedic action drama title is a long jump from the developer’s first game, adventure horror hit Home. Don’t expect any scares here — unless you find even a hint of injury frightening. Neo Harbor Rescue Squad…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I will bring you the best news you may have missed with each issue. 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)!…
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For those wanting to relive Tetris’ whopping 40-year history, Tetris Forever is made for you. It is an interactive timeline celebrating the genre-inspiring puzzle game including over 15 titles. Only a handful were listed when Tetris Forever was revealed. The other titles were kept quiet for nearly two months. Today,…
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It is nearly halfway through October — the unofficial month for horror game launches — and news is still coming in about horror games that will be released before Halloween. Narrative-driven murder mystery Blood on the Thames falls into this category as its launch date was announced today, but it…
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Dance could be considered an underrated form of artistic expression, so it is great to see it featured in video games. Dance has the power to heal. Mentari was announced today; it is an action-adventure game with a dance-based combat system. In its world, dancers are seen as second-class citizens.…
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Some people wake up easily. I do not. No part of sleep is easy or fun for me: I struggle to fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up multiple times nightly. Waking up is made less acceptable when a bleeting phone alarm goes off two feet from your ears. But…
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Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos is not your typical Neptunia game. Instead of being classified as an RPG, it falls more accurately into the action genre. The motorcycle combat game is set in a dimension very different from Gamindustri. Many distinct Dogoos are appearing, threatening to cover the land. A lone…
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