Opinion by Matt S. One of the things that regularly confounds and frustrates me about games is just how limited the conversations around them are. Here we have an emergent art form – one that has proven over and over again that, yes, it is an art form; and yet,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. For all its success, very few developers have attempted to emulate From Software’s “Souls” franchise (Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne); perhaps because developers realise what a monumental task these games are. It’s easy to chalk them up as just super-challenging action RPGs, but in reality it’s…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. and Britta 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…
Read MorePreviews by Matt S. Koei Tecmo was kind enough to provide me an all-access booth tour at TGS this year, so that I could test out all its upcoming games without waiting in line (and, frankly, that was important because I simply didn’t have thirty minutes to wait in line…
Read MoreNews by Dylan C. Koei Tecmo have announced today that upcoming dark fantasy action-RPG Nioh will be getting a downloadable demo exclusively for PlayStation 4. The Alpha Demo for Nioh will be available for download via the PlayStation Store between the 26 April and 5 May. Nioh is a samurai-centric…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! PlaThis week we’re doing something…
Read MoreIf you thought The Last Guardian and Shenmue’s miraculous reappearance last E3 was impressive, Sony’s Archaeology Department has dug up a new treat for you. In a move that would make Nathan Drake proud, Koei Tecmo revealed yesterday during Sony’s Tokyo Game Show conference that Nioh would be coming exclusively…
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