It’s that time of year again! Each year, DigitallyDownloaded.net recognises the best, most interesting, most artful and most creative games across a wide range of different categories, and 2018 was no different. In fact, this has been one of the best years for releases, from big blockbusters all the way…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. It makes sense that the team behind SEGA’s wildly successful Yakuza series would be the one tapped to produce a Fist of the North Star title. Despite the blatantly obvious (and extreme) differences between both franchises they do share a common core, which makes it quite…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Just think about this; the Yakuza series was once very, very niche outside of Japan. Now, this is the fourth title released in English in the past two years. Something has clicked with players, and SEGA has been ready to capitalise in a big way. Related…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. We’re big fans of the Yakuza series here at DDNet. Between the urban playgrounds that they provide us to mess around with, to the oddball and often hilarious storylines, right through to the violence yakuza fantasies, each Yakuza title is an mesh of so much stuff…
Read MoreE3’s rapidly approaching, and we’re starting to see announcements coming in regarding what we can expect from that event, so we kick this week’s discussion off with what we know about E3 so far. With the FIFA World Cup rapidly approaching, we also have a chat about football games –…
Read MoreThis week’s podcast was an eclectic mix! First up, we talked about Tomb Raider; the games, the movie, and the IP in general. It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Lara and her adventures. Then we talked about rhythm games, in light of DJ Max turning us a bit…
Read MoreNews 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 MoreReview by Matt S. Yakuza games can be such a glorious mess at times. Each title in the series pulls together so many completely disparate elements that the end result is a weird, and often downright surreal, soup of gameplay mechanics, aesthetics, tone and themes. And yet the overriding fact…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. As one of the biggest fans of the Yakuza series out there, I’ve been looking forward to Yakuza 6 with baited breath. Now I’m starting my play through for review and here’s my impressions from the first couple of hours. Related reading: My review of Yakuza…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. I’m a big fan of reading. I recommend it to all people. As much as the world seems to be moving away from the written word and books in favour of “in-depth” tweets at a whopping 280 characters, video games, YouTube videos of tasering rats, and…
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