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)!…
Developer Choice Provisions is best known for the BIT.TRIP series of games, and it is about to enter the classic realm of another beloved B-titled game: Breakout! Breakout Beyond is a neon-drenched take on the classic 1976 arcade game. Players must break through each puzzle by clearing each block until…
RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic for Nintendo Switch is a classic for a reason:…
I wasn’t even born until the mid-’80s, but Sprint was still a…
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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Developer Choice Provisions is best known for the BIT.TRIP series of games, and it is about to enter the classic realm of another beloved B-titled game: Breakout! Breakout Beyond is a neon-drenched take on the classic 1976 arcade game. Players must break through each puzzle by clearing each block until…
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RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic for Nintendo Switch is a classic for a reason: when the original amusement park simulation game launched, it created an entirely new genre. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic is a double-dose of nostalgia, combining the first two games — with minimal changes — into one package. It isn’t always…
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I wasn’t even born until the mid-’80s, but Sprint was still a series of games I could find in an arcade every now and then when I was a kid. I guess that I must not have paid much attention because I didn’t know about its history until I looked…
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Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. With each issue I 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 Dee)!…
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It’s starting to seem like all I write about is spooky games releasing in time for Halloween; in this week’s catch-up, three of the four games are spooky ones about to launch. And here I am, back with another one! Haunted House is said to be the first-ever survival horror…
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Back in 1982, Atari released Haunted House. Now, over 30 years later, it’s getting a “reimagining” courtesy of developer Orbit Studio. The game pays homage to the original survival horror adventure by seamlessly adopting roguelite elements while incorporating stealth-based gameplay and haunting boss battles. While there’s no release date yet,…
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I think it’s safe to say that retro games are one of the bigger trends right now, especially with the launch of Gameboy and Gameboy Colour games via Nintendo Switch Online. The nostalgia is real. There’s also been compilations, like PacMan Museum+. Atari Mania is another compilation, at least kind…
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It’s easy to think of Atari as a bit of an ancient, obsolete relic of old game studios. And while it’s true that the company has its roots so deeply embedded in its long and fruitful past, it has been doing some incredible work reminding everyone of its value to…
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Gaming history is important – if you don’t think so, you’re reading the wrong site, I fear – but all too often, collections of important gaming archives boil down largely just to dull lists of simply emulated games, robbing them of their all-important context. It’s the cultural equivalent of displaying…
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