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)!…
At the beginning of October, D’Avekki Studios released a demo for the PC version of Dark Nights with Poe and Munro. I knew something was up — why would you release a demo for a game that is years old? — but I didn’t know what. The studio’s fourth and…
You may be thinking I’ve lost my mind. “Lindsay, writing about a…
Video game adaptations of gamebooks are common enough but those with FMV…
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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At the beginning of October, D’Avekki Studios released a demo for the PC version of Dark Nights with Poe and Munro. I knew something was up — why would you release a demo for a game that is years old? — but I didn’t know what. The studio’s fourth and…
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You may be thinking I’ve lost my mind. “Lindsay, writing about a PC demo for a game that launched in 2020 is strange.” I get it. I rarely cover demos, and I don’t think I’ve ever written about one coming out four years after a game’s launch. But this is…
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Video game adaptations of gamebooks are common enough but those with FMV truly bring the story to life. Deathtrap Dungeon: The Interactive Adventure originally launched for PC back in 2020, and is only now about to make its PlayStation debut (with some upgraded features).…
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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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Earlier today, Sam Barlow admitted to trying to stealthily drop teasers for two games. He failed miserably, and it wasn’t long before the news was out that Half Mermaid Productions (his studio) had opened Steam pages for two new games: Project C██████ and Project D████. Redacted game information will be…
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There is no other game quite like Immortality. On the surface it looks like another interactive film (okay, a collection of them), but it has gameplay mechanics and a narrative that are absolutely unique. It also marks Sam Barlow’s first horror game since Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009). Barlow’s name…
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If your estranged daughter was missing and likely in danger, what would you be willing to do in an attempt to save her? This question is the backbone of The Isle Tide Hotel, the latest FMV game from Wales Interactive. Yes, Wales Interactive does more than FMV games, though the…
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The Isle Tide Hotel is Wales Interactive’s latest FMV title. It was originally supposed to launch in Q2 2023, but it bumped back slightly and will now be launching in September (Q3). No bother; that’s really not much more of a wait for what I believe from experience will be…
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As I do with FMV games, I’ve had my eye on Mia and the Dragon Princess since it was announced last year. This one is a pretty straightforward interactive film with branching narratives. It’s made by two of the heavy hitters in contemporary FMV gaming, Wales Interactive and Good Gate…
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