Last month, PQube announced that it will bring Iwakura Aria to Western territories later this year. I do not know why I’m only receiving a press release now, dated for today, so I’m a bit bummed I didn’t get to talk about this pre-holidays! Iwakura Aria is a suspense visual novel developed by MAGES.; it launched for Nintendo Switch in…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. And welcome to a new year! 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…
Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly catch-up news feature, the catch-up coffee. I…
Grizzly Man is the fourth title in LCB Game Studio’s Pixel Pulps…
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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Dance is a difficult subject to tackle, for many reasons. These challenges are, fundamentally, why it’s not a topic that video game developers typically touch (or filmmakers, or novelists, or painters, or most other art forms). The Ukrainian developer behind Light de Deux has given a ballet-themed visual novel a…
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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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Presumably still riding high from the successful launch of its Silent Hill 2 remake, which sold over one million copies in its first week, Bloober Team has announced a new sci-fi survival horror game. Cronos: The New Dawn is an all-new horror experience from a studio with a great grasp…
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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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