After ten years there’s finally a new Dragon Age game. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the biggest disappointments of the year. So we dig into that a bit, looking at where things went to wrong and what the game really should have been. We also look at the newly-released Nintendo Music app, and all the promise it holds. Is it…
It’s the spooky time of year again, and of course all the developers and publishers have been rushing out their horror games. There’s some good ones, too, and this month we chat a bit about what makes a good horror game in our view. We also talk about all the…
Lollipop Chainsaw is back! Lollipop Chainsaw is back! FINALLY! We’re very excited…
Who doesn’t love their Switch? It is arguably the finest console of…
Welcome to the June 2023 edition of the Digitally Uploaded podcast! As usual, we’ve got a great show for you planned. We start by chatting through all the big releases in June. It’s dominated by one particular game, but there’s a lot of other interesting stuff coming too! Then we…
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One of the interesting things about this year has been the contrast between AAA-remakes (think Resident Evil 4) that have been really very good, and the original games (think Redfall or Forspoken) that have been terrible. So we discuss what might be the cause of this on the podcast. Is…
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Final Fantasy XVI is just around the corner now, and we are so incredibly excited for it. While we wait, though, we’ve been playing through some of the classic Final Fantasies courtesy of the pixel remaster. This is what has inspired this part of our podcast this month. We remember…
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There’s one big game that will dominate the release schedule this month – I’m sure you can all guess what that is. But there’s a lot of other stuff to look forward to as well! What games are on your agenda for this month? Let us know! Don’t forget to…
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the bumper podcast we have for you for May! In addition to talking through all the big games coming out this month (it’s dominated by one game in particular… can you guess what game?), we also chat through two big topics: Firstly, with Final Fantasy…
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Writing is such a critical tool for storytelling. That goes without saying, but so often with video games it seems like an afterthought. So in this month’s podcast, we talk about what good writing looks like in games and celebrate some (but not all – we didn’t have hours!) of…
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AI has really taken the world by storm over the last year or so, and now developers are actively using it for everything from script writing, to art, and code generation. The problem is… this is not good at all for the creativity and artfulness of games. At all. That’s…
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April’s lineup of games looks pretty healthy! We’ve got everything from the glorious return of Advance Wars to EA’s return to golf, though to a new Star Wars Soulslike and Dead Island. Don’t forget to check out the full podcast. Also, don’t forget to let us know what you’re looking…
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This month on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we grapple with the thorniest of issues currently plaguing video games: The role that AI is increasingly playing in the “creative” side of development. In short, it’s a problem. Potentially, a very big problem. Then, to be more positive, we talk about excellent…
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With the release of the magnificent Wo Long this week (check out my review on DDNet!) we decided to have a good and in-depth chat about the genre on the podcast this week. Specifically, we talk about Soulslikes that were not developed by FromSoftware: We all know how good Dark…
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