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It's Halloween! What spoooooky games are you playing? (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #34)

Ahhh Halloween. That special time of year where it's fun to be spooked. As is traditional for us, we take a look at some of the themed games you should be playing this year.

As it's also the last week of the month, we also talk about all the games you'll be playing in November... and there are a *lot* of them. It's not quite as bad as October, but still the releases come on thick and fast.

Thanks as always for tuning in, and we'll see you at the next one!

Retro week! Arcades, a new Game Boy player, and let's plays (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #33)

We've got a bit of a themed episode going this week! It's all about the retro!

From watching let's plays of difficult to find games, to the decline of arcades (even in Japan - sniff), and a new, gorgeous console that will play your Game Boy games, retro gaming is still a big part of our lives, and every so often we like to check in and get old-school.

Thanks as always for tuning in, and we look forward to seeing you next week!

Remasters - what are the good for? Also Nintendo's new fitness thing (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #32)

There have been a lot of great remasters over the past few years... but there have also been some horrible or misguided ones. What's the difference, and what should a remaster do? We chat about that this week.

We also muse over Nintendo's next fitness game, which gives you a rubber ring and a world of possibilities. Finally, we talk about some of the strangest games that we've had the joy of playing over the years.

Thanks as always for tuning in, and we will see you next week!

The games of October! Also Goose Games and Apple Arcade! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #31)

It's been a really, really good couple of weeks. Not only was the Untitled Goose Game released, to become an instant revelation and something that every person with any taste whould play, but Apple Arcade launched and breathed some much-needed life back into mobile gaming.

We also have a good old chat about all the games releasing in October... and there are a lot of those. A lot.

Thanks as always for tuning in, and we'll see you all next week!

Why game reviews should be objective (just kidding). Also... Pokemon. (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #30)

This podcast was recorded two weeks ago, ahead of Matt heading off to Japan for TGS, but we've picked some pretty timeless topics that will never die for your listening pleasure.

Game reviews: should they be objective (why this one won't just die is beyond us)? Also Pokemon! And Matt chats about some of the interviews that he organised at TGS. You'll be able to read those in the coming weeks as they go up at http://www.digitallydownloaded.net

Thanks as always for tuning in, and we'll see you next week!

Nintendo is on such a roll with the Switch (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #29)

Nintendo held a direct last week, and it impressed us that much that we decided to talk exclusively about it in the podcast this week. From Deadly Premonition to SNES classics on the Switch, the 40-minute show demonstrated how the Switch is going from strength to strength... and it is amazing to watch. 

So this week we talk about the highlights from the show (there were many), what we'd still like to see from Nintendo (yes, there are areas for improvement), and we rave about how good Deadly Premonition really is.

Thanks as always for tuning in! See you next week!

Ranking the Final Fantasy series! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #28)

With the HD remaster of Final Fantasy VIII released this week, the DDNet team took the opportunity to look back at all the Final Fantasy (numbered) series, and talk about the good, the bad, and the way the series has evolved over time.

That's right. From Final Fantasy I through to XV we talk about them all this week.

We also have a look at all the games you'll be playing in September. There are a lot of those.

Thanks as always for tuning in!

Control, Censorship, and Gamescom! (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #27)

The big "art blockbuster" release this week is Control, from the makers of Max Payne and Alan Wake. We have a good chat about that one on this week's podcast!

We also take a look at all the big announcements from Gamescom, the "replacement E3". And we chat through a recent wave of censorship that has hit Australia courtesy of a number of very high profile games getting themselves banned.

Thanks as always for tuning in! Let us know of there are ever any topics you would like for us to address, and we'll get right on it!

The podcast is back! ACE Team, Plague Inc, and lol Gearbox (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #26)

Phew! That's been a couple of weeks. Our podcast recording platform got up and died, so we needed to find an alternative. That's why we've been away the last couple of weeks, but we're back now.

So this week we talk about ACE Team's mesmerising new game, The Eternal Cylinder. We've only seen a first trailer of it so far, but we're completely sold on it. We also talk about Plague Inc, which is still kicking around after almost a decade and just released on Nintendo Switch.

And we have a bit more of a laugh at the ongoing saga that is Borderlands 3. It's the gift that keeps on giving.

Thank you for your patience as we worked through those tech issues!

The games of August! Also the sad state of Aussie games (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #25)

It was a very sad week for the games industry last week, with one of the finest and most respected game developers, Defiant Development, closing up shop despite being behind the critical darlings Hand of Fate and Hand of Fate 2.

We talk a bit about where Aussie game development is, and what we'd like to see for it next. We also talk about all the lovely games releasing in August this year... and of course there are a lot of them!

Thanks as always for tuning in, and we look forward to seeing you at the next one!