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Digitally Uploaded
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For fans of Japanese games and culture, this is the podcast for you! Each week we talk JRPGs, Sony, Nintendo, Square Enix, Capcom and all about your favourite games that are coming out Nihon!
Episodes
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September 2025 Podcast: What an intense month - your wallets will weep
Let's jump right into it: This month's releases include Hollow Knight: Silksong, Silent Hill F, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Evilist Chronicles, Frostpunk 2, Trails of the Sky remake, Hotel Barcelona (Suda51 x Swery), and many more indie and triple-A titles. Good luck working through all of that....
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August 2025 Podcast: Censorship really grinds our gears. Also, the stuff about retro games we don't like
This month we discuss a massive wave of censorship that is affecting the entire games industry and even forcing us to re-write chunks of our own game, The Last Waltz. Then we go on to discuss older games - particularly JRPGs - and some of the mechanics that we're glad have been left behind. As…
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July 2025 Podcast: The episode where we look back at the first half of the year
2025 has been an exceptional year for releases, almost from the first day of January. Now that we're halfway through the year, we use this podcast to remind you all of some of the big hits of the year - don't forget to check them out if you haven't yet! We also have a chat about games that feel...
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June 2025 Podcast: We've played the Nintendo Switch 2 and WOW
It's finally here! The sequel to the best console of all time! In this podcast, Trent and Matt chat through the Switch 2, and why we think it's a more than adequate follow-up to an amazing console. We also chat through the games of June (and thanks to a console launch, there are a lot of those!),...
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May 2025 Podcast: The Evolution of Mario Kart and Surprise Game Discoveries
In this episode, we dig deep into the all-time classic, iconic Mario Kart series. We chat about where we all started with the series, what our personal favourites are, and what we think of an open world, Forza Horizon style take on the formula. From there, we talk about games that surprised us....
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April 2025 Podcast: Nintendo Switch's last year and Games for Mental Health
What do Mario 64 and Wingspan have in common? Both are games that we turn to when we need to give our minds a break and relax through stress, anxiety and the like. What does Metroid and Rhythm Heaven have in common? They're among the last games that Nintendo will publish on the Nintendo Switch.…
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March 2025 Podcast: Xenoblade Chronicles, Music, And Our Visual Novel: The Last Waltz
Welcome to the March edition of the Digitally Uploaded podcast! In this episode we dive deep into Xenoblade Chronicles X, now that it's finally being rescued from Wii U exclusivity. We also chat about music, with one of the music team from our very own upcoming visual novel, The Last Waltz…
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January/February 2025 Podcast: It's time to talk about the Switch 2
It's our first episode of 2025, and we're rolling January and February together, as the team is busy with lifestyle activities like getting married. For this first episode, we run through the intimidatingly big release line-up for February, and then talk in-depth about the Switch 2 - what we saw...
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December 2024 Podcast: The games of 2024, the games we want in 2025
Join us in the final episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast for the year as we look back at the games that were in 2024, and what we're looking forward to the most in 2025. Overall 2024 has been a really good year for releases. So much so, in fact, that so many of the really good games have...
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November 2024 Podcast: Dragon Age: The Veilguard is not a good game, but Nintendo Music is great!
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…
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October 2024 Podcast: It's Halloween, so we talk horror. Also, we chat about our own visual novel, The Last Waltz!
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 other games that are releasing in...
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September 2024 Podcast: The rise and fall of live service games, and our pure joy: Lollipop Chainsaw is back!
Lollipop Chainsaw is back! Lollipop Chainsaw is back! FINALLY! We're very excited about the imminent re-release of the game with the cheerleader, her mini-skirt, and all them zombies to slay. But we're also very interested to see if the discourse behind this game has changed in any way, because…
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August 2024 Podcast: Sports, our most played Nintendo Switch games of all time, and all the big August releases
Who doesn't love their Switch? It is arguably the finest console of all time (though the arguments you can make in favour of it are very compelling), and this week we dig into some of our most played games of all time. Given that it's the 2024 Olympic Games, we also talk about sports, and the…
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July 2024 Podcast: Mature N64 games, Nintendo and female protagonists, and the games of July
Welcome to the July episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast! This month, we kick off discussing all the big games in July, highlighting anticipated titles like Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, Battle Cats Unite, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak. We also discuss niche titles and...
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June 2024 Podcast: The woeful state of game development, Yasuke and Assassin's Creed, and the games of June
Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded Podcast! This month we talk about the sorry state of game development, in light of everything that has been going on with Microsoft shuttering studios (and then immediately looking for more acquisitions) Then we discuss the controversy...
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May 2024 Podcast: Weird, quirky games, Suikoden and literature, and the games of May
This month we delve into everything from the controversial Stella Blade to the untapped potential in Australian game stories such as Broken Roads, and everything in-between. We kick off the podcast talking about all the games we're looking forward to that are coming out in May. There are some...
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April 2024 Podcast: Dragon's Dogma 2 is open worlds done well & how to onboard us with new games
This month on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we dive deep into Dragon's Dogma 2, as a rare example of an open world that delivers on the promise of open world games. It's not for everyone... but wow is it a work of art. We also discuss how game developers on board us with new games and…
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March 2024 Podcast: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and games that come out of nowhere
Welcome to the March episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast – your go-to destination for everything video gaming. It's a big month. It's a Final Fantasy month! We start by chatting about the big games coming out this month, including Fitness Boxing featuring Hatsune Miku, the retro Top Racer...
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February 2024 Podcast: Accessibility, Lunar New Year, and more!
Diving into Gaming Accessible to All In the first episode of 2024, we start by looking at all the upcoming game releases for February 2024. This year has been off to an incredible start, and the momentum continues this month. Big time. Enhancing Gaming with Accessibility From Final Fantasy to…
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December 2023 Podcast: The most memorable games of 2023, and Xenogears and difficult classics
It's the final podcast of 2023! We hope that everyone has played some magnificent games this year, and is looking forward to a well-earned break (and perhaps a chance to catch up on the backlog). We've rounded out the year in style, with a big podcast, looking back at all the great and memorable...
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November 2023 Podcast: The Nintendo Switch 2, and great games we’ve somehow never played
In among all the big games releasing in November (seriously, just check out the "games of the month" list), we found some time to muse on what to expect from the Nintendo Switch successor this month. Surely the console is reaching the end of its life, and surely Nintendo is getting closer to…
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October 2023 Podcast: What Jim Ryan did to Sony, and why Baldur’s Gate 3 is so special
We've reached the tail end of the year, and the games keep on coming! As you'll see from our October release list, there's a lot to look forward to - a lot - so make sure you clear those weekends away. Then, for the rest of the podcast, we tackle two topics to deal with the big end of town....
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September 2023 Podcast: Games that ”get worse” over time... and games we’d never play on the train
It's September already! We recorded this episode well in advance for scheduling reasons, and so some of the things we say in here will be out of date... but we still have a good laugh, despite not knowing what has happened over the last six weeks. So this week we kick off by looking at the big...
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August 2023 Podcast: We rank all the JRPGs. ALL of them.
This month's podcast is a simple one: we rank all the JRPGs! Yep, that's right, we go through all the major series, old and new, and class them according to the tiers we think they belong to. We assume some people are going to yell at us over our picks! We also list out all the big games…
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July 2023 Podcast: Final Fantasy XVI deep dive, and do old games ”age”?
Something old and something new for discussion in this month's podcast! We kick things off as we always do with a look at all the games releasing in July. If you're a fan of Japanese games - and JRPGs in particular - steel yourself because the month is going to be intense. From there we talk…
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June 2023 Podcast: What makes a good sequel? And how can narrative be more accessible?
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 talk about…
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May 2023 Podcast: Our favourite Final Fantasy moments of all time... also what the heck is wrong with AAA games?
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 XVI just on…
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April 2023 Podcast: AI is ruining games, and good writing might just save them
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...
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March 2023 Podcast: The Game Boy/GBA games we want on Switch. Also, Soulslikes and Wo Long!
This month on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we have a bumper episode where we talk through the GB and GBA games that we'd love to see on Switch. How do games from that era hold up, or are they just for the nostalgic, and will we get the full breadth of creativity that was released for those...
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February 2023 Podcast: Our favourite snacks for gaming, and game music we’d go to a symphony for
Welcome to the February episode of the podcast! As always, we've got a cracking episode for you this month. We start out by discussing the games of the month as always. Then we move on to our favourite snacks & drinks while gaming, before capping things off with a chat about game music in...
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January 2023 Podcast: Everything we loved playing last year, and a chat with Lached Up Games!
We are back for another year! The January episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast is a big, two-hour special, and we have a special guest on this week! We start the episode by talking about the big game releases in January (and there are some surprises to look forward to!), and then we each…
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December 2022 Podcast: The challenges of open worlds, and named character vs. self inserts!
Welcome everyone to the last podcast of 2022, and we have a bumper 2-hour special for your listening pleasure. First of all, we talk about the last wave of games to land in the year (there's more than you think!), and then we chat about the challenges of open-world games, and taking formerly…
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November 2022 Podcast: What’s the best approach for sequels & what forgotten games we want back!
Welcome to the month's podcast, everyone! As always we've got a great show to share with you this month. We kick things off by discussing all the big releases happening in November (there's a lot). Then we chat about sequels, and specifically, what is the best approach to take. Should a sequel...
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October 2022 Podcast: People need to better understand how games are made, also rhythm games!
We've got another big, 2-hour episode of the podcast for your listening pleasure this month! In addition to our usual wrap of all the games coming out this month, we chat about a lack of understanding about how games get made and published. This is of course in response to the GTA VI leaks from a...
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September 2022 Podcast: Handhelds to dominate gaming & the issues we have with endless updates
Welcome to another massive episode of the DDNet podcast! This month we kick things off with a look at all the big releases happening (it is a lot!) as usual... then we talk about handhelds. With competition heating up to bring Steam handhelds to market, will we even need consoles and PCs soon?…
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August 2022 Podcast: How to make a game-based TV show that doesn’t suck! Also, we ＜3 short games!
A couple of us on the podcast made the terrible mistake of watching the new Resident Evil television series recently. It really was a mistake - don't do it to yourselves - but in watching that we realised that there was a good discussion in there about what motivates these TV/film adaptations of...
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July 2022 Podcast: What is the value of blockbuster JRPGs, and how does the next year look for Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo?
This month on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we discuss what the next 12 months look like for the major console publishers. Now that their mid-year streams and shows have ended, what do we think will happen in the next few months... Then we discuss this concept of the "blockbuster" JRPG. In a...
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June 2022 Podcast: Interview! Celebrating the most indie of indie with Super Rare Games’ Ryan Brown
Hello listeners! We've got a cracking good podcast this month, with Ryan Brown of Super Rare Games jumping on to talk about his amazing Mixtape project, where he collects together some of the best indie titles from itch.io and other places, and gives you a chance to own amazing artistry and...
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May 2022 Podcast: NFTs are going to ruin games. Also, non-linear storytelling
The news yesterday that Square Enix was selling off its western development studios to help fund a move into blockchain gaming, NFTs and other such things makes this podcast all the more pertinent. We actually recorded it before that news broke, but we actually talk about how terrible NFTs will…
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April 2022 Podcast: Stranger of Paradise! Also... what is the game canon?
This month on the Digitally Uploaded podcast, we chat about Stranger of Paradise - Square Enix and Koei Tecmo's new action JRPG that is turning heads and amusing people... but is also one of the smartest games that you'll play all year and highlights some important developments in video games as…
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March 2022 Podcast: Elden Ring! Also... spoilers are silly
Howdy peeps, and welcome to the March edition of the Digitally Uploaded podcast! We've got some great stuff to chat through this month so kick back and enjoy the 2-hour ride! First, we run through all the stuff releasing in the month ahead (it's a staggering line-up of games). Then we talk about...
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February 2022 Podcast: Pokémon Arceus is not an ugly game!
Welcome to the February edition of the Digitally Uploaded podcast! This month we have one thing on our minds: Pokémon! With the first brand new Pokémon title in quite some time - Arceus - landing on our doorsteps, we've been playing it like mad because this is an absolute return to form for the...
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January 2022 Podcast! We’re back! Also, emulation consoles and board games!
We're back for 2022! And we've got a great podcast to kick things off! This week, we're chatting about emulation consoles - what they are, why they're great, and what we can expect from them in 2022. When it comes to archiving and accessing the otherwise lost games of yesteryear, emulation…
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December 2021 Podcast: The year that was, the year that is to come!
It's our special end of year extravaganza! A two-hour-long epic podcast in which we chat about the year that was, the games we loved, and then look forward to 2022 and everything that is on the horizon there. What a year it has been for gaming, and what a year it is likely to be. Thank you to...
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November 2021 Podcast: Nintendo 64, Pokémon, and a whole pile of games
We have a very Nintendo-focused podcast this month. With new Pokémon titles out this month (or, at least, remakes of Pokémon titles), we have a good chat about those games, and the broader Pokémon experience - where are things at with the series, and what has made it so enduring? And then we have…
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October 2021 Podcast: Where we talk about the use of islands in video games
We have a very different topic for discussion this month, but I promise you it's an interesting one! The use of islands in games can range from the very, very large to the very, very small. But what do "islands" mean to video games, and what does it look like when it's done well? We also take a...
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September 2021 Podcast: Where we love and remember the PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is one of the greatest consoles of all time, and its contribution to gaming should be remembered. We've been in a nostalgic mood in recent months, so we decided to bust out our favourite PlayStation 2 games to talk about the console - there were a lot of great games on that...
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August 2021 Podcast: Remakes, Remasters, or Re-releases?
Welcome to the August podcast! This month our focus is on remakes, remasters, and re-releases. What makes a good remake, when is a remaster the better choice, or should developers respect the original? We get a lot of re-things these days, and the relationship between the original and the new is…
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July 2021 Podcast: Remembering the GBA, the greatest console of all
Hello folks! We've got a special themed episode for you this month - it's all about Nintendo's Game Boy Advance (GBA). The GBA turned 20 in Australia this June, and to this day remains one of the consoles that we remember fondly. It had a seemingly endless stream of excellent JRPGs, introduced us...
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June 2021 Podcast: All about JRPGs!
We have a special themed podcast episode this episode! With special guest, Jay from JayRPG, we talk on for over an hour and a half about JRPGs - what we love about them, what we're looking forward to from the genre this year, and we take a deep dive into Dragon Quest. JRPGs have always been…
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For fans of Japanese games and culture, this is the podcast for you! Each week we talk JRPGs, Sony, Nintendo, Square Enix, Capcom and all about your favourite games that are coming out Nihon!
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