ROUND-Up: THE LATEST ONE

We've some big plans for Digitiser-related things this year... If I can find the time to fit it all in. More to be revealed in due course, but it's all because of your kindness that I can even entertain such provisional thoughts. 

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​I remain almost painfully overwhelmed by the ongoing generosity of so many of you. Hopefully, the number and quality of updates on here more than rewards your faith in the site.

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Also... huge thanks to everyone for sharing articles you've enjoyed on here. After a slightly flimsy January, we had a very healthy February hits-wise, indicating real - and hopefully sustainable - growth. It really helps. You're the best. Well. Second best after the people who give us money, obviously. But still among the best.

It has been a month since our last round-up. If you're in any doubt that you get your money's worth from Digi... click onwards for a list of everything that has been on the site over the past four weeks. It'll take both your breath and trousers away,

Biffo.
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• REVIEW: THE WITNESS (PS4/PC) First-person puzzles from the creator of Braid.
• THE PRE-HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES: 1947 - 1959 What were games like before games?
• ​DOOM DOOMED BY ITS OWN LEGACY? - BY MR BIFFO Is the new Doom rubbish?
• ​HOW TO BE A GAMES JOURNALIST - BY MR BIFFO Here are my solid gold tips.
• ​SUPER MARIO: HIS SECRET HISTORY Everything you never a-knew!
• THE MAN'S DADDY: PANCAKE JOKES Hilarious flapjack funnies from the popular comedian.
• REVIEW: FIREWATCH (PC, PS4, MAC) Brilliant wilderness thriller.
• EXCLUSIVE SCRIPT EXTRACT: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG The movie is a real thing.
• ​THE LIVING BUM: VALENTINES GAMING GADGETS What to get your beloved.
• SEGA DESERVES TO ROT - BY MR BIFFO How Sega squandered its legacy.
• CHART CAT: THE 13 BLANKAS OF COSPLAY Avert thy eyes.
• REVIEW: UNRAVEL (PS4, XBOX ONE, PC) Woollen platformer frolics.
• WALK THIS WAY: GAMING PERSONALITIES INVENT NEW WAYS TO WALK Yes - really.
• VIVA LAS VEGA? - BY MR BIFFO Why the new Spectrum is old hat.
• 14 JAW-DROPPINGLY TERRIBLE SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS Turn over a new leaf.
• REVIEW: RPG TYCOON (PC, MAC) Manage your own community of adventurers.
• REVIEW: STREET FIGHTER V (PS4, PC) The beat 'em up classic returns.
• GAMING: THE ONLY SOCIETY THAT MAKES SENSE - BY MR BIFFO It's time to play.
• REVIEWING GAMES CAN HURT - BY MR BIFFO Why criticism can backfire.
• EVEN MORE ASTONISHING SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS Page your way to happiness.
• 10 BIZARRE VENDING MACHINES Live crabs? Cars? Lobsters?
• HOW RACIST IS STREET FIGHTER? It's a fair question.
• MOBILE GAMING: THE INDUSTRY'S DIRTY SIBLING - BY MR BIFFO What happened here?
• 10 NEW USES FOR AUGMENTED REALITY People looking stupid in goggles.
• REVIEW: ASSASSIN'S CREED CHRONICLES (PS4/XBOX ONE) Stealthy platform larks.
• USING A SIRI REMOTE WITH A US ITUNES ACCOUNT AND AN ENGLISH ACCENT "Con ma'am!"
• NO THANKS: 14 GROWN MEN DRESSED UP LIKE TINGLE An unpleasant experience.
• GAMES OF MY YEARS: TELETEXT - BY MR BIFFO A trip down Memory Lane.
• SMELL MY BALLS: 17 SHAMELESS BALL-SNIFFERS Yes. We went there.
• ZUCKING HELL: THAT OCULUS VR PHOTO ANALYSED Facebook boss controls minds.
• THE THRILL OF THE NEW - BY MR BIFFO How games help you live longer.
• REVIEW-IN-PROGRESS: FAR CRY PRIMAL (PS4 - ALSO ON XBOX ONE AND PC)
• THE TOP 10 CAVEMAN GAMES Frak! Chuck Rock! BC Kid!
• 10 TERRIBLE CAVEMAN COSTUMES Nobody looks good in furs.
• ​BESTNESS IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER - BY MR BIFFO It's all relative.
• REVIEW: FAR CRY PRIMAL (PS4, XBOX ONE, PC) Prehistorical hysteria.
• 10 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT BEES They're the good wasps.
• WHAT GAMES WOULD THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PLAY IF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DID PLAY GAMES? Cruz! Trump! Clinton! They reveal all here.
• HOW HARD CAN IT BE? - BY MR BIFFO Difficulty modes discussed.
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY, POKEMON! HERE ARE 17 REGRETTABLE PIKACHU CAKES Close your eyes, blow hard, and make a wish.
• REVIEW: SUPERHOT (PC, MAC) Game of the year already?
• ARE GAMES TOO EXPENSIVE? - BY MR BIFFO How much would you pay?
• PATENTLY ABSURD: EIGHT OR NINE GAMING PATENTS YOU NEVER EVEN KNEW ABOUT Including Sonic's "loop-de-loops"
• 13 OF THE MOST BAFFLING ACTION FIGURES EVER Bizarre toys from the archives.
• 12 BOOTLEGGED 16-BIT GAMES FROM THE GOLDEN ERA OF PIRACY Obscure oddities.
• REVIEW: THE WALKING DEAD: MICHONNE (VARIOUS) Katana-wielding zombie killing.
• LET'S GO TO JUSTIN BIEBER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY! He's waiting for you!
• A GALLERY OF UTTERLY INSANE COLOURING BOOKS From Star Trek to 9/11.
• MICROSOFT AND THE RE-UNIFICATION OF GAMING - BY MR BIFFO Xbox One becomes PC.
• HOW WILL THE GAME DEVELOPERS CLEAN FOR THE QUEEN? With cloths?
• THE NX STEPS: WHAT NINTENDO NEEDS TO DO How Nintendo can save itself.
• 12 SOLID REASONS WHY SHREK AND SHADOW FAN ART IS MESSED UP It is.
• 10 WAYS THAT VIDEO GAMES MAKE US VULNERABLE TO SWAN/SWAN ATTACKS The last thing you want is to be attacked by swan.
• WHAT IS THE WORTH OF A VIDEO GAME? - BY MR BIFFO Is No Man's Sky too pricey?

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