Aussie readers of DDNet, have we got a treat for you! (Note: this competition is only open to Australian residents. Apologies, overseas friends, but I’m sure we’ll have another contest for you soon) Stranger Of Paradise is one of the finest, and smartest, games in Square Enix’s storied series. As we wrote in our 4.5/5 review: Do you know that…
As most people who follow me know already, I hated the Japanese version of Pandora’s Tower with a passion. Having now played the English version, this has got to be the first time I’ve done a complete backflip in opinion, but I absolutely loved the experience. It’s still a bad…
Read MoreAuthor, Rhiannon Paille has been good enough to send us in a column on her thoughts about the literary benefits a game can bring children, and tips for parents to get young gamers into reading as well. Thanks, Rhiannon! If you’re involved in the game industry and have some thoughts you’d…
Read MoreAuthor, Rhiannon Paille has been good enough to send us in a column on her thoughts about the literary benefits a game can bring children, and tips for parents to get young gamers into reading as well. Thanks, Rhiannon! If you’re involved in the game industry and have some thoughts you’d…
Read MoreSome sad news has emerged today: GamesIndustry.biz reports that EA is going to slash between five and 11 per cent of its work force. That’s as much as 1,000 jobs. This is despite Mass Effect 3 being a massive commercial success, mind you. I have a suspicion though. EA has…
Read MoreSome sad news has emerged today: GamesIndustry.biz reports that EA is going to slash between five and 11 per cent of its work force. That’s as much as 1,000 jobs. This is despite Mass Effect 3 being a massive commercial success, mind you. I have a suspicion though. EA has…
Read MoreWizardry. The Bard’s Tale. Ultima. Dungeons & Dragons (back when SSI had the license, at any rate). These classic RPGs were all about the dungeon delve: crawling through claustrophobic tunnels that all look the same as one another, battling legions of powerful enemies and grinding deeper and deeper into the…
Read MoreWizardry. The Bard’s Tale. Ultima. Dungeons & Dragons (back when SSI had the license, at any rate). These classic RPGs were all about the dungeon delve: crawling through claustrophobic tunnels that all look the same as one another, battling legions of powerful enemies and grinding deeper and deeper into the…
Read MoreClever marketing on Rockstar’s part: As Max Payne 3 approaches, release the original game on the iPad to remind everyone how awesome the series is. It’s a cheap, cheap game at $Au3, and it proves that action games can indeed work on the iPad’s buttonless screen. So Max Payne is…
Read MoreClever marketing on Rockstar’s part: As Max Payne 3 approaches, release the original game on the iPad to remind everyone how awesome the series is. It’s a cheap, cheap game at $Au3, and it proves that action games can indeed work on the iPad’s buttonless screen. So Max Payne is…
Read MoreDigitally Downloaded has grown nicely in the past year-and-a-bit that we’ve been in operation, and it’s all thanks to all our amazing readers that we keep coming back for more. So now we’re asking for your help to shape your experience with the site even more. We’ve put together a…
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