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…
Ready for more Noire? The Nicholson Electroplating arson case is all set to go live on Xbox LIVE and the PSN on June 21st: When a devastating explosion at the Nicholson Electroplating plant rocks downtown Los Angeles, Arson detectives Phelps and Biggs are called to the scene. Was this just…
Read MoreThe software development kit for the Kinect is now available for all to play around with. Be part of the movement and make some controllerless games – here. Did we mention it’s free?…
Read MoreThe software development kit for the Kinect is now available for all to play around with. Be part of the movement and make some controllerless games – here. Did we mention it’s free?…
Read MoreFor a game developed by a team of just two, Critical Mass is a brilliant start for Aussie startup, Manic Game Studios. It’s elegant and executed perfectly, falling into none of the control or over ambition issues that indie games are often guilty of. Manic Game Studios knows its limits…
Read MoreFor a game developed by a team of just two, Critical Mass is a brilliant start for Aussie startup, Manic Game Studios. It’s elegant and executed perfectly, falling into none of the control or over ambition issues that indie games are often guilty of. Manic Game Studios knows its limits…
Read MoreNintendo is becoming increasingly isolated – not just in the games industry, but the broader IT and entertainment industries. A report over at Nintendo Life pointed out that the upcoming Nintendo U will not support either DVD or Blu-ray playback. In one way, this makes sense. Nintendo’s going to need…
Read MoreNintendo is becoming increasingly isolated – not just in the games industry, but the broader IT and entertainment industries. A report over at Nintendo Life pointed out that the upcoming Nintendo U will not support either DVD or Blu-ray playback. In one way, this makes sense. Nintendo’s going to need…
Read MoreThere’s still a big market for retro-flavoured RPGs. Stat-crunching, story-light, dungeon hacking RPGs. When done well, it’s a pure kind of game, and, like a good 2D platformer, a throwback to a simpler and more innocent time. Companions aims to capture that warm, fuzzy nostalgia, and wears its indie nature…
Read MoreThere’s still a big market for retro-flavoured RPGs. Stat-crunching, story-light, dungeon hacking RPGs. When done well, it’s a pure kind of game, and, like a good 2D platformer, a throwback to a simpler and more innocent time. Companions aims to capture that warm, fuzzy nostalgia, and wears its indie nature…
Read MoreLIVE Arcade just got a pair of new releases; Magic The Gathering: Duels of the Plainswalkers 2012 and… Shuggy? Magic is still around huh? Wow, I still remember ’90s era comic book shops deluged with kids swapping cards and ‘battling’ with their decks. I also remember it being painfully annoying…
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