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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…
I don’t believe topics should be ignored in games, but I do believe that certain issues need to be handled delicately; things like mental illness, sexual assault, and war are not topics to be taken lightly. LKA is, to me, best known for approaching some very sensitive topics in The…
I’m not sure there’s ever a precisely right time to release a…
I really wish I loved anything as much as Yamauchi Kazunori loves…
Article by Lindsay M. So 2021 was a really great year for games. But what about 2022? How’s that shaping up? Yep, that’s right. We’ve turned our eyes forward and are now puzzling through what to expect from the year ahead. Over this week, the DDNet team will share our…
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It was a big year for awards at DDNet! We published them in video format for the first time, and we had nearly 50 games to reward across the 16 categories. It was such a great year for games in 2021, that we thought the mammoth effort was worth it.…
Read MoreArticle by DigitallyDownloaded.net Team We got to the end of the year, everyone! MERRY CHRISTMAS. However you celebrate it in your part of the world, I hope you have the most magnificent time, get an opportunity to rest and reset, and enjoy that well-earned and well-deserved break. It has been…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We wanted to launch the December issue of the Dee Dee Zine on Christmas Eve this year, and it really is a gift to our Patreon backers: It’s our biggest magazine to date (56 pages!) and it is jam-packed with interesting features about Japanese culture, art…
Read MoreAs has become an annual tradition at DDNet, we are here to help you count down towards Christmas! One new game every day for the 24 days from December 1 to Christmas Eve. Think of it as a kind of Advent Calendar, if you will, giving you new tips and…
Read MoreIt’s the final award! After 16 days of daily awards, we are here to award the very best of them: the overall games of the year! These games were all winners in other categories, and that formed our shortlist to select the very cream of the crop. As you’ll see…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again, everyone, where we celebrate the best games of the year. Despite being a heavily disrupted year thanks to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, 2021 produced some incredible games, almost from day one, and as a result, our awards this year has the most variety…
Read MoreAs has become an annual tradition at DDNet, we are here to help you count down towards Christmas! One new game every day for the 24 days from December 1 to Christmas Eve. Think of it as a kind of Advent Calendar, if you will, giving you new tips and…
Read MoreSo many of our very favourite games would not be the special experience that they are without having a great narrative. In fact, so many of our very favourite games are favourite games entirely for the writing. And that’s what we’re celebrating today! These are the best narratives and/or writing…
Read MoreReview by Alex Kidman. In the field of zombie cooking platform comedy simulators, there’s never been a game quite like Dungeon Munchies. That is of course because the field of zombie cooking platform comedy simulators is one where Dungeon Munchies represents fully 100 per cent of the category. Nonetheless, here…
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