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July 30, 2022

Competition

LAST CHANCE! Win one of FIVE RIG 800 PRO headsets & Stranger Of Paradise (+DLC)

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…

psychological horror

Why I can’t review Martha is Dead

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…

Review: Elex II (Sony PlayStation 5)

I’m not sure there’s ever a precisely right time to release a…

Review: Gran Turismo 7 (Sony PlayStation 5)

I really wish I loved anything as much as Yamauchi Kazunori loves…

Here’s some more screenshots of Hakuoki, because the boys are just too damn pretty

February 6, 2018

Hakuoki/Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms/Idea Factory/Idea Factory International/News/PlayStation Vita/Screenshot/screenshots/visual novel

News by Matt S. It’s only a month away until the release of Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms on the PlayStation Vita, so Idea Factory has released some new screenshots, and we couldn’t resist throwing them up. Hakuoki is, for the uninitiated, a visual novel series set in Japan during the events…

The games of February, in-depth with Dissidia and Matt C finally has a Nintendo Switch! (Digitally Uploaded 2018, Episode #4)

February 5, 2018

Digitally Uploaded/digitallydownloaded.net/Dissidia/Dissidia Final Fantasy/Dissidia Final Fantasy NT/podcast

With January now over, we’re right into the thick of 2018, and the game releases are coming on thick and fast – you’re talking everything Dynasty Warriors to Fe, Square Enix RPGs and Bayonetta! You’re not going to be putting any of your consoles away this month. Also Matt C…

video-aussie-game-developers-make-most

February 5, 2018

Australia/Video/Video review

Video by Matt S. It’s been a tough week for the Aussie games industry as we come to terms with last week’s news that the Australian government has no intention on supporting game development. Related reading: On how the Australian government gave the video game industry the middle finger. Again.…

Review: Oh…Sir! The Insult Simulator (Nintendo Switch)

February 5, 2018

comedy game/Indie/Nintendo Switch/Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator/Reviews/satire/Switch Review

Review by Moshe R. Throughout history, human cultures have attributed supernatural powers to the spoken word. You might be familiar with it yourself if you ever practised the act commonly referred to as “prayer”. Humanity has been pondering the power of the spoken word in all sorts of ways, but…

Hey look, more (actual) censorship in Australia of anime games

February 5, 2018

Australia/Australian Government/Censorship/News/Omega Labyrinth/PQube

News by Matt S. This time it’s the PQube-localised Omega Labyrinth, as is being reported by a number of outlets. This decision hasn’t been published on the Australian Classification Board’s own website, but that usually takes a few days after these decisions are made to reflect on there. The game…

Review: EA Sports UFC 3 (Sony PlayStation 4)

February 5, 2018

EA/EA Sports/EA Sports UFC 3/Electronic Arts/Fighting game/fighting games/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 4/sports game

Review by Nick H. There are some subtle but notable improvements to the third installment of EA’s UFC series. The presentation is fantastic and the gameplay is better than prior installments, but there is still plenty of room for improvement before this game can hit that top league of EA’s…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, February 5, 2018

February 4, 2018

game trailer/Ikenfell/Indie/News/Space Hulk: Tactics/Square Enix/Starwing Paradox/The Peterson Case

News by Lindsay M. and Matt S. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite…

The Friday Ten: Ten characters from Final Fantasy that should be added to Dissidia

February 2, 2018

Dissidia/Dissidia Final Fantasy/Dissidia Final Fantasy NT/Final Fantasy/list/The Friday 10/Top 10

List by Matt S. Dissidia Final Fantasy NT is a game that has been delighting me all week, and will no doubt continue to do so for a long time into the future. Except for one thing; I don’t like the roster on a whole. For a series with such…

VIDEO: Learning history through Samurai Warriors! Okehazama and Nobunaga Oda

February 2, 2018

Battle of Okehazama/Japanese History/Koei Tecmo/Nobunaga Oda/Samurai Warriors/Video/Video review/Yoshimoto Imagawa

Video by Matt S. Okehazama was the first major battle in the Sengoku period (and the first “level” in most Samurai Warriors games). It was a battle that asserted Nobunaga Oda’s tactical mastery and the battle that put the events of the Sengoku period in motion. Here we look at…

‘Games as a service’ are a problem for both consumer and developer

February 2, 2018

Financial results/Free-to-play/Games as a service/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. One of the buzzwords that’s cropped up on the industry side of game development in recent years is the idea of ‘games as a service’ or ‘games as a platform’. Often when people talk about it they mean it in terms of a game that’s got…

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