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…
Is there a better way to kick off the weekend than with a good cup of coffee and a good crossword puzzle? We might not be able to give you the coffee, but we now have you covered with the crosswords. Welcome to our new weekly crossword puzzle! Each week…
Read MoreHo, ho, ho, and Merry Christmas! Christmas is a wonderful time of year. If you’re in the north then you get to enjoy snow, hot drinks, the wonderful colours of decorations and the smell of a freshly-cut Christmas tree. If you’re south of the equator, it means blistering hot weather,…
Read MoreRetro reflections by Matt S. Square Enix owns a lot of different franchises, of course. Of them all, perhaps the one that has been given the least attention, despite being eminently worthy, is the Ogre Battle franchise. Indeed, aside from the Tactics sub-series, you have to go all the way…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Nintendo realised the dreams of many of its fans when it released Super Mario Maker on the Nintendo Wii U last year. Offering players a comprehensive toolset to create entire levels just as the good folks at Nintendo itself do, the game was perhaps the greatest…
Read MoreWelcome to the DDNet Awards, our annual celebration of the best and brightest games that we’ve been playing throughout the year. It has been a really good year for games in 2016, with great examples of every genre popping up through the year. Across 15 categories over the next three…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. Welcome to the latest batch of short ‘n sweet reviews, where we look at a number of games that we have been playing that we just haven’t got the time to do give full reviews to. These aren’t necessarily bad games – not at all! But…
Read MoreHo, ho, ho, and Merry Christmas! Christmas is a wonderful time of year. If you’re in the north then you get to enjoy snow, hot drinks, the wonderful colours of decorations and the smell of a freshly-cut Christmas tree. If you’re south of the equator, it means blistering hot weather,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Goichi Suda is, without a doubt, my favourite individual game maker out there. Relentlessly transgressive in how he approaches his work, Suda tears down walls with aplomb, and his healthy taste for the surreal and sublime alike mean that his work effortlessly displays a unique creativity;…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Many thanks to DDNet reader, Maria Adelaide Borromeo, for spotting this awesome bit of news: A Chinese game developer is working with Crypton Future Media to develop a new Hatsune Miku mobile game, and it looks incredible. Titled Hatsune Miku: Dreamy Vocal, the game is a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Bluetooth speakers make for easy gifts, but there are so many of them out there now that it’s actually difficult to choose one that’s right for the person. Quality varies wildly, as does feature set. However, it’s relatively easy to determine whether the Altec Lansing LifeJacket…
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