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…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website. We recorded this week’s podcast ahead of E3, but we felt that there was no point talking about anything else, because that is all anyone is going to be talking about this week. So,…
Read MoreSony wraps up this 2016’s E3 conferences with a presentation distinct in tone from the others. There weren’t any dancing clowns, comedy bits, or ten minute speeches. Heck, the in-game dialogue outweighed the presenters by a significant margin, I’d wager. Sony put its full focus on the latest blockbuster experiences…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. In an otherwise deeply unenjoyable Ubisoft conference (seriously, give it a rest with the completely arbitrary open worlds, guys), Just Dance got to be a highlight. Related reading: Miku comes to Just Dance 2016 (last year’s game). No, I’m not joking. I genuinely enjoy Just Dance,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It would take a lot to drag me away from Overwatch at this stage. I’ve never been so intensely involved in a multiplayer combat game before. But the existence of Overwatch isn’t going to stop the absolute flood of other multiplayer combat games from washing over…
Read MoreSay what you will about Ubisoft’s presentation at E3 this year, but it was certainly…unique. The show opened with a distinctly bananas dance performance featuring monocle-wearing giraffes, crabs, and angel-clowns prancing to Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now. Yes, really. This eventually led into Just Dance 2017. The game will be…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Maybe it’s just because I’ve been spoilt by this industry’s current fascination with ‘80s-inspired retrofuturistic settings, but with a name like “Neon Chrome”, I was expecting something far more garish than what this top-down, twin-stick shooter delivered. I was expecting to be inundated with fluro pinks…
Read MoreAs usual, Microsoft is the first of the “big three” game console manufacturers to hold its E3 presentation. While a large number of would-be “reveals” were regrettably (or intentionally) leaked days beforehand, the company still managed to put on a reasonably newsworthy show choc full of trailers and two hardware…
Read MoreReview by Dylan C. There’s a purity to shmups that really speaks to me. I’m not sure if it’s the easy to pick-up-and-play, but tough to master strategy and challenge behind them. Or the simple, unpretentious motivation of manoeuvring your unassuming space vessel between a multitude of hazards, in your…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Frankly, a name like “Vampyr” is so cliched horror by now that if it wasn’t for the developers I probably wouldn’t have looked at it twice. But this game is by Dontnod, and I devoured every second of this E3 trailer as a result. Related reading:…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. In an otherwise middling E3 show (unless you’re a fan of AAA-blockbusters and eSports), Bethesda confirmed the pre-show rumours that Skyrim Remaster is happening. Related reading: Matt’s review of the original release of Skyrim. This will be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and we’re…
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