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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…

ubisoft-experiments-with-vr-in

December 16, 2015

Assassin's Creed Syndicate/DLC/News/Ubisoft

The idea of a VR trailer for a non-VR game seemed odd, but Ubisoft managed to pull it off with the release trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s first DLC, Jack the Ripper. Those lucky folks with a Samsung Gear VR can get the best experience, but the rest of us…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #16: Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush

December 15, 2015

24 games of Christmas/24 games of Christmas 2015/Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

It’s that time of year again! The Christmas countdown is a tradition at Digitally Downloaded. Like the advent calendars filled with a chocolate each day, with our Christmas countdown we highlight a game each day that is perfect to help you get through the silly season. Christmas is a time…

preview-ghost-in-shell-first-assault

December 15, 2015

Early Access/FPS/Ghost in the Shell/Multiplayer/multiplayer only game/Multiplayer shooter/Nexon/PC/Preview

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to try Ghost in the Shell: First Assault – Stand Alone Complex Online before its early access release in a press demo version. As you can tell by the title the game is based on the crazy-popular Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone…

Review: Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair (Sony PlayStation 4)

December 15, 2015

action/Arcade/Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sandlot/Sony PlayStation 4/XSEED Games

The Earth Defense Force games have been running for a couple of generations now, but rather than being a truly new game, Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is more akin to a HD remake of the older Earth Defense Force 2025 that released several years ago.…

Koei Tecmo’s gone and made an Arabian harem girl costume for Marie Rose and it’s gorgeous

December 15, 2015

costume design contest/Costumes/Dead or Alive/Dead or Alive 5/Dead or Alive 5: Last Round/DLC/Koei Tecmo/News

Here’s a truly impressive example of community engagement for you; a while back, Koei Tecmo ran a contest to give fans the chance to develop their own costumes for their favourite Dead or Alive 5 characters. Now the company has gone and turned one of the winners into a DLC…

DDNet Game of the Year Awards 2015! Best game of 2015

December 15, 2015

awards/Awards 2015/DDNet/Everybody's Gone to the Rapture/Life is Strange/Project Zero

This year – 2015 – has been one of the finest years for games ever. The new console really hit their strides, and we saw some superb games really start to leverage the power that they offered. At the same time, the independent developers really started to break out and…

Prepare to fall for Yarny: Unravel set to release in February

December 15, 2015

News/trailer/Unravel

I already absolute adore Yarny. He’s just the cutest original character in a video game I’ve seen in a long time, and I’m enthralled by anything he does. He is also the star of Unravel, an upcoming game from Coldwood Interactive and EA that was our early pick as…

yakuza-6-trailer-showcases-stunning

December 15, 2015

News/trailer/Yakuza/Yakuza 6

A mere week after Yakuza 5 dropped in the West, the Japanese trailer for the next installment of Sony’s famed franchise has debuted. Watch the debut trailer for Yakuza 6 here: The trailer focuses on Kazuma Kiryu, showing him in combat and traversing rooftops. The graphics, of course, look…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #15: Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

December 14, 2015

24 games of Christmas/24 games of Christmas 2015/Final Fantasy Type-0 HD

Review: SongPop Party (Apple TV)

December 14, 2015

Apple TV/Apple TV Review/casual games/Free-to-play/local multiplayer/Multiplayer/party game/Reviews/SongPop Party/Trivia

The Apple TV has become a real hit of a game console in my household, already, as a spiritual successor to the Wii. Though Apple’s mandate that all games released on it must be compatible with the limited (from a gameplay point of view) remote control, for the purpose of…

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