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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…

Developer roundtable: On why Australian development has had its best year ever

October 19, 2015

Australia/Features/Interview/Interviews/Leigh Harris/Major Feature/Morgan Jaffit/Neil Rennison/Nic Watt/Nicole Stark/Paul Turbett/Ross Symons/Santana Mishra/Trent Kusters

It might be a contentious statement to make, but 2015 has proven to be the best year on record for independent video games from Australia. With a major government push for funding a couple of years ago bearing fruit, we’ve seen the product of the last couple of years start…

get-animelab-on-your-playstation-4

October 19, 2015

anime/anime news/AnimeLab/Australia/Madman/News

Australia’s home-grown alternative to CrunchyRoll, AnimeLab, is a very good service. A very, very good service indeed, and one many do prefer to the undeniable global giant. One of the issues that AnimeLab has had, however, is that it is available on relatively few devices. CrunchyRoll is even available on…

Review: Ride (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 19, 2015

Motorbike/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Racing Game/Reviews/Ride

There are various compelling reasons why motorcyclists love to ride. For my father, who took me for speedy joyrides on the back of his Suzuki during my childhood, it’s about the freedom and the wind and the sense of control. For me, though, it’s about how riding places my mind…

Now you can watch the 2015 Hatsune Miku concert from the comfort of your couch!

October 18, 2015

Blu-ray/Hatsune Miku/Hatsune Miku concert/Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2015 in Nippon Budokon/News

Ohboyohboyohboy. Remember last month when Matt went to a Hatsune Miku concert in Japan, and the rest of us cried tears of jealousy for several weeks thereafter? The tears have slowly slowed to a complete halt since then, but now they are starting up again in tears of excitement. We…

Catch-up coffee Monday: October 19

October 18, 2015

Allison Road/catch-up coffee monday/Devil May Cry/Eight of Triangle/Home Free/kickstarter/News/Team17/Toei Company/vocaloid

Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! This new Vocaloid duo is…

Review: Persona 4: Dancing All Night (Sony PlayStation Vita)

October 16, 2015

Persona 4/Persona 4: Dancing All Night/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/rhythm game/Vita Review

You could be forgiven for thinking that Persona 4 and a rhythm game should not go well together. After all, the original game was a narrative-heavy JRPG, which meant combat, action, and lots (and lots) of dialogue. And it would only make logical sense that the foundation that original game…

Crunchyroll now available on Wii (no, that’s not missing a “U”)

October 16, 2015

anime/Crunchyroll/Nintendo Wii/streaming service/Weird News/Wii

You might recall late last year when Crunchyroll released its anime streaming app for Nintendo’s Wii U, complete with Game Pad support for streaming anime anywhere in the house. Back then, I pondered if the 3DS would be the next system to get the app, thus making Crunchyroll’s services available…

Big names coming to the first ever RTX Australia!

October 16, 2015

Freddie Wong/Good Game/News/Rooster Teeth/RTXAU/Stephanie Hex Bendixson

By this point in time, I’m sure you’ve heard of RTX Australia 2016. No? … Oops. I owe you, dear loyal reader, a huge apology. I really should have mentioned it in the news before now, because the announcement itself was big news. So let’s start there, courtesy of Rooster…

Review: Tales of Zestiria (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 15, 2015

Bandai Namco/JRPG/PlayStation 4/PS4 Review/Reviews/Tales of Zestiria

The Tales franchise has always been best known for its characterisation and the rich relationships that it builds between its protagonists. Despite each being a lengthy RPG that typically deals with world-shaping (or shattering) events, the core appeal of each Tales title has typically been the little conversations that characters…

Anime Impressions: Lance N’ Masques

October 15, 2015

anime/anime impressions/coming of age/fantasy/Lance N' Masques/TBS

Lance N’ Masques bills itself as a fantastical tale in which knights roam the contemporary world and protect society from rogues. Though this has proven true, it’s arguably just a backdrop for a narrative that works better when trying to be a sugary-sweet coming of age story than the next…

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