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…
Zen Studios has turned its Marvel-themed pinball tables into an art form. Each table has been carefully crafted to reflect the personality of the character and franchise that they depict, and even though the tables generally conform to the same rules of real pinball tables, Zen Studios is a master…
Read MoreNier is brilliant. I’ve said that approximately 100,000,000 times already (give or take), and I quite literally leaped out of bed with an almighty “OMG” when I woke up to the news that a new Nier was annouced at Square Enix’s E3 show this year (I’m Australian and the show…
Read MoreI think the LEGO games are wonderful, and while they have been around for as long as I can remember, they have consistently been special games indeed. They capture a certain charm whether set in the halls of Hogwarts, travelling through Gotham City, or, now, even taking on Minecraft, LEGO…
Read MoreHBO’s uncontrollable hit Game of Thrones may have recently ended the season, but for the Telltale game based on the series things are just ramping up. On Twitter, Telltale Games has posted five new screenshots of Episode 5: A Nest of Vipers. The developer has also confirmed that the new…
Read MoreInformation, videos, drawings, websites… there are so many new goodies for Koei Tecmo’s Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence that we won’t be able to show you them all here. But we’re sure going to try! We were super excited to hear that this Nobunaga’s Ambition chapter was coming in English,…
Read MoreGiven the popularity of dual stick arcade games like Geometry Wars and Super Stardust, it makes a lot of sense that we would see more twin stick shooters being made by indie developers. The genre is known for being accessible to a wide variety of gamers, yet also maddeningly difficult…
Read MoreSpectra is a great throwback to the yesteryear of twitch racing games. Everything about the game rings solid, yet almost nothing gives the impression of spectacular. The end result is a fun game that will entertain in small doses, but does not provide enough depth to keep me coming back…
Read MoreHow many 2D fighters have we played this year? Battle Fantasia is a somewhat simplistic approach to a 2D fighting game and clearly looks to similar games as inspiration. Like multiple games before it, Battle Fantasia offers a diverse range of characters that all have different fighting styles, with no…
Read MoreAfter months of speculation and tentative release dates, we finally – finally! – have a 100% official release date for that game about the girls in bikinis slashing up zombies. Onechanbara Z2: Chaos will release in Australia on August 27. The press release write up on this game is so…
Read MoreThree times Five Nights at Freddy’s obviously wasn’t enough. Not only is the fourth installment of Scott Cawthon’s popular indie point-and-click horror game on its way, it is coming months ahead of the anticipated release and a new trailer has dropped. Originally slated for a Halloween 2015 release, Five Nights…
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