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…
For years now, Zen Studios has been building its Zen Pinball 2 platform into something truly incredible. It’ll cost you a pretty penny to buy access to every one of the 54 tables that are now available, but for pinball fanatics it’s hard to imagine a game development company that…
Read MoreI was driving around aimlessly in a stolen black Vapid Bullet, when I collided against a white Benefactor Panto (which had appeared out of nowhere). My car hit a pole and stalled. When I stepped out of my vehicle to inspect the damage, I found out to my horror that…
Read MoreLast year The Golf Club launched on a handful of platforms with some pretty ambitious goals that were mostly met. however, even as I played the game then, I felt like there was room for more; it needed more options, more themes and more performance optimisation. Now, about a year…
Read MoreAssassin’s Creed is at its best when Ubisoft is willing to experiment with it. When developer teams are unburdened from the AAA-budgets, and left free to experiment with narrative and form, we invariably see the potential of this series hit its peak; we see games that make interesting use of…
Read MoreWar for the Overworld is another in a growing list of Kickstarter campaigns that were successfully crowdfunded. In this case, the game pays homage to the classic Dungeon Keeper series from EA. What started out as a fan-made sequel after EA cancelled the development of Dungeon Keeper 3: War for…
Read MoreConvoy is one of those games that’s not entirely unique – it’s been defined as a mix between Mad Max and FTL: Faster Than Light since its Kickstarter inception – and on the surface level it could easily be passed off as another ‘clone’; yet, in doing so, you would…
Read MoreIt’ll take you a full weekend to play through the three tutorials in A-Train 3D. In that time you’ll be bombarded with text as the game slowly – but comprehensively – walks you through its myriad of systems. You’ll generally quite overwhelmed with its complexity. But by the end of…
Read MoreMadman Entertainment has announced that at some point this year the live action take on the mega-popular franchise, Attack on Titan, will be getting a theatrical release in Australia. While we’ve seen plenty of examples of popular manga that just haven’t translated well to the big screen, there have been…
Read MoreIt’s been a busy couple of days for news about Konami, and it’s the kind of news that has led to the company being crucified over social media. First the rumours swirled that it would be canning the much-hyped Silent Hills, then the company confirmed that to be the case,…
Read MoreIn a day and age when it feels like many hardware makers are churning out version after iterated version of their gear so quickly that yesterday’s peripheral feels outdated half a day later, it is nice to see a company like Mionix taking its time and crafting a smaller number…
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