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…
The release of Mortal Kombat X is just around the corner, and Warner Bros. is blitzing us all with weekly trailers. This week we’ve got one that shows off one of the newcomers, Kung Jin. You’ll also see Kung Lao and Liu Kang doing their thing, and plenty of bone-breaking…
Read MoreBig Ant, the Australian developer behind the excellent Don Bradman Cricket and TableTop Cricket titles, has exclusively announced to us that it is in active development of a sequel to Don Bradman Cricket. While we weren’t given any timeline on the release of the game, the development is happening now,…
Read MoreResident Evil brings an episodic format to the direct sequel of the new Revelations series that it introduced back in 2012. Rather than give players the whole game in one go, Capcom decided to release this one in weekly instalments. It’s a very interesting idea that really supports the already…
Read MoreAfter a couple of crazy months of game releases, April’s line-up seems positively thin. But don’t think that this is an opportunity to catch up on your backlog. Oh no. What April lacks in sheer quantity, it makes up for with sheer quality. It kicks off with Dark Souls II:…
Read MoreOperation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy is NISA’s upcoming dungeon crawler for the PlayStation Vita. An exclusive to that platform, it comes to us courtesy of the developers behind the absolutely brilliant Demon Gaze, and just looking at this new 1:30 trailer, I can already tell I’ll love this game. Demon…
Read MoreGame of Thrones: Episode Three – The Sword in the Darkness, as the midway point in Telltale Game’s latest episodic epic, does an excellent job of pulling more narrative threads together while dangling just enough new ones to keep you invested. The writing continues to be strong, but a lack…
Read MoreSoldner-X 2: Final Prototype is a re-release of a 2010 PlayStation 3 game, and is what seems to be one of thousands of shoot-em-ups set in space we’ve seen recently. The original came with a mixed, but mostly positive response, and has now found a home on the Vita, a…
Read MoreOmega Quintet is the first “otaku” JRPG that will be released on the PlayStation 4. Coming to us from the masters of the otaku in Compile Heart, and due for release next month, the more we’re seeing of it, the more we’re loving it. Related reading: For some trailers of…
Read MoreBloodborne’s finest moments is in its first hour or so. That’s not to say the rest of the game declines in standard, but the statement is rather an acknowledgement that the first tentative steps into this visionary experience is one of horrible, wonderful awe. No game setting has been so…
Read MoreWhile I wouldn’t go as far as to say it surpasses his other horror titles (most notably those from the Resident Evil and Dino Crisis series), The Evil Within marked a return to form for veteran developer Shinji Mikami, one that I eagerly waited for over the years. Related reading:…
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