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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…

Review: Desert Fox: The Battle of El Alamein (iPad)

June 29, 2014

Desert Fox: The Battle of El Alamein/grognard/iOS/iPad/Reviews/Shenandoah Studios/Strategy

Review by Matt S. Shenandoah Studios is the ultimate example of what a specialist studio can do with the tablet and smartphone platform to create deep, engaging experiences. Focusing entirely on classical wargames, the studio is on to its third game with Desert Fox: The Battle of El Alamein, and…

The games of July: It’s a quiet month, but not empty

June 27, 2014

Child of Light/Guacamelee/list/One Piece/One Piece Unlimited World Red/Sniper Elite 3/the games of July/The Last Of Us

List by Jim S. July is typically the quietest month of the year when it comes to game releases. As everyone recovers from the excitement of E3, publishers take the time to prepare themselves for the end of year release cycle. That said, there’s a couple of notable game releases…

someone-is-actually-claiming-to-have

June 27, 2014

board game/Chess/Chess 2/David Sirlin/iOS/iPad/News/PC/Yomi

News by Matt S. Having the audacity to try and come up with a sequel to the (literally) ancient game of chess takes gonads. And yet that is exactly what David Sirlin is doing with the straightforwardly-named Chess 2. Sirlin might not be a name that is instantly recognisable, but…

BG News Wrap: 6/27/14

June 27, 2014

Batman: Arkham Knight/Crytek/fez/The Settlers/Ubisoft

Plenty to talk about this past week on BG including Crytek’s possible bankruptcy woes, the emergence of a possible release date for Batman: Arkham Knight, more Phil Fish nuttiness, and tha announcement of a new The Settlers game. Crytek in Crisis talks over bankruptcy claims Although things have stabilized somewhat in…

Trailer: SEGA’s pretty proud of Alien: Isolation

June 27, 2014

Alien: Isolation/News/Sega/Survival Horror/trailer/Trailers

News by Matt S. Alien: Isolation went down well at E3 2014, it seems. SEGA’s put together a short trailer to show off just how popular it was at the show. This is a game that promises to be a very frighting experience indeed. True to the atmosphere of Ridley…

Do you like writing about games? Come join us!

June 27, 2014

DDNet/digitallydownloaded.net/write for us

News by Matt S. Digitally Downloaded is looking for talented and dedicated writers! The site is going from strength to strength, and with that there is so much to do that we can’t possibly cover everything we would like to. So we’re looking for people to review games, write news,…

America isn’t the biggest market for games… so why are all the big budget games still made for Americans?

June 27, 2014

Financial results/Newzoo/Opinion

Opinion by Matt S. Here’s a fascinating little fact I’ve come across; according to data from Newzoo, North America is no longer the biggest market for games. The USA is still the largest single market for games, reporting $20.5 billion in revenue from games, but looking at game revenue from…

review-nun-attack-origins-yukis-silent

June 26, 2014

casual games/iPhone/Nun Attack/platformer/Reviews/Yuki's Silent Quest

Review by Andrew M. What makes a mobile game insanely addictive? Sitting down to play Nun Attack Origins: Yuki’s Silent Quest. Playing this for the first time, I instantly had the same feelings I had when I was lost in an Angry Birds black hole a few years back; I…

review-oscura-second-shadow-iphone

June 26, 2014

2D platformer/Indie/iOS/iPad/iPhone/Oscura/Oscura: Second Shadow/platformer/Reviews

Review by Sam M. If there is one genre that still hasn’t found strong footing on touchscreens it’s platformers. While there are a few exceptions that have succeeded, and attempts to simplify the genre down into endless runners and the like have been commercially successful, many traditional platformers suffer from…

Ar Nosurge: Ode To An Unborn Star is westward bound

June 25, 2014

Ar Nosurge/Gust/JRPG/Koei Tecmo/News/Tecmo Koei

News by Matt S. Ohboyohboyohboyohboy. GUST has another JRPG headed to our PlayStation 3 consoles. And this one isn’t even an Atelier game. Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star takes place in a world where music and song can create magic. Staring Delta and Casty, players need to protect…

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