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…
Opinion by Matt S. As followers of Digitally Downloaded will know, we recently ran a Kickstarter to try and get enough money to publish a book about games. The Kickstarter itself was wildly successful in that it essentially became a pitch; after a publisher read it, they were prepared to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Every so often a developer takes a crack of bringing big production values to the tower defence genre. It’s not a genre that I would have thought could work for more “serious” strategy gaming, but I remain open to the idea that someone will come along…
Read MoreYs: Memories of Celceta is due to be released in Europe and Australia very shortly on the PlayStation Vita, and to celebrate that fact, the publisher of the game, NISA, has kindly given us three copies of the game to give to our readers, anywhere in the world. There are…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Tecmo Koei has confirmed the release date for the upcoming Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends. In Australia and New Zealand, it will be available on Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on April 3. A couple of things worth noting about this game; it’s a stand…
Read MoreOpinion by Harvard L. You’ve probably heard of Flappy Bird by now. The new smartphone and tablet sensation that’s heralded as the next Angry Birds or Candy Crush Saga (because every notable release on smartphones needs to be heralded as such) and lit up both social networks and the fuses…
Read MorePreview by Shaan J. I’ll be the first one to say that I love rhythm and music video games. It’s refreshing to see a merger of music of all kinds and games; from standard games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band, all the way to hybrids like Rez or Child…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. If anyone ever again argues with me that games can’t hold literary merit, I’m going to point them to Danganronpa. Spike Chunsoft’s visual novel is very much like the original Saw film that heavily inspired it; what could have easily been a standard horror narrative reveals…
Read MoreOpinion by Jim S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…
Read MoreEarlier this week we launched a competition to win a copy of Danganronpa. There’s still a couple of days before the competition closes, so be sure to get your entry in before it’s too late! Thanks to the fine folks at Nippon Ichi Software America, we’ve got three physical copies…
Read MoreToday on the Wrap Sega unveils a whole new Sonic, Ubisoft’s Child of Light is looking mighty special, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 gets a full symphony backing and Burial at Sea episode 2 finally has a release date. Sega reveals Sonic Boom trailer Now, before you leap to conclusions,…
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