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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…

Friday 10s; Ten game franchises that need a rest

August 30, 2013

Assassin's Creed/Battlefield/Call of Duty/Friday 10s/Gears of War/god of war/mass effect/Medal of Honor/Pokemon/Sonic/Splinter Cell/Top 10

Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so each week 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 in the world and this…

Pure Chess lands on iOS and is the definitive version

August 30, 2013

iOS/iPad/Pure Chess/Ripstone/VooFoo Studios

The Halloween set is just awesome As most Digitally Downloaded regulars know, I’m a big fan of Pure Chess. The game combines superb production values, excellent AI, a robust multiplayer experience and, amazingly, DLC chess sets that look so good that I actually paid for them. My favourite is the…

Review: Killer is Dead (PS3)

August 29, 2013

action/Art/Goichi Suda/Killer is Dead/PlayStation/PlayStation 3/Reviews/surrealism

The idea that games can be art continues to be a problematic one when it comes time to actually discuss games as art. The issue I’ve seen over and over is that any game that dares to push boundaries and ask questions of its audience tends to be derided rather…

Review: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (PS3)

August 29, 2013

Final Fantasy/Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn/MMO/MMORPG/PlayStation/PlayStation 3/Reviews/Square Enix

Escape Reality. Live the Fantasy; that’s the slogan plastered on the back of the box. It’s also the statement of intention for Square Enix, who desparately needed this complete remake of the original Final Fantasy XIV to work and to engage people on a very deep level to the point…

madden-moments-looking-back-at-series

August 29, 2013

Football/John Madden/Madden/Madden 25/Madden Moments/nfl/Opinion/Retro

With Madden 25 releasing… well, basically right now, I thought it would be a good opportunity to look back at the series and highlight some of my favourite ‘Madden Moments’ from over the years. I have not played every single release, but I have played most of them spanning from…

Review: Rayman Legends (Xbox 360)

August 28, 2013

Microsoft Xbox 360/platformer/rayman/Rayman Legends/Reviews/Ubisoft/Xbox 360

I thought it would be tough to follow on from Rayman Origins. That game brought Rayman into the era of HD gaming in spectacular style, with the gorgeous Ubi-art framework creating a vibrant world and a standard of animation that hadn’t been seen previously – even Nintendo’s studios have struggled…

playing-with-prices-nintendo-announces

August 28, 2013

2DS/3DS/Nintendo/The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD/Wii U

Today has been an active day in the Nintendo household. Not only was a price cut announced, but a new system bundle was confirmed and a brand new variation of the 3DS was unveiled. Firstly, the big news; the Nintendo 2DS, as pictured to the right. Excluding the clam-shell design,…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 8/28/13

August 28, 2013

Brutal Gamer News Wrap/Grand Theft Auto V/Microsoft/Steve Ballmer/Transformers

GTA 5 gives fans a detailed look at a pair of special editions, Dark Cybertron comes to Transformers comics, Assassin’s Creed IV’s live action trailer is mighty impressive and it’s the end of an era as Steve Ballmer announces his retirement. Grand Theft Wallet GTA fans have a hefty dose…

Review: Divekick (Vita)

August 28, 2013

2D fighter/Divekick/Fighting game/fighting games/Indie/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews

I get that Divekick is meant to be more parody than in-depth game, but I also didn’t find myself laughing. With that said, the premise is an interesting exercise in minimalism. Just how far down can you reduce the fighting game, in terms of both buttons and complexity, while maintaining…

Killer is Dead and misogyny; how do critics miss the point by this much?

August 28, 2013

Goichi Suda/Killer is Dead/misogyny/Opinion/sexism

Goichi Suda has done it again. He’s created a game (Killer is Dead) and released it to a mass outcry of misogyny from the critical community. It’s happened in his games before (see Lollipop Chainsaw) and once again the people making the complaints are, in taking a very simplistic approach…

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