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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…

ubisofts-stephane-jankowski-on-might

July 24, 2013

CCG/collectible card game/Free-to-play/Interview/Interviews/Might and Magic/Might and Magic Duel of Champions/PAX Australia/Stephane Jankowski/Ubisoft

Stephane Jankowski It’s not usually a point of pride to lose at something 23 times in a row, especially in the world of competitive gaming. But for Ubisoft Quebec’s Stephane Jankowski, it’s not only a point of pride, it’s proof that Might & Magic: Duel of Champions – for which…

Brutal Gamer News Wrap: 7/24/13

July 24, 2013

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag/Flashback/PayDay 2/SDCC/Star Control

San Diego Comic Con highlights much of BG’s news coverage this week, but there was plenty of other stuff too like the upcoming rebirths of classic titles Flashback and Star Control, our preview of PayDay 2 and an extended look at Assassin’s Creed IV that has the game looking sharp…

Is it just me, or is Drakengard 3 more like Nier 2?

July 24, 2013

Cavia/Drakengard/Drakengard 3/Marvellous/Nier/trailer/Trailers

Cavia was one of my favourite Japanese developers for the short time it was around. The team was responsible for not one, but two games that I couldn’t put down – Drakengard on the PS2 and then Nier on the PS3. Following the announcement that Cavia was no more I…

Review: Adventure Bar Story Labyrinth (Vita)

July 24, 2013

Adventure Bar Story/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Reviews/Rideon/Roguelike/RPG/Shinichi Yoshiike/Sony

Last year’s mobile-exclusive RPG Adventure Bar Story wasn’t the finest example of the genre, but it had a charm about it, in no small part because the game’s scenario was written by Shinichi Yoshiike – a minor legend in Japan’s game industry for his work on the Atelier series, amongst…

Review: R.I.P.D. The Game (PS3)

July 24, 2013

PS3 Review/PSN/R.I.P.D./Rest In Peace Department/Sony PlayStation 3/The Game

Movie tie-in games generally induce cringing from gamers who have been getting burned on their sentimentality since the Atari days (E.T. anyone?). Every now and then, a licensed game surprises though, delivering a knockout experience (like Goldeneye. Remember that one?). Generally, these are the ones where the developers can take…

Review: Attack of the Friday Monsters: A Tokyo Tale (3DS)

July 23, 2013

adventure game/Attack of the Friday Monsters/Kazu Ayabe/Level-5/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Reviews/story game

My time with Attack of the Friday Monsters is one which I’d compare to reading a novella or watching a short film. From the mind of Kazu Ayabe comes a game set in a sleepy 70’s village in Japan, where the residents have light conversation about food, laundry and television.…

Review: Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. (3DS)

July 23, 2013

JRPG/Mario and Luigi/Nintendo/Nintendo 3DS/Reviews/RPG

If I think carefully about what attracts me to the RPG genre and keeps me coming back for more, I can come up with a fairly definitive list of features. It’s a genre that has been my personal favourite since I discovered Dungeons & Dragons when I was about seven…

Show report: The first-ever PAX Australia. The first of many (we hope)

July 23, 2013

Australia/booth babe/Cosplay/event/Expo/game event/Indie/PAX Australia

Last weekend was the first time the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) was held in Australia. Developers, gamers and the cold weather all came down to the Melbourne Showgrounds for the weekend to celebrate all the things we love about this hobby. Being as this was the first time PAX had…

Review: Deadpool (PC)

July 22, 2013

action/Comics/Deadpool/High Moon Studios/Marvel/PC/Reviews

If you were to ask me what makes Deadpool so popular I could try to explain his love for breaking the fourth wall, his lust for women, or his never-ending hunger for chimichangas. Or, I could show you his video game. Deadpool, the mercenary with a mouth wants to star…

Review: Bloody Harry (iPhone)

July 22, 2013

action/Apple/Bloody Harry/FDG Entertainment/iOS/iPad/iPhone/review/Reviews

I think I just woke up in the early 90s. While the surge in indie games has brought an overabundance of retro titles, FDG Entertainment’s Bloody Harry does not even claim that its game has a retro appeal in the game’s description on the iOS Marketplace. Yet, it’s one of…

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