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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: Defender’s Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (PC)

June 10, 2013

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten/PC/PC Review/Reviews/Steam

I love stumbling onto a game where my expectations are, frankly, low – but coming away feeling like I found a game that is perhaps better than not only what I expected, but the sum of its parts. This is exactly how I feel about Defender’s Quest: Valley of the…

Review: Chulip (PS3)

June 10, 2013

adventure game/Chulip/Natsume/PlayStation/PS2 Classics/Punchline/Reviews

Most people spent their childhoods riding bikes, attending school, or perhaps indulging in the occasional video game. The protagonist of the Natsume-published Chulip transitions into adulthood by kissing police officers, train conductors, alien monkeys, underground onions, and the drunkard father of his love interest. Clearly most people had nothing on…

Review: Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta Episode 1 (PS3)

June 9, 2013

PlayStation/PS3/PS3 Review/PSN/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 3/Sony PlayStation Network/Uncharted/Unearthed: The Trail of Ibn Battuta Episode 1

You know how sometimes people enjoy the guilty pleasure of a movie that is “so bad it’s good”? For example, I have a buddy who loves Nicolas Cage movies for that very reason. Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta Episode 1 (the only time in this review I will type out…

The weekly discussion: It’s E3 time!

June 8, 2013

E3 2013/The weekly discussion/weekly chat

It’s the week most gamers look forward to every year with baited breath: E3. In a few short days we will know all the games we’ll be playing in the coming weeks and months, and we’ll get insight into not one, but two entirely new consoles that are just on…

e3-2013-faridas-pre-show-thoughts

June 7, 2013

E3 2013/Microsoft/Nintendo/PlayStation/predictions/Sony/Wii U/Xbox 360

It’s that time of year again! E3 is just a few short days away, and naturally that’s all we’re going to be talking about for the next week or so. But what are the Digitally Downloaded team looking forward to the most? Over the next couple of days our team will…

why-e3-needs-apple

June 7, 2013

Apple/E3 2013/iPad/iPhone/Opinion

E3 positions itself as the biggest, most important convention for the games industry. Here is the place where the big announcements are made and the who’s who of the most important game developers, publishers, and console manufacturers come together to not only show us what we’ll be playing over the…

Interview: acttil, the new localisation company bringing us games from Japan

June 6, 2013

acttil/Interview/Interviews/localisation/Nao Miyazawa

Recently, a small group of former NIS America staffers formed a localisation company of their own. acttil (stands for acceptance + creativity + teamwork + trust + innovation + love) is offering Japanese developers a full range of localisation and marketing services. With so many great games in Japan going…

Sonic Lost World – some quick screens for the Wii U and 3DS

June 6, 2013

Nintendo 3DS/Nintendo Wii U/screenshots/Sonic Lost World

Some screenshots of Sega’s upcoming Sonic game for the Nintendo Wii U and 3DS have been released. This title will one again bring Dr. Eggman to the forefront – but this time as Sonic’s ally. Both titles are slated for release in Japan, America and Europe later this year. Here…

Review: ArcaniA: The Complete Tale (PS3)

June 6, 2013

Arcania/Nordic Games/PlayStation/PlayStation 3/Reviews/RPG/western RPG

One of the nicest surprises of the year so far for the PlayStation 3 has been the release of a creakily-old, but quite enjoyable western RPG, ArcaniA 4. Retitled ArcaniA: The Complete Tale – one assumes because it’s the first time a PlayStation console has had a game of the…

ian-livingstone-suggests-nintendo-sell

June 6, 2013

games journalism/Ian Livingstone/IP/Mario/Nintendo/Opinion/Zelda

It never ceases to amaze me how games journalists manage to spin a single out of context quote into a click-baiting article, since it rarely leads to a story that provides accurate information to the reader. But it happens, and Ian Livingstone is the latest victim of this “journalistic practice.”…

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