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…
Of all the games that are made in Japan, the ones that you will rarely, if ever, see released in the west are dating simulators or games that focus on the sexual content (and then also released on mainstream platforms like Steam or at retail, dodgy download services don’t count).…
Read MoreCould there be a sub-$99 Xbox on the way and did the Wii U get a price cut already? This may just be one of the bumpiest transition years in a while as the industry tumbles into the next generation. An Xbox (with no subscription) for less than $99 USD…
Read MoreI am a huge Magic fan. I play it every night with coworkers, my son and I have decks we play at home and I have purchased every release of Duels of the Planeswalkers, having tried it on PC, iPad, PS3 and 360. You could safely say I am familiar…
Read MoreIf you’re on the hunt for some cheap games for your consoles, Play-Asia rotates around weekly specials, and there are often some really great bargains to be picked up. If you’re a fan of Phoenix Wright and missed a game in the series, or you’re wondering what the fuss is…
Read MoreDeveloper Grasshopper Manufacture has put out tons of new screenshots from the upcoming Killer is Dead, and they look ridiculously good – and expectedly over-the-top. Kadokawa Games and XSEED Games are set to release this action game for both the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 in Japan, North…
Read MoreThe wildly successful reboot of the legendary Mortal Kombat franchise was initially refused classification in Australia. Too violent and all that. So, believe it or not, this release of the Komplete edition is the first opportunity that many Australians have had to play the game. Sadly, a release date just…
Read MoreThree former Nippon Ichi America (NISA) staff have banded together to form a new company, acttil (stands for: “acceptance + creativity + teamwork + trust + innovation + love”). The team; Jack Niida, Hiroko Kanazashi, and Nao Miyazawa, have a remarkably simple goal for their new company; “acttil will focus…
Read MoreJust a quick note to report on a press release that dropped in my inbox this morning; XSEED has been rebranded as Marvelous USA. Nothing about the company will really change – the President and CEO will remain as Shinichi Suzuki and the team will continue to be based in…
Read MoreWhen Tetris Axis launched at retail back in late 2011, it probably didn’t set the sales charts ablaze. The 3DS library was still underdeveloped and the prospect of paying $29.99 USD for yet another revision of the world’s trendiest puzzle game might have been underwhelming to most. Fast forward one…
Read MoreLet’s start with a tip for future game designers; start small. Your first game will not be an MMORPG to outclass World of Warcraft. You might not even be able to make a workable Super Mario Bros. clone. But even eliminating those options, there are still tonnes of simple game…
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