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…
Linux gets a little more gaming love this week as Wargame European Escalation brings the theater of war to the operating system. Wargame just saw release on the Mac not too long ago and now Eugen Systems RTS has invaded the Steam Linux shop. In a cool little twist, Eugen…
Read MoreKonami has announced that Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker has finally arrived for play on the PS Vita. Left out of last year’s collected edition that included both Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty and Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Peace Walker is a welcome sight for Vita…
Read MoreAustralia’s first R18+ game has formally been released. Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2+, a enhanced version of a game that wasn’t rated R18+ when it was first released half a decade ago, is now on store shelves, ready for “adult” consumption. To celebrate the occasion, Mark Serrels over at Kotaku AU…
Read MoreI’ve been writing about games for many years, and if there is one thing that has been consistent across my time sitting here watching everything unfurl around me is this; gamers fear change. That fear manifests itself in many different ways. If you’re ever in the mood to spark up…
Read MoreThe games industry’s newest controversy: EA said that it has big plans for its games to all feature microtransations. The response to that announcement is of course predictable; a panic about games becoming pay-to-win, gloating over statistics that suggest that Dead Space 3 – the first game to adopt this…
Read MoreThere is something very Tim Burtonesque running behind Persona 4. On the one hand players experience the banality of life in a small Japanese village. Children watch TV. Incessant rain boxes people indoors. Families complain that a big shopping mall is driving the local businesses out of town. And then…
Read MoreRecently we revealed that Zen pinball would be adding some Star Wars to the mix. While there are plenty of great discounts right now on PSN, there are some new releases to take note of as well. Specifically for me – the new Star Wars tables for Zen Pinball 2…
Read MoreJust like there is a massive sale going on in Xbox Live this week, the PlayStation Network is showing off a lot of discounted titles as well. To start off, there are the usual weekly discounts as well as the Vita Anniversary Bash sale: Class of Heroes Crimson Gem Saga…
Read MoreIt was a relief to see that Ragnarok Odyssey had arrived in Australia. Here was one of those early Vita games that I was really looking forward to, but was worried it would be too niche for this market. While I needed to wait a while to finally get my…
Read MorePlayStation 3 Elder Scrolls: Skyrim players can enlist in the Dawnguard and battle the vampiric scourge, or become one of the children of the night and blot out the sun. The PS3 edition of Bethesda’s massively huge role playing game has finally joined the Xbox 360 and PC versions of…
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