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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…

Interview: Ghostlight on why localisation isn’t as easy as it sounds

February 26, 2013

Alasdair Evans/Ghostlight/Interview/Interviews/localisation/publishing/Shin Megami Tensei

Ghostlight is a specialist publisher operating out of the UK, bringing Japanese games into PAL markets. Operating since 2004, it has been responsible for European and Australian players gaining access to a range of the Shin Megami Tensei titles, as well as the rather excellent Agarest games. Ghostlight Senior Producer,…

Massive Games on Demand sale starts up on XBL

February 26, 2013

halo/Microsoft/Xbox 360/Xbox Ultimate Game Sale

Microsoft will be slashing prices, starting today, on some of the biggest games currently available in Xbox Live’s Games on Demand service (including Halo 4). The ‘Xbox Ultimate Game Sale’ sees some titles cut down as much as 85% off the asking price. It’s not super clear right now, but…

more-free-dlc-comes-to-ravaged

February 26, 2013

DLC/Free/PC/Ravaged

2 Dawn Games post apocalyptic multiplayer shooter just got another dose of free DLC. Ever want to drive a giant dump truck into battle? Gargantuan construction vehicles aside, this is a pretty great deal if you’re a fan of the FPS. Not only do you get said earth-mover in the…

The week’s Play-Asia specials: Art, art and the art of stealth and assassination

February 26, 2013

Play-Asia

If 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. So what’s on for this week? If you like Japanese RPGs, Japanese weirdness, and more than a little dash of Japanese…

even-with-r18-australian

February 26, 2013

Atelier Totori Plus/Australia/classifications/Opinion/R18

Today’s nasty little surprise that a near-innocent JRPG has been slapped with an R18+ rating by the Australian Classification Board is further proof that Australia is in many ways the poster-boy of western hypocrisy with regards to sex and violence. I’ve written about this topic in the past and that…

Trailer: Rainbow Moon on PlayStation Vita; first footage

February 26, 2013

eastasiasoft/PlayStation/PlayStation Vita/Rainbow Moon/Rainbow Sky/Trailers

Just a few days ago we revealed the good news that eastasiasoft is formally publishing a sequel to the excellent Rainbow Moon. Clearly the publisher is in the mood to get us excited, because it has also shared the first footage of the upcoming port of Rainbow Moon on the…

Painkiller Hell & Damnation DLC blazes to life

February 26, 2013

Hell and Damnation/Painkiller/PC/Steam

The sort-of rebirth for Nordic Games and the Farm 51’s old school action series Painkiller has a brand new round of DLC with ‘The Clock Strikes Meat-Night’. Available now on Steam, the new content includes three new maps, new enemies,, new weapons, and more. The DLC is packed full of…

The Australian Classification Board has been overrun by lunatics giving R18+ ratings like it’s free candy

February 26, 2013

age rating/Atelier Totori Plus/Australia/classifications/R18

Like most other Australians I cheered a little bit (ok, a lot) when Australia finally emerged from the media dark ages and realised that sometimes, just sometimes, adults like to play games too. By that I mean we have finally got the R18+ rating. Games can finally be classified as…

Baldur’s Gate opens on OSX

February 26, 2013

Apple/Baldur's Gate/Black Isle/mac/OSX

Mac gamers rejoice, one of the greatest CRPG’s of all time is now available on OSX. There isn’t too much that hasn’t been said about Baldur’s Gate. Black Isle’s now classic RPG was a landmark game for the PC the second it hit stores way back in 1998 and it’s…

Atelier Totori – Looks like it will receive a global release

February 26, 2013

Atelier Totori Plus/NIS America/Sony PlayStation Vita/Tecmo Koei

An interesting find, but it looks like Tecmo Koei is going to publish the PlayStation Vita port of Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland Plus. All of the DLC characters from the original Atelier Totori and a new dungeon called Orthogalaxen will be included with the game. Also interesting, it…

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