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…
It’s Monday, so I’m going to use that as my excuse for some out-there thinking. That and our weekly discussion on what we’d like to see happen with the PlayStation 4 has inspired me to thought. For today’s musing I’m going to looking at a possible sales model for Sony’s…
Read MoreI am here. White. It’s at first captivating, but maybe that’s because it is all around me. Maybe I have somehow stepped into heaven itself? Confused, I start to look around a bit further, only to find a throne made of stone setting behind me. The throne is, well, rather…
Read MoreThough the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) genre traces its roots right back to 2003’s Defence of the Ancients Warcraft III custom map, it’s fair to say the genre really took off in 2009 with League of Legends. Given that the genre has only had a unique identity for the…
Read MoreIt’s easy to look at the misfortunes of Zynga and assume that social gaming is one of those fads that will soon die. That assumption of course completely neglects that fact that Japanese social giant, GREE, is not only making big inroads into the western market, but it’s doing so…
Read MoreThis big news this week was of course the teaser trailer for what is very likely to be the PS4 unveil on February 20. Of course that trailer didn’t give us any idea on what to expect from the PS4, with not so much as a glimpse, but that’s not…
Read MoreOne of the finest tactics strategy games of all time is headed to the PlayStation 3 and Vita, complete with graphical overhaul. The good news was confirmed on Twitter, via Ian Hardingham, one of the developers behind the game: “Double Eleven are bringing a deluxe remake of Frozen Synapse to…
Read MoreThe recently released sequel to the hit mobile game Temple Run just raced its way to a stunning amount of opening week downloads. A simple game by anyone’s estimation, the original Temple Run nonetheless proved to be a hit with gamers. The ‘endless runner’ scored big netting a staggering 170…
Read More1UP, who is notably one of the very few publications out there that gave Ni No Kuni a generally negative review, has just published a piece in response to many people’s claims that the game is the “saviour” of the JRPG. Predictably the author seems to have been struck dumbfounded…
Read MorePart two of the four part adventure title from Phoenix Online Studios and Jane Jensen, Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller – The Wise Monkey is available now on the PC. The second episode follows FBI agent Erica Reed as she gets ever closer to finding the man who murdered her…
Read MoreWith all of the game studios and publishers that have been shut over the past year or so, even the most vocal advocates of the games industry would be hard pressed to call this a “healthy” industry. There are plenty of arguments over where the specific profitability issues that game…
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