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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…

madden-social-goes-long-on-ios-and

November 1, 2012

Apple/EA/Facebook/iOS/iPad/iPhone/Madden Social

Madden goes free to play and focuses on quick play action for fans on the go. Focusing on ‘offensive shootouts’, play calling, and a pick up and play experience, this is a Madden that’s a little less about heavy detail and more about just having a little pigskin fun on…

the-disappearing-mid-tier-of-game

November 1, 2012

EA/Opinion/Peter Moore

EA Chief Operating Officer, Peter Moore, has confirmed something that many of us knew, but is a frightening statistic for the health of the games industry: too much revenue is generated from too few franchises. In an interview quoted at Gaming Vogue, Moore said “If you think about the industry today,…

The Wasted Land leads the indie sale charge on Android/iOS

November 1, 2012

Android/Apple/Call of Cthulhu/Hunters/iOS/Rebuild/Super Strategy Sale/Tactical Soldier Undead Rising

A confederacy of developers including Red Wasp have teamed to offer gamers a Super Strategy Sale. This is no throw away either, there are some of the best strategy games on mobiles. If you’ve been a reader of this site for any length of time, then you already know how…

The Bard’s Tale get a big update on Android

November 1, 2012

Android/inxile/The Bard's Tale

Among other things, Android players now get the classic Bard’s Tale 2 included with their game at no extra charge. Developer inXile announced the update today that the addition of the second classic title (something that iOS players have had for a while now) has finally gone live for the…

Help Kickstart an Orc Attack

November 1, 2012

Casual Brothers/Orc Attack/PC/PS3/Xbox 360

Orc Attack is one of the latest titles to head the crowd funding route and is bringing a quartet of flatulent greenskins along with it. In Orc Attack, the tables are turned and the Orcs are the good guys. The humans? They’re the angry, polluting, warmongers. Big and colorful with…

Review: Halo 4; both triumph and failure

November 1, 2012

343 Industries/FPS/halo/Halo 4/Master Chief/Microsoft/Microsoft Xbox 360/Reviews

With Halo 4, the FPS genre has hit its peak. In other words; as good as this is, it’s all downhill from here. Before we get to Halo 4 itself, I’d actually like to kick off this review by sharing an image; it’s called the Gartner Hype Cycle (see below).…

Microsoft turns an entire country into a Halo 4 ad

November 1, 2012

advertising/Halo 4/Microsoft/Microsoft Xbox 360

Let’s chalk this one up to one of the biggest marketing campaigns for a videogame ever; Microsoft has turned the nation of Lichtenstein in Europe into a giant ad for the upcoming release of Halo 4. Our review will be live in a little over three hours; the moment the…

Review: Clan of Champions (PC)

October 31, 2012

Clan of Champions/Fighter/gladiator combat/Nippon Ichi Software/NISA/PC/Reviews

Gladiatorial combat, such as that seen in the Colosseum in ancient Rome, has been generally agreed to represent one of the most brutal, bloodthirsty and morbidly fascinating sporting contests known to mankind. Thankfully the modern world has shunned the spectacle but the power of the virtual world enables the more…

Review: Assassin’s Creed III – AAA-game of the year (PS3)

October 31, 2012

Assassin's Creed III/Microsoft/open world game/PlayStation/Reviews/Ubisoft/Xbox 360

I was not a fan of the previous Assassin’s Creed game at all. That game was, like a Michael Bay film, loud, brash and thoroughly devoid of anything interesting behind its bombastic action. So I was genuinely surprised to find that Assassin’s Creed III is more like a Joss Whedon…

Review: Dokuro (Vita)

October 30, 2012

GungHo Online Entertainment/PlayStation/review/Sony/vita

A creepy little skeleton trying to save a shimmering princess – is Dokuro the treat to fill our digital gaming goody bags this Halloween? GungHo Online Entertainment has crafted a puzzle/platformer that would put a smile on the flesh of Tim Burton’s eerie face and it’s one that Vita owners…

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