Matt S. is the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of DDNet. He's been writing about games for over 20 years, including a book, but is perhaps best-known for being the high priest of the Church of Hatsune Miku.
Today is a very exciting day for me, personally! I am thrilled to formally announce The Last Waltz, with a 2025 release. Most of you that follow the site probably already know about the game as I’ve been talking about it pretty openly, but today is the formal, public announcement of the game and all its details. You can check…
The value of “pro” controllers is a little lost on me, as the only competitive game that I play is Magic the Gathering, which doesn’t need a controller at all, and most of the single player games I enjoy can be played with one or two buttons (and are often…
Most 4X and empire-building strategy games are focused on building an empire…
I’m not usually one to get invested in Early Access games. I’d…
Last week Nintendo and Fujifilm had something exciting to share; a new partnership that would allow people to directly print out their favourite digital photos (i.e. screenshots) from the upcoming New Pokemon Snap using the instax mini Link. The mini Link is a tiny, pocket-sized printer that churns out Polaroid-style…
Read MoreSaGa has never been Square Enix’s biggest property. The first couple were even renamed as “Final Fantasy Legends” for release in the west, and SaGa Frontier, the game being remastered here, never even got a release in Europe and Australia. It did get a release in the US, but this…
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The big news today is that Sony is going to be shutting down its PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3, Vita and PSP, meaning that you’ll no longer be able to purchase nor download games on those platforms. What does this have to do with the Anbernic RG351V? Simple. Given…
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I think at this point the story of Cyberpunk 2077 is well-known and well-reported. It had a catastrophic launch on console that has done meaningful damage to the CD Projekt Red brand, and Sony even took the unprecedented step of removing the game from sale in its entirety at one…
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History lesson time! There’s actually a really good reason that Crawlco Block Knockers, a pervy puzzle game with plenty of nudity in it, is quite the appropriate Nintendo console release (I have no idea how eastasiasoft gets away with this, given the previously-released Waifu Uncovered pushes real boundaries on what…
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What a wonderful thing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is. Developer, Vanillaware, is known for its quality 2D action games, from Dragon’s Crown through to Odin Sphere, but in general, those games are about the stunning visual engines and tight action. The developer has never been known as a storyteller in…
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Well then. Waifu Uncovered is certainly a thing. A thing I never expected Nintendo to allow, in this state, onto the Switch. Publisher eastasiasoft certainly deserves credit for somehow making that happen. To stop beating around the bush, Waifu Uncovered is strip SHMUP, and while it doesn’t go quite as…
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With a waif-like, petite figure, long blonde hair tied in the twintails fashion, and a flowery dress in the style of Japan’s popular “Gothic Lolita” style, Marie Rose was – and still is – a very different type of character to the other women that we see in Dead or…
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Fire Emblem has traditionally been known for three things. Firstly, everyone knows the characters of Fire Emblem. Everyone has their favourites. They’re usually gorgeous and sexy, and that’s just great. Secondly, Fire Emblem is known for its expansive, epic narrative arcs. Thirdly, it’s known for a remorseless difficulty and permadeath…
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With all due respect to the PlayStation Vita (and as everyone who knows me knows, I have a lot of respect for the PlayStation Vita), when it came to rendering “realistic” people, the console hit its limits. When it came to abstract visuals, such as games like Oreshika, the PlayStation…
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