Free-to-play games can run the gamut from terrible and money-hungry to quite good (though still usually money-hungry). While I prefer premium games, even in the mobile world, some free-to-play games just catch my attention. Enter upcoming tactical RPG Sword of Convallaria. Calling it “Fire Emblem meets Final Fantasy Tactics” makes…
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Hello Kitty faces serious competition nowadays. Once the darling of Japan’s deep and beloved mascot culture, Kitty is under serious threat of being replaced by her direct rival, Rilakkuma. It’s almost poetic. Hello Kitty is the creation of the mascot company, Sanrio, Rilakkuma is the creation of the mascot company,…
Read MorePoll by Matt S. We thought we’d start doing a weekly poll at DDNet, and give people a chance to share their thoughts regarding various topical… topics. Each week on YouTube and Twitter we’ll have a different question, and then we’ll collate your thoughts and share the results each week.…
Read MoreImpressions by Matt S. “Miku is so amazing,” goes one early line in the story that comes with Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! on mobile. She sure is, people. She sure is. Anyhow, SEGA and developer, Colorful Palette, just released Colorful Stage! for a global public beta. It will only run…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I was there right at the start with Pokémon cards. My brothers and I wore out entire decks with the very first edition of the game. For the longest time it replaced Magic: The Gathering as our go-to TCG. And then the Game Boy Color Pokémon…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Okay, it might not be the full new Hatsune Miku console rhythm game experience I so desperately want (or even the Hatsune Miku dating simulator that I keep emailing SEGA about – they ignore me now and I don’t know why), but there is a new…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. You’ve got to feel genuinely sorry for Japan. The Olympics was such a big deal and source of pride for the country, and for it to be trashed completely by a once-in-a-century pandemic is a cruelty that the country didn’t deserve. Nonetheless, the Olympics are going…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Blue Reflection is one of the most beautiful games that has ever been made. But it was also one the flew right under the radar (people saw bath scenes and the school setting, and really got the wrong idea about what the game is about), so…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Wizards of the Coast have taken the wise step of putting its digital Magic the Gathering platform: Magic: The Gathering Arena on mobile, and it is now available for both iOS via the App Store, and Android via Google Play. With this release, you’ll be able…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Square Enix hosted the first of its “Presents” shows overnight (for Aussies), giving us an update on everything that the company is working on. Or, at least, what its western publishing arm and developers are working on. The overall event overlooked the Japanese games in development,…
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