Opinion by Matt S. Games that are so profoundly effecting that they are truly haunting are few and far between. But Homeless, which is a fully playable freeware game online, has such a strong point to make that it’s a game that will stick in my mind for many years…
Read MoreOpinion by Chris I. Rewind back a few years and tell most anyone that indie games would be earning the same respect and attention as the biggest blockbusters, and they would most likely laugh in your face. Yet, the unthinkable happened and titles like Braid, Limbo, and Bastion are well-known…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Here’s a creative match up made in heaven; the composer behind Journey’s breathtaking soundtrack (Austin Wintory) will be providing the music for Tale of Tales‘ upcoming Sunset. Tale of Tales is, of course, well known for being one of the strongest proponents that game development can…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Lately the line between what is and isn’t a game has been a hot debate here at DDNet. As all the discussion has proven, the line isn’t clear and Nyamyam’s new title, Tengami, isn’t going to make it any clearer. Tengami is in part an adventure…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. There’s an interesting thread that’s popped up at NeoGAF. Someone with a lot of time on their hands has helpfully compiled a list of 201 publications where The Last Of Us has won game of the year. This list annoys me greatly because The Last Of…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Jonathan Jones over at The Guardian has held the attitude for quite some time that games are not art. He’s argued it in the past, and after receiving a PlayStation 3 and, apparently, Tomb Raider, he’s maintaining that argument. I found it somewhat amusing that he…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I love foreign films because in watching them I learn something about the culture and environment that the film director, writer, and other artists involved in the production live within. It’s great to see the games industry start to follow suit, with independent developers across the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Tale of Tales continues to prove that it is the preeminent developer of games that are not just artistic by accident; they’re developed specifically to be art. And they’re an eclectic team to say the least; after such dark projects as The Path and The Graveyard,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Flowmo lasts for around 30 minutes and in that time there’s not a second of the experience that fits a conventional description of what constitutes a game. There’s no definable characters, there’s no linear narrative. It’s abstracted in the extreme. And it’s wonderful. Flowmo is as…
Read MoreA couple of months ago we asked you to vote on your favourite games of the year (up to the end of October, except for the blockbuster of the year award, which is still running now on the site). You’ve voted and now, in the coming weeks, we will unveil…
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