Review by Matt S. I’m not usually big on the whole FPS genre, let alone multiplayer-focused FPSers, but for Screencheat I’ll make an exception any day of the week. A solid throwback to the fond memories I have of split screen Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, Screencheat is a unique, creative…
Read MoreWe have become immediate fans of Quantum Suicide after being made aware of it yesterday. It is in many ways a holy trinity for what we like to stand for at DDNet; it’s indie creativity at work, it’s a “Japanese game” and it’s developed by Aussies! As a visual novel…
Read MoreFrom a two-woman company on the Gold Coast of Australia comes Quantum Suicide, a Japanese-style visual novel. I am absolutely delighted to be able to share this news for three reasons: one, an all-female indie development company; two, the company is based in Australia; and three, the game looks really…
Read MoreAustralia Day takes place in the middle of our summer because everyone loves to head on down the beach and play some cricket or beach volleyball, have a BBQ and a few beers, and then party on into the night. I mean, sure, Australia has issues in the game development…
Read MoreDigitally Downloaded will be taking a small break from regular programming today to celebrate Australia Day. There’s a big feature coming later in the day that looks at why Australian game developers love working in this market (because it’s not always easy), but other than that, the whole team is…
Read MoreWell, this is great news! For years now we’ve had to put up with the Australian government at national level doing what it can to undermine the development of the games industry. Most of the funding and development work has had to come out of the state governments after the…
Read MoreI have some sad news for all of you eagerly awaiting the console version of Gone Home. As announced on Twitter today, the EU/AU version of the game has been delayed due to ” last-minute complications” with rating/certification. Sad announcement: due to last-minute complications with ratings/cert, GH Console is delayed…
Read MoreAnyone who’s been following along with the Australian games industry knows the following timeline: The previous Australian government created a $10 million fund to finance game development. The subsequent (current) Australian government tore that up midway through, killing a great deal of funding that was going a lot for the…
Read MoreThis year – 2015 – has been one of the finest years for games ever. The new console really hit their strides, and we saw some superb games really start to leverage the power that they offered. At the same time, the independent developers really started to break out and…
Read MoreOver the last couple of years, the annual Japan film festival, which brings some of the most impressive films from Japan to Australia, has become one of my most anticipated events of the year. In 2015 it didn’t disappoint. Related reading: My interview with one of the organisers of the…
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