I was genuinely concerned that Dead or Alive was, well, dead. On its original launch, Dead or Alive 6 was largely seen as a misfire by just about all camps: Koei Tecmo clearly wanted to elevate it into the rotation for serious fighting games, but on reputation alone it was…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. All good things come to an end. For Dead or Alive 6 it seems like it came to an end far too soon, with Koei Tecmo announcing that the new DLC that was released this week will be the end of it. I know, I know,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Devastated. Koei Tecmo’s excellent Dead or Alive 6 looks like it has become a commercial drain, and the company has announced that following an update in April it will no longer produce new DLC, characters, or other content for the game. Given that the previous Dead…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. FINALLY! Finally I can give Marie Rose green hair and she can cosplay as Hatsune Miku, bringing the two greatest things together. Unfortunately, the most recent updates to Dead or Alive 6 haven’t been without controversy, because Koei can’t seem to stop attracting anger about this…
Read MoreAwards by the DDNet Team It’s that time of year again, where we look back at the year that was, and pick our top three games across a host of categories! As with years past we’ll reveal one award winner per day, and this year we’ve got a massive 17…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. There’s plenty to talk about in this latest Dead or Alive 6 update! Since the last video I did there have been two new sets of costumes dropped – one is a new set of swimsuits, and the other is sporty gym wear. Both are very…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Dead or Alive (especially DoA Xtreme) has a certain reputation in the west. Enough so that Koei Tecmo opted to localise the most recent Dead or Alive Xtreme into English, but only release it in Asia, rather than risk the western response. The reason for that…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Yet another round of Dead or Alive 6 costume DLC has landed with us, and this time around it’s beautiful, flowing summer dresses. These costumes actually really impressed me. From a technical and animation standpoint, skin-tight swimsuits and similar isn’t such a challenge. Getting a long…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. A new Dead or Alive 6 Season Pass kicked off last week, and brought with it the first wave of swimsuit costumes for all the characters. Like I was going to resist that. So here I am, testing out all the lovely swimsuits for all the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Any week where there’s new Dead or Alive stuff to play is a good week, and this is a *very* good week, with two all-new characters to play with: Kula and Mai from the King of Fighters series. Related reading: Read my review of the base…
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