Article by DigitallyDownloaded.net Team We got to the end of the year, everyone! MERRY CHRISTMAS. However you celebrate it in your part of the world, I hope you have the most magnificent time, get an opportunity to rest and reset, and enjoy that well-earned and well-deserved break. It has been…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We wanted to launch the December issue of the Dee Dee Zine on Christmas Eve this year, and it really is a gift to our Patreon backers: It’s our biggest magazine to date (56 pages!) and it is jam-packed with interesting features about Japanese culture, art…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again, everyone, where we celebrate the best games of the year. Despite being a heavily disrupted year thanks to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, 2021 produced some incredible games, almost from day one, and as a result, our awards this year has the most variety…
Read MoreShopping by Matt S. Okay, this is a bit of an advertisement and self-promotion, but it’s not something that we talk about too much at DDNet (mostly because we don’t want to spam our readers!), so if you didn’t know about this already, did you know that we do have…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This is just a short note, but since everyone who reads DDNet knows I love my JRPGs, I thought that this podcast that I was recently invited on to might be of interest. The kind folks at Blowing Cartridges were kind to invite me on to…
Read MoreIt’s our special end of year extravaganza! A two-hour-long epic podcast in which we chat about the year that was, the games we loved, and then look forward to 2022 and everything that is on the horizon there. What a year it has been for gaming, and what a year…
Read MoreWe have a very Nintendo-focused podcast this month. With new Pokémon titles out this month (or, at least, remakes of Pokémon titles), we have a good chat about those games, and the broader Pokémon experience – where are things at with the series, and what has made it so enduring?…
Read MoreWe have a very different topic for discussion this month, but I promise you it’s an interesting one! The use of islands in games can range from the very, very large to the very, very small. But what do “islands” mean to video games, and what does it look like…
Read MoreWelcome to the September podcast! The PlayStation 2 is one of the greatest consoles of all time, and its contribution to gaming should be remembered. We’ve been in a nostalgic mood in recent months, so we decided to bust out our favourite PlayStation 2 games to talk about the console…
Read MoreWelcome to the August podcast! This month our focus is on remakes, remasters, and re-releases. What makes a good remake, when is a remaster the better choice, or should developers respect the original? We get a lot of re-things these days, and the relationship between the original and the new…
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