Review by Matt S. Ahhhh nostalgia. You can never keep it down. And that works out really well for game developers and publishers, who can dip into those back catalogues every so often to create a “classic game” collection and the sell it off with a minimum of development work.…
Read MoreBlog by Lindsay M. With the month coming to a close — this is my second to last post — I’ve realized I’ve been playing all these awesome games on my iPhone (and iPad, due to limited storage on my phone) and I’ve only written about Severed. For shame! With…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I am a big fan of anything that encourages people to respect for – and learn – creative skills. RPG Maker is an easy way for anyone, regardless of skill level, to start to learn about game development. Minecraft teaches people about certain logical thinking processes…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. My favourite casual mobile game received an update today. While it’s mostly just a good marketing ploy for Disney’s newest film, the update keeps the good old (young?) Disney Crossy Road feel alive while providing players with more reasons to return day after day. Related reading:…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This morning brought some sad news indeed for Disney fans, with the company opting to discontinue development on its Disney Infinity franchise, and close down the developer behind that series, Avalanche Studios. Related reading: Matt’s review of Disney Infinity 2.0. There is saturation in the collectibles…
Read MoreList by Lindsay M. Disney Crossy Road has been out for a couple weeks now, and I can say with ease I have spent far too much of my time tapping and flicking those gosh darn cute pixellated Disney characters to their deaths. The game is essentially a reskinned Crossy…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We love Crossy Road at DigitallyDownloaded.net. It’s fun, it’s light hearted, it’s challenging, and it’s adorable. It became our Apple TV game of the year last year when we discovered that it is also a lot of fun in multiplayer. Related reading: The Aussies behind this…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. The Aussie developers at Hipster Whale have really struck on to a good thing with Crossy Road. Not only is it one of the most addictive and entertaining games on mobile devices, but it remains one of the best games on the Apple TV (complete with…
Read MoreAs I mentioned last week, a typhoon that came through Japan left us all a little… wet. The day before it got too wet to even leave the house, though, was the day that I had a trip to DisneySea planned. It was still utterly torrential rain conditions, but it…
Read MoreSome good news on a Monday morning for the local games industry, Melbourne-based Torus Games, one of the real veterans of the local industry, has picked up a Developer of the Year award form one of the largest entertainment behemoths in history, Disney. The award comes on the back of…
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