The Wii U hasn’t had the best track record with support, either from the big publishers or the indies. The good news is that this 2015 should see a turnaround on the indie side of things, with a very impressive line up of indie titles on the way indeed. The…
Read MoreWith Hayao Miyazaki now retired, it looks like Japan’s greatest animated artist’s filmography will be capped at 11 feature films. While that’s a sobering thought, those 11 films are brilliant, one and all, and any fan of Japanese art and culture should watch them all. That filmography, for the record,…
Read MoreSpike Chunsoft’s Danganronpa and its sequel are favourites of the DDNet team, and indeed our community. Not only did we give both games maximum scores, but the first Danganronpa was voted as the best game of all in 2014 by our readers. In that context it’s probably not going to come…
Read MoreEA has quietly announced that it has shut down its Emeryville development studio. Gamastura noted a tweet from the designer of SimCity, Guillaume Pierre, that everyone from the studio was “out of a job”. In response, EA confirmed that the studio was being closed, but stated that Maxis franchises would…
Read MoreHatsune Miku: Project Diva f 2nd continues to become a bigger and better rhythm game, with SEGA announcing plenty of DLC to be released over March, both in terms of music, and even more costumes to play virtual dress up with. Related reading: You can read a review of a…
Read MoreSquare Enix has announced that Final Fantasy X/ X-2 Remaster will be coming to the PlayStation 4. It was something that we all expected would happen, but now we have confirmation that it will launch on May 12, 2015 in the US, and Europe and Australia will no doubt be…
Read MoreDragon Quest Heroes, being developed by Square Enix in collaboration with Koei Tecmo and Dynasty Warriors-creator Omega Force, is certainly one of the most exciting looking PlayStation 4 exclusive releases on the horizon. But with it being Dragon Quest, people were unsure whether it would be getting a western release.…
Read MoreIdea Factory International has unleashed a bunch of new English screenshots for two of its upcoming games: Omega Quintet and Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleased. Omega Quintet Omega Quintet is a heavily music-based game, as the name suggests. Also as the name suggests, there are five heroines along on the…
Read MoreDanganronpa. Monokuma. If these two words don’t have you squealing with glee, then you’ve obviously not played either the first Danganronpa or its sequel. And if you haven’t shame on you for missing two of the best games ever created. These visual novels (yes, you read that right) are intensely…
Read MoreLast year The Banner Saga was nothing short of a revelation. An indie game from a talented team, The Banner Saga was an epic tactics RPG with a breathtaking art style and a narrative filled with hard moral lessons. Clearly inspired by the success of that game, Aussie studio, Whale…
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