Welcome to the DDNet Awards, our annual celebration of the best and brightest games that we’ve been playing throughout the year. It has been a really good year for games in 2016, with great examples of every genre popping up through the year. Across 15 categories over the next three…
Read MoreList by Matt S. So, the first half of the year is now done. And, to be honest, it has been one of the best starts to a year for games that we’ve ever seen. From the most niche of Japanese otaku games, through to the biggest blockbusters you can…
Read MoreList by Matt S. It’s the Easter long weekend! I don’t know about other countries in the world, but that means a four day weekend here in Australia, and boy are we going to take advantage of that! Each of the DDNet team has a full weekend of games, rest,…
Read MoreList by Matt S. The PlayStation 4 has plenty more years in it yet, but one of its most compelling selling points has been the robust support the console has enjoyed from independent developers. As much as we all like the blockbusters, we also like a good, earnest indie game.…
Read MoreIt isn’t often that I end up gifting five copies of a game to friends while I’m still knee deep into it myself. Such is the case with The Witness. I was blown away by Braid on Xbox 360 years ago, and have been on a media blackout in anticipation…
Read MoreThe Witness has now been released. We have a review on the way, but it’s a heck of a large game, and has a lot to unpack, so we’re making sure we make good use of our time with it first before committing pen to paper. The purpose of this…
Read MoreJanuary is meant to be the quiet time of year, in terms of new releases, and that means it’s meant to be the time we catch up on the unfinished games from last year. But this year is set to get off with a bang, with a bunch of great…
Read MoreWelcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us! It’s the year of the…
Read MoreJonathan Blow is an indie and arthouse game developer that has found himself thrust right into the middle of the attention of the general game community. The brain behind the almighty Braid was a surprise addition to Sony’s PlayStation 4 unveiling, flying the flag for what Sony hopes gamers consider a…
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