News by Matt S. Slain: Back From Hell was one of those indie games that didn’t look like much until you sat down to play it, and then discovered that, actually, it was really bloody good fun. Mixing a love of Castlevania with a love for head bangin’ heavy metal,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. With all the focus with E3 being on the stuff that the big companies show off at their meticulously planned stage shows, it’s easy to forget that backstage (proverbially) in the giant E3 hall there are a lot of other developers and publishers showing off all…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We really, really love Shantae here at DDNet. It’s not just that she the cutest platformer character ever created and comes complete with harem costume. Her games are also incredibly entertaining examples of the genre, and over the years WayForward has carefully nurtured Shantae into one…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a game that probably needs no introduction. Being developed by Mr. Castlevania himself, Koji Igarashi, the game has been promising a glorious return of the 2D gothic exploration platformer ever since it was able to raise over $5.5 million (looking…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Another little E3 gem trailer that wasn’t part of any of the stage shows, but has managed to catch our attention, is Maximum Games’ Extinction. If you were to imagine Attack on Titan, replacing the titans with orcs, you’d basically be on track for what Extinction…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Why Sony insisted on restricting its major E3 stage show to an hour of the nonsense blockbuster stuff is a mystery that will be lost to time, but that doesn’t mean the PlayStation 4 is lacking for quality at the show by any means. One great…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. For the first time, Monster Hunter will come into direct commercial and critical competition with its rival, Koei Tecmo’s oni hunter, Toukiden. For the first time, players will be able to directly compare a Monster Hunter game to a Toukiden title as both Toukiden 2 and…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. In an alternate universe, Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle was first revealed in Nintendo’s E3 presentation tomorrow. It was promptly treated to a downpour of cyber vitriol for its troubles. Okay, not really. My point here is that perhaps the wonders of internet leaks have softened the animosity…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. One of the best things about Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag (and, later, Rogue) was the ship-to-ship combat out at sea. Large sailing ships from back in the day were hard to manoeuvre and difficult to control, and this gave ocean combat a very different feel to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. I know that the 3D Dragon Ball brawlers that Bandai Namco has been pushing out have their fans, but they’re not for me, at all. I find them to be clunky, limited, and generally uninteresting games that lack the nuance and style of the top-tier fighting…
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