Video by Matt S. Bandai Namco’s Scarlet Nexus is a blistering-good game with a compelling theme. In this video I discuss the broader implications of the narrative and those themes; why it’s relevant and allegorical to today’s world, and why more and more artists, across all media forms, are making…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. So one of the more interesting things to become a trend from this year’s E3 came out of nowhere; not one, but TWO companies announced physical-only game releases. You will not be able to buy and download them, ever. The only way to get a copy…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! The more we see PlayDate the more it inspires us: https://www.siliconera.com/playdate-pre-order-window-will-open-in-july-2021/ EA’s pulling that “no politics in our game about climate change-driven warfare” line: https://twitter.com/MattSainsb/status/1402790743828176899 Yuji Naka produced a bomb in Balan Wonderworld and has quit Square Enix: https://www.siliconera.com/yuji-naka-confirms-square-enix-departure-considering-retirement/…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! Atari VCS is around the corner… and you won’t believe the price: https://twitter.com/MattSainsb/status/1400259559738863616 Samsung unveils its new mascot: https://twitter.com/MattSainsb/status/1400198875130990597 WonHobby 33 figures unveiled: https://www.siliconera.com/here-are-good-smile-companys-wonhobby-33-game-figures/ Nintendo plans museum in former factory: https://www.siliconera.com/nintendo-to-open-an-exhibition-house-showcasing-past-products-in-2024/ Crypton will allow people to monetise Miku: https://www.siliconera.com/crypton-will-allow-creators-to-monetize-vocaloid-content-on-youtube/…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I love horror. I love the genre a lot. I play a lot of horror games, too, and over the years I have noticed that there is a disparity between the topics and approaches that game developers take to horror, and what is possible in the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I’ve been playing two games that are entirely narrative-driven back-to-back recently; World’s End Club and Sumire. They’re thematically different, but structurally both games exist exclusively to tell a story. The difference? World’s End Club, which is lovely, undermines itself by forcing “gameplay” bits on players. Sumire…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! Lots of Dragon Quest announced: https://twitter.com/Nintendeal/status/1397765520284274694 Amazon acquires MGM (i.e. James Bond): https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1397536439542460418 Mr. Smash Bros, Masahiro Sakurai, considering retirement: https://www.siliconera.com/smash-director-masahrio-sakurai-is-considering-early-retirement/ Demon Slayer game news (Nezuko so pretty): https://www.siliconera.com/demon-slayer-hinokami-kepputan-english-release-planned-for-2021/ And https://www.siliconera.com/demon-slayer-movie-now-2nd-highest-grossing-anime-at-us-box-office/ More data proving that video games are for…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Check out my review of Final Fantasy VII Remake here. We are just days away from the release of Yuffie’s chapter (and the PlayStation 5 edition) of Final Fantasy VII Remake. I am very much looking forward to this game, and after seeing a chunk of…
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