Video 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…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. It often feels like it’s impossible to talk about video games without ending up talking about their price, as though the capitalism is related to the quality of the artwork. I would argue that they’re independent of one another, and while the cost of games is…
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! Please Note: THERE ARE SOME MINOR SOUND/VOLUME ISSUES THIS WEEK. I’m using a new microphone, which will result in better sound in the future, but it’s a learning curve. It should still be very listenable, though. Apologies for the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. I don’t have time to review the full Mass Effect Trilogy remaster; that’s 100+ hours of gaming before I even start to write about it. However, I have always loved the series, and one of the main reasons is that I find the villains, the Reapers,…
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