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Review: Worms Battlegrounds (Microsoft Xbox One)

June 8, 2014

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Review by Nick H. It is hard to believe that the Worms series is closing in on two decades now, dating all of the way back to 1995, but here it is finding a comfortable home on the latest generation of game consoles. The good news is, fans of the…

The DDNet Mario Kart championship has started!

June 7, 2014

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And we’re off and racing! If you have a copy of Mario Kart 8, why not join us online for the DDNet Championship this weekend? We’re live all weekend, and DDNet staff will be popping in as often as possible, so be sure to sign in and see if you…

The Friday 10; The ten games we’d like to find out more about at E3 2014

June 6, 2014

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List by Matt S. Everyone likes a top-10 list. They’re a bit of fun, and always good for discussion. And so every so often we pull together a “top 10” list. These are here for fun and laughs – we’re not pretending that we’re the authority of good games taste…

Come join us for the first DDNet Mario Kart championship this weekend!

June 6, 2014

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Mario Kart 8 is currently high on everyone’s charts, and one of its best features is the competitive racing online. Racing starts 6:00PM Australian Eastern Standard Time and ends on Monday at 7:00PM – so anyone from around the world has all weekend to race! So we’ve created a competition…

Review: Mind Zero (PlayStation Vita)

June 6, 2014

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Review by Matt S. I cannot believe that anyone would take a look at the Persona series, which has surely been one of the most difficult set of JRPGs to create, and think that it was a good idea to copy the theme of those games wholesale. When I say…

Attack on Titan advances to Blu-Ray and DVD

June 6, 2014

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News by Clark A. If Kill la Kill was 2013’s surprise hit, Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) was the same year’s unstoppable behemoth. It reeled in all audiences from devout readers of the manga to those who couldn’t tell Dragon Ball apart from K-On!. The increased visibility of the…

review-8bitboy-pc

June 6, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. One of the consequences of games being so very easy to create right now is that there are all kinds of people making games. For independent developers, the ability to build retro throwback games to their youth is one of the most compelling drawcards of having…

Last chance! Score a copy of Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection!

June 6, 2014

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Contest by Matt S. Do you want to win yourself a copy of the satirical idol game Hyperdimension Neptunia: PP for the PlayStation Vita? Why of course you do! Entries close in 24 hours, so make sure you get yours in now! We enjoyed the game a great deal, as…

Early Access preview: Freaking Meatbags

June 5, 2014

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Early Access preview by Pierre-Yves L. There’s a silly proverb that states that the early bird gets the worm. In the galactic play on this, the late robot gets in trouble with his boss and sent out into the far reaches of the universe to manage squishy humans to gather…

Review: Sweet Lily Dreams (PC)

June 5, 2014

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Review by Pierre-Yves L. Years ago there was an interesting game that was light and fun and had completely taken me by surprise with the depth and emotions that the story brought to me. The game in question was Whisper of a Rose from Rose Portal Games which is the…

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