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E3 2014 Trailer: Rise of the Tomb Raider

June 9, 2014

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News by Clark A. Lara Croft’s next outing was revealed today during Microsoft’s E3 conference. We rather liked the last Tomb Raider game and we dare say this one made for an exciting announcement on the AAA end of things. We’ve only been given a brief glimpse so far, but…

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June 9, 2014

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News by Clark A. Microsoft’s 2014 E3 press conference has just concluded. Didn’t get to see the show live or simply forgot all the fine details? We’re on the case with a summary of everything that went down. Pre Show: Microsoft revealed an app that will keep track of achievements…

Interview: Here Be Monsters and making an MMO crossed with Google Maps and Wikipedia

June 9, 2014

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Interview by Matt S. Here Be Monsters is making a bold claim; it’s an “MMO where Google Maps meets Wikipedia meets Animal Crossing.” It’s a game that’s fun, informative, deeply social and now, available worldwide. The press release certainly helps the game sound interesting: “Here Be Monsters combines the real…

Review: Ultra Street Fighter IV (Microsoft Xbox 360)

June 9, 2014

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Review by Nick H. Street Fighter has been punching and kicking for so long now that it is sometimes hard to believe that the series is really only technically onto its fourth iteration. Of course, there have been a lot of Street Fighter IVs now, and each and every time…

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…

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