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Sailor Moon gearing up for 20th anniversary with old and new anime

May 27, 2014

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News by Clark A. To celebrate Sailor Moon’s 20th anniversary, the popular shoujo franchise is making a comeback in a major way. Usagi Tsukino’s (or Serena’s, if you will) adventures will be chronicled throughout the rest of 2014 and beyond. Firstly, a new series called Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal…

Review: Record of Agarest War (iPad)

May 27, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Even though the iPad and other mobile devices should be perfect for tactics gaming, we haven’t seen that many Japanese tactics games on the platform. There’s Spectral Souls and a Final Fantasy Tactics port, but there aren’t any new tactics JRPGs coming to the iPad. This…

Review: Wolfenstein: The New Order (PlayStation 4)

May 26, 2014

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Review by Shaan J. I’m surprised that Wolfenstein: The New Order ever saw the light of day. Not only is it an entry in a fairly low-key series (let’s be honest, the Wolfenstein franchise has lost much of its importance over the last few years), but it’s a narrative-focused single-player-only…

Review: Candy Match 3 (Nintendo 3DS)

May 26, 2014

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Review by Matt S. It’s fun to be critical of Candy Crush Saga. After all, it’s the most casual of casual games, it has a sharply effective monetisation system, and the publisher of the game, King, isn’t the most popular in the world right now. But Candy Crush Saga is…

It’s the third Mario Golf championship!

May 26, 2014

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News by Matt S. DDNet reader, Cooper, is now two for two! After a week off to practice, who will pick up the third DDNet trophy in the excellent Mario Golf: World Tour. It’s the same routine as always. Jump into “Quick Round Mario Golf” from the main menu, then…

Pokémon anime Mega Evolves in America on May 31

May 26, 2014

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News by Clark A. The Pokémon anime series may be a quite prolific one, having now gone nearly 850 episodes strong, but that’s not enough to stop TV Tokyo from releasing frequent movies, shorts, and specials to supplement it. The latest of these spin-offs is Pokémon: Mega Evolution Special I,…

Review: Alone in the Dark (iPad)

May 26, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Before Resident Evil became the definition of survival horror, there was Alone in the Dark. A truly groundbreaking game, Alone in the Dark was released in 1992, and was one of the very first to feature full, 3D environments and because that visual style was so…

Review: Turtle Tale (3DS)

May 25, 2014

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Review by Nick H. Turtle Tale tries its best to take advantage of all that the love that people have for retro gaming, and for the most part it succeeds as a title that would have been right at home on your NES a couple of decades or so ago.…

Elminage Gothic is finally coming out west via PC

May 23, 2014

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News by Matt S. Ghostlight is having a good time with PC games at the moment. Its Record of the Agarest War franchise has done quite well on PC, and now it’s taking the opportunity to start porting Japanese games that haven’t previously been released outside of Japan. Elminage Gothic…

Review: Drakengard 3 (PlayStation 3)

May 23, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Yoko Taro, the mind behind the Drakengard series (and, of course, Nier, which is all but a Drakengard game), is one of the industry’s true mavericks. He seems to delight in confounding expectations and delivering games that are thematically unique and remorselessly intense. Drakengard 3 is…

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