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On the making and value of Sumire

June 1, 2021

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Interview by Matt S. Sumire is one of the biggest surprises and biggest delights of 2021. This heartfelt (and heartrending) little story about a girl filled with regrets and hurt is a powerful reflection on spirituality, humanity, sadness, warmth and hope. It’s a game that will make you cry, but…

June 2021 Podcast: JRPGs, JRPGs and MORE JRPGs!

June 1, 2021

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We have a special themed podcast episode this episode! With special guest, Jay from JayRPG, we talk on for over an hour and a half about JRPGs – what we love about them, what we’re looking forward to from the genre this year, and we take a deep dive into…

Gadget Review: EPOS B20 streaming microphone

June 1, 2021

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Review by Matt S. I’m doing more and more streaming and video work these days. It’s difficult to engage with video games without doing some of it, and I figure, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. I’ve also been using an “old faithful,” decade-old Blue Snowball microphone to do…

Review: Sumire (Nintendo Switch)

June 1, 2021

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Review by Matt S. In the two hours that it takes to complete Sumire, you will be reduced to a blubbering mess. Over, and over, and over again. For a game that has a profoundly potent message of hope sitting at its core, there’s also an emotional intensity in getting…

on-house-of-ashes-and-how-dark-pictures

May 31, 2021

Horror/Interview/Interviews/Supermassive Games/Survival Horror/The Dark Pictures

Interview by Matt S. One of the more enjoyable horror experiments in recent years has been the Dark Pictures Anthology. Developer, Supermassive Games, committed itself to a series of horror experience that shares some things in common – a cinematic approach to horror and some standard gameplay conventions – while…

Interesting games on itch.io: May 31

May 31, 2021

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List by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…

Catch up with last week’s gameplay streams: May 31

May 31, 2021

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News 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…

today-we-unveil-cover-for-june-edition

May 28, 2021

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News by Matt S. Howdy folks! We’re thrilled to share the front and back cover art for next month’s Dee Dee Zine, and give you a sneak peak of what to expect from the issue. You may remember that we launched the Dee Dee Zine last month as a Patreon…

The Week in Review: May 28, 2021

May 28, 2021

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Video 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…

Review: Hentai Vs. Evil (Nintendo Switch)

May 27, 2021

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Review by Matt S. These days, I spend most of my time railing against the obsession that this industry has with content and game length. I don’t believe that it’s relevant to the quality or value of a game, and if we’re going to see games as…

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