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This is not a drill! Blue Reflection is back!

March 28, 2021

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News by Matt S. Blue Reflection is one of the most beautiful games that has ever been made. But it was also one the flew right under the radar (people saw bath scenes and the school setting, and really got the wrong idea about what the game is about), so…

Welcome to the new-look DDNet store! So much great Dee Dee merch in here!

March 26, 2021

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News by Matt S. We’ve got some great news to share! We’ve set up an online merchandise store on RedBubble – the finest custom merch outfit out there – and now you can get all the amazing DDNet and Dee Dee merch you could ever need. From pillows and socks,…

Review: Spacebase Startopia (Sony PlayStation 5)

March 26, 2021

Kalyposo/PlayStation 5/PS5 Review/Reviews/Sci Fi/simulation

Review by Matt S. I know that space is a cold place and all, but that doesn’t mean that games set in space should leave me feeling cold. Unfortunately, Spacebase Startopia, which does try to be a satirical simulator in the vein of Two Point Hospital et al, has left…

The Week in Review: March 26, 2021

March 26, 2021

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Video by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) Anime figures in the workplace? Apparently so, but be aware, you may be exposing people to “psychological hazards”: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/03/australian-government-officials-pop-figures-declared-a-psychological-hazard/ 2) Sony’s killing off its servers for PlayStation 3, PSP an Vita. Just how much art are we going…

There’s a new Melty Blood on the way…

March 25, 2021

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News by Matt S. Among the hardcore fighting game community, there aren’t many names with greater prestige than Melty Blood. The series stretches right back to 2002 and now, in 2021, we’re getting the rarest of rare treats – a worldwide release of the new one, to be called Melty…

Magic: The Gathering Arena goes full mobile

March 25, 2021

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News by Matt S. Wizards of the Coast have taken the wise step of putting its digital Magic the Gathering platform: Magic: The Gathering Arena on mobile, and it is now available for both iOS via the App Store, and Android via Google Play. With this release, you’ll be able…

review-kaze-and-wild-mask-nintendo

March 25, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Producing a homage to a great work of art, no matter the field, is noble. Doing so allows you to explore the qualities that made that artwork great, and draw attention to the ideas within it that you, as your own artist, found so inspiring. Homages…

Finally, an Asterix & Obelix game I really want to play

March 24, 2021

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News by Matt S. There have been a few Asterix & Obelix games in recent years, but we haven’t tended to cover them at DDNet because while they always look competent, they never seem to look inspired. Now, however, there’s one on the horizon that looks really great; Asterix &…

An excellent, forgotten mobile JRPG from a half decade ago has been resurrected

March 24, 2021

News/Nintendo Switch/PlayStation 4/PlayStation 5

News by Matt S. Don’t worry if you don’t remember Zodiac: Orcanon Odyssey from 2015. It was a mobile JRPG with some incredible production values, and was quite the decent game to boot. Indeed, we loved it at launch. But it didn’t make much of a splash at all, and…

Games and Literature: Why are so few games based on great books?

March 24, 2021

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Video by Matt S. I’m playing a game based on Phantom of the Opera right now, and while it’s not a great game, it has reminded me of a question I often ask myself: why are there more games based on Tom Clancy than Shakespeare, and what are the implications…

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