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Gadget Review: EPOS H3 headset

April 21, 2021

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Review by Matt S. EPOS has provided us with a few premium audio equipment options over the last couple of months, and in general, the brand is impressive for its ability to provide quality gaming-orientated audio. With the H3, we’re getting a headset with more modest intentions but, perhaps, greater…

Review: Ravensword: Shadowlands (Nintendo Switch)

April 21, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Ravensword: Shadowlands is a good lesson that I hope developers learn. Back in 2012, which it first launched on iPhone and iPad, it was hailed as something amazing, as an effort to do the Elder Scrolls aesthetic on mobile. Back then mobile gaming was still fairly…

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April 20, 2021

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News by Matt S. Song of Horror has done alright for itself over on PC. Across the five chapters released for the game, it has had an 83 per cent positive user review score across nearly 1,000 reviews. Now the game’s coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. What’s more,…

Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD: Why I love this dark masterpiece

April 20, 2021

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Video by Matt S. Shin Megami Tensei III is a dark masterpiece. Originally released on the PlayStation 2, this cel-shaded apocalypse-themed, hardcore JRPG was brutally challenging and also deeply intelligent, with one of the best soundtracks, art styles, and narratives of the genre. And now it’s back, and coming to…

Going hands-on with Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster

April 20, 2021

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Preview by Matt S. A remaster was always going to be kind to Shin Megami Tensei III. Way back when it was originally released on the PlayStation 2, it wasn’t notable for being overly “realistic” or “detailed” in its aesthetic. Rather, it was this highly stylised thing, with a slick,…

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April 20, 2021

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News by Matt S. You’ve probably never heard of Dogubomb. Don’t worry, neither had I before, but if Blue Prince is anything to go by, this unusual developer is one to watch. I say “unusual” because Dogubomb is actually a commercial animation studio that works in and around Hollywood, but…

Review: Livestream Escape From Hotel Izanami (Nintendo Switch)

April 19, 2021

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Review by Matt S. Qureate, purveyors of smutty-themed visual novels like NinNinDays, TroubleDays and Prison Princess, has landed on exactly the kind of experience that actually works with the M.O. in Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami. This is a fusion of stalker horror, visual novel and the developer’s love of…

Aussies are getting really early access to that mobile Pikmin game… as in NOW

April 19, 2021

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News by Matt S. It’s not often that Australia gets to be first with anything to do with video games, but we’re close enough to first to get access to the new Pikmin-themed app. You know, the one that the Pokemon Go people are making. We have access to that…

Interesting games on itch.io: April 19

April 19, 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: April 19

April 19, 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…

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