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Developer Q & A: On the making of Mad Rat Dead

December 3, 2020

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Interview by Matt S. We didn’t get a chance to review it (because it released right in the middle of so much else being dropped on us), but Mad Rat Dead is a game worth looking at (and we’ve got it on our Christmas backlogs), because it comes to us…

DDNet Awards 2020! Best short game

December 2, 2020

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Awards by DDNet Team It’s that time of year again, where we roll out the red carpet and celebrate the best that 2020 has offered us. In a year that has otherwise been so terrible, the fact that we’ve had a steady stream of such excellent games to play has…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #3: Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection

December 2, 2020

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Article by Clark A. It’s the big countdown! Just as you pull out your advent calendars to count down the 24 days to Christmas, so too are we going to count down in our own way, by highlighting 24 games that you could play this month to get into the…

Gadget Review: RG280V Mini Retro Handheld

December 2, 2020

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Review by Matt S. A hobby that I have picked up this year has been to import emulation consoles from China. They run on Android or Linux operating systems, have emulators loaded in for all the old consoles, and allow you to play all your favourite old games on the…

DDNet Awards 2020! Best fan service

December 2, 2020

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The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #2: Animal Crossing: New Horizons

December 1, 2020

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Review: Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition (Nintendo Switch)

December 1, 2020

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Review by Matt S. Root Double is a visual novel that I wish I had have written. There are parts of its narrative that frustrate me, but those pale in comparison to the fact that this game is a taut, intense survival thriller, with the kind of narrative that explores…

December 2020 Podcast: PlayStation 5, history fanservice, and good remakes!

December 1, 2020

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Welcome to our final podcast of the year! This week we have special guest, Sanatana Mishra who has worked on, among other things, the excellent Assault Android Cactus and a range of remakes, including the Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse remake from a few years ago that was so,…

Shiren the Wanderer: The roguelike real deal

December 1, 2020

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Video by Matt S. Shiren the Wanderer has finally landed on Nintendo Switch, and brought with it the very most classical interpretation of the roguelike genre that you can imagine. It’s turn-based, procedurally-generated, tough-as-nails and unforgiving stuff. I love it. I’ve done this video to look at the expanded way…

DDNet Awards 2020! Asian (excluding Japan) GOTY

December 1, 2020

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