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Australia’s hypocritical, incompetent, Classification Board strikes again, and bans another game from Japan

June 22, 2016

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News by Matt S. So, Australia’s delightful censorship bureau, the Classification Board, has struck again, and once again it has struck a tiny Japanese game that was not going to offend anyone. This time around it is Idea Factory’s MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death; that has been refused classification (the dreaded…

will-vr-be-superseded-sooner-rather

June 22, 2016

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News by Matt S. At the moment, VR is all the rage. It’s new technology. It’s promising a lot. The units are selling out, despite their high cost, and people are looking forward to interacting with their games in a new way. But will the technology prove to be more…

Review: Sakura Dungeon (PC)

June 22, 2016

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Review by Matt S. While Steam and the major consoles don’t allow for the sale of adults-only games (in terms of sexual content – AO games for their violence are wholesome entertainment), in recent years we’ve seen an emerging trend among localisers and publishers looking to bring adult games from…

The Night Before Miku – Happy Miku Eve!

June 21, 2016

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‘Twas the night before release, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The headsets were hung by the chimney with care, In anticipation that our queen, Miku, soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of cherry…

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst and minimalism; saying a lot with little

June 21, 2016

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Game theory by Matt S.“One of the advantages of being born in an affluent society is that if one has any intelligence at all, one will realise that having more and more won’t solve the problem, and happiness does not lie in possessions, or even relationship: The answer lies within…

This week on the DDNet podcast: Our post E3 show!

June 21, 2016

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Welcome to the latest episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast, companion podcast to the www.digitallydownloaded.net website. We recorded this week’s podcast ahead of E3, but we felt that there was no point talking about anything else, because that is all anyone is going to be talking about this week. So,…

The Australian Arts Party builds Australia’s first comprehensive games industry policy

June 21, 2016

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News by Matt S. As all Australians know, there’s a federal election coming up in a little under two weeks now. Under normal circumstances this wouldn’t hold much interest to a gaming website, but as we’re an Australian publication, and as one political party has just announced something of intense…

Review: Soul Axiom (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 20, 2016

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Review by Matt C. The first thing that struck me about Soul Axiom is what a beautiful game it is. Set within a “digital afterlife”, it blends surreal, Tron-like neon mesh effects with with more realistic locations, to great effect. There’s something oddly captivating about the contrast of, say, a…

Review: Grand Kingdom (Sony PlayStation 4)

June 20, 2016

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Review by Matt S. Grand Kingdom is an odd game in some ways. It’s a premium priced title, but it has features that behave like a free-to-play one. It’s got a bright, airy art style, but an almost ridiculous amount of depth. It’s got the most irritating lead protagonist in…

Your friendly reminder that the best game of 2016 releases this week

June 20, 2016

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News by Matt S. There is no possible way that Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone will turn out to be anything but the best game of 2016. And it’s out in a little more than two days, as of time of writing. Related reading: For anyone still questioning how…

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