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Review: Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires (Sony PlayStation Vita)

November 25, 2015

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Around nine months after the game landed on the PlayStation 4, Koei Tecmo has finally launched Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires on the PlayStation Vita. Chances are, if you’re a fan of the Warriors games, you’ve already played this on console, but it’s worth double dipping, because it suits the handheld…

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – First Assault Online will be available on PC soon

November 25, 2015

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It’s one heck of a mouthful, but Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – First Assault Online is a game worth keeping an eye on. It is licensed from the series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, which, in turn, was based on Shirow Masamune’s comic The Ghost…

New screenshots for Megadimension Neptunia VII

November 25, 2015

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With 2016 fast approaching, so is the next game featuring Gamindustry and dear Nep-Nep. Megadimenion Neptunia VII is due for its English-language release early in the year. Related reading: Matt’s review of the most current Neptunia game, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 3: V Generation. For your viewing pleasure, here is the…

Review: Star Wars Battlefront (Sony PlayStation 4)

November 25, 2015

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Star Wars is a household brand, one that is almost 40 years old, and though it has had a checkered history with videogames that make use of the franchise, they tend to have plenty of support behind them. For this latest one, EA Games have brought in a powerhouse in…

Why I don’t care that Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 will not be released in the west

November 24, 2015

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I think I annoyed a couple of my followers on Twitter today. A lot of people forwarded on the news to me that the director of Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 has formally announced that the game would not be released in the west, citing concerns over the reception that…

DDNet Game of the Year Awards 2015! Mobile Game of the Year

November 24, 2015

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This year – 2015 – has been one of the finest years for games ever. The new console really hit their strides, and we saw some superb games really start to leverage the power that they offered. At the same time, the independent developers really started to break out and…

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November 24, 2015

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I do love the Apple iPad as a device for board games. In fact, it is easily the best option for the genre, with a significantly greater variety available on Apple’s tablet for fans than any other platform out there. It is, in fact, the default platform for most board…

Review: Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void (PC)

November 24, 2015

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Starcraft has always been a titan in the RTS genre. It’s been a series spanning nearly two decades now which perfected PvP RTS gameplay, asymmetrical balance and was responsible for the formation of the e-sports scene, all while boasting some of the best narratives, characters and expanded lore in gaming.…

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November 24, 2015

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Once upon a time in 2004, Key released Clannad, a visual novel and successor to Kanon and Air, the studio’s first two projects. These three games, and their censored “all ages” rereleases (for Kanon and Air, Clannad never had an eroge equivalent), topped national sales charts, helped cement Key’s reputation…

Rock Band 4 gets a standalone Fender Stratocaster controller

November 24, 2015

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Today brings good news to those of us wanting to upgrade our Rock Band 4 instrument sets as Mad Catz announces the release of a standalone Fender Stratocaster guitar controller for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Now, in addition to the drums, microphone, and guitar available in the Band-in-a-Box bundle;…

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