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DDNet does Japan! Day #17: Loot from Japan number three!

September 11, 2015

Famitsu/Japan/music score/Nier/Tour Japan/travel

One of the (many, as you can probably guess by now) things that I love about Japan is that it is still a culture that appreciates and enjoys reading. Back home in Australia book stores are disappearing one by one, and we’re down to just one major book store chain…

Review: Mad Max (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 11, 2015

Avalanche Studios/Mad Max/open world game/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 4/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Fans of free roaming games with lots to do will no doubt come away pleased by what Mad Max has to offer. It is a brutal world that you’ll be thrust into which is just interesting enough to help you to forget that we have seen most of what Mad…

Legend of Legacy gets a playable demo and a new character trailer – thanks Atlus!

September 11, 2015

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Atlus has decided to give everyone a treat: a demo for the upcoming Legend of Legacy. On September 22, 3DS players in North and South America will be able to download the playable demo for free. It includes the game’s prologue as well as the first two dungeons. The best…

apple-turns-apple-tv-into-gaming-console

September 11, 2015

Apple/Apple TV/Opinion

Or so the media and the hype would lead you to believe. Apple held its annual event on September 9. As always, the focus was all on the shiny new line of iPhones coming out. And there were other announcements, such as the iPad Pro, a new iPad Mini model,…

Review: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 10, 2015

Bandai Namco Games/Omega Force/One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 4/Warriors

For fans of Luffy and his merry band of friends, this title represents the best One Piece experience to date. It may not be a monumental leap from the second Warriors tie-in in terms of mechanics and gameplay, but the development team seems to know what worked for it before,…

DDNet does Japan! Day #16: What to do when a typhoon comes knocking in Japan

September 10, 2015

Curry Pan/Japan/Melon Pan/Sapporo/Tour Japan/travel/typhoon

For the last couple of days now I’ve been largely stuck indoors, as a typhoon came raging past. It didn’t hit Tokyo proper, but it caused an absolute mass of rainfall and powerful, gusting wind, and it was simply too uncomfortable to go outside in for any great length of…

Review: Armello (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 10, 2015

Armello/Australia/board game/digital board game/Indie/League of Geeks/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 4

Digital board games can be a mixed bag, as it can be difficult to capture what makes a board game so compelling when you cannot see the faces of players sitting around the table beside you. However, some board games are now designed to specifically take advantage of the digital…

Review: Calvino Noir (PC)

September 9, 2015

Calvino Noir/Indie/noir/PC/PC Review/Reviews/Stealth/Steam

Calvino Noir exudes style. It’s clear from any screenshot that the game perfectly encapsulates film noirewith its gritty art style peppered with hints of light. The purpose of the game is every bit as dark, following an underground group thrust together by circumstance to fight for their city. On paper,…

DDNet does Japan! Day #15: Caving and bushwalking in Japan

September 9, 2015

bushwalking/caving/Japan/Mt. Fuji/Tour Japan/tourism

After indulging the very high-tech Miku obsessive in me for a couple of days by attending both her expo and concert, I felt a compelling need to get away from all that and back to nature. And when you’re based in Tokyo that means a couple of hours drive to…

Review: Madden NFL 16 (Sony PlayStation 4)

September 9, 2015

EA/EA Sports/Madden NFL 16/PS4 Review/Reviews/Sony PlayStation 4/sports game

There is a stigma attached to any title that releases on a yearly basis, based on the expectation that the game cuts corners and is essentially the same title as the prior year, just with a new coat of paint. There are times when this does appear more true than…

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