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

September 10, 2015

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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September 9, 2015

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Well folks, Edmund McMillen is at it again. Last month he released Fingered, a Guess Who-style game that can really make you reconsider perception and personal bias that you can read more about in August 17’s Catch-up coffee. Now he has announced that The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth (DLC for The…

True story: Ubisoft is opening a theme park in 2020

September 8, 2015

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Not satisfied with simply bringing its console games into the next generation, Ubisoft has revealed it is attempting to do the same for theme parks. In an announcement that – for many of us – came out of nowhere, it disclosed their plans to build a “next-gen” theme park in…

Gadget Review: PDP Wired Fight Pad for Wii U – Metal Mario

September 8, 2015

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Fight Pads can be a hit or miss item. Sometimes they feel a bit more like a novelty item. The Mortal Kombat one I reviewed some time ago was really just for fighting games with somewhat distinctive controls. It was well made, but really only built for those specific games…

Hatsune Miku is going to be very disruptive to the traditional music industry

September 8, 2015

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Over at Crikey, one of the major independent media outlets in Australia (and the same publisher that was kind enough to publish my report on how the Australian government’s policies were ruining our games industry), I have had a piece published about Hatsune Miku and vocaloids. Designed for a crowd…

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