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Review: Papers, Please (Apple iPad)

December 24, 2014

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Review by Matt S. Papers, Please is not the kind of game that would ever feature in a Christmas countdown. It’s most certainly not the kind of game that you should be playing to set yourself in the mood for the season. It is a brutal, depressing, and frank deconstruction…

Review: Football Manager 2015 (PC)

December 24, 2014

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Review by Patrick B. The appeal of most sports games lies in the ability to take part in the action. In soccer, the thrill comes from controlling individual team members and leading them to victory. With the Football Manager series, however, the excitement comes from managing a team from the…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #24: Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley

December 23, 2014

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We’re counting down to Christmas! There is a long history in Christmas in counting down the days from the first of December to the big day – after all, who hasn’t had an Advent Calendar at some point? So we’re celebrating the silly season with a countdown of our own.…

Review: Football Manager 2015 (Apple iPad)

December 23, 2014

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Review by Matt S. There are a couple of genres that iPads do really, really well, and Football Manager is an example of that. A cerebral, menu-driven experience rather than an action button masher, Football Manager is the kind of game that is perfect to take down to the pub…

Review: Toybox Turbos (PC)

December 23, 2014

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Review by Jim S. When I think of Codemasters I think of great simulation racing games such as the GRID and F1 franchises, so it came as a bit of a surprise that the publisher would take on a game like Toybox Turbos. I’m rather glad that it did, because…

Review: Company of Heroes 2: Ardennes Assault (PC)

December 23, 2014

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Review by Patrick B. After the enjoyable Western Front Armies expansion, Company of Heroes 2 has had additional content to expand on its core game with the Ardennes Assault add-on. The single player campaign takes a look at the US Army fighting the German war machine, this time in the…

The 24 Games of Christmas! Day #23: Mario Kart 8

December 22, 2014

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Review: Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom (Sony PlayStation 3)

December 22, 2014

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Review by Brad L. My favourite video game series of all time is the Legend of Zelda. Such is the quality of the franchise that the mere mention of it can spark cheers from crowds of fans – something I personally witnessed at the rePLAY concert at the Sydney Opera…

Review: Metrocide (PC)

December 22, 2014

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Review by Harvard L. From its title screen alone, Metrocide nails the cyberpunk “city noir” aesthetic. The newest title from Aussie developer Flat Earth Games puts you in the shoes of a private investigator fallen on hard times who must carry out contract killings while avoiding the police and the…

DDNet Game of the Year Awards! Overall Game of the Year

December 22, 2014

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Awards by Matt S. It is safe to say that 2014 has been a good year for games. It’s not just that we’ve seen spectacular blockbusters released almost from the start of the year, across all game consoles; 2014 has been a spectacular year for game creativity as we’ve seen…

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