The year is in full swing now, and there are plenty of big and exciting games to look forward to this month. Koei Tecmo’s got a big one with three releases alone, and it’s always a good month when Koei Tecmo is on a roll. Don’t forget to check out the full podcast! Let us know what games you’re looking…
There is a lot of very good video game music out there. Some of it rivals the greatest orchestral compositions of all time. At other times, the music is perfect for the game, but not something that we would necessarily want to listen to outside of the context of playing…
Snacks are a major part of any gaming experience. But not all…
There’s a lot of big stuff worth looking forward to this February,…
The year is in full swing now, and there are plenty of big and exciting games to look forward to this month. Koei Tecmo’s got a big one with three releases alone, and it’s always a good month when Koei Tecmo is on a roll. Don’t forget to check out…
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There is a lot of very good video game music out there. Some of it rivals the greatest orchestral compositions of all time. At other times, the music is perfect for the game, but not something that we would necessarily want to listen to outside of the context of playing…
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Snacks are a major part of any gaming experience. But not all snacks are good for gaming – especially the snacks that ruin controllers and cause a mess everywhere. In this very critical, very important, super insightful podcast, we chat about the right snacks to dig into while settling in…
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There’s a lot of big stuff worth looking forward to this February, ranging from an unusual partnership between Koei Tecmo and EA, through to a rhythm game with nearly 400 music tracks (and that’s before you even get to the DLC!) Don’t forget to check out the full podcast here!…
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There are two options when it comes to your avatar in a game: a named character, where you have limited control over how they look and behave, and a character creator, where you have complete control, but at the expense of them having a “character” in the game. In this…
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Open world is a popular “genre” these days, and most developers – especially those working at the higher end of town – are particularly keen on them. Because of this, everything from Pokemon to Final Fantasy, Dynasty Warriors to The Legend of Zelda, and even The Witcher has shifted from…
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Normally December is meant to be a quiet month for big game releases, but thanks to Square Enix in particular, this year’s December release schedule is actually pretty robust! Join the DDNet team as we go through the big December releases, and please do let us know what you’re looking…
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Should sequels be fully self-contained, and independent of the other games in the series. Or should sequels rely on players having played the previous entries, and build an epic plot that extends across generations? In the podcast this month we discuss the pros and cons of both approaches. What are…
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While we have seen a lot of retro compilations, rereleases, remakes and other re-things in recent years, there are still a lot of games that remain on ice, one the consoles of yesteryear, and we’ve never seen them back. That’s what we talk about on this podcast! the forgotten properties…
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The recent GTA VI hack, and the subsequent fallout from people criticising how “bad” it looks, inspired this segment in this month’s podcast, as it really caught us all by surprise a little. We’re used to gamers having a generally poor understanding of how games are made, but what we…
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