We have a very different topic for discussion this month, but I promise you it’s an interesting one! The use of islands in games can range from the very, very large to the very, very small. But what do “islands” mean to video games, and what does it look like…
Read MoreWelcome to the September podcast! The PlayStation 2 is one of the greatest consoles of all time, and its contribution to gaming should be remembered. We’ve been in a nostalgic mood in recent months, so we decided to bust out our favourite PlayStation 2 games to talk about the console…
Read MoreWelcome to the August podcast! This month our focus is on remakes, remasters, and re-releases. What makes a good remake, when is a remaster the better choice, or should developers respect the original? We get a lot of re-things these days, and the relationship between the original and the new…
Read MoreHello folks! We’ve got a special themed episode for you this month – it’s all about Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance (GBA). The GBA turned 20 in Australia this June, and to this day remains one of the consoles that we remember fondly. It had a seemingly endless stream of excellent…
Read MoreHi all – just a small personal update. DDNet has been a bit quiet in terms of reviews and what-not this wee – E3 always throws things in a spin and there’s not much point to doing much else. But in the background there’s been other stuff going on, and…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Howdy folks. I’ve got great news! We are THRILLED to announce that the June edition of the Dee Dee Zine is now available! It’s a packed issue this month, including (but not limited to): The ten best games of the first half of 2021 A deep…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. This is just a really quick note to say that the ever lovely SpawnPoint Gaming was kind to have me on his podcast, for what ended up being a really wide-ranging interview about… well, just about everything to do with DDNet and Japanese gaming. We got…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. We’ve been drip-feeding bits and pieces regarding the next Dee Dee visual novel, A Week on the Water. Today we’ve put out the official announcement release, over on Games Press. It re-treads a lot of what we’ve already shared, but we’ve also shared the game’s key…
Read MoreWe have a special themed podcast episode this episode! With special guest, Jay from JayRPG, we talk on for over an hour and a half about JRPGs – what we love about them, what we’re looking forward to from the genre this year, and we take a deep dive into…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Howdy folks! We’re thrilled to share the front and back cover art for next month’s Dee Dee Zine, and give you a sneak peak of what to expect from the issue. You may remember that we launched the Dee Dee Zine last month as a Patreon…
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