News by Matt S. A wonderfully brief press release landed in my inbox this morning, with the simple news that Ubisoft has picked up the Tetris license for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. One assumes this means that EA has lost the rights to the license. “We welcome Ubisoft…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. In a month of very few game releases, we’re quite ecstatic to hear that Octodad: Dadliest Catch is set to release in just a few short weeks. For the uninitiated, Octodad: Dadliest Catch follows the exploits of the titular Octodad, who is attempting to hold his…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As if the PlayStation Vita wasn’t already the “go to” handheld console for independent game developers. The console which features Knytt Underground, Thomas Was Alone, Sunflowers, Proteus, and plenty more, just got another big boost to its attractiveness to indie development; Unity has now partnered with…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Square Enix has made a very noticeable effort to break into the mobile market over the past few years, and its latest title has just arrived on the Android marketplace, in the form of the much beloved Final Fantasy VI. While some hardcore fans might not…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Of all the next gen games I’m looking forward to, the one I’m most keen to experience is The Witcher 3. It’s not just because the developer is part of our games as art Kickstarter project; The Witcher 2 was one of the most brilliant games…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Good news, RPG fans! Baldur’s Gate II, which is arguably the finest RPG ever built (though Planescape: Torment and the original Baldur’s Gate, as well as Morrowind, are all close behind), is now on the iPad! This is the enhanced version of the game that was…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. It amazes me that the sequel to Conception is getting localised. It did sell well in its homeland, but its a game about having children with anime girls and sending them into dungeons to do battle. I’m actually not making that up. The goal of the…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Following up on its award-winning Europa Universalis IV (you can check out our review here, written by our resident strategy expert Matt), developer Paradox Interactive has just released the first expansion for the game, titled “Conquest of Paradise”. The expansion provides players with a brand new…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Avadon 2 is a game that we truly love at DDNet. The work of indie mastermind, Jeff Vogel, it’s as traditional as RPGs come, and people who have fond memories of the likes of Baldur’s Gate will love it. Vogel’s greatest strength has always been in…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Monster Monpiece is a game from Compile Heart/ Idea Factory that I don’t think anyone would have expected to see localised. After all. It’s a game that involves holding your Vita lengthways, and rubbing both the top and bottom touch screens vigorously to power up female…
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