Review by Matt C. As soon as you describe a Kickstarter project as a spiritual successor to something beloved, you set the expectations through the roof—not least of all when the original creator comes out of the shadows to take the helm. Even if the end result is something that’s…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. There seems to have been an influx in Lovecraft-themed games released in the past few years, and some really have been exceptional — The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker comes to mind, as it takes familiar themes and puts them into a contemporary context. Others, such…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. The original Division had some cool ideas, but it the eyes of many it got off to a rocky start between its issues and a perceived lack of content. That game received a lot of love from Ubisoft though, and continued to see quality of life…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Zen Studios is once again working its pinball magic, this time with yet more classic real pinball in Pinball FX3: Williams Pinball: Volume 3. This mix of nostalgic pinball action and the modern appeal of video game magic comes together beautifully for pinball fanatics such as…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M., News Editor It’s time for PlayStation’s first State of Play live stream, and while there are a lot of guesses, nobody knew exactly what to expect going in but most agreed it would be Sony’s answer to the Nintendo Direct. Early on, the narrator confirms this…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. It is clear that FromSoftware knows its way around epic action games, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice provides plenty of combat action. There are some similarities to FromSoftware’s popular Souls series, but Sekiro also brings plenty of new elements to the table as well while carving…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Massira is one of the more difficult games that I’ve had to put words to. On the one hand games like this one are important. Massira takes a very somber look at the plight of refugees from war-torn Syria, and as long-term DDNet readers will be…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. “It made Artyom shudder to imagine the tunnel beyond the seven-hundredth metre. It was horrifying just to think about it. No one had the guts to go beyond the seven-hundredth metre to the north. Patrols had made it to the five-hundredth, and having illuminated the boundary…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) deserves a great deal of credit for having been the game that really helped realise a new niche in the competitive shooting genre. Maybe it was not the first ever of the “battle royale” shooters, but it certainly became the one to help…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nelke & The Legendary Alchemists is the next new release for the long-running, and dearly beloved Atelier franchise. We knew it was coming out in January in Japan, and now we have the global release date to share! The game releases just a few months later,…
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