Video by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) Sony and Microsoft enjoy good financial results: https://www.siliconera.com/sonys-game-and-network-services-revenue-totals-25-billion-dollars/ And https://metro.co.uk/2021/04/28/xbox-sales-up-50-as-microsoft-has-best-year-of-sales-ever-14485047/ 2) A lost Castlevania game is re-found: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/04/now-you-can-play-the-cancelled-dreamcast-castlevania-prototype/ 3) A new The Last Of Us has been conceived: https://twitter.com/MattSainsb/status/1387339043185246209 4) SEGA and NFTs. Sigh: https://www.siliconera.com/sega-will-begin-selling-nft-based-on-its-ips/ 5) Citizen Kane…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. First released way back in 1988, Nintendo’s Famicom Detective Club, a duology of two mystery-themed visual novels, is finally getting a localisation and release into English. I love these games. I can’t wait to review them, but what I can say, right now, in the preview…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. One of the most common words you’ll hear from people when talking about video games is “consumers”. People who buy and play games are “consumers.” The game developers and publishers are creating “products” and “content” for their fans, the “consumers”. This way of thinking hurts the…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) The Game Boy turns 32! https://twitter.com/Stealth40k/status/1384845265635397636 2) New printers for your Nintendo Switch: https://twitter.com/Nintendeal/status/1385104851021963268 3) Sony backpedals on PS3, Vita download store closure: https://twitter.com/MattSainsb/status/1384277778258821120 4) NFTs stink up gaming… YET AGAIN: https://twitter.com/byteside/status/1384772145864232964 5) Days Gone developer blames consumers…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. It’s always a good week when new Atelier stuff launches. This time around it’s not completely “new”, as it’s the “deluxe” versions of the three Atelier Mysterious titles – Sophie, Firis and Lydie and Suelle – but two of those games arrive on the Nintendo Switch…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Shin Megami Tensei III is a dark masterpiece. Originally released on the PlayStation 2, this cel-shaded apocalypse-themed, hardcore JRPG was brutally challenging and also deeply intelligent, with one of the best soundtracks, art styles, and narratives of the genre. And now it’s back, and coming to…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) Nintendo held an Indie Direct, and it was good! https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-04-14-heres-everything-announced-in-nintendos-indie-world-showcase 2) Americans decide that they, not the Japanese, should make a Gundam film: https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/12/22380140/netflix-live-action-gundam-movie-jordan-vogt-roberts-legendary-sunrise 3) Metacritic’s highest-rated game is… a visual novel? https://twitter.com/MC_Odd/status/1382790149633839104 4) NFTs stink up gaming…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Cult classic, SaGa Frontier, is getting the remaster treatment by Square Enix, and this game is a delight on every level. Superb characters, an excellent combat system, and some amazing art combine to create a game that is eclectic and always fascinating. In this video, I…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As some of you will know, we’ve been doing regular streams over the last year or so on the DDNet YouTube channel, showcasing the latest and greatest games, while chatting with people about those games (and just about everything else) as we go along. If you’d…
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