Video by Matt S. This week in the week in review! 1) E3 is a digital-only event in 2021. What to expect! https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/digital-only-e3-2021-set-for-june-12-to-15 2) Should Sony, Microsoft and Valve refuse to release that Fallujah game on their platforms? https://twitter.com/eurogamer/status/1380111828034945024 3) The Blue Reflection anime is here! What joy! https://myanimelist.net/anime/47639/Blue_Reflection_Ray 4)…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Sony’s announcement that it was ending support for the PlayStation Stores on PS3, Vita and PSP has re-ignited a discussion about game preservation and archiving; what we can do to help preserve all these works of art from many decades of game development history, and what…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. What an Easter gift that was. Apple decided to mass-drop a huge pile of new games, including some from amazing, top-tier developers, on the Apple Arcade over the weekend. With 30 new games to play, some exclusive to Apple Arcade (for now), it has been a…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. NieR Gestalt is – or at least was – my favourite game of all time. I’ve had the opportunity to get hands-on time with NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 and… well, unless something catastrophic happens with the stuff I haven’t seen yet, it is the perfect remaster of…
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) Anime figures in the workplace? Apparently so, but be aware, you may be exposing people to “psychological hazards”: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/03/australian-government-officials-pop-figures-declared-a-psychological-hazard/ 2) Sony’s killing off its servers for PlayStation 3, PSP an Vita. Just how much art are we going…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. Last week SNK released a collection of classic Neo Geo Pocket Color titles to the Nintendo Switch. While the console was best known for being the first to make portable fighting games excellent, it had a couple of titles from other genres too, including the action…
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. Activision can screw off. That’s the big bit of news this week after the company announced that it was going to axe 200 people while giving CEO, Bobby Kotick, a bonus of $200 million. I’d say “stop supporting Activision,” but the video game industry does love…
Read MoreVideo by Harvard L. DDNet contributor, Harvard, was the one to review Saviors of Sapphire Wings/Strangers of Sword City for us. In addition to his in-depth, 2,000-word review, he’s also created this “Let’s Play” video, highlighting the early game of Saviors of Sapphire Wings, and giving you some hints and…
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