Join us in the final episode of the Digitally Uploaded podcast for the year as we look back at the games that were in 2024, and what we’re looking forward to the most in 2025. Overall 2024 has been a really good year for releases. So much so, in fact, that so many of the really good games have already…
Rhythm games are amazing. We love them. There’s a new one that’s doing the rounds right now that has the serious potential to hit fad-like levels, and it’s one where you play the trombone, of all instruments. Of course not every music game is great – those of us that…
Read MoreWe’ve got another big, 2-hour episode of the podcast for your listening pleasure this month! In addition to our usual wrap of all the games coming out this month, we chat about a lack of understanding about how games get made and published. This is of course in response to…
Read MoreMore and more we’re seeing games enter into a state of perpetual, or at least long-term updates. The days where a game would be released and then that basic experience remain into perpetuity seem to have numbered. And yet, while it’s certainly a good thing to be able to patch…
Read MoreWith the Steam Deck has come a veritable flood of Windows-based handheld devices. Throw in the ability to stream blockbuster-quality games, and we now need to start asking ourselves – are handhelds going to become *the* default form factor going forward? That’s what we discuss in this section of our…
Read MoreWelcome to another massive episode of the DDNet podcast! This month we kick things off with a look at all the big releases happening (it is a lot!) as usual… then we talk about handhelds. With competition heating up to bring Steam handhelds to market, will we even need consoles…
Read MoreThe discourse around game length has been running hot again for a couple of weeks, and so we thought we would take the opportunity with all of us on the podcast to once again dive into it. It seems the older that we get the more time games ask of…
Read MoreA number of us had the unfortunate experience of watching the recent Resident Evil TV series, and we have come away with very strong feelings and opinions indeed (mostly along the lines of “just stop them doing this.”). In this in-depth chat, the podcast team talk about why games often…
Read MoreAugust is a big month for game releases – there is a whole lot coming out, but as we discuss on this podcast, the big question is how much of it is truly worth getting excited by. People are going to be still chewing through Xenoblade Chronicles 3, after all,…
Read MoreA couple of us on the podcast made the terrible mistake of watching the new Resident Evil television series recently. It really was a mistake – don’t do it to yourselves – but in watching that we realised that there was a good discussion in there about what motivates these TV/film…
Read MoreWe do love JRPGs at DDNet, and it has been interesting to see over the years how developers and publishers have tried to create “blockbuster” entries in the genre. Here we talk about that topic – what are the challenges that developers and publishers have when trying to appeal to…
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