For the latest Indie-view, I caught up with Matt Sainsbury of DigitallyDownloaded.net to talk about A Week On The Water, the ambitious next entry in the My Time With Dee Dee visual novel series. If you’re going to go to the effort of commissioning artwork for website mascot, why not …
The revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service is here, bringing with it a library of a few hundred games (for the Extra and Deluxe tiers, at any rate). The value is clear—it takes playing just a few games from the list for the subscription to work out cheaper than buying the …
It looks like the dark days when Sony’s approach to classic games was “Why would anyone want to play this?” might finally be over. With the new PlayStation Plus and the Classics Catalogue that’s included in the highest tier, a handful of games from older consoles are finally playable on …
“We wanted to do something different than the … adrenaline-rushed experience that ski games usually come with. Our experience from snowboarding is rather the opposite: a bright sunny day in the mountains, you explore the areas and enjoy the nature and scenery.” That’s the inspiration behind Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands, …
Dim Bulb Games’ Museum of Mechanics: Lockpicking is a fascinating concept. Before we even get to the curiosity inherent in something like lockpicking, the very idea of a “museum of mechanics” is a brilliant one—not a “game” in the typical sense, but an interactive library, a point of reference, and …
Fuck Fortnite. Fuck Fortnite for shamelessly exploiting the work of smaller, often marginalised creators and making obscene profits off it, while giving nothing back. Fuck Fortnite for doing nothing but riding trends while contributing nothing of value of its own. Fuck Fortnite for the gambling psychology that drives its entire …
I wake up in the morning. I hit a switch that clears and collects acres of farmland. I feed my forty dogs. I go beneath the earth, which has been hollowed out like swiss cheese. Classic Minecraft. This is the result of me and my friends deciding to play Minecraft …
Kingdom Hearts III is mere weeks away now, and that means a lot of people are very, very excited. For people who’ve played all eight previous games (that’s right, the game called Kingdom Hearts III is the ninth game in the series), they’ll finally get a conclusion to this grand, 16-year-long, console-spanning saga. For …
From humble beginnings in 2006, Smash! Sydney Manga and Anime Show has gone from strength to strength. It’s a home for world-class cosplayers, and it sees visits high profile guests like Yoko Taro. There’s an ever-growing artist marketplace, and a wide range of fascinating panels and workshops to attend. For …
