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The latest Indie Royale dropped today and has some

The latest Indie Royale dropped today and has some interesting titles.

http://www.indieroyale.com/

It has:
* Dungeon Defenders (I've been meaning to try)
* Containment: The Zombie Puzzler (looks like an interesting puzzle game)
* Data Jammers: Fast Forward (very stylized racer)
* Brainpipe - A Plunge to Unhumanity (ambient, visual treat action game)
* Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space (hybrid science fiction space adventure and strategy game)

Well, it has happened. Bethesda has announced the Elder

Well, it has happened. Bethesda has announced the Elder Scrolls MMO.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/05/03/elder-scrolls-online-announced-an-mmo-set-in-the-world-of-skyrim/

It has been rumored for months (years?) now, but we finally have confirmation.

It will be set 1000 years before the events of Skyrim, where Molag Bal is attempting to swallow up Tamriel into his plane of Oblivion. Looks interesting so far.

Just bought tickets to Pax Prime this year. Very

Just bought tickets to Pax Prime this year. Very excited.

http://prime.paxsite.com/

**EDIT** Looks like the sold out 15 minutes after I bought my tickets. They have some single day ticket still available.

Interesting compilation of video game footage set to an

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kiePaAHK3jE

Interesting compilation of video game footage set to an instrumental piece. I find it strangely emotion provoking, with tones of loss, hope, and sweet struggle... Or maybe I'm just in a mood...

Guys. Holy crap. Its not like this is my first foray into

Guys. Holy crap. It's not like this is my first foray into Steam. I've been using it for simpler games for ages now, but I'm more into it since I'm playing more "serious" games on it.

But I *just* finally decided to see what pressing shift+tab to access the Steam community did. That thing is badass. You can get a full tabbed browser in your game as you're playing it.

Why had I never checked that out before?

Tungsten wrote on 04/27/2012 at 09:55pm

Ya, I've used it for all sorts of things. It's great. I usually just use it for the clock though.

Now that I think about it though, I've been alt-tabbing out of skyrim to look up console codes. Guess I don't need to do that anymore.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/28/2012 at 12:29am

Good tip, I have Steam too but some of these in game key presses illude me.

shift+tab. Try to run that in my mind like a mantra.

SHIFT+TAB!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/24/2014 at 03:24am

LOL You sound like me when I first discovered it. Tim was the first person to chat with me while I was playing Terraria. Then I was like, "whoa," because I had been saving my game and exiting Steam so that I could go check out the Terraria Wiki. Interesting stuff!

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/24/2014 at 04:50am

Wow, Travis seriously hit up Steam a year+ ago? Man, seems like a lot longer than that.

But yeah, that's about right for me too I suppose. Maybe two.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/24/2014 at 04:58am

I'm not sure how long I've been on Steam, I suspect that it's been less than a year. I found out that Portal was on Steam for free, so I created an account and tried it out. I thought the game was humorous, but the puzzle aspect of it had me feeling stupid, so I uninstalled it. Then, Travis gifted me Terraria, which is only the 2nd game I have on Steam. Otherwise, I tried a Ys demo. That's about it. It's kind of sad, I think, thinking of how I've had friends that have been on Steam much longer and have many more games in their library, but then it goes back to my whole, "I'm oblivious" idea when it comes to modern gaming.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 01/24/2014 at 05:08am

No, no, I've had it since the HL2 days, just barely using it. :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/24/2014 at 06:21am

Travis: Ah, yeah, me too but little compelled me back then I got some Bundles....

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Phoronix has confirmed that Steam is going to be released on

http://ironhammers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/steam.png

Phoronix has confirmed that Steam is going to be released on Linux:

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=valve_linux_dampfnudeln&num=1

Direct from the article:
"For those that have doubted the exclusive Phoronix claims for quite a while now that the Steam client and Source Engine are in fact being ported to Linux, the doubts can be nearly laid to rest. Even I began to wonder how long it would take before the clients for their popular games would be publicly released under Linux. However, after confirming the information perhaps a bit too soon, their level of Linux interest is much more clear after spending a day at their offices. A meeting topped off... Read All

If anyone hasnt played Dead Space 1 or 2 (I havent either),

If anyone hasn't played Dead Space 1 or 2 (I haven't either), it's really cheap right now on Steam. $10 for both!

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/2011_pre_dead_space

I just got a new PC capable of playing at least most of the

I just got a new PC capable of playing at least most of the current games out right now. I tried playing Oblivion (yes, Oblivion) on my old one and it stuttered too much to enjoy. I decided it was time for a change.

So, I'm really out of the loop when it comes to PC games. What have I missed over the past ... almost a decade? The last PC game I really sank a lot of time into was Half-Life 2, if that tells you anything.

I have Deus Ex: Human Revolution waiting for me, I'm going to replay the recent Bethesda games on PC so I can mess with the available mods, and I'm going to finally give Morrowind a fair shot. Anything else I should try?

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 12:26am

So let me think here(ill post more as they come later).

* Lord of the Rings Online is interesting. Free to play, worth a look through.
* The Binding of Issac(see my earlier post about it)
* Cave Story+ (again,earlier post about it)
* Rage (ditto)
* Starcraft 2 (i have yet to post on this, add to my list of things to do :) It was great btw)

Thats all that comes to me. I am not the most hardcore of PC users, but I have been playing more lately.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 04/24/2012 at 03:34am

I'm not looking to get back into a grindfest MMO, but I may eventually give LotR Online a look. I have played Cave Story, not the plus version, but I own plus through one of the humble bundles. The Binding of Isaac sounds amazing, Rage is worth a look now that it is cheaper (it is sad that an I'd game didn't excite me enough for a day one purchase), and SC2 is definitely on my list. SC1 is the only RTS I have ever enjoyed.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/24/2012 at 04:12am

If you dug SC1 then SC2 is a must buy. Its like everything you loved about the first amped up a bit. Story is stellar, gameplay is superb. A gem.

Rage is... Well Rage is fine. Its a beautiful shooter that makes a few mis-steps. The game should be balls to the walls action and killing but it gets bogged down in a throw away story that brings nothing to the table. The PS3 version is cool as you can play Legends of the Wasteland which is essentially split-screen co-op with a friend. If you don't do that, then get it on PC because the controls are WAY better on a PC. Its a twitch shooter so yeah, PC is the ticket.

LoTR online is a fine MMO, when the grind gets annoying you can step away. Thats the great part about F2P MMO's.

Tungsten wrote on 04/24/2012 at 10:29pm

It depends. PC's two biggest strengths now are Free to Play stuff like Tribes: Ascension, and DOTA, and stuff that pushes the console's capabilities like Crysis2, Skyrim, Witcher2 and so on.

The indy market is also awesome. Wait for an indy bundle (like humble bundle or indy royale) and you can drop like $5 and get a few decent games.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/25/2012 at 01:07am

I agree, PC's strengths are in F2P and indie games. Hopefully PC's dont go away. In my lifetime anyway.

Tungsten wrote on 04/25/2012 at 01:56am

I'm actually downloading that Tribes:Ascend right now. This will be my intro to the series, but with the reviews I've been reading, I figured I really ought to give it a shot.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/25/2012 at 05:11am

Played Tribes a while back. Fun multi-player shooter with jet packs. Don't remember much else. :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 04/25/2012 at 06:45pm

Tungsten, yeah, I've been all over those indie bundles, but it seems like they're coming too quickly lately. Seems like there's a new one every two weeks. Just give my wallet some time to cool off, m'kay Humble Bundle people?

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/26/2012 at 01:37am

Did you guys get the latest bundle? Seems ok, nothing that compelled me but I might be looking at it wrong.

Tungsten wrote on 04/26/2012 at 10:41am

skipped that one. I already had two of the games,

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 04/26/2012 at 08:37pm

Ditto, I skipped it. I tend to only get the big ones, because usually the small ones have some that they already gave you earlier.

jdodson Admin wrote on 04/26/2012 at 08:41pm

Haven't picked it up either. Prob just wait for the next one too :)

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New web show called TableTop... This is actually episode 2

New web show called TableTop... This is actually episode 2 about Settlers of Catan.

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fans Hope I just watched this movie

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope

I just watched this movie on onDemand today. I have to say that the Geek/Nerd in me was brought out in full force the entire time I watched it. Morgan Spurlock the creator of great documentaries such as "Supersize Me" completly encapsulated the essence of the con and what it means to a lot of people. I have been to several other conventions but this is somthing I would like to attend once in my life.

I highly sugest a view to anyone who is a "Geek" or "Nerd" of anything

Movie website http://comicconmovie.com/