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New Retro Console Coleco Chameleon To Launch In 2016

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"The Coleco Chameleon is the new name for the Retro VGS, a hardware project which failed to raise sufficient backing during its crowdfunding campaign earlier this year. According to the latest press release, the Chameleon “is a versatile new video-game system that serves as a modern day take on the classic game console and will accurately play classic games from the past. The COLECO Chameleon also has the ability play brand-new games in the 8-, 16- and 32-bit styles, a growing and popular genre in today’s game scape.”"

After moving to the near majority of my gaming on PC I am not in the market for the latest Playstation or XBox. With that the Coleco Chameleon does actually interest me. Depending on what we get, this could be a very important system for the retro gaming community. A system that can play older games and be open for developers to produce all new retro savvy games would be very cool indeed. Not all games need to launch on Steam digitally and the retro community proves that buy and selling game carts is alive and well.

Very excited to see more details emerge from this project and as they do, we will be talking more about them.

http://www.retrogamer.net/blog_post/coleco-returns-to-console-production/

*UPDATE* Some new information has come up in regard to faked prototype hardware. Please read the below article for more information on this project.

http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/2831/coleco-charmeleon-kickstarter-delayed-as-doubt-surrounds-prototypes

Gamer Sues Bethesda Claiming Fallout 4 Was So Addictive It Ruined His Life

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“If I knew that this game could have become so addictive, I would have become a lot more wary of it,” the man said in a statement. “I would not have bought it, or I would have left it until I was on holiday or until the New Year holidays.”

This case, should it go to trial, would be the first hearing regarding video game addiction seen by a Russian court. The result could set a legal precedent in the country as to whether players could sue developers for the psychological impact of their products"

What do you think? Should this man get compensation for how awesome Fallout 4 is or should this man be on the hook solely?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-lawsuit-claims-fallout-4-171615930.html

Watch The History Of Psychonauts In This All New 3 Part Double Fine Documentary Series

One of the coolest parts about Double Fine working on a new adventure game was watching the Double Fine Adventure Documentary series. Broken Age was a great game I enjoyed but the documentary series so addicting I couldn't wait for the next installment of. I think it is a great look at how difficult creative work can be and I think the Double Fine crew weathered it well and are better for it. Recently DF dropped the Psychonauts 2 crowd funding project and as part of that released a 3 part documentary series on the original game and way they are approaching the sequel. As with the Double Fine Adventure series this is a very telling look at the process and history of the game and company.

Take a look at the Psychonauts 2 crowd funding on Fig:

https://www.fig.co/campaigns/psychonauts-2

Watch part two and three below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WWSsw-16vw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3zFPss3-9I

Ben Prunty Releases A New FTL Inspired Album "Deep Space Deluxe"

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Ben Prunty is the composer behind the FTL score, one of my all time most beloved game scores. When FTL got an Advanced Edition he came back with more tracks and he is back at it again with a new FTL inspired album called "Deep Space Deluxe." The album features 6 new tracks that do a great job of capturing the FTL vibe while doing a good job existing as a stand alone work.

You can stream all 6 tracks on Bandcamp right now and buy the whole album for $5.

https://benprunty.bandcamp.com/album/deep-space-deluxe-ep

Cheerful Ghost GoTY Awards Nomination Thread

We are going to do this years Cheerful Ghost GoTY Awards similarly to last year with a fun new addtion. Please submit your nominations in the comments along with the category they should go in. On December 24th i'll take all the nominations and put out a 3 polls where we can all vote for the winners. Like last year we will have the "2015 Triple A Game of the Year", "2015 Indie Game of the Year" and the all new "2015 Update of the Year". Games that quality for the "Update of the Year" are games that received a significant update or were ported to a new platform in 2015. Games such as Hearthstone(The Grant Tournament, The League of Explorers) & Terraria (1.3 update) quick someone nominate those games!

Thanks for taking part in the GoTY process and I hope 2016 is a great year in gaming!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/19/2015 at 01:43am

Update of the Year: Terraria 1.3
Early Access GotY: Ark: Survival Evolved
GotY Noms: Fallout 4 and The Witcher 3 I'd kinda like to nom. Legacy of the Void, but I've hardly played it, which will probably change soon.

I think it'd be cool if some of us made a post on the site talking about our favorite games that we've played this year. This includes games that are new or ages old.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/19/2015 at 01:56am

Thanks Greg. I do plan on doing my own list.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 12/19/2015 at 04:09am

Are we submitting single nominations for each category? If so, my nominations are:

Indie: Rocket League

AAA: Psych! I'm nominating The Talos Principle. Fallout 4 is epic, but it's practically the only AAA game I played this year, besides Destiny, which makes me feel kind of ashamed. I feel like I would nominate Bloodborne, if I had only played it :(. Maybe I'll go rent it tomorrow...

Update: Terraria, especially since it was my first time playing.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/19/2015 at 05:04am

Triple A: Fallout 4
Indie: I was lacking in indie games this year.
Update: Terraria, Hearthstone
Mobile: Fallout Shelter, Hearthstone

Travis Admin wrote on 12/19/2015 at 05:09am

Another Mobile nom: Crashy Road. No, not Crossy Road. That one got all the acclaim last year. :D

Travis Admin wrote on 12/19/2015 at 06:53pm

Oh! A nod for Mobile and Update: Monument Valley. It was released last year, but got DLC this year. Monument Valley is a masterpiece.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/21/2015 at 06:57pm

AAA:

Witcher 3
SC2: Legacy of the Void
Fo4
Fallout Shelter
Mario Maker

Updates:

Grim Fandango: Remastered
BioShock Infinite (Linux port)
Hearthstone

Indie:

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Broken Age
Undertale
Nuclear Throne

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/21/2015 at 08:03pm

Every year GameFAQ's polls become a competition between games, people vote on which is better. Final Fantasy VII usually wins, or at least makes it to the end. This year it was defeated by Undertale. I downloaded the demo and briefly played it.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/23/2015 at 04:38am

I've heard nothing but good things about Undertale.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/23/2015 at 04:39am

Also I don't really pay attention to gamefaqs polls, because they're usually gamed heavily by whichever forum is more popular at the time.

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Join Us For the Cheerful Ghost Roundtable Star Wars The Force Awakens Livestream!

Join us on December 23rd @ 6p PST for a special Cheerful Ghost Roundtable livestream where we discuss our thoughts on the new Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. We start each show talking a bit about what we have been playing in video games and then our main event, Star Wars. We will have a spoiler free section and then move into spoilers but fear not, you will be warned before we get spoilery.

You can watch the live stream and let us know by following the URL below and clicking "Yes" to watching it.

https://plus.google.com/events/cf2l2epi6oah57hmq3o43q9e9i8

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/17/2015 at 10:30pm

I think I'll have to skip this episode until I watch the movie, due to spoilers.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/17/2015 at 10:36pm

We will have a segment of the episode spoiler free. We will say when we move into spoilers!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/17/2015 at 10:40pm

I know, I read that part.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/17/2015 at 10:56pm

Ok. It will be recorded so you can catch it after you see it if you want!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/18/2015 at 12:00am

Yeah, I figured. =) I don't know when I'll see it. I would like to know what you guys thought of it, whether or not you liked it and/or whether or not you liked it better than the prequels.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/18/2015 at 12:48am

Leaving to see it in the next 12 minutes so i'll know in the next couple hours

Travis Admin wrote on 12/18/2015 at 01:57am

"whether or not you liked it better than the prequels."

Yes.

Honestly I don't know how that answer could not be yes.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/18/2015 at 02:33am

I like the prequels, but it seems I'm almost alone in that.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/18/2015 at 03:23am

They're... not terrible. Just majorly disappointing after the originals.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/19/2015 at 01:44am

Well, I've decided to take Vinny to see the movie tonight in 3D. So, I'll probably join the conversation after all. =)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 12/19/2015 at 01:55am

That sounds great!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 12/19/2015 at 05:44am

Well I thought the movie was good, but our 3D experience was horrible. I don't know what was wrong, whether it was the glasses or the projector, but it was hardly 3D. It was more like "beer goggles" vision. But, I liked the movie and so did Vinny. =)

Travis Admin wrote on 12/20/2015 at 07:02am

Simply amazing. Easily better than the prequels, by leaps and bounds. Possibly higher than fourth place.

Travis Admin wrote on 12/20/2015 at 03:12pm

I need to watch it again (and again, and again) but I'm thinking it's at least number 3, maybe number 2 for me. But that could just be the hype. It's so significant for me because it's the first Star Wars film I've seen in theaters for the first time that didn't disappoint me, so I'm still riding that high.

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Get Caught Up On Star Wars By Watching Them All At Once

Many Star Wars fans are marathoning all the Star Wars films before they see The Force Awakens. Seriously, I sort of respect that sort of thing but it doesn't really work for me. In days past i'd do that and then go see the new film with the fresh thoughts of the old ones in my mind. Often it creates a very hard situation where since the thought of the other films are so fresh, I compare it more than I would if some time has past since my last viewing. That said, if you can marathon films and enjoy the new ones, more power to you and if you want to do it faster than ever check out the fan edit above of all 6 Star Wars films at the same time.

Or We Can Keep It In The Box!

Star Wars week continues with this hilarious new Saturday Night Live short. They really capture the disparity between kids and nerdy adult toy collectors. I really want to keep all my awesome stuff behind glass too because dammit, these toys are not for playing with!

An Inside Look At Hardware Manufacturing At Valve - Take a Peek at Valve's Robot Factory

"When we first started designing hardware at Valve, we decided we wanted to try and do the manufacturing as well. To achieve our goal of a flexible controller, we felt it was important to have a similar amount of flexibility in our manufacturing process, and that meant looking into automated assembly lines. It turns out that most consumer hardware of this kind still has humans involved in stages throughout manufacturing, but we kind of went overboard, and built one of the largest fully automated assembly lines in the US. Our film crew recently put together a video of that assembly line, showcasing exactly why robots are awesome."

As more manufacturing comes back to the US it will look a lot likes Valve's robot manufacturing Steam Controller plant. Apple has a plant similarly to this that makes the new Mac Pros and they are looking into moving more things stateside as well. It's really interesting to see these plants in action and I wonder how economical this is vs the current method of manufacturing in China.

For even more information on Valve's Steam controller manufacturing check the link below.

http://store.steampowered.com/controller/update/dec15

60 Minutes Segment on John Williams New Force Awakens Music

This 60 minutes inside look features John Williams scoring the new Force Awakens opening scene. It also features and interview with JJ as well as an all new never before seen scene with BB8 and Rey. It's a scene from the film and doesn't spoil anything, but skip over this entire video if you want to avoid seeing parts of the film beforehand. The tone and feel of the shot is 100% Star Wars and if the whole movie is like this, we are all in for a good time!

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