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After Microsoft's XBox One reveal, it seems Sony is pushing the Playstation 4 efforts in a very different direction. Sony released a interview with indie developer Jonathan Blow(of the Braid fame) about his new game that will debut on the Playstation 4 called The Witness. Instead of focusing on TV, movies and sports, Sony seems to be focusing on games and indie developers.
Still unsure if I will pickup a Playstation 4, but so far Sony is pushing this a bit closer to my style.
In the video Jonathan talks about being an indie developer and that he can pick what games he wants to create. He talks a bit about The Witness and there is some video showing it off. Whenever I see the game I can help but think of Myst.
Still unsure if I will pickup a Playstation 4, but so far Sony is pushing this a bit closer to my style.
In the video Jonathan talks about being an indie developer and that he can pick what games he wants to create. He talks a bit about The Witness and there is some video showing it off. Whenever I see the game I can help but think of Myst.
iD Software is really forward thinking tech company in that it releases the source code for its older game engines and level tools. Don't take my word for it, check out the code they have released on github.
https://github.com/id-Software
This kind of thing should be applauded because when game companies release the source to their games it means that the odds you will be able to play the games you love in the future is pretty good. Plus its awesome to play a game you love on any platform you want. Its also a great way to learn how a top notch game engine operates.
Intro Fabien Sandlard a guy with an awesome hobby, he looks at released game source and blogs about it. Fabien has reviewed Duke Nukem 3D, Quake 3, The Original Doom 3, Doom & the Wolfenstein iPhone port code and more.
Recently he looked at the source for Doom 3: BFG Edition. Doom 3: BFG Edition is interesting because iD back-ported code from Rage into Doom 3: BFG Edition. They also had to get Doom and Doom 2 running inside the Doom 3 code itself, which is an interesting technical feat. The article is pretty interesting and seems accessible to non-programmers(full disclosure, I am in fact a programmer).
A cool bit I found Fabien's article:
"Overall the reader gets an immediate understanding of each part of an algorithm and I hope it will inspire people to write better code: Modern software development is not about being an ace programmers anymore. It is about being a team player that empowers co-workers with: Elegant design. Easy to read and commented code implementing it. Doom 3 BFG ranks high on both those metrics. "
Fabien is spot on here. Wizardy in code is all well and good, but writing good code anyone can understand and maintain is much better when you work on a team.
http://fabiensanglard.net/doom3_bfg/index.php
https://github.com/id-Software
This kind of thing should be applauded because when game companies release the source to their games it means that the odds you will be able to play the games you love in the future is pretty good. Plus its awesome to play a game you love on any platform you want. Its also a great way to learn how a top notch game engine operates.
Intro Fabien Sandlard a guy with an awesome hobby, he looks at released game source and blogs about it. Fabien has reviewed Duke Nukem 3D, Quake 3, The Original Doom 3, Doom & the Wolfenstein iPhone port code and more.
Recently he looked at the source for Doom 3: BFG Edition. Doom 3: BFG Edition is interesting because iD back-ported code from Rage into Doom 3: BFG Edition. They also had to get Doom and Doom 2 running inside the Doom 3 code itself, which is an interesting technical feat. The article is pretty interesting and seems accessible to non-programmers(full disclosure, I am in fact a programmer).
A cool bit I found Fabien's article:
"Overall the reader gets an immediate understanding of each part of an algorithm and I hope it will inspire people to write better code: Modern software development is not about being an ace programmers anymore. It is about being a team player that empowers co-workers with: Elegant design. Easy to read and commented code implementing it. Doom 3 BFG ranks high on both those metrics. "
Fabien is spot on here. Wizardy in code is all well and good, but writing good code anyone can understand and maintain is much better when you work on a team.
http://fabiensanglard.net/doom3_bfg/index.php
A.N.N.E. the awesome new 2D metroidvania Kickstarter was recently funded and the games creator shared his excitement in the video above. Awesome to see the game to drop early next year and for more information check out my interview with the games creator, below.
http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1272
Blizzard will be releasing a new Diablo III graphic novel "Sword of Justice" next month. Written by Aaron Williams and art by Joseph Lacroix this will be a pretty nice addition to your Diablo collection of awesomery.
http://us.battle.net//d3/en/blog/9762740
New Humble Weekly Bundle dropped today featuring Alan Wake. More reasons to pay what you want for games you might want to try.
http://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1272
Blizzard will be releasing a new Diablo III graphic novel "Sword of Justice" next month. Written by Aaron Williams and art by Joseph Lacroix this will be a pretty nice addition to your Diablo collection of awesomery.
http://us.battle.net//d3/en/blog/9762740
New Humble Weekly Bundle dropped today featuring Alan Wake. More reasons to pay what you want for games you might want to try.
http://www.humblebundle.com/weekly
demilogic posted a new video update on Terraria 1.2 showing off smooth walking, new house roofs, armor, rock launchers, waterfalls, in game music, painting and more. The video also shows up the new in game mini-map.
"Preview for the slopehalfblockwaterfallpaintrocketlaucheromgwhatisthatthingeater'sbone 1.2 update. Also there is a minimap. The update is far from done, we are aiming for a July release. Thank you for your patience and continued support."
I will be running a Cheerful Ghost Terraria server when the 1.2 update drops in July so stay tuned!
"Preview for the slopehalfblockwaterfallpaintrocketlaucheromgwhatisthatthingeater'sbone 1.2 update. Also there is a minimap. The update is far from done, we are aiming for a July release. Thank you for your patience and continued support."
I will be running a Cheerful Ghost Terraria server when the 1.2 update drops in July so stay tuned!
comment sharing
After Travis posted about the new XBox One I commented in that post and realized I wanted to share the comment on Twitter. I didn't want to make up a post and then share that, I just wanted to share the comment in Travis post. So this evening I added a share button to the comments that allow anyone to get a URL that links back to any post comment. This lets you share any comment on the site you find useful. I have read some really epic comments on Slashdot and Reddit I have linked to and this allows you to do the same. But don't take my word for it, head into an active comment stream and check it out.
new event system - coming soon
For quite some time people have told me they want it to be easier to play games with the Cheerful Ghost community. In the past, someone had to create a post and then people commented if they wanted to play. When the time came to play, sometimes people forgot or didn't join in because of timezone strangeness. Needless to say, it works for some but its not awesome.
For the last month I have been working on an awesome new system for Cheerful Ghost to schedule gaming events with the community. The new Event section will allow anyone on the site to join and create events easily on the site.
If you want to schedule a session of Left 4 Dead on Steam Saturday @ 1pm you will easily be able to do that. Since we all live all over the world the new event system will automagically translate the event times for you. So if I create an event in Portland with a start time of 1PM, when Travis looks at the event in New York he will see 4PM. It doesn't matter where you live, Cheerful Ghost will automagically translate the event time for you to your timezone.
Left 4 Dead 2 only supports 4 players so the new event system has a mechanism to hard limit the amount of people that can join if you say it should.
Events in many ways act like posts and as such after you create your event you can comment in it and share it easily on Twitter, Facebook & Google+.
I am pretty busy and as such use my calendar to schedule my life. Once you join an event you can easily add it to your Smartphone, Desktop or Google Calendar. This is a really hot feature and I just added it this evening. Its so magic seeing the event get added to your iPhone calendar :D
I am still in deep development on this but its already working well. I plan on doing a soft beta launch very soon and plan on releasing a teaser video in the next few days so keep a look out for the new goodness.
After Travis posted about the new XBox One I commented in that post and realized I wanted to share the comment on Twitter. I didn't want to make up a post and then share that, I just wanted to share the comment in Travis post. So this evening I added a share button to the comments that allow anyone to get a URL that links back to any post comment. This lets you share any comment on the site you find useful. I have read some really epic comments on Slashdot and Reddit I have linked to and this allows you to do the same. But don't take my word for it, head into an active comment stream and check it out.
new event system - coming soon
For quite some time people have told me they want it to be easier to play games with the Cheerful Ghost community. In the past, someone had to create a post and then people commented if they wanted to play. When the time came to play, sometimes people forgot or didn't join in because of timezone strangeness. Needless to say, it works for some but its not awesome.
For the last month I have been working on an awesome new system for Cheerful Ghost to schedule gaming events with the community. The new Event section will allow anyone on the site to join and create events easily on the site.
If you want to schedule a session of Left 4 Dead on Steam Saturday @ 1pm you will easily be able to do that. Since we all live all over the world the new event system will automagically translate the event times for you. So if I create an event in Portland with a start time of 1PM, when Travis looks at the event in New York he will see 4PM. It doesn't matter where you live, Cheerful Ghost will automagically translate the event time for you to your timezone.
Left 4 Dead 2 only supports 4 players so the new event system has a mechanism to hard limit the amount of people that can join if you say it should.
Events in many ways act like posts and as such after you create your event you can comment in it and share it easily on Twitter, Facebook & Google+.
I am pretty busy and as such use my calendar to schedule my life. Once you join an event you can easily add it to your Smartphone, Desktop or Google Calendar. This is a really hot feature and I just added it this evening. Its so magic seeing the event get added to your iPhone calendar :D
I am still in deep development on this but its already working well. I plan on doing a soft beta launch very soon and plan on releasing a teaser video in the next few days so keep a look out for the new goodness.
Been following all the posted development activity for Starbound over the last few weeks and wanted to bubble some up to your attention. One feature I thought was interesting is that they are adding in game 3D printing. Its an interesting feature and ill have them describe it for you.
"We’re also working on the 3D printing interface, which is very similar to the crafting interface but you’re also able to “scan in” items to reverse engineer them. Almost any object you find in the world can be scanned/reverse engineered to allow you to print it using ‘pixels’. However, anything you make with a 3D printer will be marked as “printed” and will have a much lower value. If you want authentic gear you’ll have to find it."
I am not sure if that means the item will be usable, so if you print a gun you get a usable gun but this would be awesome if just for placable items. They have also put in support for speech bubbles and made the space travel a bit nicer on the eyes(video above).
They are keeping some stuff under wraps, which is pretty fun. As always, when there is talk of a beta or release date you will be the first to know.
http://playstarbound.com/17th-may-progress
http://playstarbound.com/20th-may-progress/
"We’re also working on the 3D printing interface, which is very similar to the crafting interface but you’re also able to “scan in” items to reverse engineer them. Almost any object you find in the world can be scanned/reverse engineered to allow you to print it using ‘pixels’. However, anything you make with a 3D printer will be marked as “printed” and will have a much lower value. If you want authentic gear you’ll have to find it."
I am not sure if that means the item will be usable, so if you print a gun you get a usable gun but this would be awesome if just for placable items. They have also put in support for speech bubbles and made the space travel a bit nicer on the eyes(video above).
They are keeping some stuff under wraps, which is pretty fun. As always, when there is talk of a beta or release date you will be the first to know.
http://playstarbound.com/17th-may-progress
http://playstarbound.com/20th-may-progress/
I think I may post every time Steam has a sale on all the Unreal games because I love them so. This one also has the added benefit of being cheaper than I have ever seen.
Nab all the Unreal games for $10. Offer ends may 27th.
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/683/
Seriously, do yourself a favor and frag with one of the most fun tournament shooters around!
Nab all the Unreal games for $10. Offer ends may 27th.
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/683/
Seriously, do yourself a favor and frag with one of the most fun tournament shooters around!
The Speedrunner save/loads it for the best run through a particular area but that said, 30 minutes for Fallout 3 is pretty damn good. I think I spent more than 30 minutes in the vault alone.
**the above let's play spoils star trek into darkness accidentally. you have been warned**
I have been knee deep in some really cool Cheerful Ghost development that I am excited to demo in the next few days. I haven't been playing a lot of games because of that, but I still like to have one game on the back burner I take out a play when I have some time. Right now that game is Wizorb.
Wizorb is a really fun retro style 2D Breakout RPG. You play a Wizard on a quest to save Gerudo and to do that you use your Wizorb and paddle to vanquish evil. Its a really unique concept and for someone that hasn't ever been excited about Breakout, this game peaks my interest.
You collect coins to help the village rebuild and also purchase items. Helping a villager rebuild often nets you bonuses in the form of keys and other good stuff. Its also worth noting that when the Wizard is in the home town, the game switches to the typical top down RPG view.
The game is a couple bucks on Steam and you can play it on Mac and Linux. You can get Wizorb from the Wizorb home page and buy it at the Humble Store on Linux, Mac and Windows.
http://www.wizorb.com/
I have been knee deep in some really cool Cheerful Ghost development that I am excited to demo in the next few days. I haven't been playing a lot of games because of that, but I still like to have one game on the back burner I take out a play when I have some time. Right now that game is Wizorb.
Wizorb is a really fun retro style 2D Breakout RPG. You play a Wizard on a quest to save Gerudo and to do that you use your Wizorb and paddle to vanquish evil. Its a really unique concept and for someone that hasn't ever been excited about Breakout, this game peaks my interest.
You collect coins to help the village rebuild and also purchase items. Helping a villager rebuild often nets you bonuses in the form of keys and other good stuff. Its also worth noting that when the Wizard is in the home town, the game switches to the typical top down RPG view.
The game is a couple bucks on Steam and you can play it on Mac and Linux. You can get Wizorb from the Wizorb home page and buy it at the Humble Store on Linux, Mac and Windows.
http://www.wizorb.com/
I really enjoyed this episode. It made me laugh quite a bit.