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Gabe Newell Talks About Half-Life 3 Over A Decade

"Compilation of interviews / events in chronological order where Gabe Newell first talks about Half Life 2 Episode 3 then suddenly becomes silent about it. I tried to get the best possible quality from internet archives. Some of this footage is from websites that are now inactive. The GTTV ones from February 2008 and September 2009 were not reuploaded to this day."

You know, i'm going to be honest here in that I don't think Half-Life 3 is going to happen. Even if it does it would be best that we all sort of just let it go to help make peace with it taking even longer or it not happening at all. It's obviously taken much longer to make than Valve anticipated, which is a... Read All

Companion Cube Coming to Terraria 1.3.1

1.3.1 might not be the largest Terraria patch but it does seem loaded with some interesting stuff like full controller support, more wires and now a companion cube pet. It's also pretty nice that it's easy to get from a Merchant instead of some intense mob farming.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/24/2016 at 04:43am

Interesting. It looks cool and has a cool death scream. Another thing I found interesting, that I didn't know about, was that there are mob-only activated pressure plates. That could come in handy. Honestly, I don't think this new update fits my kind of Terraria gaming. I'm not much of a builder. I imagine that Travis could probably make something really cool with these new tools. Who knows when it will be, but I'm still looking forward to another CG Terraria server. I think we should do it at least once more, if for nothing else than for completion of Expert Mode, which I don't hardly dare try alone.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/24/2016 at 12:57pm

The mob only pressure plates could make arena building much nicer!

This update came out two days ago, anyone play yet?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/24/2016 at 05:59pm

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/24/2016 at 06:18pm

Not yet!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/14/2016 at 08:30pm

Oh and in case you're hoping to snag the new Companion Cube, you're going to have to dish out 5 platinum for it!

Travis Admin wrote on 07/15/2016 at 02:39am

Money is so plentiful these days, that doesn't seem too crazy anymore.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/15/2016 at 05:16am

Yeah, agreed. That's a couple higher level boss runs.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/15/2016 at 05:55am

Me and Vinny have been playing on a new Expert world for the last two days. I don't know exactly how much he has, but I think it's less than one platinum where as I have about just less than two platinum coins. We have defeated King Slime twice and we did finally beat the Eye of Cthulhu after I used TEdit to copy over the boss arenas from our last CG Expert World. Maybe I see the price of the new pet as expensive because we're still a bit early in the game. Five platinum coins just for a pet just seems a bit ridiculous.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 07/15/2016 at 06:52am

Early on it is really high priced for sure. But once you have one, you can carry it over to new worlds. I don't think it's cheating to start with a cosmetic pet or whatnot.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 07/15/2016 at 07:39am

Good point. Vinny knows how to cheat in Terraria and I basically told him "no cheating" in our playthrough. A cosmetic pet, sure that's fine, but everything else I'd like for us to obtain by playing. However, one could say we're "cheating" by using TShock and I've "cheated" by using TEdit to put in those arenas. After doing that, I thought about writing up a quick post about both of those programs. I know Travis is more familiar with them than I am, but I've found them both surprisingly easy to use!

Travis Admin wrote on 07/15/2016 at 11:22am

Yeah they're both very simple.

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We Need To Have a Nuanced Discussion About Gameplay - But First Let's Punch a Demon in the Face

Jack and Rich from PreviouslyRecorded released their Doom review and like much of their show, I love it. I also tried Doom today and I love that too and for only having played it a couple minutes I can say that it's one of the better shooters i've played in years. It's nice to see Doom go back to the good ol' days of a simple fast paced game.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/24/2016 at 04:32am

I think I'm going to jump on the bandwagon to Hell.....LOL

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/24/2016 at 04:33am

The devil is impressed Greg!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/24/2016 at 04:47am

Well I'm impressed and that's why. At first I wasn't at all interested, I thought it looked like a bit too much gore for my taste. But, I watched one of my favorite YouTubers play and it looks awesome. There's a very interesting impression I'm getting from what I've seen and thinking of that translating into gameplay is exciting.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/24/2016 at 04:58am

Yeah, the gameplay is really exciting and... There is a lot of gore. TBH I was really surprised with the gore in Diablo 3 but it's not a huge deal now. I guess it's just another day desensitized to all good human emotions

Joking aside, let me know what you think of the game. It has the biggest download to date but looks great.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/24/2016 at 01:00pm

Yeah the DVD install helped my bandwidth cap a little but it was still a ton of data. Similarly to Fallout 4, it went really slowly from the DVD for some reason, but I let it because of the bandwidth cap my ISP has.

It's a really solid game. Doom 3 was good, I loved it even when people were complaining about it, but it didn't feel like Doom, it was survival horror for the most part, and it worked well. This is just straight up mayhem.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/24/2016 at 03:00pm

So I usually don't watch long video reviews of a game, especially if I've already played it. But this one was really good. I think they kinda liked the game. :D

Seriously though, this game is like what shooters would be like today if cover shooters and military shooters never took over. It takes some cues from Wolfenstein: The New Order, I think. I'm not saying that cover and military shooters are bad, I'm just saying this is better!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/24/2016 at 06:18pm

I think New Order set the stage for what iD games can be. Amazing shooter, challenging gameplay and a good story. Doom focuses more on it being a sort of anti-story while still having a driving and natural narrative.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 05/25/2016 at 04:24am

Oh Hell yeah! This game is sweet! I thought I'd suck at it, so I started off playing on the lowest difficulty level, but it didn't take me very long to decide to increase the difficult back to normal. I think we have our 2016 Game of the Year. Hahaha

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/25/2016 at 05:13am

It's really good.

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I Heard The Whisper And Serve C'Thun

By the time it was official Blizzard was releasing a new Hearthstone expansion I was excited as I thought the game was getting a bit stale. When Blizzard first talked about standard mode, I was interested and liked the constant rotation of cards entering and leaving the game. I was heartened when they said everyone was getting a free C’thun, some support minions and a few free packs. Like many I also had reservations as they were removing the Naxxramas expansion and Goblins VS Gnomes and placing them in Wild. As a huge Naxxramas fan this was painful but after finally playing Standard mode and the new Whispers of the Old Gods expansion I can firmly say this is the best... Read All

Jacket Is Calling and He Wants You To Buy The Hotline Miami Collectors Edition

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Hotline Miami is a violently strange game about someone that gets phone calls from a person wanting you to commit massacres against the local Russian Mafia. The game is similar to early GTA games but differs in that you die more and everything is way more bloody. If you loved the game and want a special collectors edition version Devolver Digital has just launched something you might love. Not sure if i'll pick this up but it might look neat next to my Starcraft II Battlechests.

"HOTLINE MIAMI and HOTLINE MIAMI 2:WRONG NUMBER on DVD (you'll also get Steam codes for each game) along with a cassette tape containing highlights from the soundtrack, a pack of five Cameo... Read All

There Will Be Metal - Behind The Music Of Doom

The new Doom is out and it seems to be getting great reviews. I found an interview with Doom's composer Mick Gordon discussing his process for making the crazy metal insanity that backs new Doom. Spoiler alert, he tunes the guitar really really low to get the extra evil tones.

Final Fantasy VI Let's Play ep. 2 - Locke's Scenario & The Quest For Cider

I've had this episode uploaded to YouTube for quite some time and for some reason, today seemed like the right day to share it.

I continue my Let's Play of Final Fantasy VI and play though Locke's Scenario. Can I get the rich guy the cider? Will I be able to survive sneaking through this Imperial city? Only Bahamut know for sure.

Due to technical issues, I lost the last 1/4th of this stream. It's still a fun time just cut a bit short.

Zero Master Completes Doom's Ultra Nightmare Mode in 4h 43m

"This is the new Doom on Ultra Nightmare difficulty, it is identical to a single segment Nightmare difficulty run, as in you cannot die. Should be the first completed Ultra Nightmare after game released, but let me know if someone did it earlier."

I haven't played it yet but I imagine new Doom's Ultra Nightmare mode isn't a cakewalk yet YouTuber Zero Master completed it in 4 hours and 43 minutes. Even more impressive considering if you die you have to start over. The video linked above shows off the impressive run and spoiler alert, it shows the whole game start to finish.

Bejeweled Stars Is Out And It's Pure Mobile Heroin

Last week PopCap launched Bejeweled Stars which is their latest free-to-play mobile puzzler that takes everything we all love about match three games and brings it up a notch. Bejeweled is a classic game and this latest entry does it justice while realizing that other games like Candy Crush have dominated this space for quite some time. I was never a huge Candy Crush player, it just never really was something I enjoyed playing for very long but Bejeweled Stars seems to have a special something about it I really like.

If you despise the free-to-play mobile virtual currency pay to get power ups model this game won't be for you. There are a ton of ways they use to get you... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 05/18/2016 at 03:00am

Two Dots killed me on that lives model where you have to wait to play. @scrypt knows what I'm talking about.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/18/2016 at 02:17pm

Two Dots can burn in hell.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/18/2016 at 02:50pm

Hahahaha, not sure I've quite experienced anything like that with this one but I'll let you know if I do.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/18/2016 at 02:53pm

So I was right. Scrypt DOES know what I'm talking about. :D

Yeah seriously, it was painful when you get to the high levels and you get stuck on one for literally days because you can only play 15 minutes a day.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/18/2016 at 09:42pm

With Bejeweled Stars, they have effectively found every sight and sound that is stimulating to gamers, and put it all in one game. If this was VR, I would never leave. Currently at level 11.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/18/2016 at 10:00pm

OK I'll try it. If scrypt (who got as annoyed with Two Dots as I did) likes it, I might.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/18/2016 at 10:04pm

I standby my virtual heroin comment. This may be one of the most polished games I've played.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/19/2016 at 06:40am

Having quite a hard time with level 41. If anyone gets that far and has any tips for beating it, let me know.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/19/2016 at 06:17pm

I just matched a cosmic cube and a star gem. OMG. They should have sent a poet...

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/19/2016 at 07:13pm

Hypercube, sorry. Also, Dark Spheres?!!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/20/2016 at 04:17am

Yeah, there are a lot of different pieces to keep track of. I keep forgetting what clears entire lines. I like the ones that zap all the pieces off the screen though, those are really handy.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/20/2016 at 08:17pm

Stuck on level 51. Here is where I get annoyed with games like this. Near impossible to clear without special items. Bleh.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/20/2016 at 08:23pm

Of course. I just passed it. I was stuck on that level since yesterday. Maybe I just needed to bitch about it ;).

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/20/2016 at 08:25pm

I agree, things get really hard. I am on 48 and I find that if I just keep coming back and plugging away I can make it through.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/21/2016 at 02:34pm

So, apparently I'm immune to the Bejeweled magic. I remember people freaking out about it back at the turn of the century, back when it was just PopCap, and I tried it. Didn't stick with it.

I got to level 10 or 11 on Bejeweled Stars, and... yeah I just don't care that much about the gameplay. I haven't even gotten to a point where I could get annoyed by the pay-for-lives model.

Good for me, since there are games that will eat up time coming out or recently released. :D

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/21/2016 at 03:12pm

Far Harbor and Doom?

Travis Admin wrote on 05/21/2016 at 04:39pm

And Terraria, yep!

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The Latest Humble Deep Silver Bundle II Is Pretty Incredible

If you are looking for some amazing PC games and to also donate to charity, the latest Humble Deep Silver Bundle might be something to check out. I've heard great things about Dead Island and now seems like a good time to try it out!

"Pay $1 or more for Sacred 3 Gold, Risen, Risen 2: Dark Waters Gold Edition, Saints Row 2, Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition, and a coupon for 10% off one month of Humble Monthly for new subscribers

Pay more than the average price to also receive Dead Island Riptide Complete Edition, Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition, Saints Row: The Third - The Full Package, and a coupon for 75% off Dead Island Definitive Collection in the Humble... Read All