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Hearthstone Dailies For Ghosts: Episode VIII New Heroes & WWF Charity

On the unknown precipice of the new Old Gods expansion I bring you all a new Hearthstone Dailies for Ghosts episode. In this episode I play matches with the heroes I have unlocked in Lady Liadrin and Khadgar.

I unlocked Lady Liadrin by playing WoW to level 20 and Khadgar by donating $5 in Hearthstone to the World Wildlife Fund. This breaks my free to play streak but it was by donating to charity. I don't plan on spending any more money in Hearthstone but i'll break my F2P status for charity now and in the future because it's a good cause.

If you want to donate to the WWF and unlock the new Khadgar hero you can only do so from an iPhone or iPad as it's an Apple exclusive... Read All

New Title, Pyre, Announced From Supergiant Games

Supergiant games, creators of Bastion and Transistor, have just announced the third game in their increasingly stunning catalog. According to their site, Pyre is a party-based RPG in which you lead a band of exiles to freedom through an ancient competition spread across a vast, mystical purgatory.

The trailer looks amazing, and very reminiscent of Transistor, with maybe a slight nod to the likes of The Banner Saga. Anyone going to PAX East this year will be able to see it, first hand (booth #8212).

Due on PS4 and Steam in 2017.

http://www.supergiantgames.com/games/pyre/

Whispers of the Old Gods Will Launch April 26th

It's official, April 26th is the launch date for the new Hearthstone expansion Whispers of the Old Gods. Save your gold and lock the doors as The Old Gods are coming and corrupting everything in their path!

I am wondering what cards people are interested in picking up?

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20097936

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 04/19/2016 at 05:55pm

I love this trailer! The music has a very strong Disney vibe to it :)

Bina wrote on 04/20/2016 at 10:08am

I can never count on opening the cards I want. After opening over 50 packs of classic I still had to craft 2 knife jugglers, 2 abusive sergeants, and 2 leaper gnomes. There are still a ton of epics and rares I want that I haven't opened, and forget about legendaries.
Anyways, I'm mostly focused on looking at the commons that I want, because those are the ones I'm most likely to open or craft. Here's the ones I'm looking at:
Faceless Summoner (mage)
Ravaging Ghoul (warrior)
And I guess some of the cards that buff C'Thun

Proportionally they seem to have leaked a lot of legendaries and not a ton of commons. By my count about 15 commons released and 16 legendaries. So we may be seeing a lot more commons, and few or no more legendaries.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/21/2016 at 12:22am

All of those cards i'd love too and like you I am mostly looking forward to cards I know I can get. The biggest pack open i've ever had was for The Grand Tournament and that was 22 packs. I opened quite a lot of great stuff and got many cards that turned out to be great I didn't think I wanted(Dragon cards being the main thing).

I am looking forward to C'Thun because it looks so fun yet everyone will have him so I wonder what kind of constructed we will have with that deck on the rampage?

> Proportionally they seem to have leaked a lot of legendaries and not a ton of commons. By my count about 15 commons released and 16 legendaries. So we may be seeing a lot more commons, and few or no more legendaries.

Can't wait. They have a little under half of the cards yet to reveal and I can't wait to see what they are.

Bina wrote on 04/21/2016 at 09:46am

I guess they have at least three more legendaries to release as we haven't seen a legendary for druid, mage or warrior yet...

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Diablo III Season 5 Ends & Season 6 Beings on April 29th. What Does That Mean For Our Last Season Progress?

When Diablo III season 5 rolled out I was hooked on it for a week or so. All the changes they had made to the game to that point along with the season bonuses seemed too incredible to pass up. I unlocked a few items and found some legendary recipes and was bummed that might not roll over permanently. As it turns out, a lot of your progress will roll over or transfer to a normal character.

"Those who have played through a few Seasons know there has been no shortage of gold, gear, or Paragon levels to earn. So what happens to all that hard earned progress when a Season ends? In short, you get to keep just about all of it.

Seasonal heroes will be converted to either... Read All

Would a Mario Kart / Rocket Leauge Crossover Work?

After watching this incredible Mario Kart & Rocket League mash-up video I am left wondering if this could actually work? The 2D yet 3D thing might not work in the actual game but I think a Mario Kart League type game might be pretty fun to play.

Final Fantasy VI Let's Play ep. 1 - Terra's Scenario To Narshe

I started a play through of Final Fantasy VI and decided to do some let's plays of it. In this first episode I play through the Terra campaign on the way back to Narshe. I plan on doing a more formal review of the game in chunks over time and then write a bit about the different versions of the game and why I came to pick the Game Boy Advance version to play.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 04/19/2016 at 02:33pm

This really brought back the high school feels!
And I've almost got to the point where I'm ok with people not calling it FFIII lol. I know the "correct" name is IV, but nostalgia...

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/19/2016 at 05:21pm

I agree, it's really hard to change when that's what you grew up with.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 04/19/2016 at 05:54pm

And oops, I meant "VI"

rettisawesome wrote on 04/19/2016 at 09:40pm

I really likes the gba version as well. Although i first played it on SNES as ff3 as well. I can't say I'm completely aware of the differences. But I look forward to hearing about it when you get around to the review.

Ff6 was always one of my favorites. But 7 ranks about equal on my nostalgia meter.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/20/2016 at 02:16am

So far, it's mostly the translation and I saw one instance of them adding some censorship. In the original FF3 on SNES the guards punched Celes when she was in prison. In this version they just mock her.

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Darbian Breaks The New Super Mario Brothers Speedrun World Record At 4:57

New world record speedrunner Darbian has completed his goal of getting the new best time for Super Mario Brothers at 4:57.260. The video is linked above and you need to watch it. As he continues with the last few levels you can tell he knows he is doing well when he starts getting nervous. The nerves don't sink him as he elegantly speeds by Bowser to save the Princess to fame and glory.

So what will Darbian do now that he has broken the world record? Disneyland?

"I have reached my potential in this category - I'm done! My quest is over."

Solid work.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 04/15/2016 at 02:27pm

Very cool! I love his reaction. I'm a little confused, though. The time on his counter says 4:57.41, but the title of the video says 4:57.260. Where is the missing .15? How long has he been at this?

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 04/15/2016 at 05:50pm

That was great :)

Travis Admin wrote on 04/15/2016 at 08:54pm

I was coming to post this with the same question as scrypt-- the timing seems off. The time on the clock still beats the previous record. Maybe they know something we don't.

But yeah seriously. This is amazing. I was reading that this may be literally the fastest anyone can achieve without tools.

I love the idea of putting a heart rate monitor on speedrun streams. I kinda wish I had a heart rate monitor HUD for gaming achievements.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 04/16/2016 at 12:07am

I was totally not even paying attention to the heart rate monitor! That makes it even more exciting to watch. Very cool idea, indeed!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/16/2016 at 04:02am

I didn't notice the monitor either. Goes from a nice even 80 to well over 170! Awesome. I wonder what he uses to do that?

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Get A Special Look At The New Whispers Of The Old Gods Cards In An Upcoming Livestream

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If you must consume every detail of Hearthstone news then you should tune in to an upcoming Blizzard Twitch livestream. Ben Brode will be around to talk about some of the new cards as well as, hopefully the expansion release date. If the rumored April 26th date is correct then this might be all the information we've been looking for.

"The Old Gods will soon begin their invasion of the tavern, and we’re compelled choosing of our own free will to show off more of the ominous (and super fun) cards they’ll be bringing with them!

Join Lead Designer Ben Brode and Hearthstone master caster Dan “Frodan” Chou on April 21 at 10AM PDT for what promises to be a thrilling series of... Read All

Watch Dave Grossman And Tim Schafer play "Day of the Tentacle"

Recently Double Fine released Day of the Tentacle special Edition that spruces up this classic game to be played on modern systems. If you are interested in reliving the fun of the old game through the original creators playing it, you are now in luck as you can watch Grossman and Schafer play through the whole game from memory in a bit over 3 hours.

You're Welcome!

Trigger Warning: Previously Recorded Review Stardew Valley

I've still not played the game, but I enjoyed Rich and Jack's discussion of it. Spoiler alert: They're not crazy about it lol