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Fortnite Update - A Fun Team Based Building Shooter

It's been a long time since Fortnite was unveiled by Cliffy B at PAX. Since then Cliffy has left Epic and started his own game company, Epic released Unreal 4 engine for free and Unreal Tournament is getting a reboot. Fortnite has remained in pretty active development but I haven't heard very much about it from others or the press. As I was reading about Fortnite I watched the video above showing off game play, construction and basic game mechanics. In Fortnite (or one mode of it) your team builds up a base to survive the oncoming hordes of invaders. Some of your team members gather resources while others build the base to hold up to the invasion. After watching the... Read All

Broken Age Act 2 Drops April 28th

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Double Fine is releasing the second and final act of Broken Age on April 28th. Most of us have followed this game from it's record breaking Kickstarter to it's act one launch to it's eventual final chapter in April. I picked up Broken Age as a Slacker Backer during one of the Amnesia Fortnight events. I wanted to wait until the game was fully released to start playing it so hopefully i'll have the time to start it up when April 28th comes round.

Curious if anyone has played this and what they think of act one so far(please no spoilers).

http://steamcommunity.com/app/232790/discussions/0/618457398956845716/

At GameStorm 2015 & Interview With Debra Stansbury

After the gamemaster was finished explaining the rules for March of the Ants I was ready to build my colony. As a young kid I couldn’t get enough of SimAnt so it seemed like March of the Ants was something i’d enjoy. Created by Portland locals Ryan Swisher and Tim Eisner, March of the Ants was successfully Kickstarted to it’s currently released state of strategic game goodness. The joy of playing a locally crafted board game run by the people that had a hand in developing it is one of the reasons why attending GameStorm is a unique experience. Plus it doesn’t hurt if you can take down a rogue centipede or uncouth spider. If you are looking to play new games in early... Read All

New Site Features: Steam Login, New Ghost & Activity Feed

I wanted to let everyone know about a slew of new features that I added to the site over the last few weeks that I can finally talk about. I've wanted to add this stuff for quite some time and have been really happy with how it turned out. Let me know how the new features work out for you and if you run into any issues with them.

Steam Login

Most of us use and love Steam. Steam is constructed such that the Desktop and web client are pretty much the same. One cool part of Steam on the web is that you can authenticate to a website like Cheerful Ghost through Steam. Facebook, Google and Steam have provided websites like Cheerful Ghost with the ability to authenticate for... Read All

Interview w Gabe Newell and Erik Johnson About Valve

I enjoy reading every bit of interesting information I can about people doing interesting stuff in gaming. Recently Geoff Keighley sat down with Gabe Newell and Erik Johnson of Valve to talk about some behind the scenes stuff with Valves recent reveals. Gabe addresses people that look to creators to create sequels, massively hinting at peoples desire to see a Half-life 3. He doesn't say much other than he understands where people are coming from and as fans they want more of the things they love too.

"Geoff Keighley sits down with Gabe Newell and Erik Johnson from Valve to discuss the state of one of the most respected video game companies in the world. Hear Gabe and... Read All

Blizzard Released The Hearthstone Soundtrack For Free

I just recently found out that Blizzard is giving away the Hearthstone soundtrack for free. If you are interested in owning the music of the game, check out the link below.

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/music/hearthstone.html

Diablo III - The Road To Redemption

Diablo III has had a pretty interesting journey from it's early design days to it's eventual reveal, launch, loot 2.0 and most recently with the Reaper of Souls expansion. As a fan of the original games I pre-ordered the Diablo III Collectors Edition and had high hopes for the game. I enjoyed the final released game but felt it didn't have quite a long tail that the original games seemed to have. When they released loot 2.0, a patch that fundamentally changed how the reward system worked, I was pleased as were many other people. If you wanted to know more about this process and the reasoning and history behind Blizzards early version of Diablo III to Reaper of Souls... Read All

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/23/2015 at 01:04am

I just found out that there's a "+100% bonus gold" and EXP event going on this week starting tomorrow to celebrate the Reaper of Souls birthday.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/18388260?utm_content=external-sso&utm_medium=other&utm_source=App#comments

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/23/2015 at 01:50am

Aweesome. That would be a good time to play if you wanted to level a bunch.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/23/2015 at 02:44am

I agree, but I wish the new update was ready during that time.

Travis Admin wrote on 03/23/2015 at 09:29pm

Diablo III is one of the best games of the decade, easily. The launch game was fun like you said, but they really listened to people's problems and ended up with a true marvel.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/24/2015 at 12:01am

I enjoy it, perhaps more than I thought I would. Now that the Reaper of Souls birthday celebration is going on, it's the perfect time to play again. So, I started up a new character, a Demon Hunter. I think this bonus gold and EXP in-game event may even warrant a Cheerful Ghost event. =)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/24/2015 at 12:04am

An event sounds like a great idea. The Demon Hunter was going to be the class I rolled when I started the game originally but then I heard about the Witch Doctor.

Setup an event, I might join you for some of it.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/24/2015 at 01:00am

=) I'm glad you like it. I'll try, I haven't done one before, so it'll be my first.

I wasn't sure which class to choose for my new character, they all sound pretty cool. I guess ultimately, I just followed the list. I started with a Barbarian and also created a Crusader, so Demon Hunter was next on the list. I played for a while today and I think my new character is level 30, I also just finished the first Act.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/24/2015 at 02:13am

I just found out that Diablo III is on sale for 50% off until 3/30/15 at 11:59PM (PDT). I thought I'd share that bit of news in case anyone here reads this post during the time of the sale. This reduces the game's price to just about $20, which is the same price as the Reaper of Souls expansion. I know I paid full price for both some time ago. I also upgraded to the Collector's Edition a few months ago.

I haven't watched the video linked in this post yet, but I may get to that tonight.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/24/2015 at 02:18am

Blizzard Collectors Editions are awesome. So happy I picked up the CE's for the last few games they released I wanted to get. Can't wait to get the Legacy of the Void CE!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/24/2015 at 02:29am

I haven't upgraded Heart of the Swarm, I still have the Standard Edition. I might upgrade it for Legacy of the Void, but I'm not sure. I upgraded Reaper of Souls to the CE, which I thought was beneficial due to the extra character slots. The perks of the Heart of the Swarm CE don't seem to be as important as the RoS CE upgrade.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/24/2015 at 06:34pm

That was a great video. It makes me glad that I picked up Diablo III and Reaper of Souls years after they were released. It's good to see that a company, such as Blizzard, learned from mistakes that were made and made a game much better.

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BioShock Infinite Comes to Linux in Time For Massive 2k Sale

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BioShock Infinite finally released on Linux/SteamOS in time for for a massive 2K 10 Anniversary sale on Steam. 2K is offering up a 10th Anniversary Bundle for $49.99 that contains: Borderlands 2, Civ V, XCom, Bioshock Infinite, The Bureau, The Darkness II, Spec Ops: The Line, Mafia II, Duke Nukem Forever, Borderlands GOTY, BioShock 2, BioShock, Ace Patrol, Pacific Skies, Civilization IV, Civilization III, Sid Meier's Pirates & Sid Meier's Railroads. If you were looking to play any number of those games this might be worth checking out.

I downloaded BioShock Infinite on Linux and after updating my video card drivers I was able to play the game. BioShock Infinite... Read All

Legacy of the Void Closed Beta Coming + New Units Revealed

Blizzard will be opening up the closed beta for Legacy of the Void starting on March 31st. They are adding some really bad-ass looking units starting with the Protoss Disruptor which looks totally over powered in the video. Blizzard is great at balancing so I imagine it won't be quite as destructive but if used properly? Blizzard also added the Cyclone a new unit to the Terrans which is a tank that locks on to an enemy unit and can fire while it moves. I can see the Cyclone being a very important part of Terran harassment in Legacy. Zerg multiplayer finally gets the Lurker back and Blizz added a new Ravager unit that can drop Protoss shields and attacks with a damage... Read All

Games Club - What Next?

We're looking for help in deciding the next game we jump into for the month(-ish). Go here to vote: http://goo.gl/qO87UO , then join us in playing and sharing your experience!

We'll post a link to the event here in this post as soon as we get a clear winning title.

Travis Admin wrote on 03/18/2015 at 09:37pm

Ah, it's back to neck-and-neck with Half-Life 2 and Last of Us.

If they end up tied, want to just flip a coin and which ever wins goes first, then we get to the second one after?

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/18/2015 at 09:43pm

I seem to recognize all but one of those games by name and I haven't played any of them. So, that's why I haven't voted. I did see a demo for Half-Life 2 on Steam, perhaps I'll give it a try some time.

scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 03/18/2015 at 10:23pm

A coin flip sounds good. Or beanbag toss.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 03/18/2015 at 10:23pm

Yeah if there's a tie in the end we'll just flip for which one do to first, then just make the other game our next one. :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/19/2015 at 12:42am

I accidentally voted on Half-life 2 twice. So you should take one away from that count.

Travis Admin wrote on 03/19/2015 at 03:04am

No, Jon! Don't tell them that! :D

Timogorgon Member wrote on 03/23/2015 at 02:56am

Looks like Half-life 2 took the lead, but then again Jon apparently voted for it twice. >.>

Let's give it until Wednesday Night's Roundtable. If there's a tie, we'll flip a coin on the show. We'll start the next Games Club on the first of April. :D

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/23/2015 at 03:33am

Listen voting is hard OK. All that clicking and remembering if you clicked. So many details!

dynamicInception wrote on 03/25/2015 at 12:52am

I started replaying HL2 a couple months ago and got distracted. This would be the perfect excuse to get back in the saddle.

Travis Admin wrote on 03/25/2015 at 02:34am

There's the tiebreaker!

Travis Admin wrote on 03/28/2015 at 05:36am

https://www.polygon.com/2015/3/27/8302337/half-life-2-update-mod-valve

More reason for Half-Life 2 to be the game we pick.

Travis Admin wrote on 03/28/2015 at 06:15am

I just tried this out briefly, and it's noticeably better looking all around, without feeling like a mod, if that makes sense. Really well done.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 03/28/2015 at 07:04pm

I'm calling it and naming Half-Life 2 the official winner. The official start time for the event is April 1st. :D

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/28/2015 at 07:16pm

I should probably play the demo a bit more to see if it's something I want to play. I played it very briefly and haven't gotten into combat yet. That's cool, about the update mod. Even though the game is a bit dated, I didn't feel like it looked bad. I haven't really played FPS games in a long time.

Since I'm playing Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls (see my event for why), I'm thinking it would be a good Games Club game. I also think in June, Terraria, would be a great pick for when 1.3 is released (we may even want to create another server).

Travis Admin wrote on 03/28/2015 at 08:55pm

We will create another Terraria server for 1.3, this goes without saying. It's a bit more than Games Club though since we'll all be playing together.

Travis Admin wrote on 03/28/2015 at 08:57pm

I think a few of us would riot if there wasn't a new server for 1.3 :)

Timogorgon Member wrote on 03/28/2015 at 09:09pm

Oh yes, we will definitely set something up when the Terraria patch hits.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 03/29/2015 at 12:09am

Awesome about a Terraria 1.3 server. If you need any kind of help let me know. I could attempt to run a server from my PC and we could test it.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/29/2015 at 02:07am

Thanks for sharing that Half-life 2 mod Travis. I liked the water effects. I wonder what kind of machine you need to run this now that the game supports enhanced lighting.

Travis Admin wrote on 03/29/2015 at 08:01pm

I still maxed out everything with no issues on my meager set up.

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