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Squaresoft Lore In a Minute

You played Final Fantasy VI and you were left wanting more. You wanted to know more about the company that brought Magicite and Espers to our collective minds. Wait no longer because you can learn all about Squaresoft in about a minute.

Creepy Disney Parody

I've not played BioShock (I know, I know), but still greatly enjoyed, and was greatly creeped out by, this parody of Under The Sea from the Little Mermaid.

New Starship Rubicon Gameplay Trailer Drops!

Last week we dropped the Greenlight for Starship Rubicon and we appreciate everyone checking it out. We wanted to get out a few videos showing off the game and are now releasing the all new gameplay trailer you can watch above. The gameplay trailer shows off the games randomized universe, ships, customization and even more gameplay! We are working hard to get the game out by years end so stay tuned and if you haven’t already, check us out on Steam Greenlight.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=331311253

You can also pre-order Starship Rubicon too
www.starshiprubicon.com

Eitr An Upcoming Action RPG That Looks Fantastically Norse

Eitr is an upcoming Action RPG featuring a very dark Norse setting. They just dropped a new trailer and it not only looks great, but is very reminiscent of the original Diablo. The game is early on in development but even so, it looks great and I can't wait to play it. Eitr will feature a bunch of in game abilities such as Snowflake Guard a timing based move that when used effectively can pretty effective against in game mobs.

http://eitrthegame.com/

"Eitr" is from Norse mythology, it is a black poison substance that corrupts whoever or whatever it comes into contact with. The story of the game is based around the world tree, Yggdrasil, the connector of the 9 Norse... Read All

Have A Happy Halloween If You SCARE!

Wanted to wish all the Ghosts a very Happy Halloween.

If you see any fun game or movies related Halloween news, drop it in the comments(I know I will). In the recent Roundtable we talked about some fun Halloween films, on of them was Cabin in the Woods. The above video outlines most of the references to other horror movies in the film.

New Star Wars Battlefront: How Did I Miss This?

I love Star Wars and because of that, it's not shocking to know that I look forward to all good news about it. After Lucas sold the franchise to Disney, Disney sold the rights to make future Star Wars games to EA. It seems EA has taken this and focused it on something fans have been asking for, an all new Star Wars Battlefront game. I have no idea how this news has slipped past me, but in all the mad boring-aise of E3, I missed this nugget of awesome.

Recently a few more bits came out about the new Battlefront game, that it will come out in 2015 around the same time as Episode VII and it will also come out on PC.

I am looking forward to playing this game but, like many... Read All

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 10/31/2014 at 06:11pm

I love that they're using the original props and locations!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/31/2014 at 07:18pm

Me too. My first feeling after hearing that and watching it was intense jealousy I couldn't be there. Oh well, someday. /hopes

Travis Admin wrote on 11/02/2014 at 06:02am

http://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/1364/the-important-e3-announcement

You weren't reading closely enough :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/02/2014 at 11:07pm

Ah right, I missed that sentence, thanks Travis!

Travis Admin wrote on 11/04/2014 at 02:45am

Yeah this is the one thing I'm really stoked for out of the new Disney/EA games. Battlefront 1 and 2 were amazing.

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Cheerful Ghost Roundtable: S2 E13: Halloween Special + END

In this brand new Halloween episode of The Cheerful Ghost Roundtable we talk a bit about what we are playing as well as.... Tie Fighter coming to GOG, the new Star Wars Battlefront, our most favoriate Halloween themed games and more.

Check it out, IF YOU DARE!

As an aside, this will be the last Roundtable for the year. Check us out in January for our all new season! IT WILL POSSIBLY FEATURE DANCING GAMER CATS!

Orionnoir wrote on 10/30/2014 at 10:12pm

+1 on waiting for the original Stars Wars on Blue Ray.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/30/2014 at 11:03pm

Totally.

Harmy made some pretty good Fan edits of the OT if you are itching to watch them in an unaltered state.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHfLX_TMduY

Orionnoir wrote on 10/31/2014 at 10:41pm

I actually have the luck of having a limited edition dvd set (put out by best buy I think, my wife did all the research on that) that has the original and remastered versions. The wife knows me well and she got those for me for a birthday gift. But I don't mind Lucas wanted to go back and change his films, but I will lobby to keep the original commercially accessible. Those versions I got came by way of e-bay. Ultimately it's Lucas' vision/product. I don't think he, or any creator, owes me anything. But I think that comes out of my attitude that anything produced in our digital age is of the moment. But I too am waiting for a good box set that sums it all up. I also don't own the new movies yet.

Have you ever heard of the Machete viewing order?
http://www.npr.org/2014/03/20/291977042/theres-more-than-one-way-to-watch-star-wars

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/02/2014 at 11:06pm

I did actually, it was fun to hear him talk about it though.

I don't watch it in that order because I mostly watch Episodes IV-VI when I want to watch Star Wars. Outside that, sometimes I revisit the prequels, in that case I actually think Episode I is the best film, which isn't a very popular opinion.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 12/09/2014 at 09:43pm

This is really interesting reading:
http://www.nomachetejuggling.com/2011/11/11/the-star-wars-saga-suggested-viewing-order/ (About the Machete Order)

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Humble Bundle 13: Risk of Rain, Olli Olli, Amnesia and More!

The Humble InDIE Bundle 13 dropped featuring 4 copies of Risk of Rain, Olli Olli, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Tower of Guns, Amnesia a Machine For Pigs, Jazzpunk & Shadowrun Returns if you pay $15. This one also has a special $65 tier that comes with a box, hoodie, patches and cassette tape!

This features the brand new port of Risk of Rain on Mac and Linux as well as all the other games on those ports as well. I was wondering why Risk of Rain didn't drop with Mac and Linux ports on the last update and it dropping in this Bundle makes sense why they waited.

Humble Indie Bundle 13, too good to pass up or are you going to pass on it? I mean, four copies of Risk of... Read All

X-Wing and Tie Fighter are coming to GoG!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/Swtiefightercd.jpg

YYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

Eh-hem, sorry. Let me try and contain myself here. (WOOOOO!!)

It looks like two of the greatest Star Wars games ever made are finally getting a digitall re-release that'll run on modern PC's. Tie Fighter was one of my all time favorite games and I could not be more excited that I'll get to play through it again!

By the look of things there will be some additional Lucas Arts games will getting the digital re-release treatment as well. Original source here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=136161058

Additional details here: http://kotaku.com/x-wing-tie-fighter-are-finally-getting-digital-re-rele-1651470045

Starship Rubicon Hits Steam Greenlight + Reveal Trailer

After spending the last few months polishing Starship Rubicon we are extremely excited to debut the game on Steam Greenlight. Wick and I are both huge Steam fans and as such if you would like to see Rubicon on Steam, we’d appreciate an upvote. We are also using the Greenlight to debut our new Rubicon Reveal Trailer featuring new gameplay footage!

So take a minute to head over to our Steam Greenlight page, give us an upvote and check out the new trailer and gameplay screenshots!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=331311253

"In Starship Rubicon, Earth has been casually destroyed by a mysterious race of space-faring invertebrates. You are a fighter pilot... Read All

scrypt Supporter wrote on 10/27/2014 at 07:33pm

Looks like sexy fun! Congrats guys :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/27/2014 at 09:31pm

Thanks scrypt, it's been a fun ride so far.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/27/2014 at 10:40pm

When you say an "up vote," do you mean a "yes" to the question of "would you buy this game if it were on Steam?" I finally played the Kickstarter version today. I was surprised by how small the zip file is (12mb). I need to spend some more time with the game, I apparently suck at it currently. Still, I would like to throw some support towards our first published game.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/27/2014 at 10:53pm

Yep, answering "Yes" to that question is an upvote.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/27/2014 at 11:35pm

Excellent, I will do that and I'll see about getting in some more game time in with it. =)

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/27/2014 at 11:36pm

Oh and have you noticed any issues with the site? From what I see, it seems some of the HTML coding may be messed up. It doesn't load or even look properly.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/28/2014 at 12:19am

The Greenlight site? If so, no it looks good here.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/28/2014 at 12:28am

Yes, it looks horrible in Chrome, but it's fine in IE, so I was able to give it a "vote up."

Zach_Foster wrote on 10/28/2014 at 01:34am

Just up-voted in steam, cant wait to play it! I wish i could have played it at the Retro Game Expo, but there was too many people, too many things to do, and not enough time to do it. Any news on a beta release?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/28/2014 at 01:39am

Yeah, we are going into a VERY early beta soon and then a larger beta after some unspecified time.

All that to say, my goal is to have it out by year end or before.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 10/28/2014 at 02:39am

This is great! Can't wait for it to come out!

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