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Video Games In Movies Video Mashup

The Huffington Post created an interesting video mashup of Video Games in movies. The footage seems to be mostly comprised of 80's and 90's films.

Get psyched!

Civilization: Beyond Earth Looks Great And Coming To Linux

I haven't been too interesting in playing a modern Civilization game in some time. I enjoyed playing many hours of the original Civilization on DOS and had a really fun time with Civilization: Revolution but haven't found a love for a modern PC version. I have Civilization V and all the DLC waiting, but I haven't taken the plunge to actually try it out yet. That said, I saw a video for the new incarnation of Civ, Civilization: Beyond Earth that looks really intriguing. Taking a tip from Alpha Centauri, Civilization: Beyond Earth extends the scope of the typical Civilization game up the tech tree to sci-fi and other planets. Something sounds really exciting about a... Read All

Starship Rubicon Will Be Our First Published Game

A few months ago I posted that Cheerful Ghost was publishing it’s first game and today I am happy to introduce you to Starship Rubicon!

Starship Rubicon is a space shoot-em up that modernizes the physics and mechanics of Asteroids combined with the ship modification and roguelike elements of FTL.

In Starship Rubicon, Earth has been casually destroyed by a mysterious race of space-faring invertebrates. You are a fighter pilot whose cryopod has been collected by a possibly-insane AI, who has placed you in the unenviable position of being humanity’s savior. Shanghaied and alone, you must gather the remaining human survivors and traverse the surprising biodiversity of deep... Read All

scrypt Supporter wrote on 09/03/2014 at 02:14am

Interesting! Looks cool :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/03/2014 at 02:58am

Yeah it's been a lot of fun to work on. Can't wait for people to get to play it.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/04/2014 at 12:07am

It seems interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing a game play video. Do you think there may be a demo in the works?

Travis Admin wrote on 09/04/2014 at 01:27am

Starship Rubicon: Jon Dodson is about to make you his bitch.

Travis Admin wrote on 09/04/2014 at 01:28am

You share a first name, I couldn't resist.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/04/2014 at 03:46pm

@GregoPeck: As far as a traditional downloadable demo, I am not sure. It's not on our development roadmap but we might get one out after launch depending how things go. If people want to try it, it will be playable at a OMSI event coming up in Portland.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 09/04/2014 at 03:47pm

@Travis: Thats awesome. :godmode:

Wick wrote on 09/04/2014 at 09:27pm

@GregoPeck:
The original game that was funded by the Kickstarter campaign is available for free at:

http://wickworks.tumblr.com/rubicon

Though so many things have changed in this new version I'd hesitate to call it a demo.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 09/04/2014 at 11:26pm

Cool, thanks for the link!

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Persona 5 Expected for 2015, PS3 and PS4, probably NA

Not officially announced for a 2015 release on PS4 in North America, but good enough for me! ATLUS had previously announced that Persona 5, as well as a handful of other Persona games, would make it to the West in the near future, though the big question here is whether the "PS4" in the above trailer is something that is meant for Japanese audiences only. With how well PS4 sales have been growing in the US, it seems likely that we'll see it sooner rather than later.

While I've never technically finished a Persona game, I've put plenty of time in them (Persona 3 FES, especially), and I can't get enough of Shigenori Soejima's artwork. The way his illustrations and the... Read All

I Went To PAX Prime 2014 And All I Got Was This Imgur Album

Been posting a flurry of things about some of the games I saw this year at PAX 2014. This isn't about any game specifically, but a place to dump all the pictures I took. They didn't all turn out as works of art, but they do highlight some of the cooler things I saw. One thing the pictures don't capture is how insane and crowded PAX Prime is. The crowds being the prime reason why I can really only handle the event for one day.

That said, it was fun attending and there really isn't anything quite like it. Click through my imgur album below and also realize the order of photos is reversed.

http://imgur.com/a/CdsO2

Risk of Rain To Get a Huge Update In a Month

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Risk of Rain is a great indie side scrolling rogue-like that features some really amazing visuals and gameplay. Saturday at PAX Prime my friends in the Portland Indie game community wanted to play a new version of the game and I went with them. They were showing off a build of the game they have yet to release featuring a new character, the Chef. The Chef is a Bender-esque robot that features a special ability that shoots out a bunch of cleavers in every direction. It looks like a cool addition to the game and everyone that played it seemed to really enjoy it.

I talked to some of the Risk of Rain developers about possible Linux and Mac ports as well as supporting the... Read All

I Played Super Meat Boy Forever At PAX Prime And I Sucked

I attended PAX Prime this year on Saturday and perused a ton of new Indie games. One game that caught my attention was Super Meat Boy Forever. I was alerted to it by Travis and saw it at the Indie Megabooth. I watched a few people play it and immediately realized how great this game will be. When I first heard that Team Meat was working on a possible mobile Meat Boy game I didn't think it would work. After watching Super Meat Boy Forever and playing it, I can say that unless they change the game from what I played to make it worse, this game will be great.

In a world of really lame endless runners, Super Meat Boy Forever propels the genre forward by creating richer... Read All

If an Attack on a Compound Occurs That No One Sees...

So, I'm just now finishing Wolfenstein: The New Order, and was quite pleased with the bulk of it, but I have a couple questions. Firstly, am I supposed to beat the game on Uber to get a more complete ending? If not, are we to presume that B.J. dies, or does the sound of the helicopter after the credits imply that he was rescued? Secondly, and more importantly, I totally thought the whole thing was going to be some dream or hallucination, due to the events that happened shortly after the Nazis "shut down" the asylum at the beginning of the game. When you are running around in your hospital gown, killing lots of Nazis, the colors on the screen change drastically from... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 08/30/2014 at 01:49pm

I don't think they would do the "it was all a dream" thing. It would cheapen it significantly. I think the ending was left ambiguous because it works well as an end to BJ's story, or as a great segue into a sequel.

scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 08/30/2014 at 06:33pm

What do you make of the lighting change in the asylum when BJ comes out of his dormant state? I especially thought it interesting that there were several references to the shrapnel still lodged in his brain. There were other comments to, by Fergus, that I thought sounded like he was implying that the situation near the end of the game was ideal for BJ due to him being a Nazi killing machine, compounded with the fact that almost the entire world was now Nazi's (I'll have to go back and listen more closely to what he says).

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/30/2014 at 07:11pm

You know it may have been. That might be how they bring the world back to normal? Glad you wrote this bEcause I honestly hadn't considered it.

I _HOPE_ ey are going to do some DLC because I'd love more of the game.

scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 08/31/2014 at 07:30pm

Playing through again through Wyatt's timeline is proving interesting. With my perks leveled up as they are, Uber doesn't seem as crazy as I thought it would be, but I'm assuming will be pretty brutal against Mecha-Deathshead. I really like Wyatt's story, so far, even if the "choice" interaction seems a little more contrived here. Wyatt feels guilty for the people that died under his command, I get that, but he also seems like a thoughtful, more empathic soul than, say, Fergus, and the animosity toward BJ for the choice that he made doesn't feel quite as believable. I really like the implication of "J" and what he brings to the story. One of the better game+ experiences I can remember.

scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 08/31/2014 at 09:38pm

One thing that really sucked, was going through the submarine. It just made me wish MachineGames would make a Bioshock game.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/31/2014 at 10:18pm

Yeah, I bet they'd do a great job with it too.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/31/2014 at 10:19pm

I saved Fergus in my first playthough(I think most people did) and want to play it again saving Wyatt. Interesting they let you choose so you could come back and replay it.

Sounds like you liked the Wyatt choice better as far as the story went?

scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 09/01/2014 at 01:30am

Again, I've been drinking (see your latest PAX post), but I think I do like Wyatt better. Fergus is a bit of a downer. Wyatt has a small breakdown when you get to that "choice" FMV, but otherwise, he's a really positive person, despite the hell that's around him. I think, in terms of how I would rather handle a situation (like Nazi's taking over the world), I'd rather have a positive view of the hell I'm in, as opposed to being bitter. Not that Fergus is a bitter character through and through, but he leans on it hard sometimes. Which might just come from age. They've both seen, and been through, some shit. They both have a reason to hate the world and the people they hold responsible for leading them to it. Wyatt just seems to handle it with a bit more grace. The impact to the story, though quantifiably small, is enough to make the experience uniquely different.

scrypt Supporter Post Author wrote on 09/02/2014 at 11:47pm

"J" is definitely the best reason to play Wyatt's timeline :D

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/03/2014 at 01:35am

Yeah, I didn't see that character at all when I played the game. Good reason to head back to it.

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Diablo III 2.1.0 Patch Drops - Are You Heading Back To Play?

What's included in patch 2.1.0? In short: Seasons, Greater Rifts, Leaderboards, The Cesspools, Treasure Rooms & balancing. Oh and...

"An additional Stash Tab is now available for all players with Reaper of Souls."

Awesome.

Read about all of the features of the Diablo III 2.1.0

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/15487814/patch-210-now-live-8-26-2014

Blizzard seems to really be enhancing the game for hardcore Diablo players to give them even more content than before. With the changes, are you planning on heading back to Sanctuary? As a special bonus to help get players back this week, Blizzard mentioned that..

"To celebrate the arrival of this major content update, all... Read All

GOG Now Sells DRM Free Films

GOG.com just launched an interesting new feature: DRM free films. Starting with a few movies like "Indie Game: The Movie", "Minecraft: The Story of Mojang", "Gamer Age" & "The Startup Kids." If you head over to GOG right now you can download two films for free "TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard" and "The Art of Playing."

Movies, coupled with Linux support and the upcoming GOG Galaxy, GOG is really becoming a first class digital game service. I hope the DRM free films movement takes off and we see more great content come to it.

http://www.gog.com/movies