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Burial at Sea episode 1 will release on Nov 12

Return to Rapture with Booker and Elizabeth on November 12 with the first installment of the Burial at Sea DLC.

To recap for those who aren't familiar, this DLC takes the main characters of Bioshock: Infinite to Rapture, before it fell into chaos.

If you have the season pass, then you're done-- just download the update when it's released and start playing. Otherwise, it'll set you back $15, as will the second episode. If you're fairly confident you'll want to play both, the season pass is $20, so more bang for your buck!

Reaper of Souls: The Mystic

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Blizzard showed off some early details about the Mystic, a new(ish) NPC coming to Diablo III when Reaper of Souls releases. I say "ish" because she was planned for the initial release but was cut before the beta.

The Mystic re-enchants weapons and armor. The basic idea is this: you have an awesome sword for your Barbarian but it has a useless Intelligence roll on it. You can take it to the mystic, pick that roll, and she'll re-roll it to something else. Now, it wouldn't be Diablo if you could pick that roll, there has to be some chance thrown in. So of course, the re-roll may be worse than what you started with, and in this case you can choose to stick with the... Read All

Year Walk Review: More than Just Mechanics

IGN said: “Year Walk is one of the creepiest, most atmospheric games to ever hit phones or tablets. Take a walk in the woods.”

Classic scare tactics include jarring music, sudden camera movements, and quick shadows in the background. There is a reason why they keep using the same methods to shock the bejeezus out of gamers, that reason being the fact that it works. However, a few special gems have taken all those by-the-book video game horror techniques aside. Enter an iPhone app that you wouldn’t even think of buying at first glance – Year Walk by Simogo (http://simogo.com/games/yearwalk/). Let’s have a trek at what this title has in store for its brave players.

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Cheerful Ghost Roundtable Episode 7: The Halloween Special

In The Cheerful Ghost Roundtable Episode 7: Halloween Special we take a bit of a break to talk about horror themed games we have played that have had an impact on us. @CapnCurry drops a story during our roundtable about "Gonzo the Norn" that is a must hear. It's a really interesting tale about an experience he had with a particular Norn in Creatures 2. Experience the story that prompted us to spontaneously clap when he was finished.

We also polish off the episode by going over games we'd like to see come to Valve's upcoming SteamOS and Steam Machines. Come for the video game discussion stay for us dressing up strangely!

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Path of Exile released!

The Action RPG Path of Exile released on Steam today, and you can play it for free!

Many people compare this favorably to Diablo 3, saying it's the sequel Diablo 2 deserved. Others think it's clunky and awkward. But for $0.00 you can bet I'll be trying it out. I love the aRPG genre and any new contender is welcome.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/238960

Final Fantasy on Android?

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I was just glancing at what games might be available for my phone (Andriod) and saw that the Final Fantasy games are being ported to Android? Has anyone tried any of these? I honestly never paid too much attention to which FF in North America translates to the original number, but I suppose I'll finally have to figure it out now!

Here's FFIV, which I think was FFII for the SNES? Looks like it's been remade in 3D?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.square_enix.android_googleplay.FFIV_GP

Travis Admin wrote on 10/23/2013 at 08:21pm

That looks like the DS remake. I tried to play that but couldn't get over the cutesty models. I'll stick with the original or the PSP version.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/23/2013 at 08:54pm

That said, you should ignore me entirely about this game because I've only ever played about 5 hours of it.

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 10/23/2013 at 08:56pm

lol, it's all good man. It does look cutesy, but I might be able to get over that if I'm able to play it on my phone. Still undecided if I'll get it or the others.

Matt_Derksen wrote on 10/24/2013 at 02:56pm

I haven't tried any of them yet, but plan to. I really like that they are going back and updating the graphics. Even the original FF is there with a fresh coat of paint. They seem to be using the numbering as released in Japan rather than the US. like FF IV was our II.

JaBo wrote on 10/25/2013 at 09:23pm

Oh shoot...I might have to get this

JaBo wrote on 10/25/2013 at 09:26pm

Hmm $16 though.... I really hate spending more than $5 on something I already own for a different platform =[
FFV is on sale tho for $11 right now. Only 142 MB too

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My List of Games That Should Come to SteamOS

Like many of you guys I am really excited about SteamOS and Steam Machines. So much so that I have been creating a mental list of games i'd love to see ported. I don't hold out hope for many of these, but if by some chance it were to happen but one can dream right?

terraria

I'll admit, this is kind of a cheat answer. It's not so much that I want to play Terraria on a console as much as I want to get Terraria off Windows. If Terraria were on Mac or Linux it would make my life much simpler and SteamOS would be an awesome benefit. That said, Terraria tops my list and if it were to be ported I would be elated.

skyrim

Getting a solid triple A game that people love ported to... Read All

What Games Do You Play Around Halloween?

We will be recording the Cheerful Ghost Roundtable Halloween Special this coming Wednesday and I was wondering what everyone was playing this Halloween? For instance, one of the games I play that reminds me of this time of year is Doom 3. It's creepy jump scare element really make this time of year seem more enjoyable.

If you have such a game or games you play, chime in the comments, i'd love to read them off during the roundtable!

Timogorgon Member wrote on 10/22/2013 at 05:11pm

I use to play other games, but then I took a Terraria 1.2 to the knee.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/22/2013 at 05:49pm

Hahahahahaha, ain't that the truth. He is planning on more updates too, can't even imagine how much cooler things could get.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 10/22/2013 at 06:20pm

I had all kinds of plans to play scary games too. I've been sitting on Lone Survivor and Amnesia: The Dark Descent and been wanting to give those a go. Haven't even loaded them up because of Terraria. :P

rettisawesome wrote on 10/23/2013 at 01:36am

Been planning on Amnesia. And I'm sure dota will have another diretide event.

BR Supporter wrote on 10/23/2013 at 03:47am

I'm probably going to be out most the night on Halloween but when I get home I also plan on playing amnesia: a machine for pigs. I played the first amnesia last Halloween and it was an insanely fun time.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/23/2013 at 03:53am

Awesome, thanks guys i'll add that to the show.

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Monaco: A Great Heist Game Comes to Linux

"Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist."

Monaco recently came to Linux on Steam so Pocketwatch Games could bring the game to SteamOS. Not only is it great to see games ported to all the platforms, but its awesome to see publishers target SteamOS in particular. I hope this is a trend I see continue.

Pocketwatch Games is celebrating the recent Linux release by marking the game to $5.99 and after hearing it get a great review from @WhiteboySlim I picked it up. I can't wait to dive into this one!

If you have any experience with this game or picked it up for the... Read All

End of the Line: An Upcoming Source Film Maker Project

"I'm pleased to finally announce my new source filmmaker project. End of the Line. This has been in production since January. With a planned release around the end of the year. The full film is around 8 minutes long and I've saved the best for the film itself. Some of the shots have been altered for this trailer to take out jokes so they won't be spoiled. Special thanks to all those involved in the production who helped get this done."

I have been waiting for someone to take the Source Film Maker and release something like this for some time. Very interested in seeing this drop when it goes live at the end of the year.

Now if someone could just remake Star Wars with the... Read All