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Awemazing Stardew Valley "Month of Graphics"

ConcernedApe just posted a pretty lengthy update about changes he recently made to the upcoming, Stardew Valley.

"I’ve been doing a big “month and a half of graphics”, and I’m finally about done with it. A lot of what I’ve been doing has involved redrawing or touching up older sprites that I wasn’t happy with. The old stuff was passable, but I am so much happier with the new, and I think it really does help breathe life into the valley. It’s funny how a seemingly trivial graphical detail can excite the imagination and evoke a sudden thrill, drawing you into the game world on a much deeper level."

The new art looks very good and I urge you to head over to the blog and... Read All

May the 4th Be With You!

Happy LIFE DAY... oh wait, er.

Happy Star Wars day everyone! I know its fairly cliche to say, but I really do have an unironic love for Star Wars. I hope that on this, one of the most sacred days in Geekdom you can do something Star Warsy and awesome.

Some ideas(not ordered for practicality):

Go to Antartica with a friend. One of you should partially freeze and then the other one can stuff the other one in a Polar Bear for warmth. This may be dangerous, so consult a wildlife specialist before you begin.

Step 1. Build a very large space station that looks like a Moon from a distance. Step 2. Put it in space. Step 3. Anger people such that they want to destroy it. In... Read All

StarCrafts Episode 2 Got 99 Problems

I have been that SCV so many times. Build a Barracks and look back to find the base being over run by Protoss. So lonely.

New Terraria 1.2 Video

New fan made Terraria 1.2 update video that QUICKLY runs through all the new confirmed stuff. So quickly that a lot of it is hard to parse but I caught most of it :D

Blizzard Opens Diablo III PS3 Pre-Orders

Blizzard opened PS3 Diablo III pre-orders with a wearable helmet that allows you an XP boost. This is only available to PS3 owners and not transferable to your PC game.

"Wearable at level 1, the Infernal Helm confers a +EXP bonus to help you whip your new PlayStation characters into tip-top shape. Plus, it looks sweet as hell (pun intended) on all five mortal heroes of Sanctuary—Witch Doctor, Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Wizard, and Monk. Keep in mind that the redeemable key for the Infernal Helm, which you will find in your preordered copy of Diablo III on launch day, will apply to all of your PS3 characters, but will not transfer to any PC characters."

I am really... Read All

Fez Launches on Steam, GOG & Humble Store

Fez is now available on Steam, GOG and the Humble Store. Very interested in picking this up and trying it out. Are you interested in picking up Fez and if you have, how does it play on Windows?

The creator of Fez recommends you pick the game up on the Humble Store as they get more of a cut that way. Humble Store buy comes with a Steam key too, so win/win.

http://polytroncorporation.com/buy-fez
https://twitter.com/PHIL_FISH/status/329651376152006656

Travis Admin wrote on 05/03/2013 at 05:02pm

OK, Humble Store it is! I wish it had more platforms, but maybe soon. I definitely plan on picking this up this weekend.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/03/2013 at 05:07pm

Me too. I have been so busy this week haven't had time to get Fez much less play it! I imagine it will be ported to Mac and Linux soonish am just dropped it on PC soon.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/04/2013 at 03:20am

I picked this up on Steam, and had issues with crashing. Curious if you guys (anyone) are having similar issues.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/04/2013 at 05:44am

Where was it crashing? There are some people talking about starting it the first time with a lower resolution if it crashes on launch.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/04/2013 at 05:45am

Also I'm assuming you don't, but if you have Intel integrated video, you should try updating your drivers.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/04/2013 at 06:20am

It crashed a couple times right at the beginning, when you get your fez. I have a Radeon card. I'll give it a try with lower resolution, see if that helps.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/05/2013 at 03:30pm

So yeah this game is a bit buggy. I haven't had the launch crash, but it has other problems-- crashing frequently for no apparent reason, stuck animations that require restarting the game to get them moving, etc. I think I'm going to give them some time to work those bugs out first. It's too frustrating.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/05/2013 at 03:47pm

Maybe ill wait to buy it then.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/05/2013 at 06:01pm

This game has little history with bugs, so I'm not completely disappointed. They did this on the Xbox, and were good about fixing the bugs, eventually. Granted, it should be in a lot better shape than this at the onset, but it is only two guys developing.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/05/2013 at 07:02pm

True, but its been out for a bit now. But, it seems waiting might be a good thing here.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 05/06/2013 at 12:34am

Might as well.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/06/2013 at 02:13am

When in doubt, pause.

Travis Admin wrote on 05/06/2013 at 03:28am

Actually, they have already fixed the worst bugs apparently. There have already been 4 patches for the PC version since release.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 05/06/2013 at 05:19am

Ill hold out for patch 16. That's my lucky number.

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Anthony Burch may have leaked BL2 DLC title

Anthony Burch, whether intentionally or accidentally, tweeted this picture of a guy sleeping at Gearbox earlier today. It was quickly removed, but some fast people snagged it before it was taken down. See that in the background? Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon's Keep.

In the teaser earlier this year, we saw Tiny Tina leading the vault hunters in a D&D style game, and this looks to fit with the theme. There are already theories on what "Dragon's Keep" might be, some even going so far to propose that this is the title she gave to the Hyperion Moon Base.

So there you have it, take it with all the grains of salt you have. I'm personally looking forward to whatever comes... Read All

Starbound Chronicle May Edition

New issue of the Starbound Chronicle has dropped that covers some interesting game bits. They cover how your player race choice effects your ship layout and feel.

"Each of our races are pretty distinct from one another, and of course their ships should reflect that! From the wildly overgrown design of Floran ships to the cold ultramodern vessels of the Apex, the unique design of each starter ship may give players reason to reconsider their character choice!"

The issue also covers a few new tracks by Curtis Schweitzer and Solatrus and how to nab them for your collection.

http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sbchroniclemay2013.html

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to CSS

"This week, a new release of the popular Zelda game franchise was announced for the Nintendo 3DS. It is to be set in the world of “A Link to the Past”, a game that was released in the early 90’s on the Super Nintendo platform.

It was always my favourite game when growing up, so what better way to celebrate than to recreate part of the opening sequence to the old SNES game using nothing but HTML and CSS?"

I like sharing these projects because its cool to see people doing awesome stuff in HTML and CSS. If you are looking to get into HTML and CSS I recommend you read through the steps of how they made this happen in the browser.

Happy hacking!

http://hop.ie/zelda/

You can... Read All

Unreal Indie Bundle

Steam released the Unreal Indie Bundle recently that contains Dungeon Defenders, Primal Carnage, Q.U.B.E., Sanctum, The Ball, Unmechanical and Waves. The bundle is listed as being available for a "limited time" so if you are interested you might want to pick it up soon.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/27231