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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

That Firehose: StarDrive, River City Ransom 2 ++

StarDrive is now officially released on Steam. If you love space battles with intense strategy, you need to check it out as well as my review with its creator.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/220660/
http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/1085

Combit Studios is releasing the follow up to River City Random that will not be called River City Ransom 2. One of the most beloved NES titles is now getting a fresh new take.

http://combitstudios.com/2013/04/river-city-ransom-announced/

Portal 2: Dilapidation is a recent level pack for the awesome puzzle shooter. Taking place in the ruins of Aperture Labs the game looks fairly accessible and claims to only take about 3 hours to... Read All

Interview -w Starbound Composer Curtis Schweitzer

Its no secret I am very excited about Starbound. After pre-ordering the game and tearing through the score a few times, I decided to reach out to Curtis Schweitzer, one of the Starbound composers. This interview to date, has been one of the most fun things I have done and I am very happy with how it turned out. I wish Curtis, Solatrus & Chucklefish to a speedy 1.0!

jdodson: Could you describe how the process has been working with Chucklefish on Starbound to this point? What did they say when they approached you initially and what was your reaction to it all?

Curtis: This has been a really amazing experience, and the folks at Chucklefish have been fantastic. I... Read All

Incoming interview with Pixel Ferrets!

http://www.secretsofgrindea.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/hohoho.gif

As I posted earlier I recently came across this game and though it looked pretty darn awesome. So awesome, in fact, that I reached out to the developers to see if they would be so kind as to answer a few questions for us in the form of one of our CheerfulGhost interviews. They have agreed and so I wanted to see if you fellow Mirthful Spirits had any questions you'd like me to add to the interview. Post 'em in the comments and I'll pick out the best ones to include with the interview. :)

Can't really describe it...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8263/8611309936_3fac8eeb52_z.jpg

Got a few minutes? Try this out when you get a chance. It requires the Unity Web Player. Definitely worth trying out if for nothing but the intro. You'll see what I mean.

http://www.datatragedy.com/wipmoabd/

Travis Admin wrote on 04/30/2013 at 01:57am

I got past the intro and through the first... thing. But then it just seemed to be infinitely repeating stuff with no rhyme or reason.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 04/30/2013 at 03:40am

Crazy. Fascinatingly crazy. I love it.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 04/30/2013 at 05:34am

Interested to see where they take this in the full game. I hope there are more interactions with the 'Relics' system. Could do without the abstract platforming, though the puzzle systems involved there are pretty cool. The sound, at least in the Relics screens, is my favorite.

Ever watch the anime Blame!?

Tungsten Post Author wrote on 04/30/2013 at 10:31am

@Travis: Ya, I got a lost a bit, but there does actually seem to be some puzzle elements hidden somewhere in the noise.

@scrypt: I like it for the atmosphere. Just the console in the beginning was worth the price of admission.

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Starbound has reached $1,000,000 in preorder sales

http://playstarbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/1milparty.png

In just a few weeks, Chucklefish has sold over a million bucks in preorders.

An indie game that very few people have actually gotten to play has generated this amount of interest just through videos and screenshots. At the risk of sounding cliche, this is a testament to what the indie gaming scene can do, and to what highly creative ideas can accomplish.

The title says it all, so I don't have much else to say except WHY DON'T I HAVE THIS GAME YET!?

http://playstarbound.com/thank-you/

Super Mario Bros. Crossover 3.0 trailer

Super Mario Bros. Crossover is getting a new version soon. There was a sequel to Super Mario Bros. released for the Sharp X1 computer in 1986. This new version adds those levels to the game. In addition, it adds more settings and music to the game, to make the levels look like they would have if they were in SMB2, 3, Super Mario World, Zelda, Castlevania, the list goes on.

The original Super Mario Bros. Crossover took the internet by storm a few years back when the creator, Jay Pavlina, posted a Let's Play of him playing the game. His humor got people watching the video, which made people want to play the game. You can see that here if you haven't. And if you haven't,... Read All

Starcrafts Season II: Episode 1

New Starcrafts season just dropped a few days ago. Coolest part? New episodes every Saturday.

I also Interviewed Starcrafts creator Jon Burton a while ago, check it out if you haven't yet.

http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/905

Coming Soon

What could this be?

We shall see.

Blue_Element wrote on 04/28/2013 at 09:01pm

I would buy hundreds of those and put them on anything magnetic.

BR Supporter wrote on 04/28/2013 at 10:11pm

I don't know why but I thought those were the little sugar cookies with the pictures on them at first...

Timogorgon Member wrote on 04/28/2013 at 11:29pm

Gimmie!

Travis Admin wrote on 04/29/2013 at 12:24am

BR, you're a genius. Cheerful Ghost bake sale, tomorrow at BR's house!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/29/2013 at 12:55am

Bake sale! Haha, awesome.

BR Supporter wrote on 04/29/2013 at 01:45am

Let's do it! It'll be a puzzle too since you'll have to find my house. Maybe I'll make a riddle...

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 04/29/2013 at 01:50am

CLUE 1. ITS IN THE US!

CLUE 2. ITS A HOUSE.

END OF CLUES!

BR Supporter wrote on 04/29/2013 at 03:23am

CLUE 3: IT'S ABOVE GROUND!

figured that one is important :D

jwhitmire wrote on 04/29/2013 at 11:43pm

I have seen the future and it is exciting. It is also not in the past. Neither is it made of moldy potatoes.

Travis Admin wrote on 04/30/2013 at 12:40am

jwhitmire, I don't understand what you're saying, but I like the cut of your jib.

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Miiverse is Now Available Online

"Miiverse is a service accessible via Nintendo's Wii U game console that lets you communicate with other players from around the world."

Miiverse is the Wii U community for sharing content. Its interesting because it recently became available from any-ol browser. Its really cool to look through the content people have posted and so far seems to be user created fan art.

A few cool communities I have enjoyed:

Super Mario World: https://miiverse.nintendo.net/warawara/14866558073024996828

The Legend of Zelda Series: https://miiverse.nintendo.net/warawara/14866558073007174237

Its awesome to see Nintendo opening up its systems to a broader web.

https://miiverse.nintendo.net/