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Terraria Giveaway

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Hello Pickaxe Lovers,

Cheerful Ghost is back with a new contest! This month we wanted to do you a solid by giving you the chance to play the amazing game of Terraria. We will be hosting a Cheerful Ghost Terraria server for the duration of the contest and giving you extra chances to win the game.

There are three chances to win. The first is a SteamGifts giveaway, head over to SteamGifts to enter:
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/GRXPh/terraria

In addition, we’re giving away two copies on CheerfulGhost, one on Feb 10th and another on Feb 17th. To enter to win on Cheerful Ghost all you need to do is add Terraria to your games list and write about what you would like to do... Read All

Hammerwatch Looks Absolutely Incredible!

Hammerwatch is an upcoming Gauntlet styled hack-n-slash that was recently submitted to Steam Greenlight. After watching the trailer I was floored with how awesome this game looks. I have thought for many years that there needed to be a modern Gauntlet styled hack-n-slash and Hammerwatch looks to be that game!

I immediately emailed the developers of Hammerwatch a few questions about the game mechanics, Steam Greenlight and more. Enjoy!

jdodson: Hammerwatch is a Gauntlet styled Hack and Slash that features LAN and Internet Co-Op. The video looks absolutely incredible and can’t wait to play it! How does the game play now as you are doing your testing?

Niklas: We're currently... Read All

The Definitive Golden Keys Steam Guide

So recently I found an awesome Steam Guide that catalogs all the Borderlands 2 Golden Keys released to date you can still redeem. If want to spruce up your collection-o-sweet guns you should totally loot this Steam Guide.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=121066990

Please don't hate me for saying you need to loot this Steam Guide...

StarCrafts Episode 23: I Spy

Think before you leap friends...

Black Mesa: Starting The Journey

I was exposed to the Black Mesa project a few months ago in frenzy of its initial release. Black Mesa is a fan recreation of the original Half-Life built on top of the amazing Half-Life 2 Source Engine. Since I never quite finished the original Half-Life I decided to give this version a shot and potentially complete the original Half-Life as it stands atop a list of games I need to complete. I loved Half-Life 2 and both episodes so coming back to the franchise is a pretty cool notion.

After booting up the game the visuals look really fresh compared to the original. The original looks good, don't get me wrong but atop the Source engine it looks fantastic. I played about... Read All

Black Mesa: Soundtrack

I just recently downloaded and listened to the Black Mesa score from the fan re-visioning of the original Half-Life game using the Half-Life 2 source engine. I really like the takes on the original score and new directions they decided to go. The score is free so no reason not to pick it up.

One song, "Apprehension" is featured above. The score seems to paint pretty awesomely broad strokes for what game scores can be and it inspired me to give Black Mesa a shot.

http://www.blackmesasource.com/soundtrack.html

Signal Boost Ep. 2

I accidentally hit a Kickstarter theme this week. Unwritten, a clever rts; Homesick, a new survival adventure game; and Blade Symphony, a sword based fighter. Check it out.

Gabe Newell: Reflections of a Video Game Maker

Very cool talk Gabe Newell of Valve gave at The LBJ School of public affairs. 9 minutes in and HAD to share this!

What do you think about his thoughts on economics? Found it really interesting some artists have "real jobs" at big game studios but make more money selling hats in TF2. I agree with him, post-internet many corporations are changing for sure!

krcDeuce Supporter wrote on 02/07/2013 at 03:51pm

Where Gabe gets me thinking about myself is more in relationship to my role in a company or a team. Sometimes I think of myself as my title, and not the collection of all the things I'm capable of. Sure, I'm good with systems and networks, but I can also do some programming, and maybe some graphic art, or definitely playing or engineering music. So, why do I continue to respond to things with, "that's not my job"? I'm bigger than my title.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/08/2013 at 02:08am

I think we are what we do and what we can accomplish. Before last January I wasn't a game writer or someone that interviewed people in the industry. Now I am.

krcDeuce Supporter wrote on 03/05/2013 at 09:44pm

That's how I'm getting myself thinking too. Before two months ago I wasn't a game developer. Now I am.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/06/2013 at 02:10am

Totally. Looking forward to what you guys come up with!

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Ur Not A Hero is Violently Awesome

I just played a new game called UrNotAHero by Peanut Butter Fingers. I heard this game buzzing around some Indie Channels and it looked really interesting. It has an almost Bonanza Brothers vibe and after playing it some, it seems to totally be in that style but takes it up 50 notches.

The idea of the game is that you partake in missions where you save hostages, diffuse bombs, steal stuff and kill gangbangers. The play control is rather simple as you can, walk side to side, go up stairs, shoot your gun, slide/duck/take cover and use grenades. The alpha provides quite a lot of gameplay and if you want some really awesome fun, you need to try it. You can alternate between... Read All

New Social Features Overview

To keep the run up to the release of Heart of the Swarm going, Blizzard released another video covering the new social features. Being able to create an in game group or clan is a pretty fun idea. I plan on creating one for Cheerful Ghost for the people that will be playing this at launch.