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Stranger Things 3: The Game Comes To Steam, PS4, XBox and Switch July 4th!

Season 3 of Stranger Things drops on Netflix on July 4th and as a compantion to it Stranger Things 3: The Game will come out on XBox One, PS4, Steam and the Switch for $20. BonusXP partnered up with Netflix to come out with the FIRST mobile Stranger Things games you can play for free, which is pretty fun. The new one costs a twenty and apparently plays quite a bit like a Super Nintendo game.

According to Polygon:

"We had a chance to play the retro-style game on Nintendo Switch this week during Nintendo’s indie game event at the 2019 Game Developers Conference. Visually speaking, its pixelated isometric world resembles 16-bit classics like Zombies Ate My Neighbors. But... Read All

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Looks Like It Could Be The Best Age of Empires Yet!

One game I was very excited to hear more about out of E3 this year was Age of Empire II: The Definitive Edition. Age of Empires II and its expansion Age of Kings was one of the best real time strategy games out of the tail end of the 90's and its follow up Age of Empires II: HD took the old game and rebuilt its tech to be playable on Steam and modern PC's in 2013. Microsoft released a 4K remaster of the original Age of Empires in 2017 and are working on the follow up 4K remaster to Age of Empires II! Originally the 4K remake of Age of Empires was only playable on the Windows 10 store but Microsoft is going to release it on Steam as well as the upcoming Age of Empire... Read All

Terraria Is Available On Switch!

Terraria, the game that we can’t get enough of on Cheerful Ghost, has achieved one more step toward their goal of being available on every system. This time, it’s the Nintendo Switch!

This isn’t the Journey’s End update, and in fact isn’t even up to date with the PC version, it’s the same as the other console versions which are still a couple updates behind, pending some work porting the new changes over.

If you haven’t picked this up, this might be a good time for it. One thing to note is that the price, $29.99, is a little steep compared to the PC version which is $9.99 normally, but is currently on sale for $4.99.

Generally speaking, PC is probably the way to go for... Read All

Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 61b: E3 2019 (Part 2)

And we're back for part 2! If you loved our E3 discussion yesterday, you're in luck because we have another hour of it! This episode is all about the presentations from Microsoft, Bethesda, and Nintendo, and the new info we got about Google Stadia's game streaming service.

If you liked hearing our discussion on these, and want some text discussions too, check out our coverage on Cheerful Ghost!

Microsoft: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4098/e3-2019-day-1-microsoft

Bethesda: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4099/e3-2019-day-1-bethesda

Nintendo: https://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/4104/e3-2019-the-nintendo-wrap-up

And check out the official site for Stadia:... Read All

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/09/2019 at 10:49pm

Boo Stadia! As a physical collector Stadia, and any streaming service scares me. I know it is inevitable, but I don't like it. As for calling Stadia a "console," I wouldn't go that far. It is a service as much as Steam is a service.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/09/2019 at 11:35pm

I see what you mean. I also don’t really trust google not to decide it isn’t profitable and shut it down, which they’ve done a lot in the past. And since there’s no physical component you’re kinda out of luck. At least with PC gaming, there are ways around service cancellation. Streaming? Not so much.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/09/2019 at 11:45pm

Shut it down, remove games from the service, etc. Streaming has a lot of gotchas. I also wonder about performance. How well will it work for the average gamer who probably is more the target audience for this. Do they have the bandwidth to handle it?

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/10/2019 at 02:25am

I have decent internet and their test shows that I'm well past good for 4k streaming. But that's a benchmark, in practice that could change. I imagine most people who would be interested would be able to handle 1080p but... I'm assuming a lot.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/11/2019 at 04:30pm

All of those reasons are why i'm very dubious about buying a streaming only game. That said, people buy streaming only films. Not a huge difference there.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/11/2019 at 07:39pm

I actually don’t buy streaming only films. I’ll activate the code I get from the physical copy but if a service shuts down I don’t want to lose what I’ve bought. Movies Anywhere alleviates that though.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 07/11/2019 at 08:43pm

How does Movies Anywhere alleviate it? If Movies Anywhere shuts down, what do you think will happen to the movies? PC games are pretty much the only thing that I do digital only. I watch movies and tv shows digitally, but I buy phyiscal copies of what I want to keep.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 07/11/2019 at 09:23pm

Movies Anywhere connects to your other services, so if any one of those services shut down you still have them on all the other services. Even if Movies Anywhere itself shuts down.

jdodson Admin wrote on 07/12/2019 at 05:59pm

Yeah, so far the only DRM servers still up from the early 2000 era is iTunes and.... Audible, maybe Adobe's eBook DRM. Frankly that doesn't sit well with me that if one bought a ton of Zune music or whatnot that's all gone now. I do prefer formats that you own or can easily rip for that very reason. I think I dodged a big bullet by preferring that in the 2000-now era. I'm slowly making my way in appreciating having a digital copy of my movies and music, but have a physical version and still curate that library for when it goes away.

Frankly, the Amazon film copy, Google Play and iTunes copies may never go away now if the companies stick around but it's still nice to have and I don't plan on relying on them so I can lose everything when i'm older.

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Cheerful Ghost Radio Episode 61a: E3 2019 (Part 1)

This is the episode so nice, we did it twice! This is part 1 of our E3 discussion-- we ran about two hours and are splitting it up for your listening pleasure. In part 1, we discuss Cyberpunk 2077, Terraria Journey's End, Limited Run Games, Final Fantasy VII, and Jedi Fallen Order.

Come back tomorrow for part 2, where we'll be discussing the presentations from Microsoft, Bethesda, Nintendo, and Google!

For more information on what we talked about in part 1, check out our coverage on Cheerful Ghost:

Microsoft's presentation, including Cyberpunk 2077: https://cheerfulghost.com/Travis/posts/4098/e3-2019-day-1-microsoft

Terraria Journey's End: ... Read All

Summer Games Done Quick 2019 Is Here!

The Summer Games Done Quick 2019 charity speedrun that’s benefiting Doctors Without Borders is happening now. It will be running all week 24/7 with runners playing everything from Aero the Acrobat to Zelda!

Games Done Quick is a highlight of the year in gaming so if you have some time head over and check the schedule to watch a run. Also consider donating because Doctors Without Borders, a fantastic charity worthy of your support!

https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule

The Story of Zelda: Link's Awakening

For me, the biggest game hype to come out of E3 was for the Link's Awakening remake. The Gaming Historian recently dropped a very well made historical retrospective on Link's Awakening due to the new interest in the game because of the remake. It's a very timely look back and if you are a fan of the original or want to know more about why this game is so well loved this is something you need to watch!

"Learn the complete history of The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. What began as an after-hours passion project turned into one of the greatest Zelda games of all time. Learn how the development team at Nintendo went outside the box and created The Legend of Zelda:... Read All

Digital Foundry Compares The New Link's Awakening Remake with the Gameboy Game

One thing I've heard pretty strongly from the people that played Link's Awakening at E3 was that the game is incredibly beautiful BUT they haven't quite got the game performance to deliver and the game lags a bit during certain scenes. Grezzo is the company that is creating this new version and they've ported/created some of the best Zelda titles around including the Ocarina of Time 3D, Majora's Mask 3D and Luigi's Mansion on 3DS. Clearly they have the ability to make the game fluid, hopefully that comes together in time for launch on September 20th of this year.

"John takes a look at the E3 demo of Link's Awakening on Switch - it's looking really good with a... Read All

Tale of the White Wyvern Development: Three Character Classes

Hey everyone. It's been a quick few weeks since we first dropped the first details of Tale of the White Wyvern and it was fun to see people in the community excited about playing it! As we put the finishing touches on the game for the upcoming beta I wanted to let you know a few more details a bit at a time to give you a taste of what to expect when the game launches.

How Player Leveling Works

In Tale of the White Wyvern you spend your daily turns per day fighting enemies in the forest to gain experience, gold and if you are lucky you may find some gems. Once you gain enough experience and feel you are powerful enough you can go to Tarbreth's Adventurer Training and... Read All

Dr. Mario World Will Cure Your Android and iPhone on July 10th!

Nintendo just Tweeted out some more details of their upcoming free to play mobile game, Dr. Mario World that's coming to Android and iOS July 10th! It looks like a modern take on the classic gameplay made to work well for phones. Since it's free to play, it will be a day one thing I'll play. That said, the gameplay in the video looks fairly slow paced and its not obvious that the "upside down" gameplay of sorts will be fun. Makes sense they are doing it that way with touch controls but it looks like something I'll have to try to know for sure. For me, Dr. Mario is one of the best puzzle games somewhat in same league as Tetris so they have some of that to live up to.