Diablo II
Diablo II Resurrected Will Let You Import 20 Year Old Save Files
Now I just need to buy a CD drive to access my old backups.
Anthem NEXT is Canceled
Bioware's Anthem was supposed to be their next big IP. Unfortunately, it never gained the same traction as their other games like Dragon Age or Mass Effect.
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 will no longer be coming in 2021
It's been announced development has shifted from Hardsuit Labs to Paradox Interactive
Valheim Reaches 2 Million Players in Just two Weeks
The Viking inspired survival game has already hit 2-million players since it arrived on Steam Early access just two weeks ago. With their small team of 5, the developers at Iron Gate and Coffee Stain Publishing have already made close to $28 million after Steam's 20% revenue cut.
I kissed a Squirtle and I liked it
Pokemon and Post Malone are Hosting a Virtual Concert
Just when I think 2021 can't get weirder, I hear about this announcement. The 25th anniversary also kicks off the P25 music program, featuring a handful of artists creating original, Pokemon inspired songs. Katy Perry was the first artist to be announced as part of the project.
Video Games!
What I played In 2020
I played a lot of games this year. Though it didn’t really feel like it, until I finally sat down to make a list. It also gave me a chance to finally catch up to a lot of games I missed from last year.
Business
Google Shutters Stradia Internal Game Development Studios
Stradia launched just a little over a year ago, and they're already shutting down both of their internal studios in Los Angeles and Montreal.
Livin' In a Lonely World
Journey is Still a Beautiful Game
On a whim, I decided to boot up Journey on the PS4 again the other night.
Jaded Gamer
Rebuilding Jadedgamer
Jadedgamer was a mostly single page news website that allowed you to quickly scan headlines of the most popular news outlets. I liked to consider it the front-page of video game news.
Development
Configuring Ghost CMS for Production On Digital Ocean
Getting the Ghost CMS setup is a pretty painless process with the prebuilt Digital Ocean Droplet. Out of the box, it will server 99% of the majority of users well as a simple blog. But what about scaling and better asset hosting support? That's where it can get tricky.
The State of Blogging in 2019
It's been a whole year since my last look at the state of blogging, so I figured it was time ti check to see where things are at.
Favorite games of 2019
My top games of 2019, and a few others that came close.