Due to how demanding life has been, and the fact that this group never really took off, I plan on abandoning this group in favor of starting a new one from scratch when I have time. I've got to think of a good name and better content structure. All of my curator content will be copied over.

If you have any ideas on how to make the new one more attractive for people, let me know. Even with all the people that were members, no one really participated.

Thank you for coming, and I hope to see you in the new group... whenever that is.

Live has been crazy, demanding, and hectic for quite a while now. I haven't had much time for Steam for over a year. Recently, I've been able to get on for a little bit in the evenings, but I haven't had time to finish games and write new reviews.

I plan on giving the group an overhaul once I find more time, including changing around the forums. Hopefully I'll also be able to get back to writing more reviews. I have a large backlog to work from. Many of my reviews can take over an hour, though, so I need even more time.

If you want to leave, I understand. But, I hope you stay and subscribe to everything so that you'll know when I do bring the group back to life!

Castle of Illusion is going off of Steam indefinitely.

As frustrating as it was to hunt for out-of-print games on eBay without spending a squillion quid, at least you could still get them. When digitally-distributed games are no longer sold, they’re just gone as far as the well-mannered electronic entertainment enthusiast is concerned. After tomorrow, Sega’s remake of ’90s Mickey Mouse jumpyjumper Castle of Illusion will be pulled from sale on Steam for… possibly forever? Sega won’t be allowed to sell it any more, because business.
-- Rock, Paper, Shotgun

This reimagining of the Sega classic was published 3 years ago on September 4, 2013. This is the only time I've seen it basically go on clearance. Now's your last (known) chance to get it. I noticed a few of you have it on your wishlist, so you should get on it if you still want it.

I played the original Castle of Illusion on Sega Genesis over 20 years ago. It's better than this one. But, this is a reimagining, not a remake. So, I still bought a copy for myself and Merewyn.

http://testx-steam.c5game.com/steamstore/app/227600/

The Humble Monthly for August is now available. Unfortunately, I'm not interested in claiming any of them! That's right, I blew my monthly cost on NOTHING. I'm going to cancel my subscription because I'd rather spend the money on bundles that I know I want. The annoying thing is that SOMA is the preview for next month, and I do want that one, but I'm not going to risk the rest of the bundle being a dud for me.

Some of the reasons I'm extremely picky with these bundles are that I don't play anything that is heavily or solely focused on multiplayer, I am very selective with platformers, and I don't like bullet hell or other high intensity stuff. I have over 1,000 games on my wishlist, and these monthly bundles are getting worse at hitting the mark.

So, if you are interested in trading for some really good games (if they are up your alley), go take a look at my extra games for trade. I added the August 2016 collection at the top.

I hope that you have something available for trade that I'd get some amusement out of because it was quite disappointing and depressing to see how it was a total loss this time.

http://testx-steam.c5game.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=720412487

Player of the Week has been awarded to IrriNinja for his superb job in raising group membership and awareness!


As the first ever Player of the Week for this group, and the major impact that he has had in just a few hours (and still going), he has a choice from any game in my extras, including the higher-value, premium games.


Everyone please congratulate IrriNinja on his accomplishment!