In the UK, you can get the game at 6pm BDT, in Europe it’s 7pm CEST, and in North America it’s 1pm EDT for East Coasters and 10am PDT for West Coasters.
eSports: Hearthstone Grandmasters Season 2
The Hearthstone esports Grandmasters league season 2 is going on right now. It’s on from August 23rd, 2019 until October 13th, 2019.
Check the schedule and click to watch the Hearthstone esports matches on Twitch. The Grandmasters leagues for Hearthstone are divided into three regions: Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Americas. There are two divisions in each league, division A and B.
Continue reading eSports: Hearthstone Grandmasters Season 2Fortnite is apparently SUPER addictive

From the article:
“For now, Fortnite is the game of choice. On a recent afternoon, the game was the most-viewed on Amazon.com Inc.’s Twitch streaming service, with 250,000 people watching others play.”

This is why TRS80 Gaming is into casual games and keeping casual gaming hours. There’s a world and life outside of video games, and addiction is no joke.
Google Stadia Initial Games List Announced

Google Stadia is a streaming videogame service. It’s not the same as streaming videos from videogames. Stadia is a way to stream videogames over the Internet from the cloud and play on any screen.
This means you can buy a game such as Destiny 2 (yes it’s on the initial games list), stream the game to your TV and play with the Stadia controller! The idea is that instead of purchasing a $300+ console such as the PS4 or XBox One or a $2000+ gaming rig, you will subscribe to Google Stadia for $10 per month and play whatever streamable games there are.
Continue reading Google Stadia Initial Games List AnnouncedGamer Grandpas Play Fortnite
This is a great story, “Meet The Gamer Grandpas: The Seniors Who Spend Retirement Playing ‘Fortnite'”. It talks about some of the games retirees are spending their time playing. They play a variety of games including Fortnite, Skyrim, and of course Call of Duty.
Continue reading Gamer Grandpas Play FortniteDon’t Miss Out – 9 August 2019
Super Mario Maker 2 used to create a 1st-Person Adventure Game
This is incredible, someone has used the tools provided by the game Mario Maker to create their very own first-person adventure game!
Instead of creating just a simple level, they took it to another level and created 3d Maze House.
3d Maze House flips this on its head so instead of playing a side-scroller, you’re in first-person view.
Continue reading Don’t Miss Out – 9 August 2019TRS80 Gaming Podcast Episode #1

Talking about Destiny 2, Fortnite, brief mentions of Warframe and Anthem
Continue reading TRS80 Gaming Podcast Episode #1Don’t Miss Out – 6 August 2019
Microtransactions in Crash Team Racing
What was a really fun game, Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled, is now having microtransactions added to it after it’s been out for a few months. I’ve played it and it’s a fun game, really fun in the old school racing game style. You can pick it up and play for a few minutes or a few hours, depending on how you feel. But now, they’ve added microtransactions it will change that dynamic.
Continue reading Don’t Miss Out – 6 August 2019Fortnite Season X is here

The latest season of Fornite, season 10, is here. And again there are some awesome goodies in the season.
Honestly…… The only reason I still play @FortniteGame lately is for these moments.
— MiistGG (@MiistGG) August 18, 2019
Am I org worthy? IDK 🤷♂️#Fortnite #FortniteSeason10 #FortniteSeasonX #FortniteBattleRoyale #EU #UK pic.twitter.com/MH2OmcfHBU
There are community created LTMs (Limited Time Modes) available for Fortnite Creative. They are Beach Assault and Prop Hunt. For those who haven’t tried it, Fortnite Creative is the toolkit that you can use for creating your own map that includes whatever you want. Think of Fortnite Creative as Minecraft or Roblox, where you can build up a cool new map.
Continue reading Fortnite Season X is hereNew website: August 2019
Excuse the appearance of the TRS80 gaming site at the moment, we are in the process of moving blog posts from our previous website host Weebly to a WordPress-based site.
We’re aiming to provide more frequent updates and a membership forum at some point. We are also thinking of having more contests and giving away t-shirts and games in the future.