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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.

Posted on September 7, 2019September 11, 2019 by The Management

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.

Posted on August 24, 2019August 25, 2019 by The Management

Fortnite is apparently SUPER addictive

Kind of a serious issue to talk about here, video game addiction. it’s all fun and games when you binge on a video game for a night or two. But if it becomes a regular thing, as apparently it has for some Fortnite addicts (one player mentioned clocks in 12 hours a day!), then it’s time to get some help.

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.

Posted on August 20, 2019September 11, 2019 by The Management

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.

Posted on August 18, 2019September 11, 2019 by The Management

Gamer 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.

Posted on August 9, 2019September 11, 2019 by The Management

Don’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.

Super Mario Maker 2 is a game for the Nintendo Switch where you and other players create custom side-scrolling Mario levels.

3d Maze House flips this on its head so instead of playing a side-scroller, you’re in first-person view.

Posted on August 7, 2019September 11, 2019 by The Management — Leave a comment

TRS80 Gaming Podcast Episode #1

Talking about Destiny 2, Fortnite, brief mentions of Warframe and Anthem

Posted on August 6, 2019September 11, 2019 by The Management — Leave a comment

Don’t Miss Out – 6 August 2019

Microtransactions in Crash Team Racing

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled videogame

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.

Posted on August 5, 2019September 11, 2019 by The Management — Leave a comment

Fortnite 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.

Am I org worthy? IDK 🤷‍♂️#Fortnite #FortniteSeason10 #FortniteSeasonX #FortniteBattleRoyale #EU #UK pic.twitter.com/MH2OmcfHBU
— MiistGG (@MiistGG) August 18, 2019

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.

Posted on August 5, 2019August 9, 2019 by The Management — Leave a comment

New 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.