Last year was the first year I really sat down and weighed the performance of video games and how they impacted me. This year, I sat down with controller in hand, WASD keys at my fingertips, a headset firmly placed over my ears, and I called upon the spirit of the gamer to come up with this list that kicked around my senses in 2012. H21’s Top 10 Games of the Year 2012 The Walking Dead Borderlands 2 Minecraft: Xbox [...]
A game seldom comes along which strikes a chord deeper than just being entertained. The Walking Dead by Telltale Games delivers on a one-of-a-kind experience by reaching into your personal morality and advocates a new level of interactive storytelling. Episodic games are some of the more difficult games to master, and this holds especially true when it comes to the material of The Walking Dead. In order to be successful, The Walking Dead needed to provide a rich experience in which you felt a [...]
I think Microsoft owes me for the the water I spit all over my screen and keyboard when I read this today. According to Xbox LIVE Rewards, you can earn up to 600 MS points simply by playing Halo 4. Well ain’t that just a dream come true, even if it’s short lived. Earning money is simple. Be an Xbox LIVE Rewards member. Play. Get MS points. Spend money. Get MS points. You can earn up to 800 MS points by playing 140+ hours and [...]
Like many players, I usually move on to the next conquest when a new release comes to my doorstep. That are some games that you go back to over and over even though your game library keeps growing. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has the magic stuff that keeps me coming back for more. I sat down pondering why this is so when many games seem to have some sort of shelf life in my personal library. Doing It Right Perhaps the [...]
This has to be one of the most perplexing games I’ve heard about in recent memory. The game’s name is Curiosity. It’s going to be released on iOS and Android for free on November 7, and I still have no clue what the hell the game really is about. I’m even wondering if one could call it a game. It’s an odd thing. The game takes you on a journey to the center of a cube. In that center, there’s [...]
Zynga has been in quite some trouble for the past half year and more. On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, those problems became more apparent when the company released 100+ employees, shut down its Boston office, and cut The Ville and Bingo teams. Former employees were given 2 hours to pack up and leave, and this all took place during the Apple event to minimize coverage of the grim news. Lesson Learned I thought long and hard about the layoffs and [...]
Brandon, Aaron, and Justin G take a break from their bazillionder gun hunt to discuss how much more Borderlands 2 is the right amount of Borderlands, as well as their thoughts on the future of the franchise. The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and interviews about a single video game, genre, news headline, or industry story. It features a rotating cast of up to 3 members of the Horrible Night writing staff and/or video [...]
EA has officially announced SimCity will release on March 8, 2013 for PC and Mac. Though originally thought to be released in February, I’m quite happy with this news as I look forward to becoming overlord mayor of many “denisims of Atchville (trademark pending)”. EA hasn’t officially given a reason for releasing the game in March instead of February, but if I could make an educated guess I would likely say development. Since I’m not making an educated guess I am simply going [...]
Product placement has become a necessary evil for movies and television shows. Video games often times get some of the more awkward product placements because the people involved are usually portrayed as immature cookie cutter characters and the games aren’t quite represented accurately. Hart of Dixie not only product placed Halo 4, but the show introduced a new version of Halo to the masses - strip Halo. My Excuse Wednesday night was winding down. The kids were in bed. I finished working for the night, and [...]
Dungeon Defenders was released only a year ago. It seems like more than that with the sheer amount of content its produced and the hours of entertainment I’ve immersed myself in. When I was perusing the Steam store yesterday I came across a massive sale on Dungeon Defenders content. Naturally, I clicked on it to find more and more did I find! The “Dungeon Defenders Anniversary Pack” is free on Steam for the next two weeks. What I nice gift. Usually at birthday parties I have [...]
