Posts by Justin Lacey [ 495 ]

The Cursed Checkpoint #203 – Xbox One and Ghost Dogs

05/22/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: Podcasts, The Cursed Checkpoint

It is called the Xbox One and Microsoft built a giant tent to reveal the thing so the least we could do is podcast about it. Justin and Ethan react to the presentation and see how it has changed their anticipation of the next generation of gaming. 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. Episode Background Microsoft’s Next Xbox reveal took place on [...]

The Horrible Gamer #004: The Release

My gaming brain was definitely focused on my childhood in the past week, mainly because Nintendo isn’t exactly instilling confidence in fans like me heading into E3 (nice try in shutting me up by distracting me with Super Metroid by the way). I’m not sure if it was out of spite that I randomly went back and downloaded all of the Sega Genesis Classics packs, but two unexpected benefits came out of that choice. 1) I was forced to realize [...]

Injustice: Gods Among Us Gamethrough Final Episode: What Have You Done?

05/17/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: Cursed Activities, News

We’ve arrived at the finale of Injustice, and naturally the thing that Justin gets the most excited about in this superhero fighting game is to use Wonder Woman’s sword and shield. However, in a surprisingly understated twist, Justin and Josh notice something very troubling about Superman’s quick time events. Justin and Josh settle in for the finale of the story mode of Injustice: Gods Among Us. Part 6 features Chapters 11 and 12. Missed an episode? Check out the full playlist. This video [...]

Cheap and Dirty Gamer: Ultratron and Sweet, Sweet, Retro Revenge

05/16/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: Editorials

While the cheapest and dirtiest of us gamers left all of you hanging by going on vacation, I have come to your rescue. Unfortunately, I come to you with bad news. The robots are going to win. We should accept it now and probably just get as much pleasure out of them as we can before they become self-aware and fulfill the prophecy foretold in Puppy Games latest retro arcade shooter, Ultratron. Do not get too sad though as there [...]

Taking Offense: Monaco Fails at Forcing My Friends to Cooperate

05/15/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: Editorials

This is just you and me talking, here, but I know we have the same problem. Our friends suck at video games. I, myself, am complete bad ass when I’m solo, but some games just cannot be handled alone. When I heard about the co-op heist game, Monaco, I was immediately nervous about playing it. I have always wanted to take part in a well-planned and surgically executed bank caper, but I knew that it would require intense strategy and [...]

About Those Podcasts and Live Shows

05/15/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: Horrible Updates, News

If you’ve been following along with our livestreams, you may have noticed that we’ve been experimenting with a few other podcast ideas. You will see the debut episode of our new show, Top Video Game Podcast of the Week, next week as we welcome Cole Monroe back into our regular live show schedule. TVGP will be a weekly interactive live show on Monday nights at 9:45pm EDT where the cast along with the chat audience discuss their favorite and least [...]

The Horrible Gamer #003: The Way Back In

Whenever you jump into a beta or even a launch week for a game, you gain a certain sense of equality with the other gamers that are playing along with you. For that short window, the playing field is leveled and you are all learning about the game at the same time. And then it happens, you take a break, and you fall behind. It can be discouraging if you are trying to catch up to jerks, and usually it [...]

Fuse Demo Game Curious Video: Four More Please

05/08/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: Game Curious, Reviews

Blob shields, crystal guns, exploding bolts, and dangerous mech suits make for an impressive demo debut for Insomniac’s latest game, Fuse. Justin tries stay alive long enough to get to know his team made up of 4 surprisingly unique agents. Thankfully Josh is there to remind him that fire is bad. This video is intended for a mature audience as our commentary is not kid-friendly: For more Game Curious and video content from Horrible Night: Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Join [...]

The Horrible Gamer #002: The Next Hundred Hours

I’ve probably played through the introduction to Borderlands 2 at least 6 times now. For some unknown reason, it took me over 120 hours of Borderlands gaming to finally play with 4 people. I’ve had plenty of duos and a few threesomes, but organizing 4 people on the same platform at the same time takes a bit of planning. I’m usually the type of gamer who likes to be a part of the zeitgeist of a game’s launch week, so [...]

Remake It So: Dig Dug – The First Person Survival Horror Game

05/02/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: Editorials

Dig Dug will always have a nostalgic place in my heart as it was the first PC game I ever owned. After having recently played it again for the first time in a decade, I was surprised at how well it held up. It is as addictive and challenging as ever. While there isn’t much I’d change about the original, I couldn’t stop my mind from wandering and thinking about what a modern Dig Dug would look like. Deep underground [...]