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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 [...]

Gaming Lifestyle: Being Responsible for Real Life Legendary Weapons

05/14/2013
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

Between all the RPG games I’ve sunk time into, I’ve had my hands full when it comes to loot hunting. Despite putting a combined 200+ hours into those games, I’ve found very few “Legendary” grade items that I’ve truly been impressed with. While my inventories are filled to the brim with useful magical, rare and set piece items, the “legendaries” I do have either suck hardcore butt-hole or are meant for a class that I don’t play. This was a [...]

Cheap and Dirty Gamer: Caribbean Admiral is the Life for You if You Enjoy Ruining the Pirates’ Life

05/09/2013
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

People are always talking about how cool being a pirate would be, but on paper the pirate lifestyle is chock full of jerk-centic behavior. While some people don’t mind taking what the want, when they want it, there are those that like the sensation of both high seas adventure and moral righteousness. If you happen to be the latter, Caribbean Admiral is the game for you. You take on the role of the anti-pirate; an admiral tasked with ridding the waters [...]

Don’t Starve Lowers the Incentive for Real Life Chores

05/07/2013
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

I’ve worked from home for the last 8 months and have been playing Don’t Starve off and on for the last 6. Despite spending less time with the latter, I’ve come to find out that I’m way better at completing the tasks set before me in the charming survival simulator than I am with completing tasks on my real life chore list. This is much to the chagrin of my wife as she struggles to understand why collecting sticks, pulling [...]

Gaming Lifestyle: Why I’m Not Getting a Gaming PC

05/06/2013
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by Cursed Guest in: Editorials

While we recently created a few more members of the PC gaming family here at Horrible Night, making the switch from consoles still has some very real hurdles. Nicole Zeckner of the culture blog, Pure Geekery took a long hard look at purchasing a gaming PC and ultimately decided against it and here is why: After a very long hiatus, I’ve recently remembered how much I love playing video games. And as I played more and more a little voice in [...]

Radio Waves for 05/03/13

05/03/2013
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by Aaron McNeal in: Editorials

It’s happening, folks! We just hit May, but the storm of awesome movies is fast approaching and it starts with Iron Man 3. This usually means that gamers can expect the usual product placement of soda cans, fast food and rushed tie-in video games. Like death, taxes and split-second bathroom urges, this is inevitable. What’s less expected is how dedicated I’ve become in clearing out my backlog while the release schedule is light. In keeping with the “man” theme, I [...]

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 [...]

Cheap and Dirty Gamer: Go Test Out Receiver for Me

05/02/2013
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

As most of you may know, I was pretty excited about playing through Blood Dragon this week, so I took a tiny break from Cheap and Dirty Gamer, tiny in the sense that while I did pick a game (or Justin did), I didn’t get a chance to play through it and give my thoughts. That being said, this is your opportunity to play the game for me and tell me how you feel so that when I do actually sit down [...]

It Doesn’t Matter: Cultural Misunderstandings Do Not Equate to Racism

04/30/2013
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

While I don’t usually frequent Kotaku, I was directed to an article there called What Not To Name Your Spacefaring Raccoon Video Game. In the article, the author points out that the title of aforementioned game Starcoon, may not be appropriate due to the fact that the word “coon” is considered a racial slur in the United States of America. While I completely agree that game developers need to be extra cautious about game content should they want to appease [...]