Capcom is celebrating the Blue Bomber’s 25th Anniversary with with a collectible statue of Mega Man himself. Standing 10 inches tall the statue also comes with USB powered lights on the base, helmet, and Mega Buster. Mega Man appears to be contemplating whether or not his new owner is an enemy or friend. Hopefully, Dr. [...]
This article has been brewing for a while, but following the murder of 26 people in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, we made an editorial decision to let it sit for a while. We didn’t want it getting lost in the noise of a very important debate here in the U.S. or coming across as a knee-jerk, [...]
One of my favorite rumors of the last year has been the possibility of Valve stepping into the hardware battle with its potential “Steam Box.” However, things got a bit hazier when Valve began backing another Steam box in Xi3′s Piston and then subsequently distancing itself from it while saying that their would be multiple levels [...]
The game industry’s Spring flavored double gut punch landed its second blow this week as GDC floated all kinds of interesting backstories that wanna-be flies on the wall like me can’t get enough of. I don’t know about you, but I could listen to the stories about alternative versions of Dante, how bunnies were almost [...]
Nothing allows you to learn by failure more than video games, but it makes you wonder how some of us would really fair in extreme circumstances? Well, it makes you wonder about other people at least, not necessarily us. We here at Horrible Night would most likely trip and fall on our face on our [...]
The Louisville Arcade Expo spoiled all of us retro video game and pinball fans earlier this month. Coop and I headed down to the 3rd edition of the annual event which was being held at the Ramada Plaza on March 8-10th. Last year, we got to know everyone behind-the-scenes so this year we decided to focus a [...]
Two of my favorite phrases that I have overused over the years when looking back on Half-Life 2 are, “Boy, that Ravenholm sure was creepy wasn’t it?” and, “How about those Striders? Man.” Those prompts got me through a lot of conversations about the game because anyone I was around just took over after that [...]
Should one judge the game Lazerman merely by looking at the art above, they’d more than likely think that Lazerman was but a cheap Mega Man ripoff in the guise of a browser game. While the over-sized head and helmet do strike an uncanny resemblance to the legendary “Blue Bomber”, the similarities end there. Somehow, the game’s protagonist got involved with [...]
GDC is certainly bringing the noise this year, surprisingly so for the most introspective of the major industry conferences. Of course when you have new tech, who wouldn’t want to show it off. EA and Konami certainly do so after feigning surprise at their worst kept secrets let’s bask in the explosive glow of a [...]
Josh avoids spoilers for BioShock Infinite, Justin snipes alone in PlanetSide 2, and Ethan spoils everything in the name of Piers and Resident Evil 6. Plus Defiance trucks, Bollywood Bacon, and more than you ever wanted to know carapaces. Super Gaming Best Friends: the podcast where Horrible Night writers and friends get caught up on their [...]
