I actually think that the more entertaining phenomena on April Fool’s Day are the companies that make honest announcements and don’t understand when the public doesn’t take them seriously. Granted, I’m not sure if there is a day of the year that anyone would have taken Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon seriously, but I admit that I had to dig a bit to confirm whether or not Telltale was serious about it’s poker game sequel. If only we could trade [...]
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 [...]
Mojang has been working hard in recent months to prepare Minecraft’s next update which would bring the PC version to 1.3. Now Mojang has come out to say you can get your hands on the next release on August 1, 2012! A week prior to the release date, Mojang will provide a “release candidate” to give server admins and modders some time to prep for the new release. There’s an incredible list of changes, but one of the more notable changes is [...]
Brandon and JP had never planned on trying Minecraft, but the 360 release proved to be too enticing. They are joined by the seasoned Minecraft PC player, Aaron, to talk about their first impressions and plans for future adventures. 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 [...]
There’s some room for discussion on whether or not Minecraft really is an indie game anymore or if it ever was, but it’s my non-professional opinion the game still qualifies as an indie game. Ever since it blasted onto the PC scene on a shoestring budget I’ve watched it from afar. I knew in my heart I would likely enjoy the game, but I never took the plunge for a variety of reasons. The most striking reason was: fear. I feared I [...]
Outside of the effects of massive game worlds ending, a few storied franchises got new life breathed into their latest releases. Horrible highlights included Ethan’s video debut at the Louisville Arcade Expo and some of our staff making a Boring game. Every day we are on the look out for the most interesting news items in the gaming industry. Some make it on the site as headlines, and the articles that just miss the cut end up in the Shiny [...]
The success of most companies, whether multi national corporations or mom and pop delis, is built from the efforts of dedicated employees. Some orginizations don’t always see it this way, but Markus “Notch” Persson certainly does, evident by the distribution of his 2011 Mojang dividends (around 3 million dollars) to his employees. Safe to say, there was a bit of happiness induced pants wetting going on across the pond. This is how you run a business, plain and simple. You may make the initial [...]
Don’t you just wish that your favorite game developer or producer would one day realize your excellent ideas which would take their wildly popular game to the next level and hire you? I’ve had those visions. Unfortunately, no one’s ever taken me up on my co-op RPG adventure about a cat and a dog who fight undead dinosaur aliens from Mars. That sure didn’t stop the developers from Bukkit, a popular source for Minecraft mods, from reaching that dream. Now Warren Loo, Erik [...]
Ubisoft drops some knowledge with another inevitable release and financial reports, while EA is trying to screw up the launch of Mass Effect 3 and Sony finally gives PSN games some love with a new campaign. I don’t know which story I found more touching, all of our crushes, Brandon’s bonding with his son, or Cole’s hunting that never was. Every day we are on the look out for the most interesting news items in the gaming industry. Some make [...]
While we still love the high end gameplay of AAA developers, their idea pool has gotten a bit stagnant as of late. Fortunately for gamers everywhere, the little guys have come in force to produce games based on outside the box ideas that may just become genre standards in the near future. The Nominees Min Max Games (Space Pirates and Zombies) - MinMax Games may be the underdog in this category, which is probably appropriate for a 2 man team. Space Pirates and Zombies (SPAZ) made a splash this [...]
