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Should I Play Mass Effect? – The Cursed Checkpoint #108

02/28/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Podcasts, The Cursed Checkpoint

As the release of Mass Effect 3 approaches, Ethan faces the daunting task of playing the entire franchise to catch up. He brings in resident Mass Effect fanboys, Justin L and Justin G, for questioning to find out if he has been missing out. 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 [...]

Nexuiz Developers Walkthrough Winning Killing Strategies

02/27/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Previews, Trailers and Scraps

I have a special place in my heart for chaotic, deathmatch-focused multiplayer games. While I enjoy them, they are not only difficult to play but it is also difficult to differentiate them from them each other. When I saw Nexuiz get announced for consoles (Xbox Live Arcade release is this Wed, Feb 29), exciting Quake 3 memories started flooding my brain. But what is Nexuiz and what the hell is going on in this shooter? Illfonic walks/runs us through the [...]

Gaming Cynic: Damn You, Deus Ex: Human Revolution

02/27/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

I’m being honest when I say I didn’t anticipate ever wanting to play Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I never played the first, heard the second sucked and frankly thought a cyber-punk world full of cybernetic enhancement and dirty little secrets was the last thing to ever interest a guy like me. I tend to like my battles face to face, my enemies supernatural and my progression centered around easy to fathom skill sets like ninja fighting, huge gun shooting and [...]

Cheap and Dirty Gamer: Hanging Out in the Realm of a Mad God

02/23/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

I want to begin by stating that hanging out in realms is generally a bad idea. Realms don’t tend to have laws, constitutions or representative birds and/or fruit. Sure, exploring realms gives you street cred, but it’s much easier and way safer to just get that sort of cred directly from the street. Realm cred isn’t worth it, especially if aforementioned realm belongs to a mad god. Realm of the Mad God is a game that I think derived from [...]

Spoiler Alert: Dear, Dear Esther – The Cursed Checkpoint #107

02/23/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Podcasts, The Cursed Checkpoint

One thing is for sure about Dear Esther, after you experience it, you are going to want to talk to others that have, too. Justin, Ethan, and Josh try to figure out if they saw what they thought they saw. 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 [...]

New Borderlands 2 Trailer Announces September Release Date

02/22/2012
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by Brandon Coppernoll in: Previews, Trailers and Scraps

Gearbox has released a new trailer for Borderlands 2 to announce it’s launch date as well as show off some of the coolness you should participate in. I have to say – I’m a little more than excited. I really enjoyed the first Borderlands, and I have high hopes for its sequel which appears to be jam-packed with more weaponry and options than you can shake a stick at. Assuming you’d use a stick and not a laser sword. By the [...]

Reign of Thunder from MechAssault Developer Gives Hope for Dwindling Mech Population

02/21/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Previews, Trailers and Scraps

The flow of mechanized combat simulators slowed quite a bit in the last few years, with the once popular genre of games going the way of the black bear due to a combination of lack of interest and over hunting. Once thought near extinction, there seems to be hope for a spike in the mech game population due to the concentrated efforts of mech game conservationists, mainly developers like Day 1 Studios who cut its mech teeth with the MechAssault series. [...]

Retro City Rampage Really has a May Release Date

02/20/2012
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by Justin Lacey in: Headlines, News

This is a great day not only for anyone who has been following Retro City Rampage, but also for its developer, Brian Provinciano and vBlank who can finally answer the one question he’s surely the most sick of over these last 8 years, “When does your game come out?!” Retro City Rampage will be coming to XBLA, WiiWare, PS3, Playstation Vita, and PC in May of this year. PC preorders are available now and come with a downloadable soundtrack, a [...]

Mass Effect 3 Demo Goes Multiplayer

02/17/2012
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by Josh Lee in: Headlines, News

The Mass Effect series gets a lot of love ’round these parts, and for good reason. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better space opera this side of Star Wars. So, it’s a bit of an understatement to say that we are excited for the impending release of Mass Effect 3, which is now less than 3 weeks away. Hell, some of us are attempting FemShep play-throughs of ME 1 & 2 in preparation. To ease our suffering (or [...]

Dear Esther is the Latest Indie Fund Success

02/16/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Headlines, News

I reported on the independent publishing group Indie Fund’s first success with QUBE a month ago and am happy to report that the indie dream team has done it again with the atmospheric first person adventure game, Dear Esther. The game was able to make back Indie Fund’s initial investment in 5.5 hours according to the publisher’s website, thus launching the game’s creators, thechineseroom into the profit zone. This is great news considering the different approach to narrative and action that Dear Esther is taking, but [...]