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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 [...]

The SteamCube, Nintendo and Valve Just Made It Interesting

04/01/2013
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by Justin Lacey in: News

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 of Steam Boxes available. However, today’s announcement made the choices for gamer’s like myself a bit easier. Valve is partnering with Nintendo to launch the [...]

Hey! Play! Steam Roulette to Pick a Game For You

Finally, gamers now have a weapon in the growing battle against their Steam backlog. By entering your Steam ID into Steam Roulette this free service will scan your game library and randomly select a game for you to play. It seems simple, but the payoff of having something else solve the greatest of first world problems is priceless. No longer are you solely responsible for having to choose which game to play. Whether you use this newfound freedom to conquer [...]

Radio Waves for 12/07/12

12/07/2012
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by Aaron McNeal in: Editorials

I’ve died a lot this year. Hold on, let me clarify. Most video games follow a similar structure in that there are win states and fail states. A more accurate assessment is that I’ve failed a lot this year when it comes to gaming and that failure resulted in my avatar’s death. I’m talking about games with roguelike (in a broad sense of the term) qualities. Success in roguelikes demands carefulness, precision and a pinch of luck as one wrong [...]

Radio Waves for 11/21/12

11/21/2012
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by Aaron McNeal in: Editorials

Six years ago, Nintendo put out the oddly named and motion-based Wii console. Back then, it was a curious piece of hardware that begged players to get off their butts and valid the existence of mimes around the world, swinging at imaginary tennis balls and throwing punches at cartoon avatars until they crumpled into disturbing heaps of human paralysis. It also released during that fuzzy-time holiday season, so parents and children could come together in their festive sweaters to punch [...]

Hotline Miami Review: Bloody in Pink

11/07/2012
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by Aaron McNeal in: Rated, Reviews

A cold chill is in the air. The smell of blood is everywhere, following the path of destruction I’ve carved to get to this point. My moves have all been calculated, yet I’m nervous. My right hand shakes, but there’s no turning back now. I burst into the room, hurling the knife in my hand into the flesh of the man directly in front of me. As the thud echoes off the walls surrounding us, a hailstorm of bullets rains [...]

Dungeon Defenders Celebrates 1st Anniversary with DLC and Sales

10/17/2012
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by Brandon Coppernoll in: Headlines, News

Dungeon Defenders was released only a year ago. It seems like more than that with the sheer amount of content its produced and the hours of entertainment I’ve immersed myself in. When I was perusing the Steam store yesterday I came across a massive sale on Dungeon Defenders content. Naturally, I clicked on it to find more and more did I find! The “Dungeon Defenders Anniversary Pack” is free on Steam for the next two weeks. What I nice gift. Usually at birthday parties I have [...]

Guide to Greenlighting and Getting Greenlit: Part 1

10/16/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

I’ve developed a bit of an obsession with the “Indie Scene” and the hundreds of different ways one can get their game out and into the hands of the insatiable masses. Steam Greenlight has been in my own personal spotlight as of late (though I’m still a huge Desura fan as well) and I’ve been overjoyed to see how quickly new games are popping up. It’s like an adventure every time I visit and I often spend more time searching [...]

REPLY TO ALL: Does Steam Big Picture Change Your Living Room?

10/12/2012
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by Horrible JDevL in: Cursed Activities, News

Q: After the release of Steam Big Picture mode, if you could have a PC as powerful as the next Xbox/PlayStation, and money wasn’t an issue, would you choose a PC or a console for living room gaming? Why? REPLY TO ALL – The Horrible Night contributors answer gaming questions and try to determine who has the right opinion. Submit your own question. JP LaFrance – DocJPizzle I am going to remain with the console setup and create a decked [...]

Tried It: Torchlight II

With December 21, 2012 looming I must be subconsciously trying to branch out. In recent weeks I gave Torchlight II a try with friends and family, and I felt like a complete noob. I don’t typically get into point and click, hack and slash dungeon crawlers like Torchlight. Somehow I got sucked up into all the hype around the game and made the Steam purchase on my PC. I don’t know what the deciding factor was. I didn’t put many hours into Torchlight before, but something [...]