Shiniest Objects: NeverFinal

THQ finally unleashed the bad news, and it was hard to watch. We wish them all of the best. Some familiar names are coming your way in different forms from Steam on mobile, free EverQuest, and a remaster of another Final Fantasy game. We wrapped up our month of Gaming Regrets before unveiling a new theme for February. Three reviews, two podcasts, and two community conversations kept us talking about everything from comfortable female armor to our favorite video game soundtracks.

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 Objects feed on our Horrible Night Newswire Google+ Page. Every Monday we recap the shiniest of the objects, and our original articles from the previous week.

Horrible Objects

Editorial // Gaming Connoisseur: RPG Party Full of Badasses by Ethan Moses

Podcast // Roguelikes: The Fun of Random Permadeath – The Cursed Checkpoint #104 with Ethan Moses and Josh Lee

Editorial // Gaming Regrets: I Don’t Spend Enough on Gaming by Justin Lacey

STOP REPLYING // Soul Calibur V Ads Find Their Audience

REPLY TO ALL: // Video Game Music is Better

Podcast // Give Me Your Hands – Super Gaming Best Friends #102

Reflex Review // The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Reflex Review: Two Swords are Better than One by Aaron McNeal

Hey! // Watch! Fan-made Zelda: The Lost Oracle Animation Better Inspire Nintendo by Justin Lacey

Reflex Review // Call of Cthulhu: Wasted Land Reflex Review: Not a Wasted Effort by Ethan Moses

Editorial // Gaming Crushes: Unrequited Love Letter by Cole Monroe

Cheap and Dirty Gamer // The Several Journeys of Reemus or Medieval Extermination Adventures by Ethan Moses

Get Em All // Games of February Do Not Care About Fall Releases

Rated Review // Pineapple Smash Crew Review: Nothing Fruity About These Mercs by Ethan Moses

I Learned Something Today // BioShock by Justin Lacey