Power Rankings: The Assassin’s Creed Series

I’ve been riding alongside the assassins since the beginning. I’ve grown accustomed to the iconic look of Altair’s signature assassin garb as the series hurdled its way toward the modern age. Whenever someone mentions templars, I can’t help but look into an invisible camera and mutter that I hate those guys. With last year’s releases of… Continue reading →

The Cursed Checkpoint #306 – Batman: Mordor Assassin

During the week of new Assassin’s Creed releases, Justin and Aaron just finished Shadow of Mordor as Jordan started flying around Arkham City. What can these franchises learn from each other? Is the answer nemeses or super villains? The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and interviews about a single video… Continue reading →

REPLY TO ALL: How Much Borderlands?

So the last bit of Borderlands 2 DLC came out last week, right after The Pre-Sequel (developed by a different team) was announced for PC, 360, PS3. So, for the sake of this conversation, we can assume that the primary Borderlands team is working on a next-gen Borderlands 3. AND Telltale’s Borderlands series is starting… Continue reading →

The Cursed Checkpoint #302 – Shadowy Thief Action Party

Jordan is officially a master thief so what does he think about the current state of lockpicking mini-games and the stealth genre? Important people like Justin and Aaron want to know and have their own ideas about the shadowy future. The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and interviews about a… Continue reading →

Mega Headlines: VR Whip Unity

I definitely think we’ll look back at this year’s GDC as the coming out party for Virtual Reality. Sony brought it, but then I wasted my snarky comments about Microsoft’s attempt to jump in because I never could have predicted the GameFace. I’m also hoping that before the year is done, we’ll look back and… Continue reading →

Horrible Times #406: The Clicking of Bits

DICE is always a humbling week for me as a critic. It’s one thing to get caught up in the opinions of the Horrible Night writers and our peers, but seeing what the developers think about their own brings a whole new perspective. Plus, it was nice to take a break from all of ugliness… Continue reading →

Horrible Newswire: Sell Outs

Major franchises dominated the headlines with release dates, trailers, and sales figures aplenty. Oh yeah, and a new console launched. Good luck, Nintendo. We spent our week planning for the 24 Hour Charity Co-op Couch, where we raised over $1100 for Child’s Play. Thanks so much for your support. However, we still brought the podcasts,… Continue reading →

Assassin’s Creed III: Preparing to Tomahawk – The Cursed Checkpoint #128

Justin and Josh haven’t caught up on all of Desmond’s adventures, but they are just as excited about Assassin’s Creed III as the experienced, Brandon. Together they discuss what makes the hype from this yearly franchise so much more intriguing in 2012. The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and… Continue reading →

Ubisoft to Co-op with New Regency on Assassin’s Creed Movie

So it looks like the film adaptation of Assassin’s Creed is still in the works, which I’ll honestly say doesn’t excite me. I respect those of you that love that franchise and I really don’t want what happened to me with the Resident Evil movies happen to you. Regardless, New Regency will begin with a… Continue reading →

Games of Shame: Call of Duty

There are few other games that spark such an intense burning argument of indifference than the Call of Duty franchise. Oddly enough, I have less difficulty explaining the things I like and dislike about Call of Duty with people who don’t play video games versus some who happen to love games. I find that sad. Someone who… Continue reading →

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