The definitive games of the year, but only one can win. The Nominees Civilization V – In a year dominated by action titles, the fifth entry in the Civilization series came along just at the right time to satiate the strategists out there. The introduction of a hex based tile system and city states spiced… Continue reading
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The 2010 Grimmys: Downloadable Game of the Year
Digital distribution has been the greatest addition to this generation of games. The quality and diversity of downloadable titles continues to expand. These are the games from this year that should be downloaded before any others. The Nominees Super Meat Boy– SMB started off a free browser game before finally making it onto consoles later… Continue reading
The 2010 Grimmys: Mobile Game of the Year
Some games weren’t meant to be played on the big screen, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t mean to be played. Here are the best of the games that had our attention when we were on the move this year. The Nominees Angry Birds – Sometimes it’s the simplest concept that works and in the… Continue reading
The 2010 Grimmys: DLC of the Year
Nowadays, we are never know when we are really done with a game. Downloadable content keeps on improving, and this year raised the standards even further. The Nominees BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den – Downloadable content that could be better than the actual single player experience on the disc is rare, but Minerva’s Den fits that… Continue reading
The 2010 Grimmys: BFG Award
Where the hell did you come from? Seriously, you didn’t have to go that far, but we’re glad you did. Thanks for blowing our minds a bit. The Nominees Red Dead Redemption – You’d think it would be easy to run out of things to do in an era like the Dying West, but Red… Continue reading
The 2010 Grimmys: Queued Up Award
Listen, we know you are a good game, no one doubts that, but you just came out at a bad time for us. We’ll get to you next year and know you’ll make it worth the wait. The Nominees Fallout: New Vegas – All Fallout games are intimidating undertakings, and New Vegas is no exception…. Continue reading
The 2010 Grimmys: Infinite Lives Awards
You just didn’t fit into our game schedule last year, or you came back this year with a vengeance of new content and updates. Either way you may have came out last year, but and we couldn’t put you down this year. The Nominees Borderlands – When a game is supported by DLC after almost… Continue reading
The 2010 Grimmys: Not Entertained Award
You once had promise, but ended up failing in more ways than one. We only mention you one last time so that others can avoid wasting their time with you. The Nominees Final Fantasy XIII – Final Fantasy XIII is an example of the drastic differences between Western vs. Japanese RPGs and how the once… Continue reading
The 2010 Grimmys: Games of the Year Categories
Welcome to the 1st Annual Grimmys, Horrible Night’s Games of the Year Awards. Today, we are happy to introduce you to our 8 core categories as well as Grimmy, himself. Below you will find a sneak peak of the categories that the members of The Cursed have nominated games for and voted on. Our nominations… Continue reading
The 2010 Grimmys are Coming
Horrible Night has been busy putting together our end of the year awards. We are excited to announce the winners of our 1st Annual Grimmy Awards later this week. We thought it was time that we fill you, our wonderful readers, in on the schedule for this year’s Grimmys. Tues 12/28 – Grimmy Categories revealed… Continue reading
The Horrible Show 12-22-10: Games of the Year 2010 Nominations
Anything goes during Games of the Year nominations. Christina has a voice identity crisis, Cole takes off early, and you can hear Justin and Ethan “crafting” in their brains. But we hold it together to discuss the games that defined 2010. Send in your questions to simon@horriblenight.com or @TheHorribleShow We are one week away from… Continue reading