Video game conventions like PAX and E3 mainly serve one purpose: to get the game buying public excited about upcoming releases. The fact that you can get hands on time with games that are currently in development helps to build a buzz for both positive and negative experiences. The bad thing about E3, for gamers… Continue reading
Now that the storm of E3 2012 is over Justin, Cole, Josh, Aaron and the chat audience recap their highlights and lowlights of the show. Afterwards they run down the must play games that are actually coming out this year. The Horrible Show – Join the editorial staff of HorribleNight.com as they discuss a variety… Continue reading
There were high expectations surrounding this year’s Nintendo E3 Press Conference. Justin, Cole, Ethan, and Josh examine the Wii U features, 2D Mario games, plenty of Pikmin, and what the future of Nintendo looks like from here. The Cursed Checkpoint is a topical video game podcast focused on discussions and interviews about a single video game,… Continue reading
The gamer in me has always had untouchable expectations when it comes to E3. It comes from reading about historical surprises like the Saturn launch that fueled a desire in me to want to be a part of the biggest stores in technology. This desire actually pushed a lot of my initial interest in the… Continue reading
Now that I’ve played all there is to play of Mario Kart 7 for the Nintendo 3DS, I can say without any bias one way or another; it’s a Mario Kart game. That’s not to say it’s bad at what it does, but for a genre that is pretty stale, it adds a few new… Continue reading
When I was a teenager, I kept a secret. In between my busy schedule of sports and girls, I wanted to save the world. I wanted to gather a group of my friends to go on an adventure with me. I don’t necessarily think that we fit in the classical archetypes seen in many Japanese… Continue reading
A quiet week in the industry with a few individuals and companies just trying to move onto greener pastures. We revealed a special event for Indianapolis gamers on our live show and hope to see those that can make it to the one night only screening of Indie Game: The Movie. Every day we are… Continue reading
I made a pact with myself recently. I was going to go back and play through all the main The Legend of Zelda games that I haven’t beaten. Since one of my friends was nice enough to buy me The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for my birthday last month, that pact started off… Continue reading
I don’t travel much. It’s not that I’m afraid to get out on the open water, it’s more like I don’t necessarily have the skills for travel. I tend to be a homebody but I’d love to go to distant lands. I’m a walking dichotomy. I know I need to get out in the world and… Continue reading
There has been a ton of speculation about what each new video game console will bring to the table when released. Speculation can be fun and it seems to dominate the internet, especially when it comes to technology. Instead of the useless endeavor of trying to figure out what the tech specs of the new… Continue reading
While I experienced a plethora of games and genres in my 16-bit days, the RPG’s always stand out as the genre where I spent most of my time in that era. Strangely one of my favorite RPG experiences took place with a game I never owned. It is part of a Nintendo franchise that probably… Continue reading
Justin, Cole, Ethan and Josh turn to a live audience to determine what traits define gamecation worthy video games. From Square games to Irrational games, Dead Spaces to Noire stories these games have brought out the best and worst in gaming habits. The Horrible Show – Join the editorial staff of HorribleNight.com as they discuss… Continue reading