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  • The 2017 Grimmys: Quickie Game of the Year

    When we had 15 minutes or less, we always went here. SUPERHOT VR Our breakthrough VR moment kept us coming back for more bullet time excellence throughout the year. It may be tough to play VR for long sessions, but that paid off in this category. Get one more hit of SUPERHOT. Finalists Mario Kart…

  • The 2017 Grimmys: Old Game of the Year

    What we played and enjoyed the most in 2017 that didn’t come out in 2017. Rocket League Our repeat winner is no surprise. Weekly games continued throughout the year, if not more. Psyonix expanded to another console and keeps adding more seasonal incentives to draw our eyes to watching every up and down of our…

  • The 2017 Grimmys: Games of the Year Deliberations

    Welcome to The 2017 Grimmys – HorribleNight.com’s Games of the Year Awards. Join Justin, Cole, Aaron, Justin, Coop, Ryan, Josh, JB, and Rob as they nominate, deliberate, and select finalists and award winners for 10 different awards including Horrible Night’s Top Ten Games of the Year. Subscribe Horrible Night on SoundCloud RSS Feed iTunes Feed…

  • The 2016 Grimmys: Game of the Year

    The consensus pick for Horrible Night’s Game of the Year 2016. Doom For some of us, this franchise is why we stuck with video games for as long as we have. For others, it reminded us of why the name Doom used to matter. Doom is once again an important step for gaming. id reminded…

  • The 2016 Grimmys: Developer of the Year

    This team went way above and beyond just releasing a game this year. id Software – Doom What we almost got was probably what we deserved. Grinding it out through failures until Doom got what it deserved is why id is back on top. Doom in 2016 should not have been possible. How did this…

  • The 2016 Grimmys: Moment of the Year

    Above all else, what will you remember the most about a game from this year? Intro Sequence – Doom Doom Soldier? Wake up! That’s one way to make an introduction. Ok, that’s THE way to make an introduction. Smashing skulls, exploding imps, and cocking that shotgun right on cue. Can you think of a better…

  • The 2016 Grimmys: Best Looking Thing of the Year

    This deserves all of your screenshots and you should consider hanging it up on your wall. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End You would think we would have built up some immunity to Naughty Dog’s magic over the years, but Uncharted 4 struck us hard. From vistas to tears to old video game friends to a…

  • The 2016 Grimmys: Mr. Dave Award for Best New Character of the Year

    The most unforgettable character that did not exist before this year made him/her/it up. BT-7274 from Titanfall 2 It’s pretty safe to say that this category honors loyalty above all else, and there was no more loyal companion than BT-7274. It’s always good to have a robot by your side, but BT also had personality…

  • The 2016 Grimmys: Best Sounding Thing of the Year

    If our ear holes had thumbs, we’d give this noise two thumbs and ears up. Doom Soundtrack by Mick Gordon When you hear the music from a game outside of the game and it makes you feel like you are still in the game that’s pretty awesome. When you feel like you are playing Doom…

  • The 2016 Grimmys: Feature of the Year

    Games are full of stuff, but what was the best stuff in one game that was better than all the other stuff in all of the other games? Glory Kill – Doom The gimmick that paid off. The gimmick that enabled greatness. You would think the last thing that you’d want to do in a…