Spoiler warning for Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Justin and Ryan are ready for Phase 4 to finally come into focus with some WandaVision payoff. Justin drowns in Raimi nostalgia while Ryan heads to the theater for the first time in forever. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley Expectations First Reaction Moments MCU Questi…

Ryan remembers when games came out during the other 11 months of the year. Justin is still digging for hope in Blizzard’s upcoming releases. Ska Studios brings more salt and early access golf is a fun kind of golf. Plus, the Miami Cowboys. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Severance / The Last Kingdom S5 Drop: Bethesd…

Ryan hopes for the best for Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal in their Embrace(r). Justin still wants to play Skull and Bones, but at what cost? Rogue Legacy 2 and Switch Sports take them back to the good times. Plus, fun dumb Jurassic Park. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Jurassic Park Dominion Trailer / Winter S…

Justin handles generic trolls with a bout of overthinking. Ryan knows not all of these Star Wars games are coming out. The annual attempt of Sea of Thieves goes better than most. Plus, Iron Man is still real good. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Eurosports / Iron Man / Zombicide Drop: Rules of Engagement of Griefing…

Ryan digs into Unreal 5 courses while Justin tries to figure out the next custom engine to bow out. Justin gets hyped for his date with PlayDate while Ryan RMAs his Steam Deck. Wordle Golf finally respects its creator. Plus, stick around, Thor. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Thor Trailer / Killing Eve / Buying a Ca…

Ryan convinces Justin to not be a grump about Nintendo Switch Sports. Justin tries to convince LEGO to try out more video games before disappearing into the metaverse. Forgive Me Father brings Doom to Lovecraft. Plus, Jack Black’s Twister. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: All Sports Weekend / Twister / Raised by Wolv…

Justin is non-plussed with PlayStation’s subscription service revamp. Ryan analyzes his hands that have been all over his Steam Deck. They try to will an Everybody’s Golf sequel into existence. Plus, let’s see how the accent plays out. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Moon Knight / Bad Vegan / Wrestlemania Drop: Game…

Ryan finds a great bundle of games for an even greater cause. Thanks Humble for the Stand with Ukraine Bundle. Justin wants to know how Ryan is going to “fix” the new Witcher game. Plus, No Way Home for The Batman. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: F1 Bahrain / Spider-man: No Way Home / The Batman Drop: Stand with Ukr…

Ryan and all of his friends will be able to play Wonderlands from their platform of choice, but how do they choose? Justin has better ideas for Amazon video game TV shows. Plus, Far From Home F1 claims another victim. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Spider-man: Far From Home / F1 Crash Course Drop: Picking a Platfor…

Ryan wonders what we’d be playing if two goty contenders didn’t just drop. Justin pours one out for Puzzle Quest. They can’t remember the last time everyone was playing the same game at the same time. Plus, Drive to Survive while not laughing in Canada. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: New F1 Season / LOL Canada Drop…

Before we talk about the big games let's talk about talking about the big games and what the big games are. Ryan buddies up to find some Elden Ring fun. Justin wants to snipe robodinos forever. Plus, Infernax into the night. Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Marvelous Ms Maisel / Murderville Drop: Critical Consensus Elden Ring and …

Cole, Aaron, and JB join Justin and Ryan to celebrate 200 episodes of Night Force. They do the math, revisit some classic game pitches, and look back on 15 shows worth of podcasting. Plus, Lost Ark, Sifu, RE Village, Dying Light 2 and Unpacking. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley, Cole Monroe, Aaron McNeal, JB Buckner The Catch Up: …

The best is yet to come for Monster Hunter, but how did we get here? Ryan digs in on how great games start. Justin thinks game devs may need to protect themselves from inadvertent promises. Plus, Sifu came to fight. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Plumbing / CONCACAF Weather Drop: Game Club: Monster Hunter Rise Game…

We’d almost call this year's deliberations efficient. 2021 got better than it deserved in our treatment of the Games of the Year. Justin and Ryan revisit the debates and winners of The 2021 Grimmys. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley How'd the show go? The Awards Interruption Awards Featured Awards Grimmys Champions Gauntlet Games o…

The deliberations for The 2021 Grimmys, HorribleNight.com's Games of the Year Awards Part 3 finishes with a Game of the Year Gauntlet of previous champions, and the creation of the Top Ten Games of the Year list. Check out The 2021 Grimmys Grimmys Champions Gauntlet 2021's Games of the Year Follow @HorribleNight on Twitter Watch @HorribleNight on T…

The deliberations for The 2021 Grimmys, HorribleNight.com's Games of the Year Awards Part 2 continues with New Character, Gimmick, Looking, Sounding, Performance, Story, and Developer of the Year. Check out The 2021 Grimmys FEATURED AWARDS Gimmick of the Year Best Looking Thing Best Sounding Thing Best Performance Story of the Year Developer of the…

The deliberations for The 2021 Grimmys, HorribleNight.com's Games of the Year Awards Part 1 kicks off with awards for Old Game, Ongoing Game, Game Feel, and Indie Game Debut. Check out The 2021 Grimmys FEATURED AWARDS Old Game of the Year Ongoing Game of the Year Best Game Feel Best Indie Game Debut INTERRUPTION AWARDS Best Hype Package More of The…

JB shows up for Arkane and hasn’t been disappointed yet. He brings his brand of chaos to Gloomhaven. He huddles up with a different flavor of Guardians. He thinks Death’s Door is much more charming than its name implies. Show Features Listen to the Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews Games of 2021 Deathloop Gloomhaven Guardians of the Galaxy Other Sho…

Justin found refuge in a genre that hadn’t stuck with him since he as a kid. He knows what a Tales game is now. He’s excited about the future of Mario games. He cannot stop dissecting the battle system in Gloomhaven. He likes baseball. Show Features Listen to the Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews Games of 2021 Tales of Arise Bowser's Fury Gloomhaven…

Aaron has no reason to Dread on an OLED. He will win that cooking game show inside of your mind. His cards get even stronger when he dies, thanks to the power of a golden gal. He’ll join up with friends to turn on a zombie jukebox. Show Features Listen to the Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews Games of 2021 Metroid Dread Psychonauts 2 Inscryption Oth…

This 2022 video game release calendar is looking very promising, very quickly. Ryan has a surprise pick for the crowded February. Justin hopes he is wrong about some major delays. Plus, the Grimmys have been announced for Jan 29th. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: The Eternals / Train to Busan / Destination Wedding D…

Cole discovers a Bridge to a new entry into his Ori genre. He probably doesn’t look at boxes the same way anymore. He only needs a frying pan to head Eastward. His switch isn’t as Cozy as it used to be. Show Features Listen to the Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews Games of 2021 Kena: Bridge of Spirits Unpacking Eastward Other Shout-Outs You Forgot A…

Ethan has returned from years in Europe and this catch up is long overdue. He has one final early access Spell to cast. He takes his mech to the Break the Rift. He brings his cards on his Monster Train. He wants everyone to visit the Village. Show Features Listen to the Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews Games of 2021 The Last Spell The Riftbreaker S…

Ryan thinks your favorite game should use a steering wheel and you should play more Forza Horizon 5. He has a baseball stadium he would like to Show you. He does not know how to spell Judgment. He has more words about Rise. Show Features Listen to the Games of 2021 Podcast Interviews Games of 2021 Forza Horizon 5 MLB The Show 21 Lost Judgment Other…

This 2022 video game release calendar is looking very promising, very quickly. Ryan has a surprise pick for the crowded February. Justin hopes he is wrong about some major delays. Plus, the Grimmys have been announced for Jan 29th. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Peacemaker / Building a Guitar / COVID Dilemmas Drop:…

Nothing much better than a fun game bringing people together. Justin is up for 500 hours of fun. Ryan tries to find horde hope in R6: Extraction. Gunfire Reborn surprisingly comes out of early access. Plus, Square should buy Ubisoft. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Duolingo / Puppy Life Drop: Wordle Game Time with J…

We got gacha’d, even though it kicks in after a ton of great gameplay. Ryan is forced to pick his top games of the past 10 years. Justin is still making Grimmys award plans. Plus, Dungeon Encounters may be exactly what you think it is. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Hawkeye Finale / Holidays vs vacation / Ping Pong…

To give out games of the year awards you have to pick some awards categories. Justin revisits the categories. Ryan makes up some new Top Ten rules. Plus, why have we gotten so jaded that even big games like Guardians of the Galaxy can slip by us? Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Yellowjackets / Venom: Let There Be Ca…

Hanging out and chatting over the Video Game Awards is becoming better than the event itself. Ryan counts every Forza mention. Justin can’t wait to wake, too. But who is going to play the game of the year with either of them? Plus, Impack. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Hawkeye / F1 Finale / The Last Jedi Drop: Vid…

What is a best video game movie? Something has to win, thanks to our monthly gauntlet. Justin picks his winners for The Video Game Awards. Ryan brings a controller to a mobile party. Plus, RPGs won’t stop. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: F1 Finale / Lego Zen / Spider-man: Across the Spiderverse Drop: Gauntlet Run: B…

Katana Zero is our first game club selection. Justin and Ryan revisit everything that made its surprise run though 2019’s game of the year so surprising. Justin wants a good game intro. Ryan needs a superhero MMO. Plus, why not hockey? Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: 8-Bit Christmas / MrBeast's Squid Game / Turkey T…

Games of the year season has begun in this oddball of a trip around the sun. Jubs joins to hear Justin and Ryan make their pitches for games that not enough people have played in order to get them considered for awards. Plus, Battlefield? Again? Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley, JB Buckner The Catch Up: Ozark / Shang Chi / Nemesis…

Ryan is out here with a racing wheel prepurchasing Game Pass games. Justin is ready for the next evolution of horde games. Eventually 2021 is going to have a games of the year celebration, but how? Plus, Dune is good looking. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Dune / Free Guy / Grilled Cheese / New SNL Trump / Tab Bots…

The Gauntlet makes its first non game of the year appearance to rank the Nintendo 64 games just released for the Nintendo Switch. Justin wants everyone to lay off of Turtle Rock. Ryan thinks we forgot about Steep. Plus, Homer’s raven. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Spurs / Cowboy Bepop / Treehouse of Horrors / Ghos…

Justin sees some reasons to play in Halo Infinite’s sandbox. Ryan wonders what could have been for an MVGU. Cold weather backpacking is better in warm hotel rooms with a mediocre episode of SNL. Plus, Inscryption is the right kind of weird. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Backpacking / SNL / Uncharted Movie / Como B…

Beyond the FanDome lies a detective movie longer than this podcast. Ryan wants to ride with the republic, but might be stuck in Mexico. Justin isn’t having these Batman adjacent video games. Plus, Monster Hunter belongs on PC. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Anniversary / What We Do in the Shadows / DC FanDome / Gau…

Two months later... Justin and Ryan mix up the Night Force format once again and have a lot to catch up on. After a temp check on 2021’s games, Star Wars could use a few more video game pitches. Plus, necessary Squid Game spoilers. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley The Catch Up: Squid Game / PPV Disc Golf / MLB Wild Card / Backpack…

We interrupt our break in podcasting to bring you a podcast. Justin, Ryan, and JB wanted to catch up about disc golf, flying planes, No Man’s Sky, God of War, and podcasting. Regular episodes return in October. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley, JB Buckner Off Topic Pro Disc Golf Pro Wrestling Aviation Introvert Birthdays Downforce…

Did the indie game of the year just walk through Justin and Ryan’s door? Is the best Battlefield game going to actually be made by its community? Plus, should we do more of these descriptions in questions? Activision Blizzard sucks. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? Gunpowder Milkshake / Mythic Quest Special Episodes / T…

Valve surprises everyone and increases the bond between Justin and Ryan that only comes with buying new game hardware. Ubisoft continues to spin in a generic circle. Plus, Sega is going to bring all of Japan into PC gaming. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? Bosch / Mythic Quest / Documental / WWE / Fixture S1 / Destinies…

This month we pick the game of the year. Aaron bravely brings more than a few JRPGs with him. Justin finds some serious Mario redemption. Plus, we’ll never see the sequel demon samurai. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Aaron McNeal 2021 List of Horrible Month for Video Games Hype Train Judas and the Black Messiah / The Last Kingdom Confirmation - …

A bounty of game discoveries out of Japan has Justin and Ryan’s playlist for the season if not the rest of the year. xCloud arrives on PC and iOS to extend Game Pass’s reach to the browser. Plus, high level tag teaming in Tasos. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? Super Cub / Fast and Furious / Capture Card / Mahjong / Piz…

This month we pick the game of the year. Aaron tries to negotiate platforms in a world of ninjas and robots. Justin isn’t happy with his skull wardrobe but knows it will get better. Plus, it’s your turn to fight the Yakuza. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Aaron McNeal 2021 List of Horrible Month for Video Games Hype Train WandaVision / Everdell C…

It may finally be over, but Justin and Ryan will keep an eye on game reveals just in case. Nintendo decides to release a bunch of games in 2021 while showing what everyone wanted. Gamefest 2022 may be a last gasp for E3. Plus, Judgment passed on. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? Lupin / ALDNOAH.ZERO / Blitz Ball / Myste…

This used to be much more straightforward, but Justin and Ryan adapt to a new summer of game announcements. Gamefest starts off strong and asks why E3? Ubisoft and Xbox have another opportunity to earn some new players. Plus, Judgment passed. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? Super Cub / Mahjong / Japanese / House S6 / R…

Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? For All Mankind / Lock Sport / Driving Wheel / Castlevania S4 / Colon / Not Moving HoNight News Game Time: Apex Arena / Kerbal Space Program / Helldivers / Forza Horizon 4 / Monster Hunter Rise / Breath of the Wild First Drop: Knockout City Impressions Game Lobby Final Drop: E3 Season Dr…

This month we pick the game of the year for 2020. We also pick a game of the month for every month of 2020. We also pick a Greatest Game of All Time. Aaron and Justin are back! They have a lot to catch up on before they can arbitrarily rank 2021 games. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Aaron McNeal 2020 List of Horrible Month for Video Games We're …

Ryan has 899 to go. Justin finally pays attention to family. Ubisoft wants to make games that make money. Horrible Night thinks people like watching videos. Plus, Biomutant hype might be a thing. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? Fender Play / Wolf Walkers / The Initiative / Driving Wheels / The Boys S2 / Pandemic Legacy…

Justin rejoins the EDF out of necessity. Ryan seeks perfection. Nintendo gives back to the next generation of game developers. Getting good doesn’t mean you can play games with everyone. Plus, Epic courtroom drama. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? Without Remores / Rutherford Falls / Black Pumas / F1 / Guitars / Giant B…

Ryan raises his sticks. Justin continues his ghost chores. The Show deserves its influx of new players. Getting excited about new releases isn’t safe for everyone. Plus, Warzone bombs its map into the past. Show Features Cast: Justin Lacey, Ryan Billingsley What's Up? Mare of Easttown / Mortal Kombat / Palm Springs / Godzilla vs Kong / Pandemic / V…