What Was Cut from Half-Life 2 April 5, 2012
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Half-Life 2 was a game that I have quite a connection with. I was one of the first people to see it demoed live at E3 2003 and E3 2004. I was one of the first members of the press to hear the announcement of Counter Strike: Source, and when the time came, one of the first players to beta test it.
Half-Life 2 was in development at Valve Software for around five years. While the final version of the game was undoubtably one of the best PC games of all time, there were a few things that just couldn’t make it into the final version of the game, as well as a few scenes that were extended or altered from their original design.
Armed with the books he’s read and his own knowledge of the game’s development, Maniac talks about what was cut from Valve’s 2004 PC Game of the Year, Half-Life 2.
Bioware Announces Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut April 5, 2012
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Today, Bioware has come out and announced that they will be releasing an extended ending to Mass Effect 3 and they will be doing it as free downloadable content to their customers on all platforms!
After Mass Effect 3 released, fans of the series complained in droves over the game’s finale (some going as far as to report Bioware to various government authorities). Well, Bioware has announced they are taking all these requests for an extended ending to heart and will be releasing one for free to all of Mass Effect 3 owners this summer.
Full details about the DLC as well as a FAQ can be found here!
Now the important thing to note here is Bioware will NOT be changing the endings in Mass Effect 3 or adding the possibility of more endings. What they are instead doing is using this DLC to provide the player with additional context and answers to the end of Commander Shepard’s story.
Mass Effect 3 is out now for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare – Super Effective Sales Trailer April 5, 2012
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I found myself enjoying Alan Wake’s American Nightmare quite a bit (as I’m sure anyone who watched my So, What Happened? video could probably tell). But this new trailer for the game has me on the floor laughing!
Props for cameos by Sam Lake as Mr. Scratch’s writer!
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is out now exclusively for the Xbox 360 through Xbox Live Arcade!
iPad 3 Unboxing and Initial Setup With Maniac’s Sister April 3, 2012
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Hey gang, for those of you interested in the third generation iPad, we’ve got you covered!
This is the iPad 32GB with 4G LTE Cellular support. With help from Maniac’s sister, we crack this thing open and run it through the initial iTunes setup process. We also compare this to an original model iPad in size, shape, weight, speed and picture quality.
Now, we did skip a few steps for purposes of time in the setup process. Maniac recommends if you previously owned an iPad to load your previous backup into it (otherwise it won’t transfer your Contacts, Calendar, Photos, Notes or e-mail to the new device).
Bungie Homepage No Longer Supporting Halo April 2, 2012
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Over the weekend, many people probably noticed that Bungie.net was no longer recording or allowing you to modify statistics in any of their Halo games. That’s because as of 3/31/12, the last remnants of Bungie’s support for Halo has finally closed.
It’s really unfortunate as Bungie has probably kept the best online multiplayer stats page since the days of Halo 2, and allowed its users a whole range of customization options. For example, the ability to get Recon Armor in Halo 3 exclusively required use of the Bungie.net site in addition to completing all seven of the VidMaster Achievements in Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST. It was also the place where you could enable features like Nameplates in Halo Reach, which can now no longer be altered.
The Bungie Mobile App has been updated to remove stat tracking for Halo Reach, as well as the Love, Bungie gifts the app gave you like the Blue Flame effect and the Star Nameplate as those features no longer work.
This has been a long time coming of course, but it it still sad when it happens. A lot of functionality in the Halo games have been moved to the Halo Waypoint, but there are still some features that just can’t be replaced in our memories.
The last records Bungie kept ended on March 31st, 2012. You can read the full information about all they have logged right here. It’s been a great ride. If you want to hear what my personal feelings were about the past ten years of Bungie, check out “This Halo Life“.
My Date With the Calendar Man – Day 7: April Fool’s Day April 2, 2012
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April Fools!
I hope everyone enjoyed the video I posted yesterday! I figured with so many people enjoying a good April Fool’s Joke I should do my own. Hope everyone liked my sattire!
But that’s not all that I did on April Fools Day, I also paid a visit to our friend Julian Day, The Calendar Man, at his cell in Arkham City. Lets see what he has to say today!
The next time he’ll talk to us will be on Mother’s Day!
Contingency Broadcast April 1, 2012
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