Next Generation Xbox Discussion May 12, 2013

The next Xbox will likely be announced on the 21st of May and Microsoft has one sure-fire way to upstage Sony’s PS4 announcement, by showing new games from their well known franchises and from their best 3rd party developers.

Here’s some games that Maniac has in mind.

Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut Unboxing May 1, 2013

Maniac unboxes Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut on the PS3, a remastering of the critically split Xbox 360 game which features improved controls, enhanced graphics, 3D support, DLC support, and an expanded story.

Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut is out now for the PS3.  The original version is also out on the Xbox 360.

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner Soul Hackers 3DS Unboxing April 23, 2013

Its Tuesday, and time for another game’s unboxing. Devil Summoner Soul Hacker, part of the Shin Megami Tensei series from Atlus, was originally released in the late 90s on the Sega Saturn. Sadly, the original Saturn version of the game and it’s later Playstation version was only released in Japan. Now, thanks to Nintendo and Atlus, the game has finally come to North America on the 3DS! The best part is gamers who picked up the initial release lot of the game get a special bonus at no extra charge.

Lets take a look at what’s included.

Shin Megami Tensei Devil Summoner Soul Hackers is out now in North America exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS. The included CD is bundled with retail versions of the game but only while supplies last. You can also purchase the game for download on the Nintendo eShop.

Quinni-Con 2013 Wrap Up April 22, 2013

Quinni-Con 2013 wrapped up yesterday, and Maniac was there. It was a free convention hosted by Quinnipiac University, which focused on anime, video games and cosplay. He talks about what he thought of the event, the panels, and everything going on.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Unboxing April 17, 2013

Maniac and his Pikachu unbox Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity for the Nintendo 3DS.  The game is the first of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series made popular on the Nintendo DS to be on the 3DS.  He also shows off some of the special gifts he got when visiting Nintendo World in New York City on its release.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is out now exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS.

“Waiting for Halo 4” Deleted Scenes April 11, 2013

Recently, we posted a video titled “Waiting for Halo 4” which was a fully-produced 30-minute documentary where Maniac talked about what it was like waiting years for the release of Halo 4, his history with the Halo franchise, and what has made the series last for as long as it has.

Well, there was a lot more we shot for that documentary than what ended up in the final version.  In fact, we ended up shooting well over an hour’s worth of footage and planned to shoot even more.

Recently, a fan requested that we release a DVD or Blu-Ray of the documentary.  Well, we can’t do that, but we can do the next best thing, and that is release a DVD style special feature online that anyone can watch.  Maniac has decided to finish the scenes that were cut from the documentary (and even shoot a scene that was scrapped in the planning phase!) and release them as a short featurette.

Included with the scenes is a special introduction by Maniac with some behind the scenes information on why the scenes were cut.  Enjoy.  And remember, if you’re interested in checking out the final cut of the full documentary, “Waiting for Halo 4” you can view it here on our site!

Spring 2013 Guide Books Review April 8, 2013

Since 2010, the publishers of video game hint guides have released premium hardcover guide books that combined together what you would find in a guide-book and include extra exclusive content like concept art or codes for exclusive downloadable content.  This season, a lot of these premium hardcover books have been released as well as all new art books.  In the second part of the Spring 2013 Review, Maniac takes a look at some of the books that have come out in the past two months.

Can’t get enough of these books?  Princess Angel has a series on this site where she reviews a wide array of video game art books you can watch here, and she plans to review more later on.  If you’re interested in seeing us review any of these books, please feel free to post a comment!

Bioshock Infinite Ultimate Songbird Edition Unboxing April 6, 2013

Maniac has been picking up Bioshock Collector’s Editions since the original game was released in 2007. Now, Maniac picks up the Bioshock: Infinite Ultimate Songbird Edition, which retails for $150US.

But thats not all! We have two full sized hardcover Bioshock Infinite books out as well. One is the Art of Bioshock Infinite book published by Dark Horse and the other is the official premium hardcover guide book published by Prima. With these sweet books out is the Ultimate Songbird Edition worth the purchase?

Bioshock Infinite is out now for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Spring 2013 Games Review April 4, 2013

Maniac takes a look at over half a dozen games that came out between February and March 2013.  All of them were backed by a major property and had a huge marketing blitz behind them.  Also, almost all of them were released with premium Collector’s Editions.

The past two months were a bigger season for game releases than Christmas!  Maniac takes a look and tries to find out why.