Chainsaw – It’s Brad (Live Acoustic) April 7, 2012
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Twisted Pixel’s in-house music man Chainsaw performed “It’s Brad” (from their Xbox Live Arcade exclusive game Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley) live and acoustically at PAX 2012. Give it a watch!
If you want to give the original version of the song a listen, it’s free to download on Twisted Pixel’s official website. You can also hear it in Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley on Xbox Live Arcade.
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.
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).
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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Podcast 10 – Jedi Knight March 29, 2012
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The gameXcess.net podcast has returned! In the latest episode, Maniac talks about the Jedi Knight series published by Lucasarts. In it, he talks about his first exposure to Jedi Knight, gives some behind the scenes information about the series and conjectures where he thinks the series is headed.
If you’re an old-school PC gamer, you’re going to love this!
Silent Hill HD Collection Unboxing March 20, 2012
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As promised, here’s the unboxing of Silent Hill HD Collection for the PS3. You can also find it for the Xbox 360.
In the video I mention a fantastic parody video of Silent Hill 2’s menu screen cinematic done by Linkara. If you want to check it out for yourself, you can watch it here on his website. Note: I think I mistakenly credited his parody in the video to his Silent Hill: Dead/Alive #3 and #4 review, when in fact it was his Silent Hill: Dying Inside #3 and #4 review.
If you’re curious about how I feel about these HD re-releases of last generation games, check out this Mind of Maniac.
My Date With The Calendar Man – Day 6: St. Patrick’s Day March 17, 2012
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! Batman Inc suit on, I go to visit our friend Julian Day, better known as The Calendar Man, in his cell under the Solomon Wayne Courthouse in Arkham City. But first, I tell a funny little story about what happened to me on St. Patrick’s Day a few years ago. Enjoy!
Maniac is Going to PAX East 2012 March 14, 2012
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It’s official! Maniac will be going to this year’s east coast Penny Arcade Expo!
Thanks to the people at Penny-Arcade and all the PAX organizers!
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare: So What Happened? March 13, 2012
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So What Happened is back by popular demand!
As the new Alan Wake game came on track to be released, traffic for the So What Happened video I made about Alan Wake (which you can watch here) increased tremendously, and with the ability to post longer videos up having been returned to me, making a new video about the newest Alan Wake game, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, seemed like the perfect decision.
This latest site video is about the backstory and plot of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare. Why is Alan Wake in Night Springs, Arizona for one night? Who is Mr. Scratch, this evil doppelganger who was created when Alan first entered the Dark Place? Finally, just what happens to Alan at the very end?
Be warned, there will be HEAVY SPOILERS to the Alan Wake games included in this video. Enjoy!
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare is out now exclusive to the Xbox 360. It is 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live Arcade.
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