Farewell to the Sony PSP February 16, 2012
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With the first Vita games hitting the market and the Playstation Vita being released within the next few days, I thought it would be nice to talk about the device it’s replacing, the Playstation Portable. I’ve had one since 2005 (shortly after launch) and a bunch of games for it. So I talk about some of the games I have, my thoughts on the device, and what I think the Vita’s release means for the Memory Stick Pro Duo.
My Date with the Calendar Man – Day 5: Valentine’s Day February 14, 2012
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Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Lets visit Julian Day, better known as The Calendar Man, at his cell in Arkham City. Chocolates in hand, we’ll see if he’ll be our Valentine.
Podcast 8 – Uncharted February 12, 2012
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The latest site podcast covers the Uncharted series for the Sony Playstation 3 (and soon Playstation Vita handheld). In it, Maniac talks about his initial memories of it, what he thinks of the games, and what he’s seen of the upcoming Uncharted Golden Abyss for the Playstation Vita.
Hope you’re enjoying all the podcasts, I’m enjoying making them for you!
The Darkness II Limited Edition Unboxing February 7, 2012
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Jackie Estacato was kind enough to introduce the unboxing for his latest video game, The Darkness II by 2K Games and Digital Extremes. We unbox the Xbox 360 version of the game, but you can also find it for the Playstation 3 and PC.
Podcast 7 – Gears of War February 7, 2012
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Maniac discusses the Gears of War franchise by Epic Games and Microsoft for the Xbox 360. He talks about the three games in the series, his experiences and some of his best memories.
Coming up for the next podcast, Uncharted!
Podcast 6 – Dead Space January 28, 2012
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For the sixth gameXcess.net podcast, I discuss the multiplatform franchise Dead Space from EA and Visceral Games. Since 2008, there have been two multiplatform main games, one Wii game, two animated features, an iPhone/iPad game, and several novels. In the podcast, I talk about my first experiences with the game, why I enjoyed it so much, my background with horror and where I think the series is headed next.
Check back next time for a podcast discussion on Gears of War!
Maniac Plays The Darkness II Demo January 18, 2012
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The Darkness II released its demo for the Xbox 360 yesterday to Xbox Live Gold Subscribers and Maniac gave it a play on camera. While on the surface it may seem like the same content that was shown at the New York Comic Con, it’s actually a much more refined and expanded version of that section of the game with tighter controls.
The demo will be released to all regular Xbox 360 users next week, as well as the Playstation Network and Steam, but if you can’t wait that long, take a look.
If you’re interested in seeing more of The Darkness II, 2KGames will be streaming the first hour of the game next Thursday, the 26th of January at this site.
Podcast 5 – Resistance January 16, 2012
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Since the last podcast I’ve done covered a currently Xbox 360 exclusive game, I decided to do a Sony exclusive property this time around and talk about the Resistance series, which has currently released three games for the Playstation 3, one for the Playstation Portable, an online social game, and one is currently in development for the Playstation Vita.
The very first Resistance game, Resistance: Fall of Man, was a launch title for the Playstation 3 and was considered by everyone to be the must have game for anyone interested in buying the Playstation 3 and the later games in the series were heavily anticipated (and in some cases controversial).
As I usually do with these podcasts I talk a little bit about the history of the game series, how it affected me personally, and what I’m looking forward to. Check it out!
By popular request, next up will be the multiplatform game series Dead Space by EA.
Cheap Horror Games to Play While Waiting for Silent Hill HD Collection January 10, 2012
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The Silent Hill HD Collection, which is an HD re-release of Silent Hill 2 and 3 for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, has been delayed two months. It was supposed to be released at the end of January, but when I went to place a preorder I was informed the game was delayed until March. No reason has been listed for the delay but that means I’m going to have to wait two more months to finally have my own copy of Silent Hill 2 and 3.
How can I cheaply kill time until then, and get my horror fix? Well, here’s some games you can find brand new for less than $20 to kill time while waiting.
Podcast 4 – Alan Wake January 5, 2012
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Maniac does his new podcast on Alan Wake, which, unlike the previous podcasts which discussed franchises which saw many game releases, is a franchise that so far has released just one game. For a game that has only one release so far, has six years of stories from its development and with new games on the horizon the potential to become a major franchise.
In the podcast, he talks about the history of the game’s development, what has been released so far and what’s coming up next for the franchise.
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