Movie of the Week: How to Make a Monster October 29, 2010

It’s Halloween and what better time to review a 2001 made for premium tv horror film?  But why, if this is a gaming website, would I go to the trouble of reviewing a horror movie for Halloween?  That’s because I’m reviewing 2001’s How to Make a Monster, the first movie I ever saw that actually depicted game development as a legitimate profession (yet still being a completely awesome job).

Seriously this movie has a special place in my heart.  The acting is totally awesome, the writing and characters are completely cheesy yet lovable.  Of course, then a monster comes to life and starts ripping into all of that.  This is a movie that really should’ve been a comedy.  That said I really enjoyed it, and here’s (in the biggest video gameXcess.net has ever done) a full review of the movie complete with a whole theme song.

If you guys like the theme song defiantly post up a comment!

Star Wars: The Force Unleased II Collector’s Edition Unboxing October 26, 2010

I picked up Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II today, and got the nice pre-order outfit and lightsaber crystal along with it.  I made sure to shoot my unboxing on my 1080p camera, enjoy.

I have to say I was really disappointed by what was offered here, especially after the really high quality of the Dead Rising 2 Zombrex Edition and even Halo Reach’s Legendary Edition (when comparing the Limited Edition portion).  This felt like what would’ve been more worthy of a $70 price tag opposed to a $80 one.

This is the Xbox 360 Version, the CE is also available for the PS3.

Dead Rising 2 Zombrex Edition Unboxing September 28, 2010

Maniac unboxes the Dead Rising 2 Zombrex Edition, it’s quite nice.  I chose this over the High Stakes Edition because the High Stakes Edition (0nly in the Capcom Online Store) didn’t include the behind the scenes bonus disc with the entire Zombrex Dead Rising Sun movie.  That plus I wanted the extra shot of Zombrex, just in case.

What We Liked About Halo Reach September 27, 2010

diskreader117 and I continue our conversation about Halo Reach, and discuss what they liked about the game, because they did in fact enjoy it very much, although they thought it could’ve been better.  Also we talk about the latest Halo Reach news, including new content that is coming for the game.

We also talk about the latest Halo Reach news including when matchmaking will work for Campaign, what the most difficult armor to get will be, and discuss easter eggs

What Would Have Made Halo Reach Better? September 27, 2010

In a rare first for gameXcess, I actually have someone other than myself in a video. Joined by diskreader117, we talk about Halo Reach, and what could have been improved with it. But don’t watch this video and think we didn’t like the game, we both did very much, and in the next part we talk about what we liked.

Kotaku’s Comments on a Starcraft II Cinematic DVD Forgot Something September 16, 2010

Apparently Kotaku has a really short memory when they posted up the off the cuff comment that Bobby Kotick had about an interest in selling the cinematics of Starcraft II on a DVD.

What they forgot to mention is BLIZZARD ALREADY DID THAT!  Before Blizzard merged with Activision they actually sold a really collectable DVD boxed set of all the cinematics from Warcraft III, Diablo II and Starcraft (and Brood War)’s cinematics in stores for 20 dollars US.  Don’t believe me?

Hell you could probably still buy it on Blizzard’s website, or at least find it on Ebay.

Halo Reach Legendary Edition Unboxing September 14, 2010

This is what I waited in line for, the Halo Reach Legendary Edition.  The Limited Edition is likely sold out everywhere, but I think there’s still Legendary Editions for sale, if you have enough cash to afford it.

Trust me, you WANT to afford it.  Just look at this thing.