Maniac’s Kitchen – JOYRIDE Classic Strawberry Twists Review July 1, 2024
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Welcome back to Maniac’s Kitchen. Today, we’re doing an initial try of a new snack, JOYRIDE Candy! A product by YouTube Legend Ryan Trahan, JOYRIDE has completely sold out in most of the Target stores it is being sold at. Luckily, we were able to find some of the Classic Strawberry Twists, and now we will see how we like it on this initial taste test video! Enjoy.
FAIL – How and Why Hollywood’s Streaming Services Will Fail June 29, 2024
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Welcome back to FAIL, where Maniac discusses some of the worst executive decisions in the gaming and film industries.
Since Netflix proved there was a major market for digital streaming services with their massive subscriber number, the suits running major Hollywood studios who owned the content Netflix was broadcasting believed they were smart enough to launch a competing service and cut Netflix out as a middle man.
Several years ago, a major conglomerate decided to break itself up. The consequences were as immediate as they were disastrous to both companies. Their last remaining plan to save face was to create their own exclusive streaming service and create an exclusive show for it that would serve as a continuation of a beloved franchise. Other major companies have since followed suit, and all have seen low to lukewarm success.
What these companies failed to realize was that building and maintaining an exclusive video on demand streaming service is not free. More importantly, they may have known you will need to release exclusive shows on your service for people to want to sign up for it, it is not free to make them.
So what happens when you spend millions upon millions of dollars of your studio’s money on movies and shows that only have one potential revenue stream, a monthly streaming subscription fee that many consumers are unwilling to see as a good value? Watch the video below and see our perspective on it.
All opinions in this video are protected under the First Amendment.
UploadVR Showcase 2024 June 26, 2024
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If you haven’t already noticed, we’ve recently started covering Virtual Reality on this website. Earlier today, UploadVR hosted their 2024 Showcase and revealed previews for all new VR games coming to various platforms!
If you missed the event, you can check it out below. If you’re like me and interested in what kind of game experiences we have to look forward to in VR, this is a MUST watch!
All games previewed will likely come to the Meta Quest or Steam VR
Tales from IT – Gaming is Not Increasing Your Electric Bill June 20, 2024
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Getting a little personal here with today’s Tales from IT. Most of his life, Maniac’s parents had blamed him for his home’s exorbitant electrical bills. They assumed that playing on a 300watt PC during his downtime not at school (so, five to seven hours a day) was causing their monthly electric bills to clear over four-hundred dollars. At the same time, they had a convenient amnesia over the fact their home also had a full-time deep freezer, a full refrigerator, two mini (bar) fridges, two basement dehumidifiers, and two of the most inefficient central air units that had ever been constructed.
So how much power does playing video games really take up? Well, let’s give it a watch.
Nintendo Direct 6-18-2024 June 18, 2024
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Nintendo has just revealed an INCREDIBLE Direct! In it, they revealed an all-new Legend of Zelda title, made some incredible Dragon Quest announcements, and revealed a game we have been looking forward to for a very, very long time.
If you missed it, give it a watch below!
visionOS 1.2 Released June 11, 2024
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Just a day after visionOS 2.0 was announced at WWDC 2024, Apple released a smaller update for the Vision Pro, version 1.2.
The new update promises to include an expansion to language and region options for the Vision Pro, on top of the typical bug fixes and optimizations. The new update weighs in just under 2GB to download and can be installed through your device’s Settings menu.
Personally, I’m still waiting for the new immersive environments Apple has teased since the device launched.
Apple WWDC 2024 June 10, 2024
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Apple has come forward and released a massive preview for upcoming features coming to existing products later this year. The video below will go into detail about new features coming to Vision Pro, IPhone, iPad and Mac!
Did I also mention that there will be game announcements as well? If you missed the live broadcast, you can check it out below!
Xbox Games Showcase 2024 June 9, 2024
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It’s Sunday! Microsoft released this year’s Xbox Games Showcase earlier today! We expect to see more from the latest Call of Duty game, as well as updates on games from Bethesda, Activision, and third-party publishers like Konami and Square Enix.
If you missed the live stream, you can check it out below in glorious 4K at 60 frames!
All games shown will likely be coming to Xbox Series X/S and PC.
Devolver Direct 2024 June 8, 2024
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Independent game publisher Devolver has just released one of their yearly Devolver Directs! Hold on tight as this is typically one of the most incredible gaming shows of the summer season. Happy 15th Birthday, Volvy!
Alan Wake II – Night Springs Coming Tomorrow June 7, 2024
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First revealed at Summer Games Fest 2024 , the guys at Poison Pill Entertainment (Remedy), have given us our first look at the upcoming DLC expansion for Alan Wake II! Let’s take a look!
So happy to see Control’s Jessie Faden is back!
Alan Wake II is out now for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5!
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