1TB Black Xbox Series S Released September 13, 2023
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It has no optical disc drive, but it can play digital copies of any Xbox One or Xbox Series games at 1080p, it is the Xbox Series S. When it first launched back in 2020, the Series S had an internal storage capacity of 512GB. Today, Microsoft has officially announced that they have released an all-new Series S model in BLACK. The internal storage capacity is 1TB and the price is $349US!
This is very big news, but it does not herald any price drop or discontinuation for existing Xbox Series S or Series X consoles. Those will remain on the market at their current prices. Given the fact that it includes no disc drive, the Series S should have come with a 1TB storage capacity as standard when it launched back in 2020.
Insert Coin Documentary Free On YouTube September 12, 2023
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After I purchased Arcade1Up’s Terminator 2 home arcade, I noticed the company had included a “making of” video inside the machine. It turns out that footage was taken from the documentary Insert Coin, a feature-length documentary about the history of some incredible arcade companies. It featured interviews with some of the original developers as well as fans, and absolutely covered the controversies of the day!
If you are a fan of 90s arcade games, and have access to YouTube, you should give it a watch! There’s no way to know just how long a movie will be watchable on YouTube, so you should check it out as soon as you can!
Memories of Maniac – The Time I Watched Paul Simon Sing at Yale’s Tricentennial September 11, 2023
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No gaming-related content today, so settle down children, Maniac is going to share with you another of his memories. Yale University is VERY old, in fact it is likely pushing past three-hundred and twenty years of age. Its legacy lives on as more than just a university, it also has one of the best medical facilities in the country that his mother happened to work for.
When Yale celebrated its Tricentennial, it did so in a very big way. However, it was Fall 2001, and people’s minds were on other things at the time. However, Yale was determined to host an amazing show at the Yale Bowl, and it was open to not just students, but Yale staff (as well as their families). The show featured tons of famous alumni, including the famous musician Paul Simon.
During the show, Simon performed a song that drove the crowd at the Bowl absolutely crazy. Maniac didn’t recognize it at the time, because it wasn’t a song that Paul typically sang. There was a reason for that. Twenty years later, Maniac finally realized why, and realized he witnessed something very special.
Rare/Weird Things I (Don’t Own) – What’s Missing from My Plasm 0 September 8, 2023
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Today, we’re going to be talking about something I DON’T own. I know, I’m scared too. Recently, I got some inquiries about my previous video about my rare Plasm #0 ComiCollector’s Binder. It’s a very rare comic book on a series that nearly nobody is aware of (not even my local comic book shops remember it).
Recently, I was contacted by a true fan of Defiant Comics who was aware of the item. Specifically he wanted to know what was missing from my collection. Well, today we’re going to talk about what I don’t have, as well as what I think may still be out there that belongs in this binder. Let’s take a look.
Jim Shooter, if you’re out there, would love to get your opinion on the subject!
iOS 16.1.1 Released September 7, 2023
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Apple update night is upon us. I know a lot of us are waiting in anticipation for iOS 17, but tonight there has just been an incremental release for supported iPhones, iPads and Apple Watch. The new update, version 16.1.1, contains incremental bug fixes and improvements.
No new features are listed with this update. Depending on your device the update could weigh in between 125-250MB. A MacOS release has not been checked for but there does not appear to be an Apple TV update at this time.
Date Nite – Gran Turismo September 5, 2023
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Sony has released a film which shows everyone that the people who told you that you’ll never accomplish anything playing video games are liars. That film is called Gran Turismo, and it is based on the true story of a race car driver who took his in-game high score and got the opportunity to challenge the best real-life racers in the world.
Here are his initial thoughts on the film after catching one of the last showings of it in his local theater. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, do not worry, this is a spoiler-free video.
Pokemon Go Update Causing Phantom Vibrations on iPhones September 4, 2023
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Since Friday, iPhone owners of many different device models have noticed that their devices were spontaneously vibrating or double vibrating at random instances. It would not matter what program would be running, the device would just vibrate without reason or notification. This can be concerning to users, who could misinterpret random vibrations as device failure. Thankfully, for those of you experiencing this issue, I may have discovered a likely cause, Pokémon Go.
The issues began being reported on Friday. On that same day, Apple released an incremental update for Pokémon Go through the App Store. This update seems to have brought a lot of issues with it. After a lot of troubleshooting, I discovered that the phantom vibrations coincided with respawn notifications. The problem was vibrations were still going off when the program was supposed to be minimized and completely closed out.
The purpose of this article is to notify the masses of this discovery. At this time the only fix I’ve been able to confirm is to completely delete Pokémon Go until the issue is resolved. Game progress is cloud synced with your account, so as long as you remember your account information, you should be able to resume your in-game progress at a later time. Niantic is aware of the issue and is investigating potential causes.
Pokémon Go is out now for Android and iOS devices.
Gaming History You Should Know – NEO-GEO Land September 4, 2023
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Okay, I know its not a Sunday, but the US is currently celebrating a three-day holiday weekend, so for a lot of people in my home country it might as well be a Sunday. Here at GameXcess.net, we miss the classic arcade. The lights, the sounds, and the cyberpunk aesthetic was a great way to kill time on a boring day. Arcades featured games that either could not be played at home or feature the best looking versions of the games that COULD be played at home. Today, we’re going to be talking about a chain of arcades you may not be familiar with.
Did you know that SEGA was not the only company to open a chain of successful arcades in their home nation of Japan? Many of you fans of the King of Fighters franchise will remember an in-game location called NEO-GEO Land. It was a sprawling arcade, the perfect background for a one-on-one street match. You may have played the original assumed it was just a cool-looking callback to the game’s developers, SNK, and their arcade machine the NEO-GEO. Today, I’m here to tell you that it wasn’t just a callback, it was real.
Welcome back to Gaming History You Should Know, where we highlight some of the best independently produced content on the history of gaming. Today, we’ll be talking about NEO-GEO Land, an arcade franchise most gamers may have assumed only existed in a video game, but was indeed very very real.
We’re going to take a look at the YouTube Channel NeoGeoNow, which has made INCREDIBLE videos about the history of SNK. In this video, he takes a LITERAL trip down memory lane where he highlights the past locations of SNK’s headquarters, and the special businesses that opened across the street. King of Fighters fans will be VERY familiar with this area. Let’s take a look!
Over the years there have been many attempts to resurrect NEO-GEO Land in Japan. Some of it may have been due to Japan’s nostalgia for SNK, or it may have just been an attempt for the current owners of SNK to meet the country’s heavy demand for SNK merchandise. Let’s take a look at a video done by Mad Panic Gaming, where he visits one of these pop up shops.
Seriously, can one of these open up in the US? Please? Heck, you don’t even have to open up a physical shop, just open a website with shipping to the US, it’ll make a killing among the SNK fans here.
Nintendo Treehouse Live – Super Mario Bros Wonder September 3, 2023
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Nintendo Live is taking place this weekend, and Nintendo has celebrated the event by offering previews for upcoming Nintendo Switch games alongside tournaments for existing Switch titles.
Super Mario Bros Wonder, the next title in the Super Mario Bros series, is the most anticipated upcoming Switch exclusive game and the guys over at Nintendo Treehouse offered a NEW preview of the game during Nintendo Live. Check it out!
Super Mario Bros Wonder is coming exclusively to the Nintendo Switch.
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Re-Announced September 3, 2023
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I was an enormous fan of the original PC title Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines. It was the final game developed by Troika Games, and despite the fact it suffered from poor polish and lots of glitches/bugs, the game’s story was incredible and the gameplay was pretty fun. It eventually became a cult classic for PC gaming enthusiasts.
After years of personally never expecting to hear of a follow-up to the original game, Paradox Interactive announced a sequel was in development a few years ago. No words could express my shock and disbelief at that announcement, one of my favorite games of all time was getting a follow-up. Previews of the game were released and to an outsider, it appeared that things were coming along fine with the new game. Alas, it was not to be. The game’s publisher decided to restart the game with another developer and preorders were cancelled.
Who could predict when we would see the game again, or if it would ever re-emerge? Well, this weekend, during PAX, Paradox has re-launched the hype train for Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2. A new developer has taken over and it looks like the game is being redeveloped with the recent generation of game consoles. Take a look at the new trailer!
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is coming Fall 2024 to PC, Xbox Series and PS5.
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