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Rainier's Articles


Unless You Came In Here To Wipe My Ass, I Believe We're Through

by Rainier on Jan. 28, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under MOTD

At some point last night, I was working on my message of the day, and while I thought about what to write, I fell asleep. That does sound weird on its own, and you're probably thinking, "Maybe you should get that checked out," but there's a very good reason for it.

You see, every Wednesday, we have homemade tacos for dinner, and we've done so for the past 10 years. It's not that we are creatures of habit, but they are so good that we made a regular thing out of it. We bragged about this to some of our friends, and they decided to join us in the festivities last night. Three bottles of wine later, we were all pretty saturated. The key to this story is that wine makes me sleepy, so the end result is that I dozed off in mid-thought.

'Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy' - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 7:52 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy, the new micro-expansion pack will vastly increase the amount of diplomatic options available to players in the game and help make forging good relations with other empires a major option for would-be galactic conquerors.

'Dragon Age: Origins' (ALL) Return to Ostagar DLC Coming Back Next Week

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 7:46 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Dragon Age: Origins represents BioWare’s return to its roots, delivering a fusion of elements from existing fantasy works with emotionally-driven narrative, heart-pounding combat, powerful magic abilities and credible digital actors. After briefly being released, an unforeseen issue with the specialization classes forced Bioware to pull it again, which it now revealed is in certification and will return next week.

'Grim Dawn' - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 5:56 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Grim Dawn is an action RPG intended for digital distribution on the PC. As a spiritual successor to Iron Lore's Titan Quest, Grim Dawn will attempt to better perfect the magical formula of exploration, character advancement, and loot collection pioneered by Diablo.

'Backbreaker' (PS3/X360) Gets Release Date

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 5:51 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Backbreaker is taking sports video games to a place where the action is never the same and every hit looks and feels as realistic as a Sunday afternoon. Utilizing NaturalMotion’s euphoria motion synthesis engine, you’ll never see the same tackle again. Ever. 505 Games has updated its website, revealing the North American release date ...

Various Game Trailers #1772

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 5:00 p.m. PST | Filed under Trailers

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

  • Lost Planet 2 [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer
  • Shiren the Wanderer [Wii] - Walkthrough Trailer

We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'Star Trek Online' (PC) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 3:41 p.m. PST | Filed under News

With customizable ships and characters from the Klingon Empire and United Federation of Planets, ground, space and shipboard gameplay and unique options for player-generated content set in the Star Trek universe, Star Trek Online is the MMOG that allows you to boldly go where no one has gone before!

Red 5 Studios Reorganizing, Pink Slips Handed Out

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 1:57 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Red 5 Studios, Inc. is currently working on an unannounced massively multiplayer online game. Recently, the team formed around a new direction and took on additional investment from a strategic partner in the online games industry.

'Assassin's Creed II' (ALL) The Battle of Forli DLC - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 12:55 p.m. PST | Filed under News

In a vast open world environment, Assassin's Creed II invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy, and seeking vengeance.

'Gravity Crash' (PS3) Getting Patched, PSP Version

by Rainier on Jan. 27, 2010 @ 12:34 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Gravity Crash is a vintage arcade shooter where armed with an arsenal of main and special weapons, a rechargeable shield and a carefully watched fuel gauge, players battle gravity and inertia through 37 planets that each feature environmental dangers, enemies and other obstacles.