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Rainier's Articles


'Resident Evil 5' (ALL) Versus Mode Price Slash on XBLA

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2009 @ 3:02 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Resident Evil 5 promises to revolutionize the survival horror series by delivering an unbelievable level of detail, realism and control. Released in April, Capcom's "versus" multiplayer mode is now available on XBLA for 240 points (down from 400), but only until Oct. 26.

An Accident? An Accident? Do You Realize It's Snowing In My Room Goddammit!

by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

It's been raining cats and dogs again. I can deal with heat, humidity, cold and snow, but I hate rain.

Yesterday's NPD numbers were interesting; it's not so much a surprise that Halo 3: ODST topped the sales numbers or that PS3 outsold Wii and X360, but rather that The Beatles: Rock Band outsold Guitar Hero 5, even though Activision claimed the franchise has been outselling EA's rhythm series 4-1, also beating analysts' expectations.

Last night, we watched White Noise 2, with our newfound WP hero  Nathan Fillion, and it was quite decent. It hadn't been on our radar at all, but if you like the suspense/thriller genre, it's definitely worth a rental.

'Mass Effect 2' (X360/PC) - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2009 @ 6:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Mass Effect trilogy is a sci-fi adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In this dark second chapter, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril…

'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' (ALL) Dedicated Server Petition Started, Reaches 80k

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2009 @ 6:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing saga with an unprecedented level of action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse. Over the weekend we reported that Infinity Ward's Rob Bowling revealed that the PC version will not have dedicated servers, nor will it support user-created mods, which caused an uproar in the community which promptly started a petition.

'League of Legends' Shows Off Twisted Treeline Map - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2009 @ 4:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

League of Legends is a session-based online multiplayer game that combines elements of RPG and RTS genres with addictive battle action where rival teams compete against one another for victory on highly stylized battlefields and landscapes.

'Demon's Souls' (PS3) Gets More Retail Copies As Deluxe Edition Sells Out

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2009 @ 4:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus U.S.A.'s Demon's Souls is a groundbreaking PS3 exclusive action RPG experience, beautiful, compelling, and unforgiving, the hardcore RPG experience PS3 fans have been waiting for.

Various Game Trailers #1715

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2009 @ 4:00 p.m. PDT | 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:

  • Dragon Ball: Raging Blast [PS3/X360] - Gameplay Trailer (3)
  • DJ Hero [ALL] - DJ Mashups Trailer
  • Backyard Football ’10 [ALL] - Trailer

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

'Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter' (ALL) - 40 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2009 @ 2:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Featuring an innovative new action drawing feature and enhanced drawing tools, Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter will give players new creative tools and immerse them into new worlds they create and explore.

'Panzer General: Allied Assault' And 'Tower Bloxx Deluxe' This Week's XBLA Titles

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2009 @ 1:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Panzer General: Allied Assault is an all-new single and multiplayer digital card game that takes place during the last phase of World War II, from 1944 to 1945. Redesigned and adapted specifically to take advantage of Xbox Live Arcade, players will be able to experience Tower Bloxx Deluxe in HD quality while playing through six unique game modes.

'Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans' (NDS) - 18 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2009 @ 12:56 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans follows the Saiyan Saga of the original DBZ story starting from the World Tournament and Goku’s triumphant defeat of Piccolo. Players will take the role of Goku and travel the DBZ universe from jungle to Snow Mountain on their quest to victory.