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Rainier's Articles


So You Cooked Up a Story and Dropped the Six of Us in a Meatgrinder?

by Rainier on Sept. 21, 2009 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

As mentioned yesterday, we went to the movies to see "Gamer" and "Whiteout," both of which were quite mediocre. "Gamer," which was initially named "Game," was actually filmed a while ago, shortly after Gerard Butler did "300," but it didn't come out until now in order to get the visual effects done properly. The movie was not all that brilliant; while it contains lots of action and heads exploding, I was more surprised by the foul language and major T&A. "Whiteout," with Kate Beckinsale, is a thriller set in Antarctica. It's dominated by loads of snow, and there are a few action scenes in a blizzard, but otherwise, it was rather uneventful and bland.

Did some shopping, had dinner (steamed mussels and fries), and good-bye weekend. It's been a pleasure ....

'The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun' (ALL) - New Screens

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

Based on Cartoon Network’s action adventure series, The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun puts players in control of Zak Saturday and the rest of the Saturday family, a group of scientific explorers dedicated to discovering and protecting the secret artifacts and mysterious creatures known as Cryptids.

'Marvel Super Hero Squad' (ALL) - New Screens

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

Marvel Super Hero Squad is a multiplayer adventure game featuring nonstop action-adventure gameplay and epic battles, as well as a breadth of the new, super-stylized Marvel characters.

'Yakuza 3' (PS3) Coming to North America/Europe After All?

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

Yakuza 3 takes a departure from the first two games by moving from the gritty cityscape of Tokyo, to Okinawa, where Kiryu runs a center for orphaned children. The orphanage is on land that is owned by a mob boss who is under pressure from the government to sell the land, making life once again tough for Kiryu. While earlier this week SEGA hinted that it might be bringing Yakuza 3 over to the west after all, sources have indicated that the game is being localized for Europe/North America as we speak. While SEGA is expected to announce Yakuza 4 at the Tokyo Game Show, we can only hope it will also shed some light on the previous title's faith.

'World of Zoo' (ALL) - New Screens

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

World of Zoo takes players beyond the fences and into their own zoo, allowing them to care for and build relationships with numerous animals through hands-on interactive gameplay. The Animal Creator tool will allow you to create and design your very own World of Zoo animals, and then import them once the final game is available.

Is His Junk Out? Now It's a Party!

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

Another lazy day was had yesterday. After a few updates and submitting a list of Web site tweaks to Ricky, our site dev, the rest of our time was spent on groceries, finishing up "Psych" and "Duplicity," and watching a few episodes of "Leverage." I also decided to give RE5 a break to quickly check out Red Faction: Guerrilla (PC) and Halo 3: ODST. RFG is fun and looks good, but it sure starts chugging at certain intervals in the game, so I guess running it at max settings isn't going to work. Halo 3: ODST is definitely a departure from the old Halo titles, and I think I've died more in the few hours I've played than I did in all three previous games combined, so at the very least, it's more challenging.

Tomorrow we're going to see "Gamer" and "Whiteout." We haven't been to the movies in a while, so we decided to double up.

In case you were wondering about all the movie talk, I've mentioned before that we're big movie fans, and if we weren't already running a video game site, we'd probably have a movie-related site.

'Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier' (PS2/PSP) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2009 @ 8:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Prepare for non-stop action and adventure as the duo travel across mysterious lands and take to the sky on a mission to save their planet from destruction. Take this incredible adventure with you anywhere on your PSP, or play it at home with PS2.

'Half-Minute Hero' (PSP) - 35 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2009 @ 8:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Half-Minute Hero is a bold new concept of having the player save the world, 30 seconds at a time. The player must fight, shoot, summon, and protect in four distinct modes, each containing a different perspective and unique gameplay style, across a total of 120 varied stages.

'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' (ALL) - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2009 @ 7:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under Demo

Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese.

'BUZZ! Quiz World' (PSP/PS3) - 20 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2009 @ 7:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

BUZZ! Quiz World provides an ultra-realistic quiz show experience, putting you and your friends in the contestants' seats.