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Rainier's Articles


'Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway' (ALL) Demos in the Works

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, the third entry in the series, has you reprise the heroic role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, during Operation Market Garden in the late stages of World War II. Gearbox's Randy Pitchford revealed that it is working on demos for all three platforms, with Xbox 360 and PS3 a certainty, and 50% chance for a PC demo, although a timeframe has not been decided upon yet.

'Yggdra Union ' (PSP) - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus U.S.A.'s Yggdra Union is a card-based strategy RPG for the PSP. For years, strategy RPG fans have accepted repetitive, non-interactive battle sequences as the genre standard; few games have dared to break the mold. Yggdra Union blows through, shattering the mold into tiny, unrecognizable bits.

New Limited-Edition Pokemon NDS Pack Announced

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 1:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Available on Aug. 17 for $129.99, the NDS Limited Edition Pokémon Pack features a custom Onyx NDS emblazoned with images of Dialga and Palkia, two of the most legendary characters from the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games. The set also includes a never-before-released animated special – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness (based on the story of the two newest Pokémon DS titles) – plus a cool Dialga and Palkia carrying case, and collectible mini-poster.

'Mount & Blade' Enters Final Beta Stage - New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 1:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Paradox Interactive 's Mount & Blade is a single-player, third- or first-person action/role-playing game with a focus on medieval combat.

'Cursed Mountain' (Wii) Technology & Developer Revealed

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 1:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in the late 1980s, Cursed Mountain is a survival horror game where you take on the role of a fearless mountaineer climbing into the Himalayas on a quest to find your lost brother. As you ascends the mountain, he encounters an ancient curse: the souls of the people who died in that region are stuck in limbo, caught in the Shadow World.

'Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest' Domination Mode - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 11:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Multiwinia will combine elements of Darwinia, with the addition of multiplayer support which will enable both co-op and competitive battles between massive Darwinian armies.

'Bionic Commando Rearmed' And 'Fable II' Pub Games on XBLA This Week

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 10:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a makeover of the classic 8-bit game originally released 20 years ago, but with updated visuals, new weapons, online rankings, a reworked musical score and the addition of a 2-player co-op mode. Fans who pre-order Fable II will be given free access to download the Fable II Pub Games, or you can buy them for 800 MS points.

'Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People' (ALL) Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People is a story-driven series with a comic spin based on Matt and Mike Chapman's online animated series. The player uncovers each episode's comedic plot through character interaction, dialogue-based puzzles, and the use/abuse of inventory items.

'Atlantica Online' - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 10:17 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlantica Online is bringing back turn-based and strategic gameplay to give a fresh face to the MMO world, a thinking person's game, giving you the chance to really strategize using the combat, mercenary and city/country management system.

Ready At Dawn Licenses Advanced Procedural Texturing Tools For New Title

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 10:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ready At Dawn, known for PSP titles Daxter and God of War, has chosen Allegorithmic's advanced procedural texturing tools ProFX to create its very first title for new-generation platforms. Ready At Dawn selected ProFX for its ability to quickly produce extremely small texture files while keeping the highest visual quality intact.