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Rainier's Articles


'Battlefield Heroes' Overwhelmed By Beta Test Demand, Goes Belly Up

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 5:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Battlefield Heroes is an all-new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience, featuring a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play. There were so many people waiting to win a Beta key that the server basically...up and croaked, so EA will be doing some maintenance and be back up & running in a dew days.

'BioShock' (PS3) Trophy Details #2 - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 4:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A narrative-driven action experience BioShock allows players to do the impossible as they journey through an amazing, immersive and terrifying world. The PS3 version of 2K's genetically enhanced story-driven action game is getting new features and content, including three categories of trophies...

Midway's Q2 2008 Financial Result Shows Increased Loss, Decreased Revenue

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 3:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway released its Q2 2008 financial results revealing net revenues dropped from Q2 2007's $31.8 million to $23.4 million, albeit ahead of the estimated $18 million. Losses more than doubled from Q2 2007's $14.3 million to $34.8 million.

'Skate 2' (PS3/X360) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 3:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set five years after the original, San Vanelona's been rebuild after it was hit by a natural disaster. Skate 2 will sport a Tiger Woods-like character editor, allow you to play as a girl, and have no load times when teleporting to a session marker. The game now also allows you to get off your skateboard and move objects around in the world to open new pathways, while pedestrians will automatically move out of your way.

'Universal Combat: Collector's Edition' - v1.00.08 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 2:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

UCCE includes new and improved technologies from all previous Battlecruiser / Universal Combat titles as well as various other enhancements and content. This v1.00.08 patch fixes various multiplayer issues, and makes a few other tweaks.

'Galactic Command: Echo Squad SE' - v2.11.02 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 2:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Galactic Command: Echo Squad SE puts the player in the cockpit of an Echo fighter, where they'll lead the Galactic Command squadron in massive scale aerial and space combat engagement. This patch improves multiplayer performance, and fixes various bugs/crashes.

'Way of the Samurai 3' (PS3) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 1:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

While there is no official announcement yet, Acquire is developing the next installment in the Way of the Samurai franchise, currently only scheduled for release in Japan this fall. Way of the Samurai 3 will feature over 100 weapons for you to wield in defense of the poor, lonely, while fending off rivaling samurai clans.

'Uncharted: Drake's Fortune' (PS3) Gets v1.01 Patch That Adds Trophies

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 1:33 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A 400-year-old clue in the coffin of Sir Francis Drake sets modern-day fortune hunter Nathan Drake on an exploration for the fabled treasure of El Dorado, leading to the discovery of a forgotten island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. As we mentioned last week, Naughty Dog has released a 13mb patch (v1.01) for Uncharted adding 48 trophies. Unfortunately these are not retroactive, so you'll need to replay the game.

'Deer Hunter Tournament' (X360/PC) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 12:02 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The evolution of virtual hunting has finally arrived as Deer Hunter Tournament gives players a chance to experience the most intense virtual hunting experience. Deer Hunter Tournament is designed to create a massive network of Deer Hunter players by offering for the first time in hunting games organized, constantly updated online tournaments for both Xbox Live and PC.

'R-Type Dimensions' (XBLA) Revealed

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2008 @ 12:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

According to the Office of Film and Literature, Australian equivalent of the ESRB, Tozai Games, currently already working on Lode Runner for Xbox Live Arcade, will be bringing R-Type Dimensions to XBLA as it has just been given a "general" classification. For the people not in the know, R-Type is Irem’s legendary coin operated side-scrolling shoot'm up (aka schmup) arcade game that has been around since the 80s.