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Rainier's Articles


'Killzone 2' (PS3) - 4 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 6:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Killzone 2 throws players back into the midst of a hostile and dramatic ongoing battle between the ISA and Helghast army, delivering intense warfare with lifelike character animations, detailed and destructible environments, realistic physics, and advanced levels of AI.

Activision Financial Result Gives 'Call of Duty 5' and 'Guitar Hero' Details

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 6:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Activision's Q4 and fiscal year 2008 result reveals its 16th consecutive year of revenue growth with an increase of 92% compared to last year, mainly driven by Call of Duty 4, Guitar Hero III, Spider-Man 3, Shrek The Third and Transformers. The subsequent conference call revealed that CoD 5 will also be coming to the Wii/PS2 and set in a 'new military theater.' Apart from a standalone game, Guitar Hero On Tour will also be bundled with the NDS according to Activision president Mike Griffith who also teased by saying that the company is about two weeks away from making a big announcement in regard to the next installment in the console edition, which will be a "leap forward." The New James Bond, expected this fall, will be powered by the CoD4 engine.

PlayStation Store Gets Game, Add-on, Demos, Tracks, Trailers and More...

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 6:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with the release of Capcom's Rocketmen: Axis of Evil ($9.99), 'Encore' addon for PixelJunk Monsters ($5.99), Guitar Hero III: Muse Track Pack ($6.25), Rock Band Scene Pack ($1.99/$5.49). Also available are a demos for Ubisoft's Haze (single-player/4 player co-op), Codemasters' racer GRID and Vivendi's The Bourne Conspiracy Demo. If none of that is your bag, there are also plenty of game and movie trailers to watch.

'Mass Effect' (ALL) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 6:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Mass Effect invites players to take the role of Commander Shepard as they set out on an adventure to save the galaxy from imminent destruction. Wrought with treachery, heroism, difficult decisions and a universe filled with unique and colorful species, Mass Effect delivers a truly compelling storyline.

FTC Undercover Survey Shows Retail Follows Ratings

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 4:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The FTC conducted a survey with 13-to-16-year-old undercover shoppers to collect data about the extent to which retailers prevent unaccompanied children from buying tickets to M- or R-rated movies, DVDs, video games, and music CDs. The results shows that 20% of underage teenage shoppers were able to buy M-rated video games, down from 42% in 2006.

'Warhammer: Battle March' (X360/PC) - New Screens

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 4:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

An expansion to Warhammer: Mark of Chaos for the PC, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March builds upon the game's tactical foundation to offer new units for each army as well as an original campaign and new online modes. The Xbox 360 version, a standalone game that also include the original content from Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, is scheduled for later this year.

Conspiracy Signs 'Real Heroes: Firefighter' (Wii), Gets Delayed

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Epicenter Studios' Real Heroes: Firefighter puts players in the soon-to-be soot-stained boots of a rookie firefighter who has just been assigned to a busy metropolitan fire station. Players will undergo a “baptism of fire” in an escalating array of emergency situations.

'Go!Explore' (PSP) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 4:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Go!Explore is a state of the art, combined In-car and Pedestrian GPS navigation application for PSP. Incorporating a GPS receiver and the software UMD, containing your chosen maps, Go!Explore will offer a top quality Satellite Navigation system at an affordable price.

'EVE Online' Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 3:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EVE Online is an MMO game set in a world of galactic proportions, governed by a hyper-capitalistic economy where space flight is the path to all commerce, communication, and conflict. To commemorate EVE Online’s five-year anniversary, current subscribers will receive a surprise in-game gift upon logging in.

No 'LittleBigPlanet' (PS3) Public Beta - Screens

by Rainier on May 8, 2008 @ 3:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

LittleBigPlanet is a community-based game where players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots, and use their character's abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network. Sony Europe revealed that the testing will be done by Sony internally, and that there will no longer be a public beta.