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Rainier's Articles


WiiWare Set to Launch in Japan March 25 with Nine Titles

by Rainier on March 12, 2008 @ 12:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nintendo's WiiWare game-creation service will allow developers large and small to create new downloadable game content for sale through its Wii's Shop Channel, paving the way for smaller, more creative games to make their way to the public at lower prices.

'Army of Two' (PS3/X360) Co-op Feature Region-Locked

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 6:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Army of Two will throw gamers into hot spots ripped from current-day headlines where they will utilize unique TWO man strategies and tactics while seamlessly transitioning between playing with AI and a live player. The European manual mentions that the game is not cross-region compatible, which EA confirmed today. Since Army of Two uses peer-to-peer and no server connectivity, that choice was made to maintain perfect synchronization in the animations and prevent a bad co-op experience.

Various Game Trailers #1292

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 6:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

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:

  • Dead Space [PS3/X360/PC] - Developer Diary #1
  • Supreme Commander [X360/PC] - History of the Universe Trailer
  • So Blonde - German Trailer #2


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

'Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution' (ALL) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 4:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Civilization Revolution will deliver revolutionary features like real-time interaction between leaders, multi-player capabilities and integrated video and voice chat, which completely transports the Civilization series to a level of gameplay that fans have never experienced before.

'Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties' - v1.01 Patch Notes

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 4:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is AoE 3's the second expansion pack, engaging gamers of all ages and types n epic warfare in the Eastern world, and leading Japanese, Chinese and Indian civilizations to expand their empires. Ensemble Studios' is working on the first patch, there are no critical technical issues, so it will mainly add balance tweaks.

'Target: Terror' (Wii) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 4:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Based on 2006's arcade game Target: Terror Gold, Konami announced that Target: Terror is currently under development for the Wii, and will be compatible with Wii Zapper, featuring fast-paced run 'n' gun action, dual wielding and fun mini-games

'Carnival Games' Coming to NDS, Wii Gets 'Mini-Golf'

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 2:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Carnival Games: Mini-Golf is home to larger-than-life, theme park style miniature golf courses. Whether back in time to the land of dinosaurs, keeping order in the Wild West or searching for treasure on an island full of pirates, the game combines traditional miniature golf fare with action-oriented game play.

'NBA Ballers: Chosen One' (ALL) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 2:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway Games' NBA Ballers: Chosen One marks the return if fast-paced one-on-one and two-on-two action as players can select from more than 65 NBA superstars to be the next "Chosen One".

Take-Two Q1 2008 Financial Results Delays 'Borderlands', Confirms 'BioShock 2'

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 1:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Take-Two's Q1 2008 financial result reveals net revenue down and an increase in net loss, but most importantly, 2K Games confirmed BioShock 2 is being developed by 2K Marin and is planned for release in the Q4 of fiscal 2009 (Aug.-Oct. 2009), the same time frame set for Mafia II. Borderlands, however, has been delayed until Nov. 2008 at the earliest, in order to give Gearbox additional development time, as well as Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

'R-Type Command' (PSP) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 11:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus' R-Type Command, known in Japan as R-Type Tactics, is a deviation from the usual shoot 'em up genre into the tactical/RPG genre, giving fans of the franchise a chance to see all the units and enemies up close and personal, in 3D, while also adding 2 player versus mode.