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Rainier's Articles


'Asterix and Obelix XXL 2' (NDS/PSP) Announced

by Rainier on June 15, 2006 @ 9:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atari announced today that Asterix and Obelix XXL 2 is currently in development for PSP and NDS. Enhanced versions of the PS2 and PC game of the same name, Asterix and Obelix XXL 2 for the handhelds will take advantage of their unique capabilities while staying rooted in the same great tradition of parody that runs throughout the stories of Asterix and his friends.

'Unreal Anthology' Announced

by Rainier on June 15, 2006 @ 8:53 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway today announced it has acquired the retail publishing rights to select games from Epic Games' catalog of existing Unreal PC titles, including critically acclaimed and top-selling titles Unreal Tournament and the original Unreal.

Nintendo DS Lite Sells BIG

by Rainier on June 15, 2006 @ 1:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

New Super Mario Bros. and Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day for Nintendo DS ranked as the No. 1 and No. 3 best-selling games of May, according to the independent NPD Group. Just two days after going on sale in the United States on June 11, the Nintendo DS Lite sold more than 136,500 units, outpacing 2003's launch sales of the GBA SP by more than 12 percent.

'Great Invasions' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on June 15, 2006 @ 1:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

A clever mix of strategy and action, Great Invasions plunges you back into Europe of the Dark Ages, a time in history where hundreds of nations and barbarian tribes rush to assault the civilized world, from AD 375 (arrival of the Huns) to AD 1066 (conquest of England by the Normans).

'Half-Life 2: Deathmatch' Gets Steamy Update #46

by Rainier on June 15, 2006 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Valve's SteamPowered website has been updated with details on a new Half-Life 2: Deathmatch update plugging multiple cheat exploits, weapon binging, respawn invincibility to prevent spawn camping. Read more for details, or just restart Steam for the effects to take place.

Various Game Trailers #808

by Rainier on June 14, 2006 @ 9:40 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:

  • The Witcher - E3 Technology Trailer
  • The Fast & The Furious [PS2] - Trailer


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

'Raid over the river DS' (NDS) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on June 14, 2006 @ 7:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Raid over the river DS is a vertical shooter in which you play agent Carrie Collins, a pilot in an air strike quick response group of TARPA. The story begins when a tunnel opens on Earth, from which some scouts from a different dimension emerge, set on changing timelines of other worlds for an unidentified purpose.

Double Fine Wants 'Psychonauts' on the Xbox 360

by Rainier on June 14, 2006 @ 6:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

When Peter Moore revealed a new BC was in the works many gamers hoped for Double Fines' most awesome Psychonauts to be amongst the lucky 20. Alas Big Mutha Truckers beat it to the punch so now Tim Schafer is calling upon the community to email Microsoft demanding them to make one of 2005's best selling titles work on the Xbox 360. Tim even offered Microsoft to fly his engineer and programmers to their offices to help with the conversion, but was turned down saying "Believe us, we have top men working on it now."

ESRB Will Impose $1 Million Dollar Fine For Failing to Disclose Mature Content

by Rainier on June 14, 2006 @ 4:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

At a hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, ESRB President Patricia Vance revealed that it will fine companies up to $1 million for the most egregious offenses. Repeat offenders could get their rating services suspended, heavily impacting sales as most big retailers refuse to carry unrated titles

'Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich' - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on June 14, 2006 @ 3:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the Reich is the first stand-alone expansion for CDV's Blitzkrieg 2 historical RTS, and spans three major offensives from the final days of fighting on the Eastern front and covers both the Soviet and German campaigns in the long Siege of Budapest, Fortress Kurland, and the Soviet Operation Bagration.