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Rainier's Articles


'Spend the Night' - Screens

by Rainier on March 10, 2006 @ 2:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Spend the Night, developed by Republik Games, is a female-centric, sexually-themed multiplayer dating game, in which players find compatible matches via a built-in network of other Spend the Night users, and then play cooperative “virtual dates”.

New Faces from the 'Far Cry' Universe

by Rainier on March 10, 2006 @ 2:12 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Far Cry Instincts Evolution will introduce players to an entirely new story, characters and game features that reflect and improve upon the critically acclaimed elements of the first title. Read more to meet some of the new faces ...

'Juiced: Eliminator' (PSP) - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on March 10, 2006 @ 1:51 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Juiced: Eliminator will deliver a unique gameplay experience, taking advantage of the PSP's functionality to offer never-before-seen multiplayer games and expand on the crew and pink-slip racing.

'Guild Wars: Factions' Gets Release Date

by Rainier on March 10, 2006 @ 1:42 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Guild Wars: Factions offers players an incredible gameplay experience with many new choices, including new regions, professions, skills, missions, and monsters, along with expanded options for both Coop and PvP play, and enhanced features for guilds. Guild Wars Factions will be available in stores worldwide 28th April 2006.

Online Gaming Subscriptions Gain Popularity in 2005

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 9:59 p.m. PST | Filed under News

A study by research firm DFC Intelligence shows that online game subscription revenue grew 43 percent to $2 billion in 2005, and while the total industry grosses an estimated $29 billion, online gaming is expected to reach $6.8 billion in sales by 2011. Blizzard's World of Warcraft accounts for 50% of the online income, 20% for casual games, and the rest divided over sports, strategy and action. Most of the sales are coming from PC based titles, but within 5 years consoles will gain ground and reach about 30%.

'Field Commander' (PSP) - 20 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 9:35 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Field Commander is the first military turn-based strategy game for PSP offering engaging, challenging skill based warfare in a realistic military setting. Read more for new screens & trailers...

'The Battle for Middle-earth II' Patches In The Works

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 8:09 p.m. PST | Filed under News

An update on the official Battle for Middle-earth II Web site reveals that EA is working on two new patches. One imminent patch in the next few days will address some synch issues, multiplayer crashes and a few other glitches, while another is scheduled in the next 3-4 weeks and will include balance changes, fixes for a few exploits, a change to the way game results and stats are reported for the ladders, some improvements to the game, and other goodies. We will, of course, have those patches available on our file server network when they are released.

'Hitman: Blood Money' (PS2/Xbox/PC) - 14 New Screens

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 4:48 p.m. PST | Filed under News

When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are systematically eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. For Agent 47 it's business as usual, until suddenly he loses contact with The ICA. Sensing that he may be the next target, he travels to America, where he prepares to make a killing.

'Battlefield 2' - v1.21 Patch & Server Available NOW

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 2:54 p.m. PST | Filed under News

As promised, EA has released the new Battlefield 2 patch. This update brings your retail game to v1.2.1 and fixes the Hummer/TOW crash bug in the Special Forces expansion pack, screen capture is now working, performance issues with certain ATI cards, server browser can now filter by map name, and only 2 claymores can be dropped at any one time.

'Stoked Rider featuring Tommy Brunner' - 8 Screens

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 2:47 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Stoked Rider featuring Tommy Brunner' is an unique action-freesports game for PC, the first freeride snowboarding game inspired by Alaska's impressive peaks, presented in a unique 3D cel-shaded graphical style.