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Rainier's Articles


Ubisoft Signs 'Over G Fighters' (X360) - Screens

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

Today Ubisoft announced it has signed a worldwide publishing agreement with Taito for its Xbox 360-exclusive Over G Fighters. Over G Fighters is the only modern jet fighter game to deliver intense and exciting aerial combat showcasing the awesome power of modern aircrafts on the Xbox 360.

'Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan' (PS2/PC) - 17 New Screens

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 9:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Square Enix is working on a new expansion pack for its MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, which will introduce new maps, monsters, and several new classes such as the much-anticipated Blue Mage. Read more for some new screens ...

Video Games Under Scrutiny By Centers for Disease Control

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 9:32 a.m. PST | Filed under News

According to CNET, Democrats Joseph Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, and Dick Durbin persuaded a Senate committee to approve a sweeping study of the "impact of electronic media use" to be organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. The bill, called CAMRA, would provide funding to investigate the cognitive, physical and socio-behavioral impact of electronic media on child and adolescent development.

'Black & White 2' - Mod Tools Available NOW

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 9:22 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Lionhead has released mod tools for its strategy sim Black & White 2. This package contains everything you might need to create your own content, scripting, editors and so forth. Read more for download links ...

'Maelstrom' - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 6:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Maelstrom is a groundbreaking strategy action epic which takes place on a devastated future Earth. In the wake of an apocalyptic ecological disaster, the planet is threatened by an alien invasion, thus becoming the battleground as a divided human race fights for survival.

'Daemonica' Goes Gold

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 6:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Meridian4 and RA Images are pleased to announce that their intriguing 3D interactive murder mystery Daemonica has gone gold.

'Paraworld' - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 5:30 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Paraworld combines, for the first time ever, a setting never seen before with personalized unit management, bringings new life to the real-time strategy genre. Modern elements blend with primeval conditions in a long forgotten, incredibly beautiful prehistoric world. Creatures long extinct come to life once more, a constant danger to anyone living in the area.

'Act of War: High Treason' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 4:12 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Act of War: High Treason is an expansion pack for the near-future, geopolitical techno-thriller RTS, Act of War: Direct Action, loaded with new features, including modern-day naval combat and mercenaries. As promised, Atari has released a demo featuring 3 single-player missions, one multiplayer-enabled map, as well as 3 skirmish maps, vs. AI.

'Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 4:04 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In SpellForce II you take on the role of Commander of your troops, a front fighting hero, solving quests and overcoming obstacles as in classical RPGs, but also leads armies as in an RTS. Aspyr has released a demo allowing you to try out a tutorial and 2 maps.

'Origami' Revealed

by Rainier on March 9, 2006 @ 3:52 a.m. PST | Filed under News

At the CeBit in Germany Microsoft finally lifted the veil off its latest secret project dubbed 'Origami.' Initially rumors were that the device was going to compete with other handheld gaming devices, eventually pegged as a mini xbox, but in the end it turns out to be an ultracompact computer (UMPC) running WinXP with a touchscreen and wireless connectivity.