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Rainier's Articles


'Phantasy Star Universe' (PS2/PC) - 13 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 4:05 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Phantasy Star Universe is being developed for both the PS2 and the PC, offering two complete RPG experiences - a single-player action adventure spanning multiple planets, and a robust online multi-player component.

Only 39% Of Xbox 360s Sold In Japan

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 3:33 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Japanese magazine Famitsu has the first Xbox 360 sales numbers since its launch last weekend. Initial reports of it selling out seem to be very untrue, unless it was meant for a specific store. Out of the 159,000 total available units, only 39% were actually sold, which translates into roughly 62,000 X360s on its first two days. In comparison, the original Xbox sold 123,000 units in its first three days. Seems Microsoft has some work cut out for them ...

'Rainbow Islands Revolution' (NDS) - Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 3:10 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rainbow Islands endeared itself to an entire generation of gamers in the late 1980s with its playful mix of intense platforming challenges, a delightfully cute visual style and, of course, a heavy emphasis on rainbow-firing action. Rainbow Islands Revolution takes these core elements and transposes them onto the NDS.

'Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2005 @ 1:26 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Matrix Games has released a demo for Worlds Apart Productions' strategic sci-fi trading card game, allowing you to try out the single player tutorial campaign as well as The Jupiter Initiative scenario. Read more for download links ...

Various Game Trailers #665

by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2005 @ 9:11 p.m. PST | 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 :

  • Terrorist Takedown: War In Colombia - Trailer


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

'POSTAL 3: Catharsis' (X360/PC) Revealed

by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2005 @ 8:55 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The Running With Scissors newsletter reveals that a third Postal installment is in the works. "It has been formally announced that the next milestone in the POSTAL saga is already in development. The game, under the working title, POSTAL 3: Catharsis and is headed directly down the throat of the XBox 360 and the PC. More details on what happens to a complex, multi-dimensional individual like The Dude after he has razed Paradise and left it a (radioactive) parking lot. Let the questions and suggestions pour forth."

'Blood Magic' - 42 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2005 @ 6:19 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The Blood Magic is an original 3rd person perspective RPG where the weapon of choice is magic. In this game, the player controls an Unlikely Hero in an ambitious search through many hostile environments looking for Modo, the ethereal being bent on destroying the world.

'Halo Zero' - Full Game Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2005 @ 5:17 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Halo Zero is a free (french) fan made 2D action game based on Bungie and Halo FPS. Set on the same planet as the official Halo novel The Fall of Reach and you to play as Master Chief, ducking, jumping, switching and picking up weapons, on your way to blast all that is Covenant out of the way.

'The Movies' - v1.1 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2005 @ 5:03 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Activision has released the first patch for Lionhead's movie studio sim, The Movies. This update brings your US, UK, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch retail game to v1.1 and will allow owners of the game to access the PropShop, which will feature a variety of new, downloadable content for the game, including additional costumes, sets, & props.

'WarCraft 3: RoC' & 'TFT' - v1.20b Update Patches Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 12, 2005 @ 4:47 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Blizzard has released new update patches for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos as well as The Frozen Throne. This upgrade brings your retail game to v1.20b and fixes a crash that could happen in multiplayer games. Read more for download links ...