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Rainier's Articles


14. 'Shadow Hearts: From the New World' (PS2)

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Misc Events - Most Anticipated Games of 2006

Genre: RPG
Publisher: Xseed Games
Developer: Nautilus
Release Date: March 7, 2006

Alicia Ashby: Anyone who played Midway's releases of the two Shadow Hearts games quickly realized they were playing the best RPGs ever released for the PS2 - yes, even better than juggernauts like Final Fantasy and Star Ocean. Newcomer XSEED is showing off their localization skills with the release of the third game, From the New World, and it's shaping up to be everything fans could possibly want. The third game in the series follows a new protagonist and an adventure set in America, with a Chicago

X360 Preview - 'Perfect Dark: Zero'

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2005

Set in the year 2020 — years before the original hit game — Perfect Dark Zero reveals the origins of Joanna Dark, one of the most lethal special agents. Players must guide Joanna Dark on her journey to become the Perfect Agent, plunging players into a world of corporate espionage and conspiracy.

'SuperPower 2' - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Pre - E3 2004

SuperPower 2 is the only global geopolitical simulation game which allows players to control entire countries. 

Front Mission 4 (PS2) - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - E3 2004 May 14th

Front Mission 4 marks the debut of the popular mech-based strategy game on the PlayStation 2, bringing you the newest chapter in the bestselling series.

TDK Mediactive E3 Lineup

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Pre - E3 2003

The company will showcase many highly anticipated games across multiple platforms and genres. From the timeless excitement of Disney's Haunted Mansion to the furiousness of the newly acquired Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to the hilarious antics of The Muppets, TDK Mediactive offers something for every kind of gamer. With more than twice the square footage as last year, TDK Mediactive's booth (South Hall #1400), will feature titles for all gaming platforms, including PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy® Advance handheld system.

"When it comes to popular licensed games," said Vincent Bitetti, Chief

Electronic Arts E3 Lineup

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Pre - E3 2003

At E3 2003, EA will raise the bar with new and enhanced games such as FIFA FootballTM 2004, The Lord of the RingsTM, The Return of the KingTM, SSX 3 and Harry PotterTM QuidditchTM World Cup. EA's games are based on massively popular EA SPORTSTM and EA SPORTS BIGTM franchises, highly successful EA GAMESTM-branded titles with many games drawn straight from Hollywood's top box office franchises such as James Bond, Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings. EA also is presenting new games from its No. 1 PC franchise, The SimsTM. The company's lineup crosses multiple platforms including next

Wanadoo E3 Lineup

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Pre - E3 2003

Game Developer Genre PS2 Xbox PC GBA

- DAoC: Shrouded Isles Mythic Entertainment MMORPG Feb. PC

- Rygar Tecmo Action / adventure May PS2

- Sniper Elite Rebellion Action / Stealth Nov PS2 Xbox PC

- Pilot Down Wide Games Action / Stealth - RPG PS2 Xbox PC

- Curse: the eye of Isis Asylum Entertainment Action / Horror Oct. PS2 Xbox PC

- IronStorm Rebellion First person shooter Nov. PS2

- Chicago 1930 Spellbound Tactical / action Oct. PC

- Ryzom Nevrax MMORPG Q4 PC

- Pax Romana Galilea Empire management

Wii Preview - 'Super Swing Golf Pangya'

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2006

Super Swing Golf Pangya is a wholly rebuilt version of a golf game that's super-popular over in Japan and Korea. It promises to make use of the Nintendo Wii's new controller in order to make playing this golf game an experience in your very own living room.

'Haze' (PS3/X360/PC) - Features, Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under Ubisoft Gamers' Day - Ubisoft Gamers' Day 2007

Get the Haze (PS3/X360/PC) Trailer off WP (60mb)

Set in the year 2048 in a world where Governments have outsourced military operations to Private Military Corporations (PMC), you play a newly enlisted soldier seeking fulfillment and thrills by fighting for a good cause.

As the leading PMC, Mantel Global Industries offers a high-tech arsenal of vehicles, deadly weaponry, and on top of that a performance enhancing bio-medical support known as Nectar. As a result, Mantel troopers are the most feared by terrorists, dictators, and the corporation’s political enemies.

Your conflict begins in a war-torn country where you have been sent

Xbox Preview - 'Conker: Live and Reloaded'

by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under E3 - Post - E3 2005

Genre : Action
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: Rare
Release Date: June 21, 2005

The first time I saw Conker: Live & Reloaded was at Microsoft’s pre-E3 conference in 2004. I will remember it for a long time, if for no other reason than I’d never seen a cartoon dog’s head explode before.

Conker is back. It is still gleefully offensive.

The singleplayer portion of our show is a fully remastered version of the infamous Conker’s Bad Fur Day, an N64 platformer that should not, by rights, exist. It starts with Conker, a somewhat generically cartoony squirrel, getting horrifically drunk and passing out