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Rainier's Articles


Whoa, Take 'er Easy There, Pilgrim

by Rainier on Oct. 17, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

The season two opener of The Walking Dead was pretty good, and if you have not seen the episode yet, be prepared for your jaw to drop at the very end. Good stuff.

Saturday evening, we went to the Night Ranger/Foreigner/Journey concert, and it was an awesome time. While neither of the bands may be on the cutting edge of today's music, it was great to belt out the classics from a few decades ago. The place was packed with 22,000 rock fans, and most of them brought their kids to show them what the good old days sounded like.

As a sign that I'm getting older, I keep thinking, "Man, they don't make 'em like they used to," and that applies to both music and video games.

'Cities XL 2012' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2011 @ 4:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Cities XL 2012 is the newest version of the city-building simulation, which allows you to build, develop and then connect huge cities.

NVIDIA Launches Next-Gen 3D Glasses And Technology

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

3D technology for the PC just got better with the introduction of new NVIDIA 3D Vision products, which deliver greater realism and immersion than ever for 3D games, movies and photos.

We All Do Strange Things In Our Childhood

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

Our trip to the theater for Red Tails was a total letdown. The organizers had overbooked the place, and the turnout was huge. We arrived "only" an hour before it started, resulting in us being in the back of the line and sent home with a free movie ticket.

What's worse was that we wanted to see Contagion, but changed our mind at the last minute to pick Drive instead. That turned out to be a big mistake. There were two decent car chase scenes and some t&a, but the rest of the movie was a big snooze fest. (Drive scored 93% at Rotten Tomatoes. Did someone reverse the numbers?)

I should have known that the movie was going to be lame when the intro credits were in pink, cursive letters.

While our movie night may have been a bust, I just stumbled upon the Act of Valor trailer, and I'm so there!

'Driver: San Francisco' (ALL) v1.02 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2011 @ 5:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under Patch

Gamers play as Detective John Tanner on a relentless manhunt for crime lord Charles Jericho through the hills of the City by the Bay. With its timeless setting, unique car handling and renewed playability, and over 100 licensed vehicles, Driver San Francisco will revitalize the classic free-roaming, cinematic car chase experience.

'WRC 2: The Official Game' (ALL) v1.1 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2011 @ 5:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under Patch

WRC 2 packs all the proper real-life drivers and cars, plus has 90 stages, 15 locales and 25 different terrain and weather combinations. There are nine car categories, ranging from vintage 1960s models to modern day cars, 16-player online races and a revamped Career mode.

'The Book of Unwritten Tales' Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2011 @ 4:26 p.m. PDT | Filed under Demo

The Book of Unwritten Tales is a classic point & click adventure set in a beautiful fantasy world. It’s a humorous homage to the RPG and fantasy genre with numerous allusions to literature and games like Lord of the Rings, World of Warcraft and Discworld.

'Fusion: Genesis' (X360) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2011 @ 4:10 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fusion: Genesis offers a most unique experience on Xbox Live as you embark on a dangerous journey through a galaxy on the brink of war and pursue long forgotten secrets under the shadow of an invasion from beyond known space.

'Ignite' Gets Release Date

by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2011 @ 2:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ignite is something different than any other racing game before. There is so many ways to win and positions can change until the last second and even after that, when everybody already crossed the finish line. Excitement never stops in Ignite as you may never be a sure winner at the lead and you never lost the race just because you are at the last position.

You Can Not Kill Me

by Rainier on Oct. 14, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

Looking forward to Sunday's second season premiere of The Walking Dead, which is a series that I really enjoyed. Got to slog through a few more episodes of Terra Nova, and while it's decent, I'm hoping for it to pick up some steam.

Tonight we're going to a super advance premiere of Red Tails, a WWII movie about African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program. The movie's not due for release until 2012, but I guess they want some early feedback and do some extra editing/changes based on that. The few trailers have looked interesting, so we had planned on seeing it anyway.