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'Frozen Synapse' Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 8:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Frozen Synapse is a top-down simultaneous-turn-based tactical game set in the near-future, that focuses on knife-edge tactical decisions: matches between opposing squads are quick, intense battles of wits rather than slow-burn strategic epics.

'L.A.W: Living After War' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 8:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The theme of L.A.W is the war between humans and the Nak. In the wake of a nuclear war survivors escape the contaminated earth aboard the spaceship Tomorrow. Two hundred years later, they return in order to rescue those they left behind and to rebuild civilization.

'Age of Conan: Unchained' Scores Big With 300k Users

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 8:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Age of Conan is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game that brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.

'Skylanders Spyro's Adventure' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 8:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure lets kids take on the role of a powerful Portal Master, who can control over 30 different characters, including the beloved purple dragon Spyro. Through an innovative use of technology, the game allows players to transport real-world toys into virtual worlds of adventure through the "Portal of Power."

'Fallout: New Vegas' (ALL) Lonesome Road DLC Delayed

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 2:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fallout: New Vegas brings this franchise to a location only Fallout could do justice: Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas takes all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raises the stakes

'Dawn of Fantasy' Goes Open Beta - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 2:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dawn of Fantasy is a 3D MMORTS/RPG under development at Reverie World Studios. Set in Medieval times, the game immerses players in an intense story of a battle for supremacy in the magical realm of Mythador that include Dragons, Elves and Orcs.

'The Splatters' (XBLA) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 1:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Splatters are a bunch of ever-smiling, semi-suicidal master acrobats with one purpose in life: to blow themselves up.

'Star Ruler' v1.1.0.0 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 12:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Take command of a vast interstellar empire and safeguard your species from total extinction in a procedurally generated 3D galaxy.

Salvation Is A Last-Minute Business

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

Last night, we saw Final Destination 5, and while each movie in the series has the same premise, the gruesome death scenes are what make this franchise worth watching, and the latest installment does not disappoint.

I was more intrigued by the people attending the screening than anything else. In addition to a handful of critics, the theater was filled with regular folks who had been standing in line for hours, just on the off chance of being let in. Two things amazed me: 90% of this crowd was Asian, and some people had the nerve to blatantly remove tags from press-assigned seats and put them in their purses, only to claim ignorance when security asked for their special tickets.

The Hurt Locker's Kathryn Bigelow is making a movie  about Navy Seal Team 6's hunt and eventual kill of Osama Bin Laden. Count me in!

'Dead Island' (ALL) Introduces Purna - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 10, 2011 @ 7:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Dead Island is a FPP shooter that combines elements of the survival horror genre and adventure games. The game tells the story of a couple being tossed ashore onto the sandy beaches of a desolate, zombie infested, island.