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Sobriety Only Happens If You Let It, Son

by Rainier on May 26, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

We just got back from the Red Faction: Origins premiere, and while I feared for the worst, the movie was actually pretty good. Don't expect the action and massive destruction of the game; it's more story-based and bridges the gap between Red Faction: Guerrilla and the upcoming Red Faction: Armageddon.

We had a chance to interview Kate Vernon, known for playing Ellen Tigh in Battlestar Galactica, so keep an eye out for that later this week.

Here's a disturbing mainstream news piece about a man who inflated himself by accidentally falling onto the fitting of a compressed air hose. The guy expanded quite a bit. Human balloon!

'Dead Island' (ALL) Makes A Bloody Mess - New Screens

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 5:20 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.

'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine' (ALL) Unveils Collectors' Edition & Preorder Incentives

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 5:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine, an action-RPG title that will put you in control of individual units throughout a narrative-driven story campaign and in wide-scale online battles.

'Birds of Steel' (ALL) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 4:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Birds of Steel is a breath-taking combat simulator featuring some of the most pivotal air battles of World War II, including the battle of Midway, Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, the historic attack on Pearl Harbour, the Mediterranean Maltese island, Germany’s Ruhr Valley, and others.

Ubisoft's E3 2011 Lineup

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 4:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ubisoft revealed its lineup of titles that it will have on display at the 2011 E3 Expo taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 7 - 9, 2011, Assassin's Creed Revelations, Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Driver: San Francisco, Rayman Origins and Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

'Trenched' (X360) Gets Priced and Dated - Trailer

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 3:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Trenched has you fight as part of the Mobile Trench Brigade and it is your job to fend off an invasion by Monovision, an alien race hell bent on colonizing earth, using a variety of highly customizable mechs.

'Jeremy McGrath's Offroad' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 3:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Jeremy McGrath's Offroad is a high-octane, mud-slinging racer featuring seven-time AMA Supercross champ Jeremy McGrath.

Oddworld Inhabitants Confirms Oddworld HD (PS3) Remakes Coming This Year

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 2:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Oddworld Inhabitants announced the updated release schedule for its classics, Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath and Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee for the PS3.

Study Claims Violent Video Games Increase Aggressive Behavior

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 2:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A new University of Missouri study claims that playing violent video games causes players to become more aggressive as their brain gets less responsive to violence, predicting an increase in aggression.

'Commander: Europe at War - Grand Strategy' To Get Free v2.0 Expansion - Screens

by Rainier on May 25, 2011 @ 2:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Commander: Europe at War is a turn-based strategy game set during WWII where players take command of either the Axis powers or the Allied forces, and make decisions relating to recruitment, reconnaissance and diplomacy.