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Rainier's Articles


'Rift: Planes of Telara' Beta 4 Resumes This Week, Shows Off Runic Descent - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 4, 2011 @ 2:26 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rift: Planes of Telara is a graphically stunning online game is set in a world being torn apart by dimensional “rifts” that tear into the land of Telara, releasing powerful forces that threaten the very existence of the entire universe.

It's The Devil We're Fighting, And The Scores Are Even

by Rainier on Jan. 4, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under MOTD

We finished up the Pillars of the Earth miniseries, and it's surprisingly good. I never really saw many ads for it on TV, but with actors such as Ian McShane, Donald Sutherland and Matthew Macfadyen, and with Ridley Scott and Tony Scott as executive producers, it can't be too bad.

My former "CrimeCrash" teammates and I have been looking around to see if we can find another MMO to get into, and after trying out Eve Online, Vindictus, and Stronghold Kingdoms, we ended up in Genesis A.D, the free-to-play MMOFPS from ijji.com. While it's still way too early to claim victory, the game has decent graphics and fast-paced combat, but it remains to be seen how the clan system plays out. The option currently seems grayed out, so either it has not been implemented yet, or I'm too low-level. Time will tell ...

'Bulletstorm' (ALL) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2011 @ 6:24 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Bulletstorm brings new furor to first-person shooter action with its signature "kill with skill" gameplay, which is packed with blockbuster moments.

Unlock 'Pokémon Black' And 'Pokémon White' (NDS) Exclusive Characters At GameStop

by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2011 @ 4:27 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Introducing a new storyline and the next generation of Pokémon, the new releases will feature the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram (Pokémon Black Version) and Zekrom (Pokémon White Version) on the game covers worldwide.

'Afterfall: Insanity' - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2011 @ 2:45 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Afterfall: Insanity is a story based horror-shooter where players face their destiny in the desolate ruins of once thriving cities and well-known areas - or to be more exact: in the sewers and tunnels beneath them. Facing horrible mutants, bloodthirsty mercenaries and other threats, humanity fights for existence.

'APB: Reloaded' Beta Coming Next Month As GamersFirst Revamps Network

by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2011 @ 2:36 p.m. PST | Filed under News

APB is a massively multiplayer online freeform combat and driving-based game, designed by the creator of the original GTA franchise, and takes  the universal theme of Criminals and Enforcement and brings it to a persistent, open world setting in a modern, crime-ridden city.

'L.A. Noire' (ALL) - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2011 @ 2:20 p.m. PST | Filed under News

L.A. Noire is an interactive detective story set in the 1947 classic noir period situated in an exact recreation of mid century L.A. drawing players into an open-ended challenge to solve a series of gruesome murders, but also side missions based on real events from that period.

The 13th Annual Independent Games Festival Finalists Announced

by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2011 @ 1:16 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The Independent Games Festival has announced the Main Competition finalists for the 13th annual presentation of its awards, celebrating the brightest and most influential creations to come out of the independent video game development community in the past year.

Nintendo Download (NDSi/Wii) Monday, January 3, 2011

by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2011 @ 9:40 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Nintendo added three WiiWare (one demo), and three NDSiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: Sneezies, Ghost Mania, Robox demo (Wiiware), Alt-Play: Jason Rohrer Anthology, Word Searcher 2, and Music on: Drums (NDSi).

'inFAMOUS 2' (PS3) - New Screen & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 3, 2011 @ 5:50 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Cole MacGrath makes his electrifying return in inFAMOUS 2, taking the franchise to all-new heights in an immersive open world action adventure that offers a more visceral, emotional and powerful take on the true superhero experience.