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Rainier's Articles


'Plants vs. Zombies' (XBLA) - First Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2010 @ 12:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

In Plants vs. Zombies, players use over 40 zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs to slow down, confuse, weaken and ultimately destroy more than two dozen types of zombies before they can reach your front door.

How Do You Shoot The Devil In The Back? What If You Miss?

by Rainier on Aug. 4, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

I've been playing some StarCraft II co-op with a friend, and it's great fun. We've been decimating the competition. Now and then, I jump into the campaign to unlock more achievements or get missions done on a harder level, but so far, I am having a good time with it.

With the first footage from DiRT 3 released yesterday, I came across this promo clip featuring Ken Block, who's been signed by Codemasters as a technical consultant for the previous game. The video shows some serious jaw-dropping precision driving, so you have to check it out. It'll have you jump up and down in your seat as he performs tricks with pinpoint accuracy in his Subaru Impreza WRX.

'Sid Meier's Civilization V' Demo Coming Next Month

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 9:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Civilization V reinvigorates the classic turn-based strategy genre with a new engine built from the ground-up. Players are introduced to a new combat system, deeper diplomatic interactions and a cavalcade of expanded features that deliver a fully immersive experience.

'Enslaved: Odyssey to the West' (ALL) - 25 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 9:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

A tactical action-adventure game, Enslaved centers on the complex relationship between the two main characters and challenges players to employ a mix of combat, strategy and environment traversal.

EA Financials Reveals 'Need for Speed Shift 2' and 'Crysis 2' (ALL) Delay

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 9:27 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EA has released its latest financial results announcing that Q1 fiscal 11 was lower compared to Q1 fiscal 10 due to a reduced title slate, which went from 10 major titles in Q1 fiscal 10 to six in Q1 fiscal 11. An updated release list was provided which revealed Need for Speed Shift 2 is in development, while Crysis 2 is being delayed.

'Sonic Free Riders' (X360) - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 9:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sonic Free Riders is a extreme fast-paced boarding game that, for the first time ever in a SEGA game, will allow you to twist and turn your way through a range of visually stunning courses using Kinect's full-motion body control.

PlayStation Store Gets Summer Sale, Earthworm Jim HD, Demos, DLCs, Tracks

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 9:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with a slew of games for PlayStation Plus subscribers, PlayStation Network Summer Sale, Earthworm Jim HD (and demo), Modern Warfare 2 Cliffhanger demo, DLCs for ModNation Racers, LittleBigPlanet, Trine, BioShock 2, Tiger Woods Pga Tour 11, Blazblue: Continuum Shift, song packs for Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Warriors Of The Lost Empire, Arctic Adventures: Polar’s Puzzles, Widgets Odyssey 2).

'The Sims Medieval' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 8:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Sims Medieval places the Sims characters into the Middle Ages and brings players robust, compelling gameplay never seen before in the history of The Sims, letting you create heroes, venture on quests, build and control a kingdom, and play every Hero Sim  character in the land.

'Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock' (ALL) Gets Bundled With Soundgarden Album - Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 8:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will once again redefine music gaming with an all-new, story-driven Quest Mode, a completely redesigned rock-inspired guitar controller, the biggest on-disc selection of rock music ever in a Guitar Hero game and Quickplay+, which invites challenge-starved fanatics to test their rock skills.

'DiRT 3' (ALL) Revealed - First Screen & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2010 @ 7:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

DiRT 3 will boast more cars, more locations, more routes and more events than any other game in the series, including over 50 rally cars representing the very best from five decades of the sport.