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Rainier's Articles


'Planet Calypso' Content Update Adds New Quest/Mission System

by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2010 @ 5:37 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Planet Calypso is a virtual world utilizing a real cash economy, featuring beautiful new vistas, a compelling new story and dangerous monsters all rendered in Crytek's CryENGINE 2.

'Star Wolves 3: Civil War' - New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Star Wolves 3: Civil War is a sequel to the popular real time strategy with RPG elements. Original large-scale scenario, closely tied with the first part of intergalactic epic helps the player influence the ongoing events and foreordain one of many endings. Free roam, free mission selection, free team forming – the world of Star Wolves waits for its heroes.

'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' (PS3) Owns The 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Escaping with 10 outstanding awards, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves ran over the competition at the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas

'Battlefield: Bad Company 2' (ALL) Bracket Challenge Announced

by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive. The action unfolds with unprecedented intensity, introducing a level of fervor to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game.

'Shot Online' Adds PGA Players To Its Lineup

by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Shot Online combines the social aspects of an MMO role-playing game with the physics and play mechanics of a serious golf simulator, all in full 3D.

Impulse Feb. 18 - Feb. 21, 2010 Weekend Sale

by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Stardock's digital distribution platform, Impulse, is having its weekend sale, a THQ Ultimate Bundle for $49.99 (17 titles, a $344.83 value), knocking 50% off Alganon, Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, Age of Booty, Nemesis of the Roman Empire, while also dropping the price on Buccaneer's Bounty Bundle, and Tropico 3.

We've Just Discovered The Most Wonderful, The Most Marvelous Poisinous Gas

by Rainier on Feb. 19, 2010 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under MOTD

After our little trip to the Apple store last weekend to fix my iPod, it died on me again yesterday. While the customer service was great in fixing the issue, I thought it was quite weird that a re-format was done so quickly — it seemed more like an erase than a clean wipe — so I decided to go into disc mode, do a low-level format it, and restore the functionality. So far so good, as everything seems to working again.

Finally managed to watch Halloween II, Rob Zombie's remake of the classic, and I thought it was better than the first one he redid. We also checked out the latest Psych, Human Target and some more winter Olympics.

'Heavy Rain' (PS3) - 35 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2010 @ 7:12 p.m. PST | Filed under News

In Heavy Rain, you don't watch the story – you play it. The dynamic narrative unfolds through the player's actions, not cut scenes, and every action has a consequence.

'Tetris Party Deluxe' (NDS/Wii) Announced

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2010 @ 6:07 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Tetris Party Deluxe builds on the previously released Tetris Party for WiiWare by adding new modes and features to enrich the overall game play experience for both Wii and NDS.

PlayStation Store Gets Sales, The Tester Debut, Demos, DLCs, Tracks, PSP Games

by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2010 @ 6:06 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with the final week of the Ubisoft sale, Topatoi pricedrop, 50% off Marvel vs. Capcom 2, The Tester Season Premiere: Ep.1, demos for Yakuza 3 and Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing, DLCs for BUZZ!, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, Assassin’s Creed II, Dante’s Inferno, LittleBigPlanet PSP, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3, Resident Evil 5, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, song packs for Rock Band, and the usual game/movie trailers, PS3 themes, downloadable PSP games (SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 and Puzzle Chronicles).