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Rainier's Articles


Gentlemen, You Can't Fight In Here! This Is The War Room

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

Now that we have our contest capabilities again, we're giving away five Xbox 360 (NTSC) copies of Borderlands! If, for some reason, you have not picked it up yet, roll the dice!

The TV season is back from its holiday hiatus, so there are busy nights ahead, with lots of catching up to be done in the future. On some evenings, there are four to five programs to watch/record, just to give you an idea. We watched the two-hour premiere of Chuck while recording Fringe, House, Castle and Heroes.

'Global Agenda' - New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 6:58 p.m. PST | Filed under News

A departure from the traditional online settings of high fantasy, outer space, or military, Global Agenda is a fast-paced action MMO using Unreal Engine 3 set in Earth's near future, a spy-fi world of advanced technology and player-driven conflict.

'Singularity' (PS3/X360/PC) Delayed Once Again

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 6:49 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Singularity pits shooter and sci-fi fans against a devastating fracture in time. As players attempt to unravel a conspiracy, they must fight their way through ever-shifting epic sci-fi environments, occupied by Russian soldiers and time-ravaged creatures, while sudden time waves hurl them back and forth between 1950 and the present day. While officially there has never been a fixed date it was initially scheduled for fall 2009, pushed to early 2010, then further delayed, and now Gamestop has a June 1, 2010, semi confirmed by the spring release date on the official website (thanks Blues).

Various Game Trailers #1763

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 6:30 p.m. PST | Filed under Trailers

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

  • R.U.S.E. [ALL] - Making Of MoCap Trailer
  • Grand Ages: Rome - Reign of Augustus [PC] - Trailer
  • Metal Slug XX [PSP] - Trailer
  • Alan Wake [ALL] - Trailer [3]

We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

'Wizard101' Raises $126,000 for Child's Play and Austin Children's Shelter

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 5:42 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Wizard101 is an elaborate 3D virtual world in which magic and sorcery come to life as players embark on a quest that involves a massive cast of good, evil and frequently silly characters.

'Risk: Factions' (X360) Announced

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 4:25 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Risk: Factions will offer innovative ways of experiencing the timeless turn-based board game in both objective-based and world conquest modes. Players will be able to engage as one of five playable factions, each with different strengths, as they wage war on new maps with dynamic terrain in their quest for missile silos in order to strategically dominate the game.

'BioShock 2' (ALL) - 12 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 1:55 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Set approx. 10 years after the events of the original, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. All along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to Rapture. You will play as the first Big Daddy as you travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

'Battlefield: Bad Company 2' (ALL) Details PC Beta Changes

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 1:23 p.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. EA has released info revealing what it has changed from the PS3 beta last year for the PC specific beta commencing soon.

'Nier' (PS3/X360) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 10:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Nothing is as it seems in Nier, an action adventure game set in a crumbling world plagued by disease and dark, unrecognizable creatures. Players assume the role of the unyielding protagonist, resolute in his quest to discover a cure for his daughter, who is infected with the Black Scrawl virus.

'Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter' (ALL) This Week's XBLA Title

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2010 @ 10:32 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers.