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Rainier's Articles


'Rapala Fishing Frenzy' (Wii/PS3/X360) Controller Revealed - Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 8:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Developed by Fun Labs in close collaboration with fishing equipment manufacturer Rapala, Rapala Fishing Frenzy will supply heart-pounding fishing action in over 20 tournament events.

New Real-World Lara Croft Makes Her Debut for 'Tomb Raider: Underworld' (ALL)

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 8:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Eidos revealed that seasoned gymnast Alison Carroll will be the new face of videogame character Lara Croft.

Various Game Trailers #1407

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 5:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

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:

  • Shred Nebula [XBLA] - Trailer #2
  • NHL 09 [ALL] - Upgrades Trailer
  • King's Bounty: The Legend - Tales from Endoria #4
  • Unsolved Crimes [NDS] - Trailer


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

'Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI' (ALL) - 50 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 5:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

RTK XI presents the most visually captivating evolution in the history of the series, featuring an artistic style evocative of classical Chinese ink-paintings, and with debates and duels now rendered in real-time 3D animation.

Xfire Adds Video Capture Features

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 5:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Xfire announced its new video capture update to the Xfire software that will allow users to capture unlimited gameplay footage and seamlessly upload it to their Xfire profile page, while the video capture tool also provides the ability for users to add tags and comments.

'NHL 2K9' (PS2/Wii/PS3/X360) - 32 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

NHL 2K9 will offer fans the opportunity to play like the pros using the Wii Remote controller as a hockey stick, and play hockey in a wholly unique experience like never before.

Midway Austin Cancels New Project, Lays off Employees

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Following last week's departure of several executives, Midway has canceled an as-yet-unannounced project in production in its Austin, TX, facility, and as a result laid off 90 of its 130 employees. The studio will remain open as two teams are working on unnamed prototype projects intended to expand Midway’s portfolio of new IP.

'Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir' - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

NWN 2: Storm of Zehir hearkens back to the days of the Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale franchises by including full party customization, dungeon crawling, and free exploration of a non-linear game world via an Overland Map. The storyline foreshadows the events that will take place in the Forgotten Realms with the coming release of the 4th Edition of D&D RPG.

'Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway' (ALL) Demos in the Works

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, the third entry in the series, has you reprise the heroic role of Sergeant Matt Baker, a soldier of the 101st Airborne Division, during Operation Market Garden in the late stages of World War II. Gearbox's Randy Pitchford revealed that it is working on demos for all three platforms, with Xbox 360 and PS3 a certainty, and 50% chance for a PC demo, although a timeframe has not been decided upon yet.

'Yggdra Union ' (PSP) - 8 New Screens

by Rainier on Aug. 11, 2008 @ 3:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus U.S.A.'s Yggdra Union is a card-based strategy RPG for the PSP. For years, strategy RPG fans have accepted repetitive, non-interactive battle sequences as the genre standard; few games have dared to break the mold. Yggdra Union blows through, shattering the mold into tiny, unrecognizable bits.