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Rainier's Articles


'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' (ALL) Announced - Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 4:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs reunites fans with Scrat, Sid, Manny and Diego in an all-new quest based on the upcoming film from Twentieth Century Fox. As the unlikely herd travels across the tundra and beyond, they stumble upon another world - a lush Dinosaur World teeming with jungles, mysterious plants, fierce dinosaurs, wild new adventures and several new friends.

Crytek Announces CryENGINE 3

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 4:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Crytek will unveil CryENGINE 3 for PS3, X360 and PC at this year's GDC (Mar. 25-27) in San Francisco. CryENGINE 3 is the first development platform that is also next-gen-ready, with scalable computation and graphics for all major upcoming platforms.

'Rune Factory: Frontier' (Wii) - 20 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 2:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rune Factory: Frontier incorporates an open-ended structure that allows players to choose the type of game they wish to experience. Whether it's growing crops, expanding the town, fighting (or befriending) monsters or even falling in love.

2009 British Academy Video Game Award Winners Announced

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 2:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The GAME British Academy Video Games Awards showcased the creative innovation taking place in the video game industry this year. Steven Spielberg won his first BAFTA as a game developer for Boom Blox, and Call of Duty 4 won two BAFTAs and the coveted "GAME Award of 2008," which was voted on by the public.

'The Sims 3' Improved AI Details - New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 1:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

What if you had to live your whole life in one location … and then one day, suddenly, you could step outside and go anywhere in the whole neighborhood? The Sims 3 gives you the freedom to create unique Sims and immerse them in your own living neighborhood of endless possibility!

'Obulis' Coming to Steam

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 1:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Announced a few weeks ago, Obulis, Meridian4's physics-based hardcore casual game, will be available Mar. 19 on Steam and will cost $9.99.

'Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor' - 16 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 12:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Featuring three intense campaigns, brand-new multiplayer modes and an innovative "direct-fire" feature that allows even more tactical control during the heat of battle, Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor will immerse players in some of the most historic, tide-turning clashes of World War II.

Nintendo Wii Reaches 50 Million Units

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 12:34 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

AMD announced that it has shipped the 50 millionth ATI "Hollywood" graphics processor for Nintendo's Wii console. This figure is in line with the forecast that Nintendo made last year about shipping 50 million Wii consoles by spring 2009.

Newly Founded Blade Games Raises Millions

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 12:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Blade Games, formed last month, has secured an initial round of financing for $4 million from California Technology Ventures.

'Vancouver 2010' (ALL) Announced - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on March 11, 2009 @ 9:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Vancouver 2010 is an authentic simulation of a host of events from the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, focusing on the adrenalin rush that comes from the extreme speed of winter sports. Including the all new challenge mode, it will allow players to immerse themselves in the world's greatest sporting event like never before.