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Rainier's Articles


'Spore' Receives Popular Mechanics' 2008 Breakthrough Award

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 5:16 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Begin your odyssey at the dawn of life as a simple microbe just trying to survive, then evolve the creature from its microscopic origins into an intelligent, tool-using race, becoming a global civilization and choose whether to hunt or forage, attack or trade. Spore is being honored for its revolutionary procedural animation system, joining the ranks of ground-breaking innovations such as affordable cancer detection tests, renewable diesel fuel and a transparent-wall camera.

'NCAA Basketball 09' (ALL) - Facts, Features, Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 2:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

NCAA Basketball 09 builds upon authenticity by capturing the emotion, intensity, and atmosphere of a real college basketball game. Feel the excitement of game night with the band playing fight songs, the student section leading the cheers and popular ESPN college basketball broadcasters.

'EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey' Pre-Order Incentives

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 1:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

EverQuest II gets its 5th expansion with The Shadow Odyssey, adding new features, zones, abilities, spells, dungeons and increased level cap. If you pre-order online you get an extra Void Beast Pet and a loot card, while the retail pre-order gets you an in-game Dire Bear mount, loot card and a collectible poster.

'Real Heroes: Firefighter' (Wii) Gets Delayed - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 1:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Epicenter Studios' Wii exclusive Real Heroes: Firefighter, putting players in the soon-to-be soot-stained boots of a rookie firefighter who has just been assigned to a busy metropolitan fire station. Players will undergo a “baptism of fire” in an escalating array of emergency situations.

'Resistance 2' (PS3) Goes Gold

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 1:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Resistance 2 will feature 8-player, story-driven online co-op separate from the regular single-player campaign, 60-player online PvP (Heavy, Special Ops, Medic classes) and more vehicles, including The Chameleon, a Stalker with full cloak. Responding to a fan question why Resistance 2 hasn't gone gold yet, community rep James Stevenson indicated that it has, simply not announced yet, but with its Nov. 4 release date, it most likely has.

'Gears of War 2' (X360) - 27 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Gears of War 2 picks up six months after the events of the original, thrusting players back into humankind's epic battle for survival against a nightmarish force of underground creatures known as the Locust Horde.

'EVE Online: Quantum Rise' Announced

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 12:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

CCP announced the ninth free expansion for its sci-fi MMOG EVE Online, offering limitless opportunity to the talented starship pilots of New Eden as the roots of conflict spread deep for their lifeblood.

'Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm' (PS3) Pre-Order Incentives

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 11:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Armed with cinematic quality HD graphics, a next-gen battle system, interactive multi-dimensional battle grounds and a seamlessly explorable world, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm will capture the heart of any Naruto fan!

'S.O.S: The Final Escape 3' (PSP) - New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 11:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

S.O.S: The Final Escape 3 is the latest installment in the survival game series, previous titles were on the PS2, requiring you to fend for yourself in a city surrounded by mountains, ocean, and rivers that is experiencing torrential rains. All order has collapsed and there is no choice but to escape.

'Far Cry 2' (PS3/X360/PC) DRM Allows Uninstall, Reinstall

by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2008 @ 11:20 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Far Cry 2 immerses players in an entirely new kind of gaming experience, where players will discover a true open world gameplay set in one of the most beautiful environments in the world, Africa, brought to life by high-definition next-gen technology. Ubisoft revealed that FC2 will use the same DRM protection as Spore, with 5 activations on 3 separate PCs, but uninstalling the game successfully allows you to reinstall it again.