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Rainier's Articles


'Burnout Paradise' (ALL) Gets Presidential In-Game Ads

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 6:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Buckle up and prepare to unleash anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise as Burnout Paradise gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse. After an attentive fan spotted a billboard ad sponsored by Presidential hopeful Barack Obama, EA confirmed that "the Obama campaign has paid for in-game advertising in Burnout."

Various Game Trailers #1454

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 6:28 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:

  • Quantum of Solace [ALL] - Launch Trailer
  • Dead Space [ALL] - Art/Gore/Creature Dev Diary Trailer


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

Sony's Tokyo Game Show 2008 Lineup - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 5:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Sony Japan/America's Tokyo Game Show 2008 lineup:

'Galactic Bowling' Now Available for Pre-Order On Steam

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 5:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Galactic Bowling is a new stylized sports video game, powered by the Vicious Engine, delivering stunning, detailed graphics as well as intuitive and fluid, lifelike game play. Pre-order now and take 10% off its regular price ($19.99).

'Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment' - 23 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 4:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Sins of a Solar Empire will feature several micro-expansions over the next year, starting with Entrenchment which promises to bring fans a Starbase defense platform, turret upgrades to make them more powerful, mine fields and a Subspace Inhibitor platform that will slow enemy ships within its range.

'Assassin's Creed 2' (ALL) In Development

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 3:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Shrouded in secrecy and feared for their ruthlessness, you play the role of Altair, an Assassin intend to stop the hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict and throw the environment into chaos and shape events during this pivotal moment in history. In a recent interview, animation director David Wilkinson revealed that animator Alex Drouin is currently "busy making Altair even more beautiful" and "was getting Altair to swim," confirming a sequel is in the works.

'America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch)' - v2.8.4 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 2:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The US Army has released a new version for America's Army: Special Forces (Overmatch). This upgrade brings their team-based multiplayer game to v2.84, and contains the Every Soldier a Sensor (ES2) training mission, a new multiplayer co-operative mission, and improved performance of the AI to react in a more realistic manner.

'Otherland' - 5 New Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 12:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Otherland is an Unreal Engine 3 powered massively multiplayer online game, based on the best-selling novels by fantasy author Tad Williams.

'Champions Online' Now Accepting Closed Beta Sign-ups

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 12:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Cryptic Studios' MMORPG Champions Online is based on the popular pen-and-paper Champions RPG, giving players the power of total customization of their hero experience while they explore a vast universe of richly detailed 3D environments. Fans interested in participating in the closed beta test can now sign up.

'Flowerworks' Announced - Screens

by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 12:37 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Flowers and fireworks usually don't mix, but Flowerworks turns nature on its head in this accessible and original title. Flowerworks combines puzzle, exploration and action elements in an addictive, explosive adventure.