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Rainier's Articles


TECMO And KOEI Merger Details Coming in Two Months

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2008 @ 2:01 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

After TECMO turned down a friendly take over offer from Square Enix it revealed early plans to join up with KOEI instead, and has now issued a statement that it will reveal a merger roadmap in two months. A committee has been formed to oversee the business of the two newly-merged companies, which is expected to produce a concrete integration scheme for unifying the two companies in the next two months (thanks Andreas).

'Rock Band 2' (ALL) Features Real World Gear In-Game

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2008 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rock Band 2 builds upon the first music game to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.
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'Battlefield 2' v1.50 Patch Delayed Because Of Exploits

by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2008 @ 1:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Battlefield 2 features immense, richly detailed, destructible environments, from city streets to remote forests, in some of the most notorious hot spots around the world. It has been well over a year since the v1.40 patch and the promised v1.50 patch got delayed because EA wanted to include a solution for recently discovered third-party exploits that are being used to crash servers/clients and clients and spoof accounts instead of delaying it further.

'The Conduit' (Wii) Controller Mapping Contest

by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 6:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Conduit is a stunning action FPS that promises to provide some of the best visuals seen to date on the Wii, featuring terrifying alien creatures, an advanced AI System, and a rich, conspiracy-laden story. High Voltage Software are accepting fan-created control mappings and Wii-motions for their first-person action shooter.
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Various Game Trailers #1436

by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 6:05 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:

  • Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars [PSN] - Trailer
  • Samba De Amigo [Wii] - Friends Trailer
  • CustomPlay Golf 2009 [Wii/PC] - Trailer #2
  • King's Bounty: The Legend - Tales from Endoria #5
  • Cursed Mountain [Wii] - Trailer
  • DemiGod [PC] - Rook Trailer
  • Ultimate Band [NDS/Wii] - Trailer
  • Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff [NDS] - Trailer #5


  • We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
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'Mega Man 9' (Wii/PS3/X360) Bosses Unveiled #3 - Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 5:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The original 2D classic Mega Man returns, bringing the series back to its core with retro-action platform gameplay and NES-inspired old school graphics. Relive the Mega Man experience with maniacally themed environments, a host of power-ups, and classically inspired bosses, each with their own unique weapons and weaknesses.
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'Wii Music' (Wii) Gets Release Date

by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 5:08 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Wii Music makes it easy for people to jam to tunes, even if they don't know anything about music. Wii Music transforms the Wiimote and Nunchuk into more than 60 different instruments, including a violin, steel drums, electric guitar – even a cowbell.
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'The Witcher Enhanced Edition' - Blood Revival Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 3:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Witcher Enhanced Edition, CD Projekt's action/RPG, adds changes to the game's mechanics, better graphics, shorter load times, improved stability, the recently released D'jinni mod editor, two new adventures, making of DVD, two soundtracks, etc. The North American edition painstakingly had no blood, which is fixed by applying this patch.

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'Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World' (Wii) - 34 New Screens

by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 2:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World combines real-time combat, captivating storylines and remarkable graphics while introducing original elements that set a new standard for role-playing gameplay and interactive storytelling.
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'LittleBigPlanet' (PS3) Trophies Revealed

by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2008 @ 2:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

LittleBigPlanet is a new PS3 community-based game with a hugely innovative concept behind it. Players meet on a blue and green planet scattered with individual plots -- and use their character's amazing abilities to play, create and share what they build with other gamers throughout the world via PS Network.
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