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Rainier's Articles


'Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution' (ALL) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 4:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Civilization Revolution will deliver revolutionary features like real-time interaction between leaders, multi-player capabilities and integrated video and voice chat, which completely transports the Civilization series to a level of gameplay that fans have never experienced before.

'Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties' - v1.01 Patch Notes

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 4:48 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is AoE 3's the second expansion pack, engaging gamers of all ages and types n epic warfare in the Eastern world, and leading Japanese, Chinese and Indian civilizations to expand their empires. Ensemble Studios' is working on the first patch, there are no critical technical issues, so it will mainly add balance tweaks.

'Target: Terror' (Wii) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 4:44 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Based on 2006's arcade game Target: Terror Gold, Konami announced that Target: Terror is currently under development for the Wii, and will be compatible with Wii Zapper, featuring fast-paced run 'n' gun action, dual wielding and fun mini-games

'Carnival Games' Coming to NDS, Wii Gets 'Mini-Golf'

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 2:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Carnival Games: Mini-Golf is home to larger-than-life, theme park style miniature golf courses. Whether back in time to the land of dinosaurs, keeping order in the Wild West or searching for treasure on an island full of pirates, the game combines traditional miniature golf fare with action-oriented game play.

'NBA Ballers: Chosen One' (ALL) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 2:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Midway Games' NBA Ballers: Chosen One marks the return if fast-paced one-on-one and two-on-two action as players can select from more than 65 NBA superstars to be the next "Chosen One".

Take-Two Q1 2008 Financial Results Delays 'Borderlands', Confirms 'BioShock 2'

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 1:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Take-Two's Q1 2008 financial result reveals net revenue down and an increase in net loss, but most importantly, 2K Games confirmed BioShock 2 is being developed by 2K Marin and is planned for release in the Q4 of fiscal 2009 (Aug.-Oct. 2009), the same time frame set for Mafia II. Borderlands, however, has been delayed until Nov. 2008 at the earliest, in order to give Gearbox additional development time, as well as Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

'R-Type Command' (PSP) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 11:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Atlus' R-Type Command, known in Japan as R-Type Tactics, is a deviation from the usual shoot 'em up genre into the tactical/RPG genre, giving fans of the franchise a chance to see all the units and enemies up close and personal, in 3D, while also adding 2 player versus mode.

'Frontlines: Fuel of War' (ALL) Multiplayer Demo Delayed

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 11:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

As society succumbs to a worldwide energy crisis, a new global depression takes hold. Amidst this desperate backdrop, two superpower alliances emerge. Join the battle on the frontlines of tomorrow as the Western Coalition or the Red Star Alliance. A Frontlines multiplayer demo was scheduled for March 11th, but Kaos Studios has decided to delay the release in order to focus on fixing the issues/bugs with the retail game.

'Guilty Gear 2: Overture' (X360) Facts, Features & Screens

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 11:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Guilty Gear 2 Overture, developed by Arc System Works, is the newest installment in the Guilty Gear franchise, deviating from the series beat'm up norm by not calling it GG X, as well as by adding RTS elements where you need resources to gather your army and destroy the enemy's base.

Hardcore Gamers Spend Most Money on Non-Gaming Items

by Rainier on March 11, 2008 @ 11:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

According to The NPD Group video game industry retail revenue tripled in growth in 2007; while consumer spending on music fell 10% and DVD revenues flattened. Even though growth was centered on gaming last year, core gamers -- those who played video games daily or several times each week -- still spent most of their entertainment budgets on non-gaming entertainment.