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Rainier's Articles


'Tomb Raider Underworld' (ALL) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 10, 2008 @ 1:50 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Crystal Dynamics has made Tomb Raider Underworld more realistic with fluid movements due to motion capturing. Set a few years after the last game, it also features persistent destruction and lush locales across the globe. Lara gets muddy in the game, but with the weather system, rain will wash it away.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PS3/X360) - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 10, 2008 @ 6:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

'Precursors' (X360/PC) - 5 Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 10, 2008 @ 5:52 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Precursors, developed by Boiling Point's Deep Shadow, is a sci-fi action game that leads you into unexplored regions of space, where he can fly with huge battle ships from planet to planet.

'Rail Simulator' - Update #1 Available NOW

by Rainier on Feb. 10, 2008 @ 5:51 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rail Simulator will offer the opportunity for players to take charge of steam, diesel and electric trains on real routes in the UK and Germany. Challenging and fun gameplay will even enable players to design their own ideal journey routes. This first patch brings all versions of the game to the same level, adding enhancements, improvements and fixes for issues people have been experiencing.

'Alternativa' - 7 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 10, 2008 @ 5:51 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Alternativa is a classic point&click adventure game based on the original sci-fi/cyber-punk script which is composed of a number of shorter stories that lead us through the lives of individual characters as well as the fictional world of the future.

Yahoo Turns Down Microsoft's $44 Billion Buyout Offer

by Rainier on Feb. 9, 2008 @ 5:55 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Last week Microsoft sent shockwaves through the internet by offering to buy ailing Yahoo for no less than $44 billion. After a few days of deliberation, even considering outsourcing its ads business to rival Google, Yahoo will turn down the offer, claiming the unsolicited offer undervalues the company, saying it needs an extra $12 billion.

'Condemned 2: Bloodshot' (ALL) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on Feb. 9, 2008 @ 6:05 a.m. PST | Filed under News

SEGA's Condemned 2: Bloodshot is a first-person action thriller immersing players in a world of psychological terror, featuring all-new fighting mechanics and online multiplayer functionality.

'Crysis' Coming to the Silver Screen

by Rainier on Feb. 9, 2008 @ 5:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In Crysis, shooter fans will face a new kind of challenge requiring adaptive tactics and customization of weapons and armor in dynamic, hostile environments as mankind struggles to survive in the face of an alien invasion. In a recent interview, Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli revealed that, like its previous game Far Cry, they are in active talks to make a Crysis movie. Let's hope it's not Uwe Boll!

'The Club' (PS3/X360/PC) Character Details #4 - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Feb. 9, 2008 @ 5:32 a.m. PST | Filed under News

The Club is a 3rd person action shooter focused on addictive and rewarding gameplay, testing your skills to the limit and offers relentless, frantic, and fast paced gameplay with a unique style, tone and storyline that drips with energy, attitude and anarchy.

'Lost Planet' (PS3) Demo Pulled

by Rainier on Feb. 9, 2008 @ 5:32 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Lost Planet is a sci-fi action shooter set within the merciless frozen tundra of a hostile planet, humans struggle for survival as conflicts arise between man, the surrounding indigenous creatures and the monstrous beings that have invaded. Released in Thursday, SCEA has pulled the multiplayer demo "in order to address issues that have come to light." (thanks FiringSquad)