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Rainier's Articles


FTC Green-lights EA's BioWare/Pandemic Acquisition

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 5:01 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Antitrust regulators have cleared Electronic Arts' $775 million purchase of VG Holding Corp, which owns two software studios from private equity fund Elevation Partners, BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios.

'Chocobo's Dungeon' (Wii) - 9 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 4:57 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Chocobos are probably one of the most recognizable characters of the Final Fantasy universe, and that is why Square Enix decided to give the yellow featherlings their own RPG. In Chocobo's Dungeon some dark power has stolen your friends' memories and you need to retrieve their identities.

'College Hoops 2K8' (ALL) to Feature 90 Classic Teams

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 4:49 p.m. PST | Filed under News

With advanced next generation visuals, hundreds of new animations, and a wealth of new innovative features, including all new crowd atmosphere that can affect the game performance of teams, College Hoops 2K8 is set to run the competition off the court with authentic college basketball game action.

Activision Financial Result Reveals 'Guitar Hero III' Rocks, New Titles

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 2:59 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Activision's latest financial numbers show a net revenue increase of 69% from last year's $188.2 million to $317.7M. Net income jumped from a $42.6M loss to a $28.5M gain. In the conference call, Activision executives said that while it's only been in stores for a week, GH III is the best launch title in company history, selling $100M in North America alone. Looking ahead, Activision is planning new titles in the Call of Duty, Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero franchises and has plans for new titles in cooperation with Dreamworks (Monsters Vs. Aliens, Madagascar II, Kung Fu Panda,) two unannounced superhero titles and, to top it all off, its first James Bond-licensed title.

'Smarty Pants' (Wii) - 7 Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 2:50 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Electronic Arts' first Wii trivia game Smarty Pants will combine age-targeted trivia with action-based gestures, making it a truly trans-generational game for the Wii.

'Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines' - v4.3 Update Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 1:06 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Since Troika is no longer amongst the living this patch is not official, so use at your own discretion. This update brings Activision's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines retail game to v4.3 (requires v1.2 patch installed) and addresses a number of known issues, gameplay tweaks, bug fixes and so forth.

'Tomb Raider: Anniversary' (Wii) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 1:01 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Using an enhanced 'Tomb Raider: Legend' game engine, the graphics, technology and physics bring Lara's adventure and pursuit of a mystical artifact known only as the Scion right up to today’s technology standards and will offer gamers a completely new gameplay experience.

Ubisoft Acquires Digital Kids

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 12:55 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Ubisoft announced that it has concluded an agreement to acquire Japanese game development studio Digital Kids, an NDS specialized team formed in 1996, known for such titles as Ubisoft’s Petz line of games, including Hamsterz Life.

'A Vampyre Story' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Combining 3D animation and 2D designs, A Vampyre Story follows the opera starlet, Mona, a woman kidnapped by Baron Shrowdy Von Kiefer and slowly becoming a creature of the night after coming under the vampire's spell.

'Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts' - v2.103 Euro Patches Available NOW

by Rainier on Nov. 5, 2007 @ 11:15 a.m. PST | Filed under News

COH: Opposing Fronts allows players to fight as the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic WWII liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history. THQ has released the Euro version of its recent v2.103 patch (for the original COH & expansion,) fixing a few bugs and crashes.