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Rainier's Articles


'Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare' (ALL) Variety Map Pack Also Coming to PS3/PC

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 6:56 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Activision and Infinity Ward are planning a new offensive with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition and the downloadable Variety Map Pack (800 MS Points), a series of new multiplayer maps, both scheduled for release on April 3. Infinity Ward revealed that PS3 owners will also get the map pack somewhere late May, and while there are no details about bringing it to PC available yet, logistics are being worked out on how to make that happen.

'The Abbey' - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 6:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

The Abbey takes adventure fans to the gloomy world of the Middle Ages. An old abbey is the scene of a series of mysterious murders, and you, in the role of the Grand Inquisitor Leonardo and his assistant Bruno, are tasked is to shed light on the mystery.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 6:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

'Bus Driver' - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 6:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Bus Driver is a realistic simulation of a bus driver's duty, offering over ten different kinds of buses to drive, an expansive city environment with various districts, and over two dozen routes with varying weather conditions set at differing times of day.

'Gran Turismo 5 Prologue' (PS3) Soundtrack Revealed

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 5:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be available for download and on Blu-ray, sporting improved AI, and for the first time include multiplayer up to 16 cars, with integrated with online features, such as a profile editor and an online event calendar. The North American soundtrack will feature Weezer, Mars Volta, DJ Shadow and other various other artists...

'One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Ep. 1' (Wii) - 12 New Screens

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 5:13 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Namco Bandai's next installment in the One Piece Unlimited franchise is already well under way. While details about One Piece Unlimited Cruise: Ep. 1 are slim, several characters will return from the Unlimited Adventure, while the Wiimote will be used for fighting and fishing alike.

Gearbox Software Signs In-Game Ads Deal With Double Fusion

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 5:08 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Double Fusion and Gearbox Software announced that they have entered into an advertising partnership which will provide Gearbox with technology to support dynamic advertising in upcoming Gearbox games, and will represent both dynamic advertising and integrated sponsorship opportunities in those games.

'Last Flight' (Wii) Revealed - Screen

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 4:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Last Flight is a new Wiiware title where you play Larry Adelman, a culinary critic who has to fight blood-sucking vampire/zombies (no, not snakes) on a plane. The beat-'em-up title sports cel-shaded graphics. You must cleave your way through hordes of enemies and use the environment to create stakes (max. 4), or slap them around with a whip.

'Fallout 3' (PS3/X360/PC) Nearing Completion with 100+ Hours, 200 Endings

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 3:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fallout 3 places a player in the role of a Vault-dweller, who ventures from his secluded, underground survival Vault into a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, radiation, gangs and violence. In a recent podcast with OXM, Fallout 3 executive producer Todd Howard revealed that the original 12 endings grew to over 200, and the game time exploded from 20-40 hours to over 100.

'The Sky Crawlers' (Wii) - 4 New Screens

by Rainier on March 25, 2008 @ 3:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Namco Bandai is working on a Wii exclusive action/flight sim game, based on the upcoming animated movie by Mamoru Oshii, known for such productions as Ghost in the Shell, Blood: The Last Vampire and Innocence : Ghost in the Shell 2. The Sky Crawlers is set in an alternate reality and chronicles the adventures of an elite squadron of fighter pilots.