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Rainier's Articles


'Starcraft Online' Coming After All?

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rumblings and rumors have been persistent for quite a while now, but according to TradingMarkets, an industry insider claims that the first foreign online game for China's leading online game operator, Netease.com, will be Starcraft Online, developed by US-based Blizzard. Netease CEO Ding Lei didn't confirm the rumor, only stating that it is observing many online games and has not signed any formal license contract.

'Buku Sudoku' Coming to Xbox Live Arcade - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:48 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Merscom announced it will be publishing Buku Sudoku, the first, and only, Sudoku game for the Xbox Live Arcade system, bringing the worldwide Sudoku phenomenon to the Xbox LIVE Arcade while adding innovative competitive and cooperative play features.

Infogrames CEO Resigns, Replaced By Former EA Exec

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Infogrames announces that during its meeting on Jan. 30, 2008, the Board accepted the resignation of its Chairman and CEO Patrick Leleu, who will be replaced by former EA executive David Gardner, effective immediately.

'Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer' (NDS) - 11 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:38 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer takes place in a fantastical version of feudal Japan and stars a masterless samurai named Shiren who travels with a weasel named Koppa. Together they are on a quest to discover the mystical Land of the Golden Condor, said to be the home of the legendary city of gold known as El Dorado.

'Major Minor's Majestic March' (Wii) Announced

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:07 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Developed by the creative team behind PaRappa the Rapper Masaya Matsuura and New York artist Rodney Alan Greenblat, Major Minor’s Majestic March turns the Wiimote into a “special” baton that the bandleader, Major Minor, uses to keep tempo, recruit new band members and pick up valuable items.

'Deca Sports' (Wii) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 9:02 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Deca Sports, known in some parts of Europe as Sports Island, is an athletic offering, pulling together ten sporting events and pushing the player to their limits, fully using the Nunchuk/Wiimote to control your Mii like characters, including multiplayer.

'Legend: Legacy of the Dragons' Gets Free Content Update

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 8:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Waygate Publishing announced a major interim content update for its free, browser-based MMORPG, Legend: Legacy of the Dragons, adding two large quests (one for each of the races), 16 new locations, four new NPCs, numerous new items and monsters, a new faction (the Destroyers of Chaos) and a variety of smaller quests.

'Men Of War' Announced - 20 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 5:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Previously revealed as Faces of War expansion, Men of War is 1C Company's latest RTS, taking place in Europe during the height of WWII. The story unfolds across three different campaigns played out through the eyes of Soviet, Allied and German soldiers.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PS3/X360) Viral Campaign Launched

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 5:27 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. The franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Rockstar has launched a viral marketing campaign and is putting up "wanted" posters from the "City of Liberty Police Department" all over North America, showing pictures of Niko, Elizabeta, Mannie and other characters from GTA IV.

'FaceBreaker' (Wii/PS3/X360) Announced - Screen

by Rainier on Jan. 31, 2008 @ 4:55 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Created by the same team that developed the award-winning Fight Night Round 3, FaceBreaker offers irreverent fun, immersive gameplay and eye-popping stylized graphics. In this in-your-face, arcade world full of ego-wielding characters, each boxer comes to life with unique attributes and distinct personal style.