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Rainier's Articles


PlayStation Store Gets Demos, Downloadable Content and Price Reductions

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 5:19 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sony has rolled out its weekly PlayStation Store update with new tons of new material. Just like on XBL, THQ has released a demo for MX vs. ATV Untamed, while Harmonix released launch day content for Rock Band (singles & track packs). There were also price reductions ($4.99 instead of $9.99) for several PSN titles, such as Calling All Cars, Everyday Shooter, fl0w and PixelJunk Racers. New PlayStation Eye titles, Operation Creature Feature ($4.99) and Aquatopia ($1.99), were also featured, as were the usual trailers/movies.

'Insecticide' (NDS/PC) - 4 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 5:10 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Crackpot Entertainment's Insecticide is a classically styled action adventure detective game bringing the look and feel of gritty gumshoe films into a futuristic city where insects have become the dominant race.

PlayStation Store Now Accessible Through PC

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 2:43 p.m. PST | Filed under News

SCEA unveiled PlayStation Store for the PC, enabling PSP users to freely access PlayStation Network games, videos, purchase content and services over the Internet through a PC without the use of a PS3.

'Burnout Paradise' (PS3/X360) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 2:37 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Buckle up and prepare to unleash automotive anarchy in the ultimate burner’s paradise. Burnout 5 gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, the ultimate seamless racing battleground, with a massive infrastructure of traffic-heavy roads to abuse.

'Rock Band' (ALL) Downloadable Content on Xbox Live

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 1:46 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Rock Band allows you to perform famous rock music with your friends as a virtual band using drum, bass/lead guitar and microphone peripherals, as well as online. As previously announced, Harmonix has released downloadable song packs for The Police, Metallica and Queens of the Stone Age, as well as individual songs from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Foreigner and T-Rex.

'Devil Kings 2: Heroes' (PS2/Wii) - 10 New Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 1:28 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Sequel to 2005's fast-paced action title, Devil Kings 2 possesses compelling gameplay that thrusts players into a land of warring nations and unrelenting hostile armies, playable as one of 30 characters.

'Quake 4' Gets amBX Treatment

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 1:26 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Philips announced that it has made an agreement with id Software to provide an amBX-enabled Mod for Raven Software's sci-fi FPS Quake 4. amBX allows developers to use light, color, sound, rumble and even air flow through enabled devices to create a full sensory surround experience.

'Stargate SG-1: The Alliance' Developer Files Lawsuit Against JoWood

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Perception and associated parties announced that they have instructed legal counsel to issue legal proceedings in the Australian Supreme Court against Austrian video games publisher JoWooD for damages in excess of EUR 8,000,000, to be filed imminently.

'Rainbow Islands Evolution' (PSP) - Screens

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 11:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Following in the footsteps of Bubble Bobble Evolution, Taito's cult classic arcade game Rainbow Islands will be the next title to receive a modernising touch in the form of Rainbow Islands Evolution, marrying the original's much-loved vintage gameplay mechanics with the formidable horsepower of Sony’s portable wonder.

'Speedball 2: Tournament' Gets In-Game Ads

by Rainier on Nov. 20, 2007 @ 11:08 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Speedball 2 transforms the futuristic game setting with the help of state-of-the-art technology into a high-speed online sports spectacle, offering international leagues, a large-scale ranking system and a virtual marketplace. Frogster and IGA Worldwide have signed a deal to feed the action-sports-game with perimeter advertising boards and other in-game branded placements.