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Rainier's Articles


Tuesday January 23, 2007 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 8:56 a.m. PST | 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:

'World of Warcraft' - v2.0.5 -> v2.0.6 Euro/US Patches Available NOW

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 8:44 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Blizzard has released a small update for its MMORPG World of Warcraft. This v2.0.5 mini update, requires v2.0.6 installed, fixes a couple of bugs and implements minor changes with the UI for optimization.

'WoW: The Burning Crusade' Sells More Than 2 Million Copies in 24 Hours

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 6:15 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Wow expansion pack The Burning Crusade expands the game by tremendous bounds, adding new races, quest, lands, Battlegrounds, professions and items, raising the level cap to 70, and more. Blizzard announced that the expansion pack sold a worldwide total of nearly 2.4 million copies in the first 24 hours of availability.

'9Dragons' Cancelled

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 5:48 a.m. PST | Filed under News

9Dragons is the first authentic martial arts MMO set in ancient China, where you join as a poor peasant and through training and quests you reach your destiny as a master of the martial arts. In a surprise turn of events developer Persistent Worlds announced that it has ceased trading. The official website is empty, and the beta test servers will be shut down in due course.

'Enemy Territory: Quake Wars' - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 5:25 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars pits the armies of Earth against the invading alien Strogg in the ultimate online strategic shooter. Featuring strategic team play, persistent character promotions, day and nighttime combat missions, and the universe's most powerful weapons and vehicles.

Serious Video Game Readies US Army for Iraq Deployment

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 5:19 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In preparation for their potential deployment to Iraq, the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade and other units of the Army's Southern European Task Force based at the U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza in Caserma Ederle (Italy) are learning Iraqi Arabic with the Tactical Iraqi Language & Culture Training System game, developed by Alelo, Inc.

'Inquisitor: The Samael's Book' Revealed - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 4:40 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Inquisitor: The Samael's Book is a scary and dangerously addictive horror game, thanks to which you will experience many unforgettable moments, nightmarish dreams and sleepless nights. A plague of evil spreads around in the 18th century Europe. The Order of Inquisitors are sending you to fight against the forces of evil.

'Cinema Empire' - English Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 4:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Cinema Empire is Comport Interactive's latest commercial sim products. Start small, work your way up and end up as the owner of the country’s largest chain of movie theatres. This demo features a tutorial and one campaign mission.

'After Burner: Black Falcon' (PSP) - 5 Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 4:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News

After Burner: Black Falcon is the first arcade-style flight combat title for the PSP, combining intensive air combat with explosive gameplay, whilst allowing players to relive the experience of the classic After Burner arcade game.

'Alien Arena 2007' - v6.03 Patch / Full Install Available NOW

by Rainier on Jan. 23, 2007 @ 3:20 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Alien Arena 2007 is a first-person online deathmatch shooter featuring 32-bit graphics, new particle engine and effects, light blooms, reflective water, hi-resolution textures and skins, hi-poly models, and stain maps. This v6.03 update adds 3 new maps, new characters, fixes bugs, cleans up code, improves the in-game browser and more ...