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Rainier's Articles


'Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures' (X360/PC) - Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 6:01 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is an Online Action RPG, mixing a deep, story-driven single-player experience and a massive and brutal multiplayer end-game brings forth the ultimate representation of the Age of Conan.

Study Finds In-Game Sports Ads Don't Work

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 5:55 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Behavioural research consultancy, Bunnyfoot, has conducted an independent study that reveals a lack of engagement between video game players and in-game advertising in sports titles. Using its Sponsor Fixation Index (SFI) metric, Bunnyfoot reports a dramatic fall in consumer engagement ratings among some of the leading sporting games.

'Crackdown' (X360) - 10 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 5:29 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Crackdown pushes the action-driving hybrid genre into the next generation with the introduction of the first-ever truly 3-dimensional persistent playground, highly innovative co-op gameplay and an extensive prop interaction system all while taking place in a massive and highly-stylized urban center.

'Trophy Bass 2007' - Demo Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 4:58 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Bass Pro Shops has teamed up with Vivendi Games to deliver the 6th version of the fishing series Trophy Bass. With stunning realism, beautiful visuals and heart pumping gameplay - this is the most entertaining interactive fishing experience yet. This demo lets you have a taste of the full game and get familiar with its control scheme.

'For Liberty!' - v1.75 Patch Available NOW

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 4:52 a.m. PST | Filed under News

For Liberty! is a turn based computer strategy game for the PC, covering two wars of independence - the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the Rakoczi War of Independence in Europe 1703-1711. This v1.75 patch brings a number of tactical and strategic AI improvements, improved game realism, new realistic ruleset feature where the readiness recovery rate is halved, etc...

Opera Browser Now Available for Download on Wii

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 4:21 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Today a free trial version of the Opera browser is available for download on Nintendo's Wii. The Wiimote has made it possible to surf the Web in a new way with the Opera browser on your TV. Simply point and click to go to a Web page, select a link or input text. Click and move the Wii Remote up, down, left or right to navigate a page.

Nintendo Expands Wii's Shop Channel with 5 Classic Titles

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 4:15 a.m. PST | Filed under News

On Christmas day Nintendo will be adding yet another 5 classic games to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet access can redeem Wii Points to download the following titles : Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior, Super Castlevania IV, Toe Jam & Earl, and R-TYPE.

'Silverfall' - 3 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 4:05 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Silverfall is a fantasy-style RPG using advanced 3D graphics and fascinating storyline, featuring large free-roaming environments, 4 customizable and playable races, 150 monsters, single- and multiplayer (co-op and PvP), ragdoll effects, day/night cycle, particle effects and the latest shaders.

Blizzard Bans 105,000 'World Of Warcraft' Accounts

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 12:15 a.m. PST | Filed under News

In keeping with its aggressive stance against cheating in World of Warcraft, Blizzard banned over 105,000 accounts were closed and 12 million gold was removed from the game economies in Europe, Korea, and the US in the month of November. The banned accounts were taking part in activities that violate the game's Terms of Use, including using third-party programs to farm gold and items, which severely impacts the economy of a realm and the overall game enjoyment for all players.

'Crackdown' (X360) - Xbox Live Demo Coming January 18

by Rainier on Dec. 22, 2006 @ 12:05 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Crackdown pushes the action-driving hybrid genre into the next generation with the introduction of the first-ever truly 3-dimensional persistent playground, highly innovative co-op gameplay and an extensive prop interaction system. Microsoft will release a singleplayer demo, with co-op enabled, on Xbox Live Marketplace January 18.