Advertising

As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases.





Rainier's Articles


Blizzard update

by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2002 @ 8:35 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Blizzard update.. Again as normal Blizzard updated their site again with following news:

New Warcraft III Unit, The Huntress, a Night Elf Unit in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, is now featured on the Warcraft III Races Page. The Sentinel has been renamed to the Huntress and now rides a Nightsabre panthers. The Huntress still has an Owl pet.

Warcraft III Spell Update, Learn about Raise Dead, an ability of the Necromancer, an Undead Unit in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Raise the Dead now raises multiple Skeleton Warriors instead of either Skeletons or Skeleton Archers.

Age of Mythology Movie

by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2002 @ 8:16 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Ensemble Studios' latest real-time strategy game will be available in September of 2002. To celebrate, they recently unveiled a movie that showcases the ancient Norse civilization. You can grab this 15 meg video here or here.

PC REVIEW - Stronghold

by Rainier on Jan. 12, 2002 @ 12:31 a.m. PST | Filed under Reviews

Developed By Gathering Of Developers and Published By Take2, Stronghold is one of 2001's BEST Real Time Strategy Games. Plain and Simple... If you want to know WHY ... read on ... then go buy it!

Digital Leisure loves Apples..

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2002 @ 11:27 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Leisure announced today that seven of the company's hit arcade titles for DVD Video including Dragon's Lair, Space Ace and Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp are now Mac compatible. The latest Mac Operating System, version 10.1, enables fans of these much-loved titles to enjoy these classics for the first time at home.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.1 Patch

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2002 @ 11:00 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Activision gave us an update on the 1.1 patch for Castle Wolfenstein. It looks like the patch will be released on Monday and not today as some sites hinted. Here is a snap..

The Return to Castle Wolfenstein 1.1 multiplayer patch that was originally scheduled to be released late this week will be available on Monday. We had a minor issue with the update installer which we have fixed and are now testing. This is a multiplayer only patch (does not affect single player at all), and will be compatible with the original 1.0 version of the game.

Unreal Tournament 2 - Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2002 @ 10:54 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Good evening or morning, whatever.. I'm back after the big holiday, X-Mas and New Year.. Hope you all had a good vacation.. Now back to the news shall we ;). Well i just scoured around for Unreal Tournament 2 news and found some interesting scanned screens from next issue of PC Gamer. I snagged them for your viewing pleasure and tossed them up with some other UT2 in-game screens. Check them out. Enjoy!

New World Order - Facts & Exclusive Screens

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2002 @ 8:04 p.m. PST | Filed under News

New World Order is most likely to succeed where many other First Person Shooters failed ... Unless a nuclear attack wipes out the world .. New World Order will be the first REAL CounterStrike killer ... Something i personally have been looking for... Project 3 Interactive was so kind to send us 10 exclusive screens and some product information ... A Multiplayer Demo is to be expected next month (february) so keep checking in with us if you want it ;) Full game expected in May 2002!

Diggles - Disciples II and Trainz Screen Shot Gallery

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2002 @ 6:17 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Strategy First is lining up 3 brand new titles due for release SOON. The English version of the German blockbuster "Diggles", the impressive looking Disciples II : Dark Prophecy and Trainz, the train simulator developed by Australia's Auran ... Dont forget to wipe off the drool ...

Rock Manager Heads For The UK

by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2002 @ 8:40 p.m. PST | Filed under News

The game, released on PC CD-Rom on 28th March in the UK, is currently receiving heavy media attention in America. As rock'n'roll continues to spin it's global web and GAP packaging, the world needs a computer game like Rock Manager, probably now, more than ever.

World War II Online Wins Accolades- Kicks Off Re-Evaluation Program

by Rainier on Jan. 10, 2002 @ 6:38 p.m. PST | Filed under News

Playnet.com,Cornered Rat Software and Strategy First announced today details of a re-evaluation program targeting former account holders, providing an opportunity to experience the many improvements made since launch.