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Rainier's Articles


Ubisoft To Recruit New Beta Testers For 'Shadowbane'

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 8:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Ubi.com and Ubi Soft, the publishers of Shadowbane, are now accepting additional applications to be a beta tester of Shadowbane, the fantasy-based, massively multiplayer online (MMO) game slated for launch later this year. Shadowbane has been in a closed beta test since January 2002. Ubi.com will be letting thousands more players into the test this year. Read More!

'Graphic State' Reveals Cuttin Edge Technology For GBA - Screens

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 4:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Building on the technology behind previous titles such as Dark Arena and STAR X, Graphic State has created a new set of 3D game routines which represent a major advance for handheld gaming. Game Boy Advance games can now far more accurately represent their console/PC counterparts - with detailed 3D environments and hundreds of on-screen sprites. Handheld game players can now experience 3D gameplay similar to games previously seen on the original PlayStation. Included are screens from 3 upcoming titles.

Various 'Crave' Titles (Xbox/PS2/GCB) - Screens

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 4:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Today we have some Crave titles that seem to have slipped under most people's radar, and of course we're here to save the day (yea i know i'm losing it). Featured games are : The Lost (Xbox/PS2)- Whirl Tour (PS2/Gamecube) and H2o Overdrive (PS2)

'Restaurant Tycoon' (Xbox) - Features & Screens

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 3:06 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

From the creator of award-winning Capitalism series and Seven Kingdoms series, Trevor Chan, here comes a break through in business simulation genre. The game that takes the art of cooking and running a restaurant to new heights, Restaurant Tycoon is a gastronome's dreams come true. Starting with nothing except some cash, a passion for food and a great idea, you start by building a restaurant from the bottom up - hiring waiters, decorating, even cooking the meals. Buy, build, outsell and undermine your competition in the world's culinary capitals, all faithfully recreated in stunning 3D environments.

'Phantom Crash' (Xbox) - Features & Screens

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 1:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Year is 2025. The Japanese government, in order to cope with the massive air pollution and endless economic loss of Tokyo, transfers the capital to “Neo Tokyo”, a dome city built on the Tokyo Harbor. A few years later, abandoned “Old Tokyo” becomes the battleground for “Rumbling”. In Rumbling, the contenders face each other while riding highly mobile armored land vehicles called “Scoobees”, and receive fortune and fame by destroying others. It’s now the year 2031, the Rumbling is the biggest hit the entertainment business ever had!

'Kingdom Under Fire : The Crusaders' (PC/Xbox) - Facts & Screens

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 1:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders is real-time strategy/3rd person action hybrid game that virtually places you in the epic battlefield of a fantasy world.

'Duality' (Xbox) - Facts & Screens

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 12:47 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

An Action RPG title developed by the former core development team from Pyro Studios. Serious message and deep storyline will be delivered through easy control, fast game play, and stimulating graphics. There are two sides to the reality, namely the real space and the cyber space, and the player will experience the same time-line through the eyes of three different characters, thus seeing various sides of the reality and understand the story as a whole at the end. Njoy the screens

Various 'UbiSoft' Titles - Screens

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 11:16 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

There's light at the end of the tunnel ... the end is in sight .. today we serve up a batch of screens from several Ubisoft titles such as : Shadowbane (PC) - IL-2 Sturmovik Add-on (PC) - Donald Duck as PK (Ps2/Gamecube) - Evolution Worlds (Gamecube) - Rayman Arena (Ps2/Xbox/Gamecube) ... Njoy them!

'Age of Wonders II' Gone Gold

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 12:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

According to 'Gone Gold', Age of Wonders II: the Wizard's Throne has gone gold, as was already hinted at in a recent GameSpot story. We can expect this Turn-Based Strategy (TBS) sequel by Triumph Studios in stores around June 12. (Thanks Blues)

'Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc' (All) - Screens & Features

by Rainier on May 28, 2002 @ 12:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Rayman 3 will give gamers the quality they have come to expect from the 10 million selling series. Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc is scheduled to ship to retail shelves in Autumn 2002 for the PlayStation2, Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy Advance, the Xbox and PC. Njoy the screens!