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Rainier's Articles


Nintendo Drops Wii Price, Launches ‘Nintendo Selects’ $19.99 Wii Games

by Rainier on May 4, 2011 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under News

Nintendo is dropping the suggested retail price of its Wii to $149.99, in either black or white,  while including Mario Kart and a matching colored Wii Wheel accessory, replacing the previously included Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort games.

Various Game Trailers #1945

by Rainier on May 4, 2011 @ 12:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under Trailers

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

  • The Witcher 2 [ALL] - Dev Diary Trailer #1
  • Dawn Of Fantasy - Dev Diary Trailer #1
  • Virtua Tennis 4 [PS3] - Move Trailer
  • DiRT 3 [ALL] - Gameplay Trailer
  • Brink [ALL] - HUD Trailer

We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...

Sit Down And Shut Up, Will Ya? Try Not To Live Up To All My Expectations

by Rainier on May 4, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under MOTD

Whether you are a PS3, X360, Wii or PC fan, you have to admit that by now, there's so much egg on Sony's face, it must be hard for them to see.

While a $1 billion lawsuit may be a little extreme, I'm not really surprised that this is happening, and it probably won't be the last, either. I'm baffled that this happened in the first place, but the initial reaction also made me scratch my head.

Shortly after it happened, Sony was already on the case, rebuilding its network, improving security and infrastructure, and even moving it to a more secure location. Were they previously running it on a Pentium I computer under the basement stairs, unprotected? Sony Online's data was secure — oh wait, no it wasn't!

Man, what a mess ....

'Binary Domain' (ALL) - 15 New Screens

by Rainier on May 3, 2011 @ 6:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Binary Domain is an original squad-based shooter that puts players in the middle of a fast-paced and intense battle for humanity in robot-invaded 2080 Tokyo.

'Red Faction: Armageddon' (ALL) Demo Unlocks Mr. Toots At One Million Downloads

by Rainier on May 3, 2011 @ 6:17 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Half a century after the Red Faction resistance and their Marauder allies freed Mars from the brutal Earth Defense Force, harmony on Mars is again threatened but this time by a lethal force shrouded in mystery

'Fallout: New Vegas' (ALL) DLCs Confirmed, First Details, Priced

by Rainier on May 3, 2011 @ 6:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Fallout: New Vegas brings this franchise to a location only Fallout could do justice: Vegas. Fallout: New Vegas takes all the action, humor, and post-apocalyptic grime and grit of this legendary series, and raises the stakes.

'A Valley Without Wind' - 23 New Screens & Trailer

by Rainier on May 3, 2011 @ 5:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Set in a post-ice-age world in the distant future,  the game focuses on survival and exploration. As a random survivor of  this harsh world, you decide what impact to make on it.

THQ Financials Show Loss, Metro 2033 Sequel, HomeFront Success, uDraw To PS3/X360

by Rainier on May 3, 2011 @ 5:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

THQ reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 revealing a $136 million deficit, in spite of Homefront selling 2.6 million units. THQ CEO Brian Farrell confirmed that the sequel to last year's Metro 2033 is in development at 4A Games and will be titled Metro: Last Light .

'Duke Nukem Forever' (ALL) System Requirements Unveiled

by Rainier on May 3, 2011 @ 5:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

Duke Nukem will bring his signature brand of babe-lovin’, cigar-smoking, beer-chugging and ass-kicking action as he once again saves the Earth and our babes from hordes of invading aliens.

'APB: Reloaded' Gets Open Beta Date

by Rainier on May 3, 2011 @ 4:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under News

APB is a massively multiplayer online freeform combat and driving-based game, designed by the creator of the original GTA franchise, and takes  the universal theme of Criminals and Enforcement and brings it to a persistent, open world setting in a modern, crime-ridden city.