Archives by Day

May 2026
SuMTuWThFSa
12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31

Advertising

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





Rainier's Articles


Monday, December 8, 2008 Shipping Announcements

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 11:18 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:

'Halo Wars' (X360) Worldwide Release Date Changes

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 9:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Halo Wars is a strategy game based on the Halo universe where players will command armies of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the Covenant, an alien coalition threatening to obliterate mankind. Originally scheduled for a worldwide release in Feb, 2009, the North American launch has been moved to early March, while the rest of the world is still set for late Feb. 2009.

'Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box' (PC) - New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 9:47 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Burnout Paradise gives players license to wreak havoc in Paradise City, a seamless racing battleground, with massive traffic-heavy roads to abuse. The PC edition will be customized with expanded online features, and community driven content.

'Meteos Wars' And 'PowerUp Forever' This Week's XBLA Titles

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 9:11 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Meteos Wars is a puzzle game where the story, situation and environments formulate one explosive adventure! In PowerUp Forever gamers get to hone your battle skills in the thrilling action-shooter game, where no two encounters are ever the same.

'Grand Theft Auto IV' (PC) Patch Ready, Fix Details Revealed, Coming Soon

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 8:56 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Rockstar's open-ended crime series returns to New York situated around the Eastern European protagonist Nikolai. The PC edition features a replay editor with Rockstar Social Club integration, expanded multiplayer, higher resolution, and match filtering. Last week we reported on the massive problems gamers experienced with the PC version, but a patch is ready and currently being certified by Microsoft, so it should arrive soon. Nvidia has already released specific GTA IV drivers, and ATi's are due Dec. 10.

Natsume's 2008 Holiday Lineup

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 8:37 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Natsume announced that the company's full lineup for 2008 is now available at retail, including the most recent release of Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon, Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, Princess Debut and Hi! Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Challenge (all for DS) and Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility (Wii).

'Ceville' - New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 8:33 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Ceville is an action-packed point & click adventure where you have to protect the fairy-tale realm of Faeryanis from the treacherous Basilius who plans to take the crown and subdue the realm with the help of murderous beasts he summons from the planes of eternal darkness.

Wii Shop Channel Adds Two Wiiware Titles And One Classic

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 8:32 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Nintendo added a classic and two WiiWare title to the Wii's Shop Channel. Wii owners with online access can redeem Wii Points to download: Bruiser and Scratch (Wiiware), Hockey Allstar Shootout (Wiiware), and Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (VC).

'Resident Evil ReBirth' (Wii) - 6 New Screens

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 3:26 a.m. PST | Filed under News

Capcom is working on bringing the original Gamecube (based on the 1996 PSOne game) title in the Resident Evil series to the Wii. Currently only scheduled for a December release in Japan, the port will add no new content or features, apart from making it compatible with the Wiimote controls.

'Deadly Creatures' (Wii) Gets Hollywood Voice-overs

by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 2:52 a.m. PST | Filed under News

THQ's Deadly Creatures is a Wii exclusive 3rd person action thriller title developed internally by its Rainbow Studios. Deadly Creatures throws players into a venomous world of desert terror, where the greatest victory is survival. Academy Award-winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and Academy Award-nominated actor Dennis Hopper are lending their voices to the game.