Gaming Matters: Early Signs Of Rain

by Lorin Baumgarten EDITOR’S NOTE: Formerly known as “On The Download”, “Gaming Matters” is the weekly EpicBattleAxe.com feature article by Furious Gamer Radio owner/operator Lorin Baumgarten who, in addition to being full of himself and oddly stating his identity as “L-Dawg” from time to time, enjoys sparking controversy, discussing matters that pertain to gaming…

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EBC Skirmish 057: Wada You Know?

Flank the blast doors and open fire; its time for another edition of EpicBattleCry! In this week’s skirmish, we investigate the Heavy Rain Chronicles, get the latest updates on the Final Fantasy franchise, get our name in the God of War III credits, and hope for the best from Transformers: War for Cybertron.

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IGN: Heavy Rain Hands-On

IGN has posted a new hands-on preview of the highly-anticipated yet shrouded in mystery PS3-exclusive Heavy Rain. The write up (which includes some gameplay snippets as well) discusses the IGNer’s experience over the first 11 chapters (there are apparently 60+ all told) and discusses the game’s pacing and atmosphere, which anyone tracking the…

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Heavy Rain Walkthrough

Folks at Gamescom in Cologne might have had the chance to stop by the Sony booth and get a tour of the highly-anticipated Heavy Rain from developer Quantic Dream CEO/Founder David Cage. If they did, they would have been introduced to a newly revealed character, Shelby, who is Detective on the trailer of the Origami…

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New Screens from Heavy Rain

Though it’s a lot quieter than the buzz for Uncharted 2 or God of War III, there’s another PS3-exclusive that’s steadily gaining momentum; Heavy Rain. The title from developer Quantic Dream, mixes action, suspense, and cinematic drama to create a more subtle experience than your average first person shooter.

The jury’s still out until…

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