Rain is one of those games that comes so close to getting everything right that it seems unfair not to praise it just for the proximity. Read… 10/01/13 9:00am 10/01/13 9:00am

So there’s been a veritable drought of information about Rain, the clever precipitation-centric adventure shown off at last year’s Gamescom. But a new look at the Sony Japan and Acquire-developed game just surfaced and it looks absolutely lovely. Read… 3/25/13 8:00pm 3/25/13 8:00pm

The hero of Sony Japan Studio's upcoming adventurer platformer is a little boy seeking a little girl in a dreary world defined by water falling from the sky. It's a fortunate setting — Rain's protagonist is completely invisible. Read… 8/14/12 1:59pm 8/14/12 1:59pm

Waking up to find his town enshrouded with thick fog, commenter Nimzy wonders if game developers have fully harnessed the power of the weather in today's Speak Up on Kotaku. Read… 9/16/11 12:00pm 9/16/11 12:00pm

The story of Rain, the latest fighter coming to Mortal Kombat is a story of revenge. Furious that he would be denied the rank he felt he deserved, Rain joined the faction that orphaned him. Read… 7/15/11 9:30pm 7/15/11 9:30pm

The purple one, Rain, is the latest addition to Mortal Kombat's cast of characters. The god of inclement weather joins the excessively bloody Skarlet and blind swordsman Kenshi as the third downloadable add-on for NetherRealm's ultra gory fighter. Read… 7/11/11 7:30pm 7/11/11 7:30pm