Painkiller News & Interviews

TotalGaming.net Adds Dreamcatcher Games, Freak Out: Extreme Freeride's North American Debut
08/28/2007
Stardock Entertainment and Dreamcatcher Interactive today announced that the companies have reached an agreement to bring many of Dreamcatcher’s best games to Stardock’s acclaimed TotalGaming.net digital-distribution service

Painkiller Helps Fatal1ty Win CPL World Tour Finals
11/23/2005
Fatal1ty defeated fnatic.Vo0 in Painkiller to capture the title

CPL $1,000,000 World Tour Finals streamed live on MTV's broadband channel Overdrive.
11/22/2005
Watch fnatic.vo0 and Fatal1ty battle it out in the CPL World Tour Final

Cyberathlete Extreme Summer Championship 2005 Kicks Off in Texas
07/06/2005
Over 7,000 Gamers from 60 Countries will Compete for $200,000 in Cash Prizes

Painkiller: Battle out of Hell is Now In-Stores
12/01/2004
DreamCatcher Games today announced Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell is available for Windows® at retailers across North Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell is available for Windows® at retailers across North America.

Painkiller Chosen As The Unique Official Tournament Game At 2005 CPL World Tour
10/15/2004
DreamCatcher Games and The Cyberathlete® Professional League (CPL) today announced that the critically acclaimed title, Painkiller,

Painkiller 'Single-Player Demo #3' Next Week Get Ready to Battle Out Of Hell - November 11th
10/07/2004
DreamCatcher Games today announced that it will release another single-player demo

 Painkiller Multiplayer Demo
07/14/2004
The Official Painkiller Multiplayer Demo is ready for the public.

DreamCatcher Games Announces Painkiller Expansion Pack
06/25/2004
DreamCatcher Games today announced that it will publish the Painkiller Expansion Pack: Battle out of Hell

$25,000 nVidia "Painkiller" CPL Tournament Attracts Big Name Talent
06/02/2004
DreamCatcher Games and the Cyberathlete(R) Professional League (CPL) today announced NVIDIA Corporation as the title sponsor for the $25,000 NVIDIA “Painkiller” 1-on-1 Deathmatch Tournament

 Painkiller Selected for Two Premier Industry E-Sports Shows
05/12/2004
. Released globally in April, Painkiller is the PC Shooter that everyone is talking about.

Painkiller Now Available in Stores...
04/12/2004
DreamCatcher Games today announced that Painkiller, one of the most anticipated Windows® shooters of 2004, is now available

NetFire to Host Official Painkiller Servers – Includes Game Daemons  
03/30/2004
NetFire.com and DreamCatcher Interactive reached an agreement today to host official Painkiller Game Servers throughout North America.

Painkiller Goes Gold
03/29/2004
DreamCatcher Games announced today that it’s highly anticipated FPS, Painkiller, has reached Gold Master Status for the PC.

1MM Downloads for Painkiller SP DEMO!!!!!
03/01/2004
DreamCatcher Games has, quite literally, been blown-away by the massive response to its single-player demo launch in February

Online Painkiller PC Demo Launches 16th February
02/13/2004
The single-player demo will feature three action-packed levels, including one that has never been seen before.

DreamCatcher Launches Comprehensive "Painkiller" Pre-Order Campaign
02/11/2004
DreamCatcher is giving shooter fans the chance to be the first to get their hands on "Painkiller" when it ships on April 12, 2004.

Painkiller Engine Block Part 1
06/26/2003

Painkiller will be published by Mindscape in October 2003 in the UK
06/11/2003
Painkiller will be released by Mindscape in October for the effective relief of the symptoms of adrenaline addiction and features fast-paced, first-person horror gameplay in a world somewhere between Heaven and Hell.

Tha Wiz Shares his E3 Favorties
05/23/2003
Thus a lesson was learned … don’t necessarily be looking for the next big game to come from a big developer. The smaller guys sometimes have the best stuff.

A Look Back At E3
05/22/2003
While sequels to great titles were aplenty, lots of new, unique titles were shown as well.