TGS: Metal Gear Solid 4 - HD Trailer

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Kojima has finally released the Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer that was shown back at the Tokyo Game Show back in September. For those of you that didn't see the movie way back when, the purpose of the trailer is to show off the power of Sony's PlayStation 3 and how Kojima plans to use the system's Cell technology for their next Metal Gear Solid sequel.

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Final Fantasy XII Preview

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How does it play? How does it look? And most of all, is it really a Final Fantasy game? Read on and check out our new screens and videos to find out.

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Need for Speed Most Wanted Demo

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The eagerly anticipated playable demo for Need for Speed: Most Wanted is now online, offering the first opportunity to try out the imminent urban racing simulation by EA Canada. This demo contains three Quick Race tracks (two Sprint and one Speedtrap) drivable in four different cars, as well as three different Challenge tracks (Pursuit Length, Tollbooth and Roadblock Dodge).

Halo 2 Anniversary Special

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It's Halo 2's very first birthday. We celebrate by taking a look at GASP Halo and Halo 2 running on Xbox 360, and a bunch of other really cool stuff you'll probably ignore because of 720p screens.

Call of Duty 2 Tweak Guide Released

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After a lot of work, I've managed to finish my guide for this great game. I've compiled this Call of Duty 2 Tweak Guide to help all COD 2 players out.

Call of Duty 2 High-end Graphics Shootout

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Wondering which card runs faster for Call of Duty 2? ATI's RADEON X1800 XT 512MB or the GeForce 7800 GTX? Does 512MB of graphics memory make a difference in this game? What about SLI performance?

Tweak Quake 4 To Run Over 60FPS

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For the config tweakers out there: don?t like the hard-coded 60fps limit to Quake 4? Reminiscing for the 125fps goodness of Quake 3?

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Update Released

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Updates to Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and the Source Engine have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

UT2007 Hardware Requirements?

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CrashOverwrite of Extreme-Players reports that the latest issue of PC Games Hardware (German) cites PC hardware requirements from a source at Epic Games. Here are some of the details he provided:

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Quake 4 CPU Shootout: Intel vs. AMD

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Wondering which processor delivers the best bang for the buck in Quake 4? What about the right memory size, 1GB or 2GB? In our Quake 4 CPU Shootout we'll address both of those questions, as well as add a little SLI to the mix. Once again Chris has gathered 20 CPUs for this article. See which platform performs best inside!

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Star Wars Battlefront II Review

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The best part of Star Wars Battlefront II is its massive online battles. You can locate your buddies and track stats as you fight alongside more players than ever, and new multiplayer modes such as Capture the Flag virtually guarantee unlimited replayability.

HL2 Lost Coast HDR Performance: Crossfire vs SLI

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We have updated our HL2 Lost Coast high dynamic range lighting benchmarks with the addition of single X850XT PE and 7800GT benchmarks in addition to the Crossfire and SLI 16X tests. We were able to confirm that there is a performance issue with Crossfire as the single X850 outperformed two in all but one test.

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Call of Duty 2 & Quake 4 Reviews @ FiringSquad

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Quake 4 is the long-awaited sequel to both Quake III: Arena and the older Quake II. It continues the Quake II storyline while - supposedly - delivering more and better multiplayer. Does it succeed? Read on, Quakefan! Oh, and don't forget to check out 92 sizzling hot screenshots.

3D Performance with Quake 4: Part 2 Mainstream Cards

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After evaluating Quake 4's performance with a handful of high-end cards, today we're here to take a look at the cards in the mainstream price segment. This includes ATI offerings ranging from the RADEON X700 PRO all the way up to the X800 XL (including ATI's X1600 XT) as well as GeForce cards ranging from the GeForce 6600 GT up to the 6800 GT.

New Encahnt Arm Trailer for the Xbox 360

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A new trailer for Enchant Arm, an RPG by developer FromSoft with Xbox Live support, high-def visuals, and other features. The game will be released simultaneously with the Xbox 360 Japanese release.

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Running Infinite Loop of a Quake 4 Demo

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It seems there is no direct way to make a Quake 4 demo file run again and again itself automatically with the timedemo command... and since there are not much "heavy" OpenGL games suitable for stability testing we have to think of some kind of a workaround. We've prepared a simple batch (.bat) file that can turn Quake 4 into a great PC hardware stress test.

Quak4 v1.0.1b

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tertsi has released an updated version of his awesome Quake 4 graphics tuning tool Quak4 v1.0.1b. Quake 4 supports the G70, NV40, and NV30 series of GPUs from NVIDIA and the latest version contains the following new features:

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FEAR & Quake 4 Tweak Guides

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I've finished my full FEAR Tweak Guide, and it comes complete with all the known tips and tweaks for FEAR. The guide includes screenshot comparisons of some of the harder-to-spot setting differences, more detailed setting descriptions, all the working advanced tweaks, and a ton of links to useful resources for troubleshooting FEAR problems.

Quake 4 Console Guide

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The console and .cfg file have a host of tweaks and tricks ready for the user to explore. We outline some of the basics you should know.

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F.E.A.R. CPU Shootout: AMD vs. Intel

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Wondering which processor is best for Monolith's horror-themed shooter F.E.A.R.? Perhaps you'd like to know if upgrading from 1GB to 2GB of memory will help your performance?

Download Quake 4 Demo File

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This is HWspirit's custom recorded demo file for Quake 4 that we are using for benchmarking different video card / system configurations. We created this file and are sharing it with you, because in Quake 4 there is no default demo file included within the game (unlike in Doom 3). You are welcome to download and try this demo on your PC and compare the results with ours. Download Quake 4 HWS demo (.torrent file, you'll beed BT client)

Quake 4 High-end Graphics Shootout

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Up to this point, NVIDIA's GeForce cards have easily outperformed ATI's RADEON cards in OpenGL games such as DOOM 3, but thanks to a recent driver update, ATI believes they've taken the lead.

Black and White 2 Review

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Peter Molyneux's Black and White earned critical acclaim from reviewers worldwide due to its unique take on the role-playing/strategy genre.

Quak4 Tuning Tool Coming Soon

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tertsi, the author of the popular Doom 3 tuning tool 3dmood for NVIDIA's G70/NV40/NV30 GPUs, is working on a similar tool for Quake 4.

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3D Performance with F.E.A.R. Part 1: Mainstream Cards

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With its advanced graphics engine, F.E.A.R. will push your graphics card like never before. In this article we take a look at F.E.A.R.'s performance with mainstream graphics cards including the RADEON X800, X800 XL, X700 PRO, and X1600 XT, while NVIDIA cards compared include the GeForce 6800 GT, 6600 GT, and GeForce 6800 256MB.

Oblivion interview - Gavin Carter of Bethesda

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As role-playing games go, none will be more highly anticipated that the next in the Elder Scrolls series and follow-up to Morrowind, Oblivion. Elite Bastards have sat down with Gavin Carter, one of the producers of this PC and Xbox 360 title, and asked him a slew of questions regarding various facets of this fantastic looking game, including getting some pretty exclusive information that will excite fans of the game in the process!

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Earth 2160 Demo

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3D Gamers is co-premiering the playable demo for Earth 2160, allowing you to try out this sci-fi 3D real-time strategy sequel by Reality Pump that's already been out in Europe for several months and is now expected States-side next month via Midway. This demo contains one level from the Eurasian Dynasty campaign and one level from the Lunar Corporation campaign, each limited to 45 minutes of play time.

They Hunger: Lost Souls announced

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Black Widow Games announced today the development of They Hunger: Lost Souls, its first commercial PC game powered by the award-winning Half-Life 2 Source engine from Valve Software. Based upon the highly popular They Hunger mod series, the upcoming title features a completely new horror-survival adventure.

X1800XT/F.E.A.R. Benchmarks

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Just benched the retail copy of F.E.A.R. (patched) on officially launched, but nowhere to be found, ATI's latest and greatest Radeon X1800XT video card. Linky to the thread that includes also some in-game screenshots.

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Quake 4 Benchmarks

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I have posted up our initial benchmarks for Quake 4 with our own custom demo. I used my personal gaming system with an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and the Radeon X850XT PE. Expect more numbers to come.

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Quake 4 Review

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A sequel to Quake II (not Quake III), Quake 4 provides a beautifully fluid and engaging first-person-shooter experience. It opens with a cinematic view of Earth launching a second attack against the Strogg planet. You play as Matthew Kane, a member of the elite Rhino Squad. Your landing craft gets shot down, and you're separated from your unit. It's up to you to shred the evil alien hordes and fragging friends. PC-Mag

F.E.A.R. US retail patch v1.01

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The new patch for F.E.A.R. is now online, bringing the US edition of the new supernatural first-person shooter by Monolith Productions to version 1.01. This release addresses a couple of map bugs, as well as applying a dozen multiplayer improvements and bug fixes.

World of Warcraft: 4.5 million copies of EULA-compliant spyware

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I recently performed a rather long reversing session on a piece of software written by Blizzard Entertainment, yes - the ones who made Warcraft, and World of Warcraft (which has 4.5 million+ players now, apparently). This software is known as the 'warden client' - its written like shellcode in that it's position independant.

Rag Doll Kung Fu Review

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The Kung Fu game market is hardly large, so when one does pop up, it's noticable. Kung Fu games also have their own uniqueness to them, but here's a game that is even more so. This is a creation of Mark Healey, an indepentant game developer. Many people relate independant games to being sub-par or boring, but this is one game to tell them otherwise.

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Bet on Soldier Review

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Hankering for a new shooter that isn't Quake, CS or Unreal? Bet on Soldier: Blood Sport was recently released and we have the review right here!

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New maps Soldner Secret Wars

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Since the new patch is delayed till end of the year, due massive improvments, we decied to reveal a few maps for the community and the players.

Riverside - Powerbase - Small Mountains - Cross River

Battlefield 2 Patch 1.03 Problems

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I'm aware that a whole bunch of you have had various problems, both with installing the 1.03 BF2 patch, as well problems playing BF2 after the patch. Unfortunately there aren't many solutions other the ones I've linked to on page 3 of my guide. More recently The Inquirer has raised concerns about the patch and CD Key Issues.

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Day of Defeat: Source Review

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Day of Defeat: Source. $20, 4 maps, HDR lighting, fast gameplay... but very closely based on a free mod. How to decide? Jakub's got his thoughts, as well as 99 yummy screenshots full of blood and gore and LMG camping.

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Ragdoll Kung Fu Pre-loading Now

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Rag Doll Kung Fu, a wild new experience from designer Mark Healey, is available now for pre-load. This adventure features a wide collection of single and multiplayer games, plus outlandish cut scenes inspired by classic Kung Fu cinema. To pre-load your copy, please visit www.steampowered.com.

Unlock a Starfox Ship in Zelda Game

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Think of it as Hot Coffee, but without all of the lawsuits and sex. Looks like some goofy Nintendo programmers slipped an Arwing fighter from Starfox into Ocarina of Time.

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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 4 Teaser Trailer

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Ubisoft has released a teaser trailer of Splinter Cell 4 that gives you a sneak peak at Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell's next geneneration online experience. You have no idea what's coming...

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Battlefield 2 Patch v1.03

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Electronic Arts has now released a new retail patch for Battlefield 2 to bring the popular 3D multiplayer action sequel by Digital Illusions to version 1.03. This update adds the Wake Island 2007 map, new server browser features, a nickname prefix feature, a BFHQ compare function, improved mod support, HUD & map enhancements, a dozen gameplay tweaks, a large number of bug fixes, and more. As before, the patch is accompanied by corresponding Unranked retail servers in the usual Win32 and Linux flavors.