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Halo 2 on Windows Vista: The Inside Scoop

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Our revelation that we were working with a team at Microsoft to bring Halo 2 to Windows Vista raised a ton of questions about the team handling it, so we sat down with Jo Clowes and Matt Gradwohl, who'll be responsible for making sure it's the best game it can be.
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If you port a game, at least do it right!

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The movie ?The Godfather? is widely regarded as one of the best movies ever made. Earlier this week Electronic Arts released a new game based on the film. This game was originally made for the Xbox and has now been ported to PC. It follows in the same vein as games such as Mafia and GTA: San Andreas, and has been getting a lot of positive feedback. However, EA forgot something relatively important with this port
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Iwata?s GDC Keynote

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Nintendo bossman Satoru Iwata gave his keynote speech, which Kotaku editor/blogging machine Brian Crecente covered in real-time. Our Alice has posted the entire speech, which is after the jump. It?s just like being there. Well, sorta.

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GDC 2006 Reporters Notebook Part 3

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In his final GDC 2006 reporters notebook, JCal discusses Will Wright's keynote address, then checks out Crysis, Ritual's Sin Episodes, and finally Novint's Falcon controller.

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GDC 06 Reporters Notebook: Day 2

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In today's GDC 2006 report, JCal revisits AGEIA to spend more time behind the wheel of a PhysX-powered PC. Inside JCal reveals more impressions of the physics-based game Cell Factor, as well as inquiring more on AGEIA's retail plans for PhysX cards -- is a lower-priced sub-$200 PhysX card in the works?
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Crysis Trailer from GDC 2006

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A beautiful movie of the upcoming sequel to Far Cry, Crysis, was on display at GDC. There?s some really amazing technology on display here: dynamic day and night cycles, interactive palm fronds, volumetric fog and the best looking NPCs we?ve seen in a game this side of Half-Life 2.

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Epic Games Mark Rein Interview

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Vice President Mark Rein chats about Unreal Engine 3, PS3 and the future of PC Gaming. He has some choice words about Intel's integrated graphics solutions that you won't want to miss inside!
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Battlefield 2142 Scans of PC Gamer cover story leaked

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The Battlefield 2142 hoopla is starting to look more and more real as scans of the PC Gamer issue in question have surfaced online with BF 2142 featured as the magazine's May cover story
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Final Fantasy XII

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Kotaku tipster Torokun sends word that Korean site Ruliweb has a load of Final Fantasy XII clips up, giving folks outside of Japan an opportunity to check out Square?s eye-candy. All are WMV files and are on the huge side.
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Battlefield 2142 Trailer

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I might take some flak for making this a news post but all i can say is... i need this.. and i need it quickly. But heads up im having trouble confirming this so take this with a grain of salt.
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Ritual Interview

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Members of the Ritual team talk about SiN Episodes, briefly on their DirectX 10 UBER engine, and other assorted topics.

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Halo 3 No More - Meet Forerunner

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An Xbox.com forum poster, DM Duo Maxwell, is claiming to have reproduced, in its entirety, an exclusive Game Informer article from the upcoming April issue that reveals details about Bungie's next project.

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DropTeam Multiplayer Beta

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DropTeam is a truly Sci-Fi multiplayer tactical simulation of mechanized ground combat using a new groundbreaking and powerful 3D engine. DropTeam is all about fun, fast and furious tactical action ? but not at the expense of realistic physics and a credible combat experience. This mp beta allows you to try out 2 scenarios, Ice Field" and Raid.
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Black & White 2 Demo

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Lionhead have released the playable demo for Black & White 2, surprisingly (after the lack of a demo for the original game) allowing the chance to try out their 3D god-playing strategy sequel of last October. Word on its contents is: "The Demo starts on Land 3 of the main game, and will guide you through the finer points of town building and how to complete lands."
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Guild Wars Factions on April 28th

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ArenaNet , developer of the award-winning online roleplaying game Guild Wars, and NCsoft Corporation, the world?s leading developer and publisher of online computer games, announce today the release date of Guild Wars Factions, the hotly anticipated second game release from the critically acclaimed studio. The Adrenaline Vault
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Battlefield 2 1.21 Patch

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Electronic Arts has issued new retail patches and servers for Battlefield 2, bringing the team-based 3D multiplayer action game by Digital Illusions to version 1.21. This update fixes issues with heat seeking missiles, claymores, the Battle Recorder, the screen capture, multiplayer and more, and as usual there are incremental (from v1.2) and full patches as well as Win32 and Linux servers.
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Unreal Tournament 2007 Gameplay Footage @ TechAmok

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GameTrailers has posted a new video interview with Mark Rein from Epic Games. Besides the interview, they also show footage from Unreal Tournament 2007 from the recent press event. The game looks pretty damn smooth!
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Games - The Ethics Issue

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As graphics become increasingly realistic, the line between the game world and the real world becomes blurred. We examine the ethics of sex and violence in games and their impact on today's society.

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WarPath MP Demo

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The playable demo for WarPath, offering the first opportunity to fire up this sci-fi first-person shooter in production at Digital Extremes. This is a multiplayer that contains a Deathmatch/Team Deathmatch map called Breach and a Capture the Flag level titled Rush, both playable on LAN / Internet and against bots.
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ÜberSoldier Demo

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The playable demo for ÜberSoldier has been released, allowing the chance to take the alternate-history World War II first-person shooter by Burut for a tour of duty. This demo contains a single-player mission consisting of three areas that starts outside a prison complex with the objective to free a key resistance leader.
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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Preview

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The latest in the series of tactical FPS games, Ghost Recon: Advanced Fighter is coming to Xbox 360 and PC in March. With proven gameplay and next-generation graphics, this is one to look out for.

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ToCA Race Driver 3 MP Demo

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Codemasters has released the multiplayer demo for ToCA Race Driver 3, renewing the chance to take their imminent multi-disciplined modern racing simulation for a spin. This demo contains three tracks that can be played online using a GameSpy account, but note that if you still have the previous single-player demo installed, this new demo is misconfigured to force its uninstallation.

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Commandos Strike Force Demo

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Eidos has now released the playable demo for Commandos Strike Force, offering the first opportunity to try out the tactical World War II first-person shooter that is nearing completion at Pyro Studios. This demo contains one mission in Norway playable with the Green Beret and Sniper, as well as one mission situated in France that acts as a tutorial for the Spy.
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World of Warcraft retail patches v1.9.4

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Blizzard has issued another round of minor patches for World of Warcraft, upgrading the US, UK, German and French editions of their popular fantasy MMORPG to version 1.9.4. This update adds a new Guild Recruitment channel and fixes "a bug that could cause players to appear to be porting around in a small area."

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Battlefield 2 1.2 Patch Pre-Release Interview

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With the recent discovery of the patch, we took this great opportunity to get some of the big questions answered. Along with that, we managed to get a hold of the Official change log for 1.2.

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Battlefield 2 v1.2 Now Available

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Happy Valentine's Day! Who needs a dozen roses when you can download Battlefield 2 v1.2 and play until your ?own? heart is content. EA/DICE sends you a hearty Valentine?s Day by releasing the much anticipated Battlefield 2 v1.2. EA Games
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Crysis Preview

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For the March 2006 issue of Computer Gaming World, we went toe-to-toe with Crytek for the aesthetic behind the action in its "not Far Cry 2" follow-up to Far Cry. We're all weary of watching these guys play visual leap-frog, so we pulled out our handy thumb-and-toe screws and managed to scoop the lowdown on the curious gameplay capers Crytek has planned for Crysis.

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Crytek ''Crysis'' CryEngine 2 TechMovie

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CryTek's next generation game engine on display - in high resolution beauty. This clip has previously been released as shaky-cam, low-res footage.
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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Diary Movie

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Ubi Soft sends along a new movie trailer for Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter, highlighting the squad-based tactical shooter sequel under construction at GRIN. This is the second installment in the developer diary series, coming in regular and gigantic (1920x1080) resolutions offer a discussion and demonstration of the Integrated Warfighter System feature in two minutes of interview, gameplay and real-life footage.

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Halo 2 (Xbox) Coming To PC ?

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Bungie has updated the jobs section on its website revealing that it is currently looking for several people to fill jobs geared towards PC applications. Bungie is currently looking for Graphics, Audio, Network and Game Programmers, all PC related. Knowledge of DirectX9, Xbox SDK, and compatibility issues are required, and it further states "Want to work on the biggest franchises for Microsoft Game Studios?" Ok, it's a little bit far fetched, but who knows.

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Timeshift Demo

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The promised playable demo for TimeShift is now online, offering the first opportunity to try out the imminent time-manipulating futuristic first-person shooter by Saber Interactive. The demo contains one full level "where you must use your timeshifting powers to infiltrate the perimeter of a heavily guarded building to meet an important rebel contact on the top floor." As with another recent Atari demo the InstallShield installer is rather finicky and may throw an error that makes the demo appear to be broken, but if you encounter this problem it can be resolved with the instructions .
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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Preview @ Firing Squad

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Enemy Territory was one of our favorite games ever, so you bet your sweet momma's butt we were all over a chance to take a look at the game at Activision's Santa Monica office. Jakub has a huge four-page preview with 10 spicy screenshots ready for your perusal.
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Halo 3 - Ready to Roll?

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It has come to our attention that Halo 3, Microsoft's 'killer app' for the Xbox 360 is, in fact, ready to roll and a major European mastering plant is just poised ready to go.

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Most Wanted Games of 2006

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What's coming up this year? bit-tech contributor Ryan Garside takes a look at the 10 most anticipated games on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS2. It's a controversial, yet drool-worthy list.

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The 5 Problems with Videogame Journalism

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The problem with videogame journalism is that we rarely get an opportunity to experience the game the same way a gamer will. In this article, Alan talks about the challenges that videogame journalism face.
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Guild Wars: Factions PvP Impressions & Screenshots

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The former members of Blizzard who founded ArenaNet a few years ago now have their own success in Guild Wars, their own fantasy multiplayer action-RPG that does away with all those pesky monthly fees that most conventional MMOs have.
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The first DX10 game announced

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Back in September 2005, at the PDC Microsoft Conference, CryTek, developers of Far Cry, released a movie that showcased some of the capabilities of the Cry Engine 2 under DirectX 10 API: dynamic day/night cycle, fully interactive enviroments, sunrays and diffuse transmission, real time soft shadows, soft particles, interactive/destructrible enviroments, volumetric clouds, and advanced shader technology. "GameHell"

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