We team up with Dell for a look at the five best-looking PC games on the market and five more on the horizon.
Gran Turismo HD 'Lancer Replay' HD
Mitsubishi's racing monster unleashed!
Tekken 5 DR PS3 'Law Match' HD
Kung Fu master unleashes Iron Fist fury
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: SoC 'German' Teaser Trailer
European gameplay teaser of THQ's FPS
Top 20 Most Anticipated Console Games for 2007
Over the next two days, JCal will be taking a look at the most anticipated games that are set to be released this year. Up first are the console games. See JCal's top 20 most anticipated console releases in this article!
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
Halo 3 Videos as Played by American Soldiers in Iraq
As you may have read earlier, it seems as if American soldiers serving in Iraq got their hands on a beta of Halo 3. Here are two videos to further cement the rumors.
MaxConsole
MaxConsole
Neverwinter Nights 2
Bioware released its sequel to the ever-popular Neverwinter Nights around Halloween. How does it compare to the original? And why did we take so long to review it? Read on to find out.
Bit-Tech
Bit-Tech
Video Games: Looking Back at 2006 and Ahead to 2007
2006 has been an incredibly big year for the games industry?especially the console sector. We take a look back at the big events of the year and make some educated guesses about how 2007 will turn out.
ExtremeTech
ExtremeTech
Ghost Recon Adv. War. 2 'Helo' Trailer
First extended footage of GRAW sequel
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: SoC 'Aftermath' Trailer
Experience the nuclear horror from THQ
Ray Tracing and Gaming - Quake 4: Ray Traced Project
Guest author Daniel Pohl shares with us his insight into using raytracing for game rendering and how the increasing power of multi-core processors are helping bring it to a reality.
PC Perspective
PC Perspective
GRAW 2 Details
Media sites are buzzing today with news of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. The sequel was haphazardly announced in late October, but today marks the first revelation of explicit details; at least, to the eyes of an internet-only peruser.
GameSpot
GameSpot
Battlefield 2142 v1.10 Beta Patch
By taking part in this Beta you are accepting the risks related to the use of non-final code. EA and DICE are not responsible for any harm caused by the use of these files. EA will not provide customer support for any issues related to the use of any Beta related files. Any issues experienced during the use of these files should be reported to the EA Battlefield2142 Beta forums.
Splinter Cell: Double Agent: A Performance Analysis
The newest addition to the Splinter Cell series has recently been released for the PC. We'll take a look at the game and see how it runs on several graphics cards from both ATI and NVIDIA.
NVIDIA Support Interview
See how NVIDIA is helping developers push the graphics envelope with three upcoming titles.
Crysis Statement Regarding the Release Date
There has been a lot of recent talk about Crysis' ship date. I wanted to send out a message to all those who are interested and set the record straight. The game will ship a little later than planned.
EA brand ''tarnished'' according to analyst
A game industry analyst has issued a report stating that poor ratings and low-quality games are starting to diminish the EA brand. We'll delve into the challenges the gaming giant may be facing.
ArsTechnica
ArsTechnica
Crysis Direct X 10 Environment - Flyover Trailer
Here's the first trailer showing how the DirectX10 version of the upcoming Crytek first person shooter Crysis looks.
Gran Turismo HD Cancelled
Work on controversial PlayStation 3 title Gran Turismo HD has been stopped, according to an announcement on the Japanese website of developer Polyphony Digital, with the content so far produced to be given away as a free download in Japan.
Gamasutra
Gamasutra
Halo 3 Trailer & Beta Sign-up Opens Monday
Fans worldwide can experience a thrilling look at the most anticipated game of 2007 with a special 60-second ?Halo 3? trailer; Microsoft announces first chance for North American gamers to participate in the Halo 3 Multiplayer Beta by entering at Halo3.com
Shadowrun Xbox 360 Multiplayer Beta Sign-Ups Begin
Microsoft has announced that sign-ups have begun to beta test Shadowrun, the upcoming multiplayer oriented first person shooter from developer FASA Interactive. The first part of the beta will be for Xbox 360 owners but upcoming beta slots will open for Windows Vista PC owners.
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
Crysis Demonstration and Q+A
We have some exciting content for you today, Electronic Arts' Ben O'Donnell and Crytek's Sebastian Spatzek showed off the latest build of Crysis on a modified multiplayer map at Multiplay i29, and HEXUS.tv was there to film it
Warhammer 40,000: Dark Crusade Review
Death and destruction reign supreme in the latest Warhammer: Dawn of War game - Dark Crusade. We put it to the test to see whether this standalone expansion should be deemed worthy of a hero's reception.
Bit-Tech
Bit-Tech
Lost Planet Online
Direct feed of Lost Planet Online multiplayer
Battlefield 2142 Patch 1.05
Today we release the 1.05 update for Battlefield 2142. As previously communicated this update will among other things make the experience better when playing Titan mode. It will also solve the transport exploit that some players have taken advantage of. Overall the update includes over 25 fixes. The fix list can be found at the end of the update.
PC Gears Of War Confirmed?
While neither Epic nor Microsoft have talked about a possible PC version of their Xbox 360 third person shooter Gears of War.
Halo 3 Screenshots Galore
We're done holding out. Here's almost every bit of media we have on Halo 3. The catch? The boatloads of screens, renders and concept art (we're saving some of that, we changed our minds)
Devil May Cry 3- Dante's Awakening Review
The graphics on this engine are moderate if you compare them to games like F.E.A.R or Far Cry who excel in their sound environments.
Company of Heroes 1.3 Patch released today
It has been announced that the Company of Heroes 1.3 Patch is to be officially released today. The game is gathering great community support recently because the creators (Relic) are taking an active interest in supporting the need of its customers, something EA could do looking into.
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars GamePlay Trailer
Video shown at nVIDIA/GeForce event 06
Army of Two 'Security & Strategy' Trailer
Hilarious tactical shooting footage
Gears of War Patch in the Works
I know me and MANY other people are getting "connection lost to host errors" quite a bit when i have 0 of the possible problem that the self help board lists.
And it is VERY frustrating to get a match now too.
And it is VERY frustrating to get a match now too.
New High Res Crysis Screenshots
inCrysis has posted some new high resolution Crysis screenshots. includes shots of the "Hunter", "Nano Suit" & the destructable environments. View them here
Procedural Textures: Gaming's Future
Allegorithmic has a new technology that it says can make games up to 90% smaller by replacing bitmap textures with mathematically generated ones - and has already seen its technology incorporated by small games publishers. Could this be the future for texturing?
Bit-Tech
Bit-Tech
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point Review
F.E.A.R. was a love-or-hate shooter and JCal has the final word on the expansion. Is it worth your money?
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
RoboBlitz Demo
RoboBlitz, using Epic's Unreal Engine 3 and Ageia PhysX, is a fast-paced action game featuring puzzle-solving and unique physics-based weapons. Players blast through 15+ levels of high-intensity action as Blitz, a multi-talented robot on a mission to save its factory from a band of invading mechanical brains.
Gothic 3 Demo
3D Gamers is co-premiering the promised playable demo for Gothic 3, offering the chance to sample this recent third-person fantasy action role-playing sequel by Piranha Bytes. This massive download contains "the beginning area of the game, including the towns of Ardea and Kap Dun and the Rebel outpost Reddock, with all available quests, weapons, spells and NPCs. There will be no time limits imposed on players."
Splinter Cell: Double Agent single- & multiplayer Demos
Ubi Soft has released not one but two playable demos for Splinter Cell: Double Agent, offering the chance to sample both the single-player and multi-player sides of their brand-new stealthy 3D action sequel. The single-player demo contains a portion of the Okhotsk mission, while the multiplayer one includes one map for the Free and Rankings modes, with a few other restrictions.
Splinter Cell: Double Agent Review
Sam Fisher is back with his first outing on a next-gen platform. We look at the gameplay that the Xbox 360 and PC versions provide, and ask ourselves - can you teach an old agent new tricks?
Medal Of Honor Airborne interview
Gamespots Medal of honor airborne gameplay interview
Resistance In Game
In game footage from the press start screen from Resistance fall of man
Medieval II: Total War Chapter 5 - Battlefield Units
A variety of troops will make up your armies. Use their skills to your advantage.
Company of Heroes Review
An amazing WWII RTS that blows away the competition.
Multi-Core in the Source Engine
Valve is adding multi-core processor support to Half-Life 2's Source engine in time for the release of Kentsfield. We travelled to Seattle to talk to Gabe Newell and his team about what this will mean for gamers and hardware geeks, as well as examining a new benchmark tool created to show off what can be done.
7 New Gears of War Multiplayer 'In Game' Trailers
Missing Gears of War Multiplayer footage you may not find anywhere else! (just yet)
Red Orchestra: Fall Booster Trailer
Get your war on with a free fall booster pack.