Morrowind in 14 Minutes

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Typically role playing games amount to thought-provoking strolls through immersive worlds, challenging game play wrapped around intricate plot, character development and maze-like maps. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is no different, but that still didn?t stop some guy from speeding through the game in 14 minutes. Crap, I still haven?t beaten that game.

Kotaku

Act of War: Direct Action MP Demo

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Atari has released the multiplayer demo for Act of War: Direct Action, allowing you to take the recent 3D real-time strategy game by Eugen Systems online. This massive demo includes two maps, titled Fistful of Sand and The Last Battlefield, that are playable as the US Army on LAN and the Internet, as well as in Engagement (skirmish) mode.

Quake 4 Interview

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PC IGN have thrown up their interview with id Software's Tim Willits at a voice recording session to get some details one of this year's biggest shooters! Here's a snip.

IGN: Quake is widely considered to be one of the pillars of the FPS genre, but it's been away for a while, which has allowed other games to stake out its crown. What facets of gameplay in Quake 4 will put these contenders back in their place?

Age of Empires III - Exclusive Hands-On

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Building an Empire: We visited Ensemble's studios in Texas to get the first hands-on play of their upcoming RTS sequel, Age of Empires III. Fargo was thoroughly impressed with what he saw.

GameSpy

Vietcong 2 Announced

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New York, NY - April 29, 2005 - 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced Vietcong 2 for the PC, the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Vietcong and the expansion pack Vietcong Fist Alpha.

Is This Halo 2.5 on Xbox?

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Before we start, this one definitely needs to be filed in the packed Xbox 360 Rumour and Speculation drawer. We've received an Xbox 360 packshot of Halo 2: The Director's Cut from an anonymous source. While the image itself smells fishier than a halibut's pocket we couldn't help but feel a slight tweak of excitement as we looked it over.

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3 Serious Sam 2 Screenshots

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Apparently, the developers weren't kidding: Serious Sam 2is going to feature some impressive polygon-pushing, and lots of fully detailed enemies. We can't wait to see in how many pieces the new engine can make them explode! It's going to be a good year for FPS lovers...

Wave of Cancellations Hit World of Warcraft

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There is no honor in World of Warcraft, or at least that?s what hundreds of users are saying as they bail from the massively multiplayer game. The mini-mass exodus was apparently spurred by the game?s new honor system, which some users apparently abhor. A 35 page thread in the official forums had about 700 posts last I checked. Here?s an example of the ranting going on:

Kotaku

Midnight Club 3 Review

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Midnight Club 3 seems to really hit the spot. Graphically indulging and in-game details are so impressive, that it could actually become a good competitor for NFS - NOT!.

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Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Demo

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A month after the full game, Ubi Soft Entertainment has released the playable demo for Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, allowing you to try out the World War II tactical first-person shooter by Gearbox Software. This demo contains a tutorial, a cinematic intro and two chapters from the full game, titled Rendezvous with Destiny and Action at Vierville.

Preview Halo 2 New Maps Early

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Just noticed at the bottom of the linked page (Red vs Blue Archive) they have video (wmv) previews of some of the new maps headed for Halo 2 Multiplayer action, so check out the new maps before you can play them.

Botros

Serious Sam 2 In-Game Screen

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The first ever in-game screenshot for Serious Sam 2 has made its way onto the web, and shows, of course, a really, really big gun.

Kotaku

Duke Nukem Forever Info

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I just got PC Gamer's June issue and apparently after previewing Prey, 3D Realms showed them a demo of Duke Nukem Forever showing "that DNF is up and running and in very fine form indeed." According to Broussard, "Most of the weapons and creatures are done.

PlanetDuke

Max Payne 3 at E3 next May

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The developers of the previous two Max payne games, Remedy, announced that they will feature the next Max Payne in the ATI booth at E3 next May. They also state that they are funding the game themselves, to achieve their true motif of the game.

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Sapphire Graphics Cards' Pick and Choose Game Bundles

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Instead of only relying on performance features to distinguish its wares from the rest of the pack, Sapphire's value-add proposition involves something completely different. The vendor's graphics cards will soon come bundled with full versions of numerous games that can be tried and tested before deciding the titles you want to keep.

Toms Hardware Guide

Ghost Recon 2 New free download available

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Ubisoft announced that the third free downloadable content has now been released over Xbox Live for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2. This round of free content consists of reworked maps and new character skins.

Xbox Live Nation