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...

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:

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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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Valve has released a new movie trailer of the upcoming Half-Life 2 Expansion the Lost Coast.

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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.

An update is available for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and the Source Engine. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

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

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

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

During today's NFL Draft, EA Sports ran the first minute long commercial showcasing the next-generation of Madden NFL.

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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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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

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

The folks over at half-life2.de have made a post that reveals some upcoming information on Half-Life 2: Aftermath and The Lost Coast, from PC Action, a German magazine. While the news post is in German, Jan, from half-life2.de has given us a translation.

Half-Life Fallout

2K Games officially announces Serious Sam II, the sequel to Croteam's fast-and-furious first-person shooter, set for release on the PC and Xbox this fall:

Blue's News

We've got the exclusive first details on the sequel to the WWII shooter!

GameSpy

Along with finally providing an answer to the question of which player will be picked first in the 2005 NFL Draft, the first hour of ESPN's Draft coverage on Saturday, April 23, will also give the world its first look at the next generation of videogames -- Madden NFL football will make its next generation debut in a TV ad airing within the first hour of the broadcast, which begins at 12:00pm ET / 9am PT.

VIAVGA DM 1 and 2 XP is a Deathmatch map custom built for 3 - 8 player deathmatch/team deathmatch skirmishes for Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil. This map is a heavily modified version of the original VIAVGA DM1, optmized for faster FPS speeds, enhanced lighting, increased detail and greater connectivity. Various weapons and items have been added and or repositioned and the double barrel shotgun and grabber gun have also been included. To make the grabber gun more useful, various throwable items have been added, including boxes, exploding fuel and slime barrels as well as volitile gas tanks.

Incredible shots showing off the latest version of Epic's popular engine.

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FINALLY! The news you've all been waiting for! When are the maps coming out, and what will they cost? Read this to find out when you can get your hands on them. HINT: It's pretty soon...