Cold Fear is a unique game that is featured exclusively on a ship. Now, some might think of this as boring due to the same depth of levels while others may like the concept due to its compact action sequence. Whatever the opinion, Cold Fear is a unique title for Xbox, but does it deliver? Cold Fear thrusts the players deeply into the game. It is a bit predictable, but the predictability in the game also helps out when you are lost by the confusing and similar looking surroundings from one level to another. Since the story is constructed on a ship, it gets a bit confusing throughout various levels. What else does the game have to offer? Read on and find out?

Solid Who? What Snake? That's what people have been saying since being exposed to Splinter Cell for the first time a couple of years back. Now Sam Fisher has returned, leaner, meaner and with a much bigger can o' woop ass. How much bigger? Read on to find out.

Thanks to Wunderchu in our forums for the heads up that 1UP have post the 4 page article from last month's Computer Gaming World Mag, which looks at Unreal Tournament 2007! Here's a snip.

I'm looking at a level from the next Unreal Tournament game, and it's not pretty. In a darkened conference room at Epic Games' North Carolina offices, lead designer Steve Polge, lead level designer Jim Brown, and producer Jeff Morris are walking me through a level that appears to be made of the equivalent of digital cement blocks -- and gently explaining to me why this is a good thing.

We take a First Look at NCSoft's MMOG for rev-heads: Auto Assault, where Mad Max meets Everquest.

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A playable demo of S.C.A.R. - Squadra Corse Alfa Romeo is now available, offering the first opportunity to take the single-branded modern racing simulation by Milestone for a spin. This demo contains the Valenciana Circuit drivable in three car models in Instant Action and Dynasty Time Assault modes, along with a countryside track and a city track in Dynasty Tour mode.

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.

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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.

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?

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.

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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.

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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We had all thought the developers of Diablo had died away when Blizzard North packed their bags and left for good. Well the team is still together to bring you hell on earth.

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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...

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.

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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.

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