I've prepared a Call of Duty 2 Demo Tweak Guide to provide descriptions of the in-game settings, as well as a range of advanced tweaks including full details of the major command variables you can use in the console.

Before the release of Rag Doll Kung Fu (slated for the 12th), Steam is set to receive a visual overhaul. Erik Johnson, in an e-mail to the hlcoders mailing list, had this to say about the upcoming overhaul.

CS-Nation

Videogame copy protection that jams your CD drive? Welcome to the 21st Century.

Tom's Hardware Guide

The multiplayer demo for F.E.A.R. has been released, allowing you to try out the online side of the imminent supernatural first-person shooter by Monolith Productions. This demo contains a (Team) Deathmatch level called Factory and a Capture the Flag map titled Facility, playable on the Internet by up to 16 players. Both maps also support slow-motion and (Team) Elimination modes, and a dedicated server is included as well.

We've updated our Call of Duty 2 demo look with more information. There were some what seemed to be irregularities in a few benchmarks that have now been cracked. The game automatically adjusts image quality in regards to bump mapping and mip mapping at the very least, depending on the card's memory, the game resolution, etc. Right now, only the X800XL 512MB card runs at automatically at the highest visual quality at 1600x1200 with 4XAA and AF enabled, the others do not and the 7800GTX runs quite handicapped in visual quality you will see. Screenshots, new conclusion, and more so check it out.

The cover is pretty and all, but the back of the box art says 64 players online?

TeamXbox

Ridge Racer 6 does incorporate the three stage nitrous meter (x1, x2, x3) that was featured in the PSP version of Ridge Racers, but aside from that, everything feels very typical of previous versions. The HUD displays a map along the upper left hand side of the screen, while the current and previous lap times decorate the right.

TeamXbox

Register now for a free playable demo of Dragon Quest VIII! It's easy; just provide your mailing address and answer a few questions, and we'll do the rest. Help us spread the word by getting a friend to sign up for a demo and receive a super-cool clear slime figurine!

We bring you the scoop on the Public Beta for one of fall's most anticipated PSP titles, including details of online play and screenshots.

PSPworld

Electronic Gaming Monthly's October 2005 magazine reveals some interesting tid bits about the future of the ambitious God of War franchise. [ Link]

Activision has released the playable demo for Call of Duty 2, offering the first opportunity to try out the World War II first-person shooter sequel in production at Infinity Ward. This is a single-player demo that contains one mission situated in El Daba, Egypt, where you're tasked with destroying four artillery guns.

Here are the Perfect Dark Zero videos that were recently leaked onto the internet by someone over at the GameInformer forums. There is five in total, and although the quality isn't the best, they are still great to watch.

Planet Xbox360

PS3 is dead? Notorious French gaming site, jeux-france.com, has posted the cover image for the November issue of Xbox World 360?and it?s a doozie.

Joystiq

John Carmack has said he would like to make a Doom 3 super edition for the PlayStation 3.

Pro G

CroTeam's long-awaited sequel to Serious Sam is nigh upon us, and they have released a teaser of what awaits in the demo. Is it worth the download though? Check Jakub's comments out.

FiringSquad

Day of Defeat: Source is the 2005 remake of the classic Half-Life WWII mod, Day of Defeat. It features revamped maps, higher resolution textures & models, and that must-have feature, HDR. We take an exclusive sneak peek at the changes between old & new.

6 brand new screenshots of Quake 4 are now available for download, illustrating the sci-fi first-person shooter under construction, at Raven Software.

techPowerUp

According to the electronics retailer behemoth, Best Buy, Halo 3 will be released on May 15th, 2006. Of course this seems to be more of a best guess and not an official statement. At this point Microsoft has not cofirmed a release date. Statements from Microsoft have put the launch somewhere around the time the PS3 will be released. Rumors have indicated that Halo 3 will debut with the Halo movie that is speculated to be released in 2007. [ Link ]

Updates to Steam have been released. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. This release includes a number of very specific CPU and memory footprint optimizations brought over from the Half-Life 2: XBOX development codebase. The release also includes all of the engine groundwork to enable the Day of Defeat: Source launch that will happen Monday, September 26 at 3:00 PDT.

Wondering how Valve's super-duper Lost Coast level is going to play on your system? We've run it through a range of different setups to find out what's playable and what's not. We also have an awesome preview video of the level to tide you over!

Bit-Tech