With its advanced graphics engine, F.E.A.R. will push your graphics card like never before. In this article we take a look at F.E.A.R.'s performance with mainstream graphics cards including the RADEON X800, X800 XL, X700 PRO, and X1600 XT, while NVIDIA cards compared include the GeForce 6800 GT, 6600 GT, and GeForce 6800 256MB.
Oblivion interview - Gavin Carter of Bethesda
As role-playing games go, none will be more highly anticipated that the next in the Elder Scrolls series and follow-up to Morrowind, Oblivion. Elite Bastards have sat down with Gavin Carter, one of the producers of this PC and Xbox 360 title, and asked him a slew of questions regarding various facets of this fantastic looking game, including getting some pretty exclusive information that will excite fans of the game in the process!
EliteBastards
EliteBastards
Earth 2160 Demo
3D Gamers is co-premiering the playable demo for Earth 2160, allowing you to try out this sci-fi 3D real-time strategy sequel by Reality Pump that's already been out in Europe for several months and is now expected States-side next month via Midway. This demo contains one level from the Eurasian Dynasty campaign and one level from the Lunar Corporation campaign, each limited to 45 minutes of play time.
Quake 4 Console Commands
Here is a complete list of all 357 console commands in Quake 4 and of all 837 parameters in the game you can play with, along with short descriptions for them. Very useful if you want to get the most out of Quake 4 and have some time to experiment with different settings.
They Hunger: Lost Souls announced
Black Widow Games announced today the development of They Hunger: Lost Souls, its first commercial PC game powered by the award-winning Half-Life 2 Source engine from Valve Software. Based upon the highly popular They Hunger mod series, the upcoming title features a completely new horror-survival adventure.
X1800XT/F.E.A.R. Benchmarks
Just benched the retail copy of F.E.A.R. (patched) on officially launched, but nowhere to be found, ATI's latest and greatest Radeon X1800XT video card. Linky to the thread that includes also some in-game screenshots.
T-Break
T-Break
Quake 4 benchmarks with 7800GTX
Quake 4 is finally available and here the first benchmark results from the game with MSI NX7800GTX videocard. With 8xAA even in 1280x1024 the game is not playable, see all the results.
Quake 4 Benchmarks
I have posted up our initial benchmarks for Quake 4 with our own custom demo. I used my personal gaming system with an Athlon 64 X2 3800+ and the Radeon X850XT PE. Expect more numbers to come.
AMDZone
AMDZone
Quake 4 Review
A sequel to Quake II (not Quake III), Quake 4 provides a beautifully fluid and engaging first-person-shooter experience. It opens with a cinematic view of Earth launching a second attack against the Strogg planet. You play as Matthew Kane, a member of the elite Rhino Squad. Your landing craft gets shot down, and you're separated from your unit. It's up to you to shred the evil alien hordes and fragging friends. PC-Mag
F.E.A.R. US retail patch v1.01
The new patch for F.E.A.R. is now online, bringing the US edition of the new supernatural first-person shooter by Monolith Productions to version 1.01. This release addresses a couple of map bugs, as well as applying a dozen multiplayer improvements and bug fixes.
World of Warcraft: 4.5 million copies of EULA-compliant spyware
I recently performed a rather long reversing session on a piece of software written by Blizzard Entertainment, yes - the ones who made Warcraft, and World of Warcraft (which has 4.5 million+ players now, apparently). This software is known as the 'warden client' - its written like shellcode in that it's position independant.
Rag Doll Kung Fu Review
The Kung Fu game market is hardly large, so when one does pop up, it's noticable. Kung Fu games also have their own uniqueness to them, but here's a game that is even more so. This is a creation of Mark Healey, an indepentant game developer. Many people relate independant games to being sub-par or boring, but this is one game to tell them otherwise.
Techgage
Techgage
Bet on Soldier Review
Hankering for a new shooter that isn't Quake, CS or Unreal? Bet on Soldier: Blood Sport was recently released and we have the review right here!
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
Battlefield 2 Patch 1.03 Problems
I'm aware that a whole bunch of you have had various problems, both with installing the 1.03 BF2 patch, as well problems playing BF2 after the patch. Unfortunately there aren't many solutions other the ones I've linked to on page 3 of my guide. More recently The Inquirer has raised concerns about the patch and CD Key Issues.
TweakGuides
TweakGuides
Day of Defeat: Source Review
Day of Defeat: Source. $20, 4 maps, HDR lighting, fast gameplay... but very closely based on a free mod. How to decide? Jakub's got his thoughts, as well as 99 yummy screenshots full of blood and gore and LMG camping.
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
Ragdoll Kung Fu Pre-loading Now
Rag Doll Kung Fu, a wild new experience from designer Mark Healey, is available now for pre-load. This adventure features a wide collection of single and multiplayer games, plus outlandish cut scenes inspired by classic Kung Fu cinema. To pre-load your copy, please visit www.steampowered.com.
Unlock a Starfox Ship in Zelda Game
Think of it as Hot Coffee, but without all of the lawsuits and sex. Looks like some goofy Nintendo programmers slipped an Arwing fighter from Starfox into Ocarina of Time.
Kotaku
Kotaku
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 4 Teaser Trailer
Ubisoft has released a teaser trailer of Splinter Cell 4 that gives you a sneak peak at Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell's next geneneration online experience. You have no idea what's coming...
TeamXbox
TeamXbox
Battlefield 2 Patch v1.03
Electronic Arts has now released a new retail patch for Battlefield 2 to bring the popular 3D multiplayer action sequel by Digital Illusions to version 1.03. This update adds the Wake Island 2007 map, new server browser features, a nickname prefix feature, a BFHQ compare function, improved mod support, HUD & map enhancements, a dozen gameplay tweaks, a large number of bug fixes, and more. As before, the patch is accompanied by corresponding Unranked retail servers in the usual Win32 and Linux flavors.