Quak4 v1.0.1b

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tertsi has released an updated version of his awesome Quake 4 graphics tuning tool Quak4 v1.0.1b. Quake 4 supports the G70, NV40, and NV30 series of GPUs from NVIDIA and the latest version contains the following new features:

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FEAR & Quake 4 Tweak Guides

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I've finished my full FEAR Tweak Guide, and it comes complete with all the known tips and tweaks for FEAR. The guide includes screenshot comparisons of some of the harder-to-spot setting differences, more detailed setting descriptions, all the working advanced tweaks, and a ton of links to useful resources for troubleshooting FEAR problems.

Quake 4 Console Guide

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The console and .cfg file have a host of tweaks and tricks ready for the user to explore. We outline some of the basics you should know.

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F.E.A.R. CPU Shootout: AMD vs. Intel

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Wondering which processor is best for Monolith's horror-themed shooter F.E.A.R.? Perhaps you'd like to know if upgrading from 1GB to 2GB of memory will help your performance?

Download Quake 4 Demo File

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This is HWspirit's custom recorded demo file for Quake 4 that we are using for benchmarking different video card / system configurations. We created this file and are sharing it with you, because in Quake 4 there is no default demo file included within the game (unlike in Doom 3). You are welcome to download and try this demo on your PC and compare the results with ours. Download Quake 4 HWS demo (.torrent file, you'll beed BT client)

Quake 4 High-end Graphics Shootout

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Up to this point, NVIDIA's GeForce cards have easily outperformed ATI's RADEON cards in OpenGL games such as DOOM 3, but thanks to a recent driver update, ATI believes they've taken the lead.

Black and White 2 Review

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Peter Molyneux's Black and White earned critical acclaim from reviewers worldwide due to its unique take on the role-playing/strategy genre.

Quak4 Tuning Tool Coming Soon

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tertsi, the author of the popular Doom 3 tuning tool 3dmood for NVIDIA's G70/NV40/NV30 GPUs, is working on a similar tool for Quake 4.

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3D Performance with F.E.A.R. Part 1: Mainstream Cards

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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

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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!

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Earth 2160 Demo

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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.

They Hunger: Lost Souls announced

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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

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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.

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Quake 4 Benchmarks

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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.

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Quake 4 Review

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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

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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

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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.