Massive Assault Network 2 Beta Test

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Wargaming.net is now accepting applications for the upcoming Massive Assault Network 2 beta test. In beta-version players will be able to play on 4 beautiful planets (out of 24 in release version). all countries are eligible. Candidates are accepted until November 30th, the beginning of the beta test.

Civilization IV Demo

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The playable demo for Civilization IV has been released, allowing you to try out the new history-spanning 3D turn-based strategy sequel by Firaxis. This demo contains a tutorial along with samples of the Greek, Indian, Roman and Incan Empires that are playable for 100 turns.

Quake 4 Demo

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id Software and Ravensoft have released a 326 meg demo for Quake 4, featuring a single single-player mission from the game. A multiplayer demo is said to follow in the near future.

Battlefield 2 Update 1.12 Patch Available

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The next Battlefield update is now available. ALL Battlefield 2 owners should install it. And yes, we have a list fixes and enhancements for you.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted and SLI

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After benchmarking the NFS: Most Wanted demo on moderatly good PC equiped with X850XT videocard, we decied to do some tests on a budget PC that is SLI capable. We benchmarked the game with a single 6600GT videocard and then repeated the same test with two 6600GTs in SLI configuration. We tried both AFR and SRF modes, but there was no gain in performance (the 81.85 drivers don't have application profile for Most Wanted). The results are available here.

Pro gamer cashes in six figures

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Wanna know how the other side lives? Making six-figures out of playing videogames may be a dream for many of us, but one lucky 24-year old is living that dream.

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ToCA Race Driver 3 Benchmarks

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We took the ToCA Race Driver 3 demo to test the performance of the game to get an idea on what to expect when the final version comes out in Febuary next year. After getting quite low FPS from testing NFS: Most Wanted, we hoped to see better results from this racing simulation... and they seem somewhat better. The benchmark results in qualification and race modes.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted Benchmarks

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NFS: Most Wanted should be available in the next few days. While we are still waiting for the final game to be released we did some benchmarks with the demo. We used the Challenge Series mode with Roadblock to measure the framerate (FRAPS helped a lot here). And the results showed NFS: Most Wanted to be a quite heavy game... See the results from a Radeon X850XT videocard

ToCA Race Driver 3 Demo

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Codemasters have released a playable demo for ToCA Race Driver 3, offering the first opportunity to try out their multi-disciplined modern racing simulation sequel in development. This modest Honda Civic demo allows you to take the Honda Civic 2006 car for a spin on the Donington GP circuit in qualifications and three-lap races.

EA Downloader

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EA downloader is a lightweight PC application (approximately 5MB) that downloads EA games in the background. It keeps you up-to-date with the latest patches, trailers, and new game content without requiring login every time you play. And it?s free! Battlefield 2: Special Forces is available for pre-order and download beginning Nov. 10th. The game will be released for play on Nov. 22 in North America and Nov. 25 in Europe.

TGS: Metal Gear Solid 4 - HD Trailer

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Kojima has finally released the Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer that was shown back at the Tokyo Game Show back in September. For those of you that didn't see the movie way back when, the purpose of the trailer is to show off the power of Sony's PlayStation 3 and how Kojima plans to use the system's Cell technology for their next Metal Gear Solid sequel.

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Final Fantasy XII Preview

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How does it play? How does it look? And most of all, is it really a Final Fantasy game? Read on and check out our new screens and videos to find out.

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Need for Speed Most Wanted Demo

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The eagerly anticipated playable demo for Need for Speed: Most Wanted is now online, offering the first opportunity to try out the imminent urban racing simulation by EA Canada. This demo contains three Quick Race tracks (two Sprint and one Speedtrap) drivable in four different cars, as well as three different Challenge tracks (Pursuit Length, Tollbooth and Roadblock Dodge).

Halo 2 Anniversary Special

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It's Halo 2's very first birthday. We celebrate by taking a look at GASP Halo and Halo 2 running on Xbox 360, and a bunch of other really cool stuff you'll probably ignore because of 720p screens.