We are beginning the first phase of our 1.4 patch beta testing! This initial phase of testing will only include a small number of servers whose focus is to ensure stability in a live environment. At the completion of this phase we will be rapidly expanding the number of servers hosted to allow everyone an opportunity to review this latest patch.
Sensible Soccer 2006 Review
Unless you're Italian or French, then chances are your Summer has seen some kind of World Cup heartache over the past few weeks. So, why not brush that pain aside by getting your revenge and leading your nation to World Cup glory in a virtual world? Today, Elite Bastards check out Sensible Soccer 2006 to see whether it's a trophy winner, or just another mid-table outfit.
New Halo 3 Screenshot
We have a new screenshot taken from the Halo 3 trailer that was shown at E3. It shows a very close up, and detailed, picture of the Master Chief.
Planet Xbox 360
Planet Xbox 360
Get Real - Gaming in the Real World
When gaming spills over into real life, things can get nasty. We look at society's reaction to gaming and other controversial forms of popular culture. Is Grand Theft Auto really comparable to Straw Dogs?
Bit-Tech
Bit-Tech
Crysis Exclusive Impressions
We went all the way to Crytek's offices in Germany to get the lowdown on Crysis, one of the most anticipated action games on the horizon.
Titan Quest First Impressions
We get our hands on the most anticipated RPG of the summer... and quickly realize we're going to need some more time with it before a full review is ready. Read on to find out why.
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
Oblivion's Todd Howard Interview
Todd's latest work is The Elder Scroll IV, which to many people is more known as Oblivion. The game made a big hit around the world, and in Malta many players when kukus on the the game. Well here is a small interview with Todd, especially to all the fans of Oblivion. Read the Full Interview at: LucidLAN.com
F.E.A.R. Patch & SDK v1.06
Vivendi has released a new v1.06 patch for Monolith's first person close-quarters combat experience FEAR addressing a loading issue with games saved before the 1.05 update and several other various fixes.
Prey Has Gone Gold
2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and 3D Realms today announced the first-person shooter Prey has gone to gold master and will be available in North America on July 11th and in Europe on July 14th. Developed by Human Head Studios under the direct supervision of 3D Realms, Prey will be available for Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PC in both a regular edition and a Limited Collector's Edition.
Guild Wars Factions Dragon Festival
In the spirit of celebration, NCsoft Europe and ArenaNet are inviting adventurers on the continent of Cantha to the Guild Wars Factions Dragon Festival, a summer festival with all the trimmings!
lucidLAN.com
lucidLAN.com
STALKER Interview
STALKER is a game that captured our attention and imagination years ago. Now, after long development delays and rumors of publisher intervention, JCal sits down with the devs to ask how things are going.
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
Prey Demo Gameplay Graphics Performance
It's been a long time in coming (to put it mildly), but last week finally saw the release of a playable demo of the first-person shooter Prey. Elite Bastards take a look at graphics performance in the demo of this rather impressive take on the FPS genre to see how it shapes up on a variety of different GPUs.
EliteBastards
EliteBastards
New In-Game Crysis Footage
Here's 14 minutes long video (114.7MB WMV) from the upcoming first person shooter Crysis. The video includes extensive in-game footage and suggests that we can expect a lot of things from Crytek's new game engine.
Guru of 3D
Guru of 3D
Rainbow Six Vegas Interview
JCal sits down with the Rainbow Six devs and interrogates them about why the Rainbow Six team is goig to Vegas, and whether or not you can use those fancy vision modes to see if the chump across the table is really riding Ace/King.
FiringSquad
FiringSquad
Halo 3 for Xbox 360: New screenshots & Behind the Scenes Trailer
Check out the latest screenshots from Microsoft's upcoming Halo 3 for Xbox 360 and download the new Behind the Scenes trailer!
Paul Thurrott Windows SuperSite
Paul Thurrott Windows SuperSite
Gaming in the Mainstream Media @ FiringSquad
Video and PC games are a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry. So why don't they get the attention of movies or TV? FiringSquad interviews several members of the mainstream media, including reporters from Time, USA Today, Entertainment Weekly and more, to find the answers and see how journalism will cover games in the future.
Call of Duty 2 Patch v1.3
Activision have released a new retail patch for Call of Duty 2, bringing the the World War II tactical shooter sequel by Infinity Ward to version 1.3. This release raises the "gamestate from 16k to 128k," addresses a PunkBuster GUID issue, adds loading bars and gameplay tweaks to maps mp_harbor and mp_rhine, and more.