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Work for id Software

Work for id Software

2nd Nov 2005 If you're a 'Webmaster and all-around Internet guru' then the job of a lifetime has come up: working for id Software in Dallas, Texas. Details within. [0]

Xbox 360 will be touring around the UK

Xbox 360 will be touring around the UK

2nd Nov 2005 Microsoft are taking the Xbox 360 to Glasgow, Birmingham, Leeds and London, ahead of the console's worldwide launch. [0]

Microsoft paper reveals TrueSkill of gamers

Microsoft paper reveals TrueSkill of gamers

1st Nov 2005 Microsoft's new Xbox Live ranking system has some pretty awesome mathmatics behind it. Who knew that game rankings could be so complicated? [0]

New pictures of PS3, Xbox 360

New pictures of PS3, Xbox 360

31st Oct 2005 X360 demo kiosks, and PS3 user interface. Plus, Jack Thompson comes across as surprisingly sane in a new interview. [0]

Diablo 3 will be a MMO?

Diablo 3 will be a MMO?

31st Oct 2005 Net rumours persist that Diablo 3 will be an massively multiplayer online game. We have the alleged details... [0]

STALKER is delayed

STALKER is delayed

30th Oct 2005 The post-Chernobyl hunt-em-up packs another few months in development. [0]

First details of the WoW expansion

First details of the WoW expansion

30th Oct 2005 The first details of the World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade, are on the net. [0]

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast released

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast released

28th Oct 2005 As promised earlier this week, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is now available for free to all Half-Life 2 owners. Was it worth the wait? Is HDR the future, or just a gimmick?  [0]

X-plosion of Xbox info

X-plosion of Xbox info

26th Oct 2005 Lots and lots of Xbox-related news today: IBM released details of the triple-core CPU; Halo & Halo 2 might look better on Xbox 360; demo systems cause chaos in Walmart; J Allard lays the smack down in an interview about iPod compatibility. [0]

Virtual space resort sold for $100k

Virtual space resort sold for $100k

25th Oct 2005 MMORPG fan Jon Jacobs has paid an incredible US$100,000 for a virtual resort in the game Project Entropia. Is he mad, or astute enough to recognise a keen investment? We look at the emerging MMO enconomy.  [0]

Final Fantasy 3 remade for the DS

Final Fantasy 3 remade for the DS

24th Oct 2005 So, we don't usually cover Nintendo's DS. But, when a NES classic gets a full-on update for the modern gaming era, we know you guys will love it! [0]

Female Spartan is the DoA 4 Halo character

Female Spartan is the DoA 4 Halo character

24th Oct 2005 It's not Master Chief, but it is another Spartan warrior. What on Earth? [0]

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast this week

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast this week

24th Oct 2005 The wait is finally over: Valve plan to release Half-Life 2: Lost Coast this week. Will it live up to the hype? Will your PC run it? Details inside. [0]

Xbox 360 controller for Windows hits virtual shelves

Xbox 360 controller for Windows hits virtual shelves

20th Oct 2005 Plug your Xbox 360 controller into your PC. Plug your Xbox 360 controller for Windows into your Xbox 360. The possibilities are endless! [0]

Nintendo and McDonalds hook up for WiFi

Nintendo and McDonalds hook up for WiFi

20th Oct 2005 I'll have a Big Mac, large fries, an hour of WiFi and a pirate hat for my Nintendog, please. [0]

Doom movie will get a sequel

Doom movie will get a sequel

19th Oct 2005 The Rock, ex-Bond grrl, Producer talk about the possibility of doing a sequel to the Doom movie. Meanwhile, Doom Marine uses flaslight and gun at the same time. [0]

Valve to release Zombie movie through Steam

Valve to release Zombie movie through Steam

18th Oct 2005 A Valve employee who is ex-WETA has a Zombie movie, and that movie is coming to you via Steam. Does Valve's content platform really kick off here? [0]

Petrol-head Gates plays Gotham

Petrol-head Gates plays Gotham

17th Oct 2005 Bill Gates' famous obsession with fast cars extends to his own Xbox. His favourite game? Project Gotham Racing, naturally. Has he tried PGR3 yet? [0]

Play Wolfenstein 3D in Flash

Play Wolfenstein 3D in Flash

14th Oct 2005 Who needs F.E.A.R, Quake 4 or Call of Duty 2? The wonders of the intarweb bring you Wolfenstein 3D, the original, in glorious Flash. You weren't planning on working today, were you? [0]

PGR3 developer lied about polygon count

PGR3 developer lied about polygon count

14th Oct 2005 Bizarre Creations have held their hand up and admitted that they lied in claiming each car in their up coming Xbox 360 racer, Project Gotham Racing 3, has 80,000 polygons. Click for confession details. [0]

Jack Thompson proposes violent video game

Jack Thompson proposes violent video game

13th Oct 2005 ANALYSIS: Anti-game crusader offers $10,000 to charity if the videogame industry creates a game he's thought up. Brain stems, police chases and baseball bats ensue. [0]

Valve update the Steam interface

Valve update the Steam interface

13th Oct 2005 Half Life fans get further updates to the Steam client. Included - a new interface, and integration with the Valve store. [0]

J Allard talks Xbox 360 launch

J Allard talks Xbox 360 launch

11th Oct 2005 The logistics of launch, big titles, allocation problems, the PS3, Xbox Live - Allard spells it out. [0]

Tony Hawk's soundtrack revealed

Tony Hawk's soundtrack revealed

10th Oct 2005 The new American Wasteland title has 60 songs from top punk, metal, electronic and hip-hop artists. We've picked out some of our favourites, along with some throwbacks! [0]

Quake 4 website goes live

Quake 4 website goes live

10th Oct 2005 Downloads, wallpapers, bizarre backstory - you can now grab it from the official Quake 4 website, which is officially open for business. [0]

City of Villains prices announced

City of Villains prices announced

7th Oct 2005 Extra, extra, read all about it! Games publisher not ripping off MMO players, shocker! More inside! [0]





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