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Back4Blood Preview: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Deathloop Review

Arkane Studios' latest is a masterful blend of rogue-like, multiplayer, and immersive simulation.

The 10 Best Open-World Games

We rank the best games about chasing horizons.

Back4Blood Preview: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Rick blasts his way through the hordes of Turtle Rock's spiritual successor to Left4Dead.

Deathloop Review

Arkane Studios' latest is a masterful blend of rogue-like, multiplayer, and immersive simulation.

September 17, 2021 | 17:19

The 10 Best Open-World Games

We rank the best games about chasing horizons.

August 26, 2021 | 09:13

Back4Blood Preview: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Rick blasts his way through the hordes of Turtle Rock's spiritual successor to Left4Dead.

August 24, 2021 | 10:38

Ex-Blizzard guys license Offset engine

A team of ex-World of Warcraft developers has set up a new studio to develop a next-generation MMO. They've now licensed one of the hottest graphics engines on the scene.

February 15, 2006 | 15:14

Sex workers call for GTA boycott

The Sex Workers Outreach Project have called for concerned parents to vote with their wallets and boycott Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Bit late for that, innit?

February 15, 2006 | 11:37

Xbox 360 hacking, shortages

The release of a new tool allows reading and writing to the Xbox hard drive over SATA and to memory cards over USB. Could this open up a new world of 360 jiggery-pokery?

February 14, 2006 | 15:22

Gateway delivers PCs for Enthusiasts

Gateway announces a series of PCs set to rival Dell's XPS lineup. The FX510-series doesn't have the same kind of ring, but the specs look pretty impressive on paper.

February 13, 2006 | 12:03

Don MacDonald - Intel talks Viiv

Don is the man behind Intel's leading brand, Centrino, and its new digital home initiative - Viiv. We sat down to talk to the man that wants an Intel chip (or two) in every living room, covering topics including DRM and Linux.

February 13, 2006 | 11:39

Aftermath becomes Half-Life 2: Episode One

Valve Software's Doug Lombardi has revealed that the upcoming Aftermath expansion pack has been renamed to Half-Life 2: Episode One, indicating that Half-Life 2 will become episodic.

February 13, 2006 | 10:49

Xbox 360: You could buy one soon

Yes, it's true... the shortages are almost over. Allegedly. According to Microsoft. And they're never wrong, right?

February 13, 2006 | 10:17

QuietPC D.Vine Media Center kit

Want a Media Center? Don't want to buy a pre-built rig, but worried about MCE's notorious component compatibility woes? QuietPC has brought out a kit that pairs build-your-own flexibility with guaranteed component choices. Is this the quietest PC we've ever (not) heard?

February 11, 2006 | 10:25

PlayStation 3 demo next week

Word is that Sony might be showing PlayStation 3 at the Taipei Games Show next week. They're dedicating 20% of their booth to PS3, apparently.

February 10, 2006 | 16:02

Halo 2 comes to Windows Vista

Microsoft has confirmed - it's coming to the PC, finally. However, unless you upgrade to Windows Vista, you won't be getting to give the Master Chief a whirl around the galaxy.

February 9, 2006 | 17:36

Battlefield 2 for X360 looks sweet

EA teases us with some new images from the upcoming Xbox 360 conversion of the popular PC shooter.

February 9, 2006 | 11:10

"The Road Ahead" 10 years on

When Bill Gates wrote his vision of the future back in 1995, he made a number of outrageous (at the time) predictions about what the digital world would be like in 2006. How have his predictions held up? We take a look back at the book and see what Gates got right and what he got wrong.

February 8, 2006 | 13:22

Day of Defeat: Source Free This Weekend

Have you thought about whether Day of Defeat: Source is worth buying? Why not try it for free and make that decision for yourself? All you need is a Steam account and plenty of spare time this weekend.

February 8, 2006 | 10:19

Dell pre-loads Google toolbar

According to reports, Microsoft has lost another deal in the ongoing battle for PC real estate with search giants Google and Yahoo!.

February 8, 2006 | 08:53

Cameron to make MMO game

Academy award-winning director James Cameron and fellow Oscar-winning producer Jon Landau have joined the advisory board at Multiverse with the intention of creating a MMO game based on Cameron's upcoming film, Project 880.

February 7, 2006 | 11:51

Sensible Soccer out in the summer

Longing for some nostalgia? Fed up of the normal-mapped realism of the FIFA series? Sensi is back to bring the fun into footie.

February 7, 2006 | 11:26

Next Tomb Raider game to come in April

Eidos has announced that Lara Croft's latest crusade is scheduled for launch in April.

February 2, 2006 | 16:25

PS3 developer fired for talking

Former Sony 3D artist Josh Robinson speaks out for the first time after being fired by Sony bosses for posting his thoughts on Sony's upcoming PlayStation 3 console.

February 2, 2006 | 16:00

The gestation of Geometry Wars

A great interview has hit the net this morning, chronicling the creation of one of the best games on the Xbox 360.

February 2, 2006 | 10:49

Xbox Live update kills hacking

The new update to Xbox Live has a number of small improvements - but crucially, kills the only hacking exploit so far known.

January 31, 2006 | 08:18

Crysis revealed as Far Cry 2

Well, it's not quite Far Cry 2, and it's not by Ubisoft. But developer CryTek is back at the helm for this DirectX 10 offering.

January 30, 2006 | 12:48

STALKER could be dead in the wilderness

The stalk-em-up faces a strenuous push to be finished, after reports of mass lay-offs on the development team.

January 30, 2006 | 09:22

Fight flab with video game

Dance Dance Revolution is being introduced into West Virginian schools to encourage students to be more active and lose weight. Who says games produce couch potatoes?

January 27, 2006 | 17:05