close
The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20070828065137/http://ve3d.ign.com:80/
TOP STORY
BERJAYA
SPICY

Crysis Single Player Demo
Dated! Plus check out the latest batch of screenshots and Nanosuit HD video

World in Conflict DX10 Gallery
If you thought all of those earlier screens were faked, well guess again.

DirectX 10 BioGallery of Doom
How much better does BioShock look on the PC? Find out for yourself!

Monday, August 27, 2007
BioShock PC Review @ VE
- BERJAYA 35 Comments
After bioplaying our bioasses off over the weekend comes our review of the PC version of BioShock. Overall score was pretty high, but we weren't ready to prounouce it to be the biobestest game ever. I tried to make the review as spoiler free as possible, in case you haven't bioplayed it yet yourself. I didn't mention the widescreen stuff or activation crap either, because quite frankly, it didn't bother me... Here's a snip off the top:
Rumor has it that BioShock was originally pitched as a World War II shooter set on a desert island chock full of Nazis. As appealing as �Nazis on an Island� sounds (almost as catchy as �Snakes on a Plane�) it didn�t attract much publisher interest. Thankfully, Irrational ditched that iteration of BioShock and moved onto something a little more original. Eventually, Take Two picked the game up, bought Irrational and turned the studio into 2K Boston and 2K Australia, respectively. Microsoft scored the exclusive rights to the game, and the rest is history.
You can of course grade the game yourself as well.
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
HL2: Orange Box "Pretty Much Finished"
- BERJAYA 14 Comments
Game Informer wrangled up an interview with Valve's Gabe Newell about a number of Half-Life related things, including news that "The Orange Box" is pretty much finished. Right now, they're in bug squashing and final polishing phase. Gabe also looks forward to Episode 3:
GI: With Episode Two, obviously dates slip, things slip, but Episode Two was supposed to be out by last Christmas. Now we�re at this point, which at the end of the day gamers are happy they�re getting not only Episode Two but Portal and Team Fortress 2. Are you think that you�ll try to do another package deal with Episode Three or is that too far ahead to look at.

Newell: We have multiple teams doing multiple things simultaneously, and these three happened to line up. As we have these slots develop it�ll determine which things get combined together. Our next big one is Left 4 Dead, and that�ll be great by itself. It just sort of depends on what comes together. Having multiple small projects in development simultaneously, there�s a little bit of kismet involved in what ends up getting bunched together.

  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Crysis Single Player Demo Dated
- BERJAYA 28 Comments
EA announced today that it is going to be releasing a single player demo for Crysis on Sept 25th. Mark your calander, ladies!
The Countdown to Crysis Continues:
Single Player Demo - 9.25.07

PC gamers now have a reason to mark a big circle around September 25th on their calendars as the single player demo for Crysis will be lighting up rigs worldwide in just 30 days.

Consisting of the entire first level in Crysis� epic single player campaign, �Contact,� gamers will get to finally experience first-hand the stunning visuals, revolutionary Nanosuit gameplay and open-ended level design that make Crysis one of the most anticipated shooters and PC games of all time. The demo is also poised to include a huge surprise from Crytek, but for now you�ll just have to wait and check out the latest Crysis Nanosuit trailer by following the link below.

Here's a local copy of the HD movie (111 megs, 2 min playtime). Click the image, then scroll down a bit for the download link (or if your fat is super-wide, stream it in your browser):

BERJAYA

...and here's the latest batch 'o nudies:

BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA

  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
The Vede Works At Voodoo
- BERJAYA 18 Comments
Some shocking news for you today, as PC Gamer US Editor-in-Chief Greg Vederman announced effective Friday, he is no longer with the magazine. Where did he turn up? According to HP Gaming's Rahul Sood's website, he is now VoodooPC's Business Development Manager (thanks Firing Squad).

Here's the note he posted:

My name is Greg Vederman. This past Friday I was running PC Gamer magazine as its Editor-in-Chief, and today I�m working at Voodoo/HP as a Business Development Manager. What in the world possessed me to make such a leap�and to not even take a single day off before the transition?!

In a word: Vision

HP has a bold, electrifying vision for the future of PC gaming that I couldn�t help but want to be a part of. Several months ago, Rahul asked me to come aboard and lend a helping hand, and though the decision to do so was not an easy one (choosing to leave a job you�ve poured your heart and soul into for nearly a decade is never easy), it was unequivocally the right one.

I can�t yet go into detail about what we�ve got planned, but suffice it to say, it�s big, and it�s exciting, and it�s going to be a hell of a lot of fun for us, but more importantly, for you. Stay tuned!

I'm guessing over priced / custom painted gaming rigs are about to become mainstream? (grin)
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Poll: What's your BioShock review score?
- BERJAYA 0 Comments
By now we've all seen the near perfect meta/gamestat/gameranking/ blah/blah/blah/ scores proclaiming BioShock to be the bestest game evar. Now, in this week's VE poll, you get a chance to rate the game yourself. Click here or vote on your right!

You can check out the results of last week's poll which asked which version of BioShock you were buying here. In a nutshell, 32% went for the pc boxed copy, 27% picked the 360 box, 15% scored the pc game online, 9% said it biosucks; the rest either bought both versions or rented the game.

Each poll has its own comments / feedback thread. [BioCopy & BioScore]

  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Hardware & Tech Nuggets
- BERJAYA 0 Comments
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Game Reviews
- BERJAYA 5 Comments
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
RPG Vault Goodness
- BERJAYA 0 Comments
    Fury Peek #1
    Auran expounds on the social elements we'll find in its unconventional combat-focused massively multiplayer game - Includes three exclusive screenshots

    Sacred 2 - Fallen Angel Media #2
    A double handful of eye-catching images from Ascaron's upcoming title featuring six diverse playable characters -10 exclusive 1280x1024 screenshots

  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
In Other News...
- BERJAYA 35 Comments
I finished up BioShock over the weekend. While it wasn�t perfect by any stretch of the imagination (I�ll save my criticisms for the review) I think it�s safe to proclaim BioShock to be the best looking game to ever grace the PC. I�m not so sure about the 360 though...

Today�s question:

What has better (360) graphics: BioShock or Gears of War?

  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Sponsored Links
Friday, August 24, 2007
Halo 3 Hands-on
- BERJAYA 14 Comments
TeamXbox wrangled up some hands-on impressions of Halo 3 after getting treated to some trigger time with a near final copy of the game.
The single-player presentation was still devoid of anything remotely involving Halo 3�s storyline. You won�t find a cutscene or any dialogue in Bungie�s single-player reveals; just some PR mumbo-jumbo about having the chance of rendezvousing with Cortana. We don�t care for storyline spoilers anyways, so we focused our attention on the gameplay of Bungie�s �final installment� (yeah, right) of this stupendous series.
The excitment overflows!
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Call of Duty 4 Release Date Set
- BERJAYA 13 Comments
Infinity Ward sends word that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will ship out to stores on November 5th! Oh, they also have the 360 beta sign-ups starting on Monday too.
First, we're proud to announce that the time and date of the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Public Beta launch for Xbox 360 will be Monday, August 27th, at 12:00pm Pacific Daylight Time! Beta tokens will be given out on a first come first served basis to any USA based Charlie Oscar Delta member with a valid Xbox LIVE gamer tag, so be sure to log in to Charlie Oscar Delta at that time to secure your access to this once in a lifetime opportunity!
Wake me up when the PC beta starts.
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
World in Conflict DX10 Gallery
- BERJAYA 26 Comments
In lieu of any actual news today, is a big-ass gallery of around 60 new screenshots of World in Conflict in DX10 mode, as captured on a 8800 GTX with everything cranked up like whoa to the max.

(Click to Enter Gallery)
BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA

Tasty.

  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
World in Conflict Demo
- BERJAYA 27 Comments
As promised, Massive has released a demo for World in Conflict. Snag yourself a copy from: It comes in at 1.2 gigs and includes: Tutorials; A single player mission called "The Battle of Pine Valley", skirmish mode, plus the 16-player multiplayer maps "Seaside" and "Ruins".
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Fallout 3 Screenshots
- BERJAYA 13 Comments
Four lovely new screenshots of Bethesda's Fallout 3 are now online for your viewing pleasure:

BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA BERJAYA

  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Hardware & Tech Nuggets
- BERJAYA 4 Comments
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
Game Reviews
- BERJAYA 28 Comments
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
In Other News...
- BERJAYA 41 Comments
Ok, the 81x81 km maps in Supreme Commander really piss me off. Why do they include maps that you can't actually play on without crashing? Even with the Mad Boris trick it still runs out of memory; just not as fast.. The Supreme beast cannot be sated!

Today's question:

What's the last gaming related thing that really pissed you off?

P.S. - The World in Conflict demo is today!

  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA
  • BERJAYA