Rockstar offered the world its first opportunity to see its console hit Grand Theft Auto IV running on PC today, displayed on a gigantic flatscreen monitor in a dark room in the back of Rockstar's Games Convention booth. The presentation couldn't have been any more fitting. Rockstar easily made its point: GTA4 on PC looks f***ing awesome.

Running at a maximum resolution of 2560x1600, the game's PC port offers all sorts of visual enhancements over its console counterparts, from a furt... Read More

When Diablo III was first unveiled at the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational event, fan reaction to the long-awaited sequel was mixed. Some gamers saw the game's 3D overhaul and smattering of bright colors to be a refreshing change of pace from the series' traditionally grim color palette. However, a certain segment of the fanbase considered the changes to the demonic dungeon crawler's visage downright blasphemous.

That displeasure quickly spawned an online petition calling on Blizz... Read More

What's the game about? Billed as a return to form for the down-on-his-luck protagonist, Sonic Unleashed is a high-speed 3D platformer that alternates between behind-the-back and side-scrolling perspectives, with all the familiar accoutrements from the 2D games (boost pads, checkpoints, loop-de-loops). Oh, and Sonic can turn into a werewolf.

What's new for E3? Rumored since the game's announcement, Sega finally showed off the nighttime segments, in which Sonic, apparently transformed... Read More

The Bourne Conspiracy  Review

The Bourne movie trilogy, comprising Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum gave the action/spy genre a much needed towel flick to the groin. It demonstrated that exciting, kinetic action need not always involve big explosions, car chases with conveniently placed ramps or sassy one-liners delivered after the final baddie is killed in some elaborate and ironic fashion. The Bourne flicks eschewed all that in favour of a breakneck pace, amazing, creative figh... Read More

Gears of War 2 Multiplayer

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In a recent article in the July issue of EGM, Epic Games let the cat out of the bag with regards to the details surrounding their multiplayer features (only adversarial, the cooperative kitty is still firmly cloaked) for Gears of War 2. Cliffy B. and the rest of the team at Epic went on to talk about changes to the weapon list, maps, feature sets and, of course, ram... Read More