Microsoft announces DirectX 12 Ultimate
AMD RDNA 2 and Nvidia RTX include full support.
Sony unveils PS5 hardware specs
Custom SSD sounds promising.
Xbox Series X hardware specs are announced
They're rather beefy.
GDC 2006: Shadow of the Collosus dominated this year's Games Developers Choice Awards, winning five gongs including Game of the Year.
GDC 2006: Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President, Phil Harrison, wowed GDC 2006 with his PlayStation 3 keynote. We were there.
Set 136 years in the future, Battlefield 2142 will be "the most comprehensive and flexible persistence in the Battlefield universe to date." Oh, and there's Mechs too!
GDC 2006: PlayStation 3 developers will gain access to advanced physics middleware thanks to a Cell processor-optimised version of AGEIA's latest PhysX engine; Xbox 360 and PC support already in place.
Microsoft isn't stopping with its Ultra Mobile PCs. It also wants to create a portable gaming and media platform to rival the PSP, iPod and Nintendo DS.
However, you can collect a video games console of your choice. Inmates across the USA are kicking back with some recreational gaming, although hopefully no GTA.
What if copy protection could not be bypassed? We explore the free alternatives to the most popular programs used by many illegally. You might be surprised how much Windows, Office, Photoshop and others total up to and how capable some of their freebie replacements are.
Warrrrrggghhh!!!! The Orcs are a'comin' to getcha! The latest MMO to be announced features the well-loved characters and races from the Games Workshop universe.
Bright colours, annoying characters, and tie-in TV shows and merchandise? Sounds like Microsoft is taking a leaf out of Nintendo's book with its latest franchise.
The new Sony hardware moves back to November, but will launch worldwide in a frenzy of next-gen action. Sony also confirms PSP price cuts, backwards compatibility and EyeToy.
Or maybe they don't. Conflicting reports are appearing this morning about whether or not the two companies have done the Shareholder Shuffle.
Reports are coming through that the purveyors of PlayStation have come unstuck. A judge has ruled that it is breaking the law by selling the PS2, which could make for some major upheavel.
The upcoming MMO from the makers of City of Heroes is having an open beta this weekend. Sign up for your chance to wreak havoc, cause carnage, etc.
CeBIT 2006: Visitors to Creative's stand in Hall 23 are in for a special treat this year: a trio of bit-tech case mods to drool over. We built these custom rigs to promote the new X-Fi soundcard range.
IDF SPRING 06: We've seen demonstrations of flash storage technology decreasing boot times and application load times. Now comes the important stuff: games!
The official release date, and the minimum / recommended system specs for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, are revealed by the developers. Prepare for an upgrade (or to buy an Xbox 360...)
There's a new gaming tournament in town, and anyone can play. KODE5 will pit gamers from 16 countries against each other to find the world's top gamers.
Step 1: Bring in Frag Dolls. Step 2: Hire paintball centre. Step 3: Add preview Ghost Recon code. Sprinkle lightly with journalists, chill for 2 hours.
The-game-formerly-known-as-Aftermath, Half-Life 2: Episode One, will feature HDR lighting and a Lost Coast-style developer commentary. New screenshot of Alyx inside.
Speculation suggests that Sony is readying an updated version of its portable gaming console. Will a video camera and more memory convince you to upgrade, or take the plunge for the first time?
ATI's next-generation GPU will have many of the features found in the Xbox 360 graphics processing unit. One feature that won't be included is the E-DRAM chip.
The good news is that Monolith are working on a sequel to F.E.A.R. for PC and multiple next generation consoles. Interestingly, it won't be called F.E.A.R. 2
Valve are almost ready with Aftermath, the first expansion to Half Life 2. Apparently, the second is already underway.
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