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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
EVE Online	CCP Games;CDC Games (CCP Games)	2003	[b]Free expansions:[/b] (major patches, really) * Second Genesis (2003-05) * Castor (2003-12-18) * Exodus (2004-11-17) * Exodus: Cold War (2005-06-29) * Exodus: Red Moon Rising (2005-12-16) * Bloodlines (2006-03-02) * Revelations I (2006-11-29) * Revelations II (2007-06-19) * Trinity (2007-12-05) * Empyrean Age (2008-06-10) * Quantum Rise (2008-11-11) * Apocrypha (2009-03-10) * Dominion (2009-12-01) * Tyrannis (2010-05-26) For details on the expansions, see: [url]http://www.eveonline.com/features/[/url]**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows 2000 SP2, XP or Vista * Pentium III or Athlon 800 MHz CPU * 512 MB RAM * 32 MB VRAM * GeForce 2 Series or Radeon 7200 or similar GPU * 6.0 GB free HD space * 56k modem or better Internet connection * min. 1024x768 resolution [b]Recommended:[/b] * Pentium IV 1.5 GHz or Athlon XP 1500+ CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 6200 class or Radeon 9000 series or similar GPU * Broadband internet connection
Call of Juarez	Ubisoft;Focus Home Interactive;Ascaron Entertainment (Techland)	2006	Original title: The Lawman
Company of Heroes	THQ (Relic Entertainment)	2006	Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines real time strategy gaming by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. Beginning with the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, players lead squads of Allied soldiers into battle against the German war machine through some of the most pivotal battles of WWII. Through a rich single player campaign, players experience the cinematic intensity and bravery of ordinary soldiers thrust into extraordinary events.* [100]* [12]**Latest version: 2.602 (as of 2011-05-24) Version history: 2.601
Flight Simulator X	Microsoft (Microsoft Game Studios)	2006	[b]Aircraft:[/b] * Airbus A321 * Air Creation 582-SL Trike Ultralight * Beechcraft Baron 58 * Beechcraft Baron 58 G1000 * Beechcraft King Air 350 * Bell 206B JetRanger * Boeing 737-800 * Boeing 747-400 * Bombardier CRJ-700 * Bombardier Learjet LJ-45 * Cessna 208-B Grand Caravan * Cessna 172S SkyhawkSP * Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP G1000 * de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver floatplane * de Havilland DHC-Dash 8-100¹ * DG-808-S Competition Sailplane * Douglas DC-3 * Extra EA-300-S * Grumman G-21-A Goose² * Maule Orion M-7-260-C Super Rocket on skis² * Maule Orion M-7-260-C Super Rocket² * McDonnell Douglas MD-83¹ * Mooney M-20-M Bravo * Mooney M-20-M Bravo G1000² * Piper PA-28 Cherokee 180³ * Piper J-3C-65 Cub * Robinson R-22 Beta II ¹) Not playable without a third party add-on(?) ²) Only in deluxe version, may be seen in standard version ³) Not playable
Lord of the Rings Online	Turbine;Midway Games;Codemasters (Turbine)	2007	Un mal plagio del WoW, y encima plagado de errores. De nada sirve usar un mundo interesante si el juego no está a la altura. 3 de 10*Made free-to-play on 2010-09-06. Subscription is possible. For differences between free and subscription, see here: [url]http://www.lotro.com/free.php[/url][b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 1.8 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * 64 MB VRAM * GeForce 3 or Radeon 8500 GPU * 7 GB HD space * 56 kbps internet connection [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.8 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800 or Radeon X850 GPU * 10 GB HD space * Broadband internet connection***A persistent world RPG with thousands of players. Based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and set in 'The 4th Age'. The developers have endeavored to portray Tolkien world as accurately as possible even to the point of implementing permanent death. However NPC and monster will almost never kill a player and player killers will suffer great consequences. Choice of race determines where a player starts in the game. Though not to full scale, the game world is huge and has countless dangers in between settlements. Races will be likely remain separated except for certain communities between them and rare fellowships that travel great distances, like the books. Vivendi Universal Games and Turbin were developing Middle Earth Online for Sierra On-Line. Vivendi left the project. Sierra On-Line formed their Yosemite Entertainment division and transfered all their experienced artists to it. Sierra then had Yosemite Entertainment fire all its employees. Codemasters hired nearly all of Yosemite Entertainment's former employees. Turbin made a deal with Midway and Codemasters to publish this game. And finally, the name was changed. [Zerothis]
Halo 2	Microsoft Game Studios (Bungie Studios)	2007	Falling Leaf Systems released a patch that removes the Windows Vista limitation. This is not a patch that modifies the game, it merely keeps the game from checking which Window version it is running on. It runs fine on Windows XP (with Directx 10 installed, also courtesy of FLS), the OS check is entirely an artificial ploy to encourage XP users to stick themselves with Vista. [Zerothis]
Shadowrun	Microsoft Game Studios (FASA Studio)	2007	Falling Leaf Systems released a patch that removes the Windows Vista limitation. This is not a patch that modifies the game, it merely keeps the game from checking which Window version it is running on. It runs fine on Windows XP, the OS check is entirely an artificial ploy to encourage XP users to stick themselves with Vista. [Zerothis]
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition	Capcom	2007	[b]dying[/b] - Thermal Energy (T-ENG) functions as both the protagonist's health as their capacity for surviving in the cold environment, whenever they're not in a VS or indoors (which is rare) their T-ENG rapidbly drains. On "extreme" difficulty this seems to drain regardless. [b]undefined healing[/b] - the T-ENG reserves are depleted to restore health automatically, no T-ENG means no healing. T-ENG is gained from destroyed Akrid and from the remains of any object that managed to explode, except for grenades, rockets and your piloted VS.**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP * Pentium IV CPU w/ HTT * 512 MB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6600 GPU * 8 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Windows Vista * Core 2 Duo CPU * 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista) * 512 MB VRAM * GeForce 8600 GPU * X360 controller**Gameplay For the most part it was fun, the levels were extremely small except for the vast expanses of nothing* in some places. Fighting medium sized Akrid was especially fun when you didn't have a VS warming your buttocks. The largest variety were just tedious, especially the giant worm that I just avoided after trying to kill it for the fourtieth time (really, are all console games (Lost Planet is console game first and foremost) about repeating the same boss battle for half the whole playing time?) The best parts of the game were usually outdoors, indoors being mostly dull corridors or large halls (cities?) where you're most of the time stomping around with your VS. You seem to play most of the time in VS indoors and as Wayne outdoors, which is kinda funny since anyone with half-a-mind would expect this to be the otherway around. Caves were a bit of an exception for this, but caves are caves. Fighting NEVEC was the part I hated most, and it was the least sensical of it all. Controls Since I can configure them as I see fit, I can't really give an opinion on how good they were or not. Everything I could think of had separate button for it and nothing else. The only gripe I have is that the control instructions for the VS (there's two special buttons for VS) had this huge X360 controller showing how to use the different things on it. The problem is, I was playing with keyboard and mouse, and I had to learn them by trial and error since I couldn't make connections between the xbox controller config and my keyboard and mouse configuration (What were they thinking? That everyone has innate understanding of X360 controllers? Or even have them? I'm playing the game on PC so it's far more likely I have a keyboard and mouse in front of me than that blasted thing between my thumbs). Everything worked out well in the end, since trial-and-error works well usually. There were some issues of the controls not being responsive, or there were several different actions made to happen from the same button (only for some VS, not when running around naked with Wayne, our protagonist), this was the most obvious in the final boss battle. Story During the cut-scenes, I constantly got this nagging feeling that I've missed part of the story somewhere, but I couldn't figure out where. So it was greatly disjointed and oddly hurried. Quality wise the beginning started nicely, but degraded seriously over time and it was not much of a help that you had the feeling that there's parts of the story missing. The characters weren't developed much, but I don't think that was necessary, and even their own background info was only to clarify why they were there in the first place and nudge the plot forward a bit in a bit awkward manner. Of course there was also the "must" romantic affair, too. Also, the characters were awfully stereotypical, but since the game was so short, there was little chance of them being much else. There was also this strange part that you were alone running through every single Akrid hive and NEVEC base to get to some distant location while your friends lazily used alternative route on their huge ass truck / mobile base, until you joined them at the destinaton. This was never even explained, and in some cases where there was some reason to do it, they could've hauled you closer to the final target before letting you off running and gunning everything in sight. And finally, the ending was disappointing, but sadly this is the norm for almost anything except books. Major gripes The game suffers from the usual console game features: ridiculously over-powered boss fights compared to everything else and all too linear story/gameplay. Thermal energy meter gave nothing but another reason to die suddenly when you just happen to use some energy based weapon too much or take too many whacks to your head (Wayne regenerates to full health in seconds by taking a large dose out of your energy reserves). Really, it's just a health reserve that keeps draining itself slowly and sometimes faster (I couldn't figure out what this was based on, some articles have said it's based on the temperature of the surroundings, but that should've meant it shouldn't drop at all or maybe even increase when around volcanic actiivity, lava flow or a smelting pool in some factory). The only thing I did notice to actually cause difference was the use of energy weapons and the special abilities of the VS. Honestly speaking, the game went downhill sometime around the middle of the game when you started fighting NEVEC as much or even more than the Akrid. Summary Overall, I'll give it 2 out of 5. The game's emphasis is on graphics, besides that it is horribly lacking.*Supported videocards: http://www.capcom.com/BBS/showthread.php?t=15043 Game manual: http://static.capcom.com/lostplanet/LostPlanet_PC_manual.pdf Firewall port configuration: UDP in/out: 3075, 27215 UDP out: 27000-27015, 27216 TCP out: 27030-27050ON A LOST PLANET* FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL, HUNT FOR REVENGE Your memory lies in pieces, like shattered glass... Green Eye... your father... lying dead on the ground. These memories continue to haunt your steps. But now is not the time for quiet contemplation. The Akrid are attacking! It's time to put it al on the line, avenge your father and save the tattered remnants of humanity. Find Thermal Energy, destroy the Akrid menace. On a lost planet, your destiny will unfold... BLOOD. RUNS. COLD. Extreme conditions Battle enemies and the environment. Conserve heat from enemy bodies and keep killing, before your temperature drops. Survival tools Defeat giant Akrid using numerous weapons and "Vital Suits" that can upgrade into fast-moving vehicles and heavy tanks. Band together Beyond the 12 epic single-player missions, take the battle for survival online with unique 16-player multi-player action. [Box blurb]
Haze	Ubisoft (Free Radical Design)	2007	FPS from Free Radical, the makers of [[game:Timesplitters]] series. [cjlee001]
BioShock	2K Games (2K Boston;2K Australia)	2007	Una ambientación y estética únicas en una especie ciudad sumergida art decó, que presenta una acción directa con el doble uso de armas y plásmidos y una historia que baila entre la nostalgia y lo grotesco. Además tiene una dosis de elección muy superior a un juego de acción al uso. 8 de 10*[b]flash[/b] - used for the map at least.2007-08-21 as boxed 2007-08-24 on SteamBoth the full game and the demo use SecuROM 7.x copy protection. SecuROM is used to enforce CD-in-drive, enforce an online activation, to damage the data on the CD to try to prevent coping it, and was for a much hated "installation limit" that prevented more than 3 install [i][b]attempts[/b][/i]. The geniuses at 2k game didn't want people installing the product on multiple PCs simultaneously and figured that limiting attempts would do the trick. Ingoring the fact that the CD-in-drive restriction already prevents multiple installations from running simultaneously. In reality, it caused the game to be uninstallable if the install process was abandon 3 times (due to errors, or failed requirements such as HD space, or just someone changing their mind). It also forbid reinstallation in cases of a crashed PC or transfer to new computer or in cases of system restore. Any finally, it was possible to successfully install 3 copies on 3 PCs simultaneously, this restriction failed in its purpose! After much complaint, 2k games announced, "Good news! As promised, all activation restrictions, including install limits, have been removed from BioShock PC as of today. You don't have to patch or install anything for this to go into effect for your copy of BioShock – it's already done! " [b]This is NOT and announcement of removal of SecuROM![/b] 2kgames later said "Our other methods of copy protection remain. You will still have to activate your copy, and you will still need to keep the disc in the drive. SecuROM has not been removed" So the cpremoved tag does not yet apply. [Zerothis][quote]No encounter ever plays out the same way twice. No two gamers will ever play BioShock the same way.[/quote] This is because the game has quite rapid respawn rate (enough rapid to be irritating and making the game into forced slugfest), causing encounters to happen even if not wanted and the creatures wander around aimlessly through the levels with apparently nothing to do. They sometimes huddle over corpses as if there was something interesting there, but there really isn't (I had scavenged all valuables from those corpses long ago). Though I have to admit that I [i]did[/i] play it on the hardest difficulty, so maybe that's (the rapid respawn) the only way they could think of how to make it more difficult. Didn't have much chance for stealth or alternative approaches when the guys were running everywhere. Although it was advertized that munitions were supposedly scarce, I never really ran out of them, actually I was almost constantly maxed, except in the particular weapon I had taken a liking of and after fighting swarms and swarms of suddenly script-spawning enemies or after fighting a Big Daddy (they really can take a beating). The only ways this game is better than Quake 4, Doom 3 or the like is that it's more free roaming (though there's very little use for it), has conversations and some sort of plot twists as well as the light RPG-ness in form of weapon and plasmid upgrades. The number of choices of approach are quite limited actually, either you shoot them or you.. well.. shoot them. Sneaking past them is usually impossible, or simply just ridiculously difficult opposed to just shooting them and the game has too many scripted sequences where you have to shoot them regardless of how you wanted to do it. The reliance on scripted sequences for variance is too old, but gives stronger story (scripted sequences are required to have a story, but the use of them outside it is not very good). Some of the things that happened were also very retro FPS-like, for example the one case where I picked up a new gun and swarms of new Mobs were spawned so I could "test it out". Sad little game in that regard, but can be fun if you ignore all that. On the confrontation with Ryan, I heard a rather poor explanation for it once (if I remember it correctly, they simply assumed Ryan was raving mad). My own interpretation of it, however, is different. [spoiler=Show;Hide]Ryan first demonstrates the protagonist's dilemma, he's been "programmed" to follow orders of others, with key words activating certain behaviour and in this case, simple "please" would force the protagonist to do as was asked. Protagonist ridiculously follows Ryan's brief orders ("turn around", "run", etc.) followed by "please", until finally Ryan gives him a golf club and tells the protagonist to "kill" (please), while the protagonist is beating him to death, Ryan solemnly repeats a motto: "Man chooses, slave obeys." which he had said earlier (IIRC). This is where some might think Ryan is insane, however, to me he seems idealistic or something that the protagonist is not a slave as he was made to be (which he also demonstrated with his earlier commands), but a free man, able to choose his own actions. Unfortunately, the protagonist is unable to break through the "programming" (mind control) and finally kills Ryan.[/spoiler]*BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you. Injectable plasmids give you super human powers: blast electrical currents into water to electrocute multiple enemies, or freeze them solid and obliterate them with the swing of a wrench. No encounter ever plays out the same, and no two gamers will play the game the same way. Biologically modify your body: send fire storming from your fingertips and unleash a swarm of killer hornets hatched from the veins in your arms. * Hack devices and systems, upgrade your weapons and craft new ammo variants. * Turn everything into a weapon: the environment, your body, fire and water, and even your worst enemies. * Explore an incredible and unique art deco world hidden deep under the ocean. [Valve]**[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM (GeForce 6600 or Radeon X1300) * 8 GB free HD space [i]Note: Game requires Internet connection for activation[/i] [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo CPU * 2 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM (GeForce 7900 GT for DX9, GeForce 8600 for DX10)**BioShock is the "genetically enhanced" first person shooter that lets you do things never before possible in the genre: turn everything into a weapon, biologically mod your body with plasmids, hack devices and systems, upgrade your weapons and craft new ammo variants, and experiment with different battle techniques in an incredible and unique underwater city. You are a cast-away in Rapture, an underwater Utopia torn apart by civil war. Caught between powerful forces, and hunted down by genetically modified "splicers" and deadly security systems, you have to come to grips with a deadly, mysterious world filled with powerful technology and fascinating characters. No encounter ever plays out the same, and no two gamers will play the game the same way. BioShock is loaded with some of greatest, most modifiable weapons to ever blast their way into a shooter. But guns alone won't be enough to defeat the devious AIs of Rapture. There are literally hundreds of other strategies players can use to take out his enemies. Here's just a few things you can do a foe: Catch his Grenades in Mid Air and Toss Them Back at Him * Freeze Him Solid and Shatter Him with Smack of your Wrench * Lead him and his comrades to water and Zap them all with 1000 Volts * Burn Him Up With Home-Made Molotov Cocktails * Booby Trap Healing Machines and Watch Them Blow up IN his Face * Brainwash Him to Become Your Personal BodyGuard * Invent your own Ammo Types to Prey on his Vulnerabilities * Turn his own Security System Against Him * Light Him on Fire and Launch Heat Seeking Missiles At him * Torment Him with Plagues of Insects * Take Research Photos of Him to Learn his Weaknesses * Send Him Flying into the Ceiling to Knock him Senseless No encounter ever plays out the same way twice. No two gamers will ever play BioShock the same way. [2K Games]***In the middle of the north Atlantic, a lighthouse juts out of the water. Inside waits a rusted bathysphere, which takes you deep under the ocean to Rapture, a city sprawling along the sea floor. A man named Andrew Ryan, a former Soviet citizen, built the city in 1946, and the society was envisioned as the ultimate capitalistic and individualist paradise, with the elite achieving for themselves, rather than for the whole. Protected by a network of giant sea walls and consisting of a cluster of enormous skyscraper-shaped hive towers, Rapture was designed to be entirely self-supporting, with all of its electricity, food production, water purification and defense systems powered by volcanic vents at the bottom of the ocean. At one point Rapture's population numbered several thousand at its peak during the early 1960s, composed of those people Ryan viewed as the best examples of mankind. A large and tiered economy grew among the people, with different quality products catering to different levels of the society. The grand Art Deco architecture is at once futuristic and archaic, but as you step into Rapture, you find the city a shell of itself. The walls are crumbling and the ocean is seeping in. The hallways are littered with corpses, those who were once the best and brightest of the world above are now mutated and mad, roaming the corridors and waiting to ambush you at every turn. [2K Games]
Legend - Hand of God	dtp entertainment;THQ;Techland (Master Creating)	2007	DE 2007-09 RU 2008-01 EU 2008-06 AU 2008-06 NA 2008-08? PL 2008-03-18 by Techland (lang: pol) INT 2009-05-05 on Steam, by dtp (lang: eng, ger, fre, ita, spa)
World in Conflict	Sierra Entertainment;Ubisoft (Massive Entertainment)	2007	Latest version: 1.0.1.0 (as of ?)**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2 GHz single-core or any dual-core CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 4 MX or Radeon 8500 GPU * 8 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.5 GHz CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM [b]Ports:[/b] * TCP: 3004 * UDP: 48000 - 48100***Used SecuROM 7.x copy protection. The single-player campaign will not run if of [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_Explorer]Process Explorer[/url] older than v11 has not yet been run for the current boot. Or if Process Explorer v11 or earlier [i]has[/i] been run in the current boot. Or if some versions of FileMon and RegMon have been run in the current boot. The exact details of the cause of these problems have never been fully determined. [Zerothis]
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts	THQ (Relic Entertainment)	2007	Latest version: 2.602 (as of 2011-05-24) Version history: * 2.601*bundle - Bundled with Asus GeForce 8800 GT.[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] CPU with SSE instruction set * 512 MB RAM (1.1G without swap) * 64 MB VRAM * GPU with Shader Model 1.1 support * 9 GB free HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 1 GB RAM (1.8G without swap) * 256 MB VRAM * GPU with Shader Model 2.0 support**Company of Heroes : Opposing Fronts is the next chapter in the groundbreaking real-time strategy franchise from critically acclaimed studio Relic Entertainment. This standalone game features two unique armies with full length campaigns. Players will experience fast-paced dynamic tactics like never before, in two of the most brutal World War II campaigns ever fought. Take command of the tenacious British 2nd Army in the vicious battle for Caen, France, or lead the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history. With two intensely cinematic campaigns, mission persistence, improved vehicle AI and weather effects that directly impact the battlefield, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts supports DirectX 10 and is fully compatible with the original Company of Heroes. Battle online with these two all-new armies and utilize full compatibility with the original Company of Heroes for a total of four playable armies - allowing players to wage the ultimate war for Fortress Europe. FeaturesFeatures Bigger – Play as the British or Germans in two intensely cinematic campaigns. * Better looking – DX10 support and significant upgrades to the Essence Engine. * Smarter – Improved vehicle AI and path-finding. * More Realistic – All new weather effects directly impact the battlefield. [Relic]***Introduces two new armies, the British 2nd and the German Panzer Elite, both with their own all new campaigns, too. British are slow-moving and highly defensive army and apparently has movable base unlike all the other armies, as well as tank airdrop and many other interesting and unique abilities. Panzer Elite on the other hand is a low number force of, you know, elite forces who're more suited for rushing the enemy in Blitzkrieg tactics and specializes on vehicular combat more than any other army. Apparently You won't need to have Opposing Fronts to play against their armies after a new patch is rolled out for the original game, although you won't be able to play _as_ either of the new armies if you don't get the expansion, nor likely are you able to play the two old armies if you don't have the original, but you can still play against those who either have only the expansion or only the original even if you only have the other.
Flight Simulator X: Acceleration	Microsoft (Microsoft Game Studios)	2007	[b]Aircraft:[/b] * F/A-18A Hornet * P-51D Mustang * EH-101 helicopter and possibly others.**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP SP2 or Vista * 1.0 GHz CPU * 256 MB RAM (512 MB for Vista) * 32 MB VRAM * 14 GB HD space * 56.6 kbps internet connection for multiplayer
Hellgate: London	Namco Bandai;Electronic Arts (Flagship Studios)	2007	Latest version: SP 1.2 (as of ?), MP 1.3d (as of 2008-07)**[b]References:[/b] Diablo: Wirt's peg leg*2008-02-22 Korea, published by Hanbitsoft Note that the original English version of Hellgate has been abandoned and Hanbitsoft continued to develop their release beyond that. They re-published their version internationally, but it has been changed noticeably from its origins and there is no update/upgrade path for original Hellgate: London owners to the Hanbitsoft version. The core game is still very similar, but Hanbitsoft's version resembles MMOs much more closely in terms of features (though still lacks open areas where all players fight for ).The multiplayer part is similar to that of Guild Wars, with people gathering at the hubs (underground stations; a bit like location specific in-game lobbies) from where they head out into [i]instanced[/i] combat/quest areas. So this is practically a MMO with the same experience available for single-player/offline users (minus the other players).*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP SP2 or Vista * 1.8 GHz CPU (2.4 GHz for Vista) * 1 GB RAM (2GB for Vista) * 128 MB VRAM * 7 GB HD space * Radeon 9000 or GeForce 6200**DESCRIPTION Hellgate : London is the first original title from premier developer Flagship Studios. Set in the near future, Hellgate introduces gamers to a world devastated by demon invasion. Players are thrust into a desolate city scorched by hellfire. Here, the few survivors must meld science and sorcery in order to gain a foothold against the minions of darkness and save the bloodline of humanity. Hellgate : London combines the depth of role-playing games with the action of first-person shooters while offering infinite replayability and an individualized gaming experience complete with dynamically created levels, monsters, items and events. Players create a hero and then battle through innumerable hordes of demons while completing quests and advancing through experience levels and branching skill paths. A robust, flexible skill and spell system, highly-customizable items and a massive variety of randomly generated equipment allow players to create a hero that is truly unique. FEATURES A New Perspective on RPGs Combining the depth and customizability of role-playing games with the immersion of those played from the first-person, Hellgate is fast-paced but doesn't require lightning reflexes to achieve a high level of success. * Unique and Appealing World Explore an ominous post-apocalypse London alone or with friends. From ancient ruins long buried beneath once thriving streets to shattered cathedrals, fact and myth are blurred into an unceasing nightmare as the last remnants of humanity fight for their very souls. * Character Classes Fight against the demons of the underworld as one of several unique character classes. like the Templar, each class has a unique visual and game-play style based on its particular history and place in the world. Randomly generated items that can be modified in numerous ways ensure that heroes are distinct and individualized. * Hell on Earth Battle against a wide variety of demonic enemies, each with their own unique attributes, abilities, and vulnerabilities. * Infinite Re-playability With dynamically generated levels, massive quantities of randomly created items, chance events and story-driven quests, no two gaming experiences are ever the same. Differing levels of rarity and modification potential for items and skills also mean that every game played is a unique event. * Single-Player and Online Multiplayer Support While Hellgate : London stands on its own as a singleplayer game, it also provides a compelling multiplayer experience via a dedicated online gaming destination. By creating unique and individualized gameplay "instances" within a vast online community, Hellgate provides gamers with all the best parts of traditional massive multiplayer games, but without any of the common downsides. [Namco]
Gears of War	Microsoft Game Studios (Epic Games;People Can Fly)	2007	Latest version: patch 3 (as of ?)**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * Intel 2.4 GHz or AMD 2.0 GHz CPU * 1 GB RAM * 12 GB free HD space * GeForce 6600 or ATI X700 * Broadband Internet connection and Games for Windows LIVE Silver Membership (included) The Windows LIVE membership and internet connection are required even for singleplayer, though only for saving progress.***Apparently there'll be added content in the Windows port of GoW, some are mentioned in the [url=http://gameplanets.blogspot.com/2007/07/e3-gears-of-war-live-demonstration.html]GoW demonstration video[/url].
Crysis	EA Partners (Crytek)	2007	El heredero espiritual del Far Cry, te presenta como un soldado todopoderoso que de golpe se ve en una situación complicada por una fuerza de carácter desconocido. El uso de poderes hace que el juego funciona de una forma muy similar a las habilidades de un juego de rol (sobretodo porque al usarlos hay que pensar no sólo en sus ventajas sino en las desventajas eventuales), sólo que en vez de gastar maná gastas energía y no presenta especialización más allá de los módulos del arma. 8 de 10*Tagline/Slogan: Adapt, Engage, Survive.[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.8 GHz single-core CPU (3.2 GHz for Vista) * 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB for Vista) * 256 MB VRAM * 12 GB free HD space * 512 kbps internet connection for multiplayer [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.2 GHz multi-core CPU * 2 GB RAM * GeForce 8800 GTS or equivalent**Earth, 2019: On a remote island, an US science team makes a frightening discovery. The North Korean Government quickly seals off the island chain. Contact with the science team is lost. The United States responds by dispatching an elite team of Delta Force Operators to recon the situation and report back to the Pentagon. Amid rising tensions between the US and North Koreans, a massive, 2km high alien ship is revealed in the middle of the island. The ship generates an immense force sphere, freezing a vast portion of the island and drastically altering the global weather system. The newly formed alliance fights epic battles against the marauding Aliens. With hope rapidly fading, the player must fight through lush tropical jungle, harsh frozen landscapes, and finally into the heart of the alien ship itself for the ultimate Zero G encounter with the aliens. Features An immersive story that puts you the player in the pivotal role to repel an alien invasion and save mankind. * A unique three-act structure that forces the player to use real-time armor and weapons customization to adapt to an ever changing dynamic world. * Encounter a compelling, frightening and totally original alien species that uses its senses intelligently and work in combination with each other to present players with the most challenging opponents yet in an FPS. * Enemy and ally AI utilize real-world military tactics. * Take control of a wide variety of land, sea and air vehicles including trucks, tanks, boats and helicopters. * Explore a living, dynamic world where earthquakes, breaking ice, landslides, and tornados pose a real and an ever-present danger. * 32-player Multiplayer with real-time armor and weapons customization and an all new mode that combines player modification and tactical objectives. * Emergent gameplay; actions taken in the game affect future outcomes giving each player a unique experience. * Highly robust and easy to use mod toolset allow players to create their own expansive levels with game modes for both multiplayer and single player. * The most realistic environments, spectacular special effects, physics game engine, lighting system and enemy Al through [[tag:cryengine CryENGINE 2]]. [Games for Windows]***Crysis is a next-generation PC first-person shooter from Crytek, the award-winning developers of Far Cry. A stunning technical achievement, Crysis combines incredible visuals, cunning gameplay and an epic story that challenges gamers to adapt to survive. Global tensions have reached boiling point as the U.S. and North Korea square off in the South China Sea. At stake: a mysterious artifact uncovered by a team of U.S. archeologists. The North Korean government quickly seizes the area, prompting the U.S. to dispatch an elite team of Delta Force operatives on a rescue mission. During the siege the true nature of the artifact quickly emerges, pointing to the existence of an alien presence on Earth, and ultimately the trigger for a massive-scale alien invasion. The battle to save Earth begins as the aliens' flash freeze the tropics into a ghostly-white frozen landscape. As gamers take up arms against the aliens, they will be outfitted with customisable weapons and a high tech nano-suit, allowing them to adapt their tactics and abilities to a hostile, ever-changing environment and a mysterious enemy. Powered by CryENGINE 2 , Crysis delivers the ultimate DX10 gaming experience for the PC, including unparalleled graphics, special effects and artificial intelligence. The game is also scaleable to deliver a breath-taking FPS experience for older DX9 PCs. Crysis Key features • Adapt to Survive - An epic story thrusts players into an ever-changing environment, forcing them to adapt their tactics and approach to conquer battlefields ranging from newly frozen jungle to zero-gravity alien environments. • Suit Up - A high-tech nano-suit allows gamers to augment their abilities in real time on the battlefield. Players can choose to enhance their speed, strength, armor and cloaking abilities to approach situations in creative tactical ways. • Customisable Weaponry - A huge arsenal of modular weaponry gives gamers unprecedented control over their play style. Blow the opposition away with experimental weapons like the TAC launcher, discover alien technology and utlise custom ammunition from incendiary-tipped rounds to tactical munitions that can silently put foes to sleep. • Veni Vidi Vici - Lifelike enemy AI challenges players to assess a situation and approach it strategically. It isn't about having the fastest trigger finger – players are challenged to be proactive in the fight, not reactive. • Zero-G Gameplay - Battle a horrifying alien species in a true Zero-gravity environment, where physics change everything as players must adapt to moving in Zero-G and contending with the recoil from their weapons and more. • Next-Generation Graphics - Built from the ground up using Crytek's proprietary CryENGINE 2 , Crysis' visuals define "state of the art," with full DX10 support and scalable options to deliver solid performance on older machines. • Open, Physicalised World - Choose your own path through the open world of Crysis, destroying obstacles, driving vehicles from VTOL's to boats and using the environment itself against your enemies. • Bring It Online - Full-featured multiplayer for up to 32 players with real-time armor and weapons customisation. For a pure adrenaline fix hit the Instant Action button, or prepare yourself for the all-new multiplayer PowerStruggle mode that combines economy and vehicle warfare, alien technology and ranking, all wrapped in a strategic objective-based experience. [Electronic Arts]
Unreal Tournament 3: Black Edition	Midway Games (Epic Games)	2007
Unreal Tournament III	Midway Games (Epic Games)	2007	Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the world's premiere first-person shooter. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay, and challenge to a whole new level. Players engage in intense battles with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its best! [Steam Store]**Unreal Tournament "3" is, technically speaking, the 4th Unreal Tournament game. Only makes sense if you consider UT2004 as a remake of UT2003, so the list becomes: Unreal Tournament Unreal Tournament 2003 (and Unreal Tournament 2004) Unreal Tournament 3.**[b]Minimum requirements:[/b] Windows XP SP2 or Vista * 2.0 GHZ CPU * 512 MB RAM * GeForce 6200 or Radeon 9600 * 8 GB free HD space***Working title: Unreal Tournament 2007 (UT2007, UT2K7)
Universe at War: Earth Assault	Sega (Petroglyph Games)	2007	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * 2.8 GHz CPU * 1 GB RAM * Radeon X800 or Geforce 7600 GPU * 6 GB HD space*Apparently the game has no Human faction despite the story taking place on Earth. Peculiarly enough the prelude/tutorial is with human troops. The game is supposed to be the first part of a series, with the next game or games not set on earth and humans possibly gaining their own faction, signaling some form of profound leaps in their technological level, presumably from studying the salvaged wrecks of the three alien races or being aided by either Novus or the Masari. This remains to be seen, though.Universe at War: Earth Assault is the next sci-fi real-time strategy game from Petroglyph, the award-winning studio comprised of team members that developed the original Command & Conquer and C&C: Red Alert. The latest strategy game from these RTS pioneers features unprecedented levels of customization and an epic storyline set on near-future Earth. Powerful forces from across the universe have brought war to our planet. In Universe at War, you take command of several unique factions with awesome powers and spectacular units. Control massive-scale alien war machines that are fully customizable. With "Tactical Dynamics," Universe at War's on-the-fly customization system, you can dynamically swap out weaponry, rework your tech tree, and retrain units in the middle of combat to thwart your foe and seize the advantage. Universe at War features large-scale environmental destruction in a persistent world - level a city and when you come back, the area will still be a smoking ruin. Here, though, the environments you fight for are close to home, as you wage war across familiar Earth cities and landmarks. Universe at War also introduces numerous innovative new multiplayer features inspired by today's top MMOs and competitive online games, giving players achievements, rewards, and medals in a balanced environment with intelligent matchmaking. Features: Unprecedented unit and faction customization give players the ability to change units and research in the middle of combat to overcome any challenge * Unique multiplayer achievements that improve players' online avatars * Unique multiplayer game modes * Environmental destruction and manipulation in a persistent world * Dual-layered gameplay featuring intense tactical battles and a strategic global mode where players manage resources, consolidate territories, and maneuver armies * Real-world, modern-day environments * Three unique factions with different play styles and abilities * Special hero units with unique abilities * Massive-scale units that dwarf conventional RTS units * On-demand UI that doesn't clutter your view of the battle [Sega of America]
Syndicates of Arkon	MCM Online	2008	[b]Minimum:[/b] * (Windows Vista) * 3 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon 64 4000+ CPU * 768 MB RAM * GeForce 7600GT or Radeon HD2600 [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 CPU * 1.5 GB RAM * GeForce 9600 GT or Radeon HD3800
The Spiderwick Chronicles	Sierra Entertainment (Stormfront Studios)	2008	Minimum: * Windows XP or Vista * Athlon 1500+ or Pentium 1.5 GHz CPU (2200+ or 2.2 GHz for Vista) * 512 MB RAM (1 GB for Vista) * 8 GB free HD space * 128 MB VRAM (Radeon X700 Pro or GeForce 6600 GT) Recommended: * Athlon 2500+ or Pentium 2.5 GHz CPU * 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB for Vista) * 256 MB VRAM (Radeon X1800 GTO or GeForce 7600 GT)
Assassin's Creed	Ubisoft Entertainment (Ubisoft Montreal)	2008	El comienzo estelar de la saga, a pesar de ser mucho más lineal y corto que sus predecesores (y unas misiones secundarias enormemente repetitivas), se hecha de menos no ser una arsenal andante que puede con toda la guardia de la ciudad: mucho más sigilo y huida y menos acción. Especialmente reseñable era la posibilidad de finalizar un asesinato siguiendo el diario de Altair, convirtiendo el encargo en un auténtico reto, además de la claustrofóbica situación de Desmond y la intriga que rodea todo el juego. Como reprochable, la enorme letalidad del agua, aunque también es cierto que es de gran ayuda contra los templarios. 8 de 10*2008-04-09 as boxed 2008-04-09 on Steam (eng,fre,ita,ger,spa)[b]save points[/b] - there's only one save per profile, so make sure you back it up occasionally. Nothing worse than playing almost through the game and the save getting corrupted for whatever reason (such as BSOD). The saves are stored in `[code]%APPDATA%/Ubisoft/Assassin's Creed/Saved Games/[/code]´.Latest version: 1.02 (as of 2008-05-14)The story starts with Desmond Miles being kidnapped in 2012 by Abstergo Industries and put into the Animus machine, a device capable of drawing out genetic memories and allowing the user to re-live their ancestors' lives. For Desmond, this is the life of Altaïr Ibn La-Ahad (الطائر), an assassin who lived during the Third Crusade in 1191. Although the story skips the kidnapping and starts with Desmond jagged into the Animus and experiencing some synchronization issues with it. The game is difficult to categorize and abundantly lampshaded by the fact that most of the game takes place inside the Animus which has been created to produce a video game like experience, so effectively you're playing a video game inside a video game. And the experience produced by the Animus is an abstraction of sorts with various alterations that make it easier for the user to operate it, such as translating all languages to plain English and so forth. So any inconsistencies with reality are due to that, and since memories aren't exactly logical 1 to 1 copies of reality, much illogical instances can occur, some of which can be interpreted to mean some [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/JustBugsMe/Ptitlel59ywfenym8d?from=JustBugsMe.AssassinsCreed]very strange things[/url]. Things you may need to replay the whole game for:[spoiler]In memory block 4, you have a chance to pickpocket Vidic to get his security pen. This opportunity does not represent itself and replaying the memory block later does not roll back time in the "real world". After the credits you gain access to the conference room where you need Vidic's pen to access a computer, but there's nothing else after that besides your ability to replay the memory blocks and aim for 100% completion (collecting all the flags, killing the templars, scouting, and doing all the side tasks).[/spoiler]*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.6 GHz dual-core Pentium D or Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU * 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista) * 256 MB VRAM * Radeon X1600 or GeForce 6800 GPU * 8 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU * 5.1 capable soundcard***The PC version has 4 new missions compared to the original console version. Director's Cut Edition is apparently just alternate name for the thing and is in no way different from PC releases without that extra bit in their name.
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures	Funcom;Eidos Interactive (Funcom)	2008	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * 3 GHz Pentium IV or equivalent CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * 36 GB HD space * Internet connection [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo or better processor * 2 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM
Devil May Cry 4	Capcom (Capcom Production Studio 4)	2008	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * Pentium IV w/ HT CPU * 512 MB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6600 GPU * 8 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo CPU * 1 GB RAM * GeForce 8600 GPU
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky	GSC World Publishing;Deep Silver (GSC Game World)	2008	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2 or Vista * 2 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon XP CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 5700 or Radeon 9600 GPU * 10 GB HD space * Internet connection for multiplayer [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo E6400 or Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * 1.5 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 7900 or Radeon X1950 GPU***Latest version: 1.5.05 (as of 2008-09-??)
Crysis Warhead	EA Partners (Crytek Studios - Budapest)	2008	Aunque su forma de juego de soldado futurista con poderes es similar al Crysis original, la falta total de suspense en pos de una acción continua desvirtúa un poco el juego, compensando ligeramente este problema con la inclusión del Crysis Wars (multijugador) 7 de 10*Tagline/Slogan: Adapt, Engage, Dominate!Officially the game is "Crysis Warhead" although all graphical representations of the title imply "Crysis: Warhead" to be correct. The lack of subtitle separation is somewhat unusual.Comes on 2 DVDs, with Warhead on the first and Crysis Wars (the multiplayer part) on the second. Both require separate installation.Catalog number: [code]EAE07706196[/code]*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP SP2 or Vista * 2.8 GHz Pentium IV, 2 GHz Core 2 Duo, or Athlon 2800+ CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800 GT or Radeon 9800 Pro GPU * 15 GB HD space**Adapt. Engage. Dominate! Take on the fight as the volatile Sergeant "Psycho" Sykes in a new parallel story taking place during the events of Crysis. Psycho's secret mission will take him to the other side of the island on a ruthless pursuit of a North Korean general hell-bent on obtaining powerful technology. With the versatile powers of his Nanosuit and an arsenal of fully customizable weapons & vehicles at his disposal, Sykes will do whatever it takes to carry out his top-secret objective. Action on the other side of the island is more intense, the battles are fierce, and the mission protocol is no longer "Adapt to Survive". As Sergeant Sykes, now you must adapt to dominate the battle. Twin SMG's blazing, seizing new vehicles, or going stealth, the action and the victory is on your terms. Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war. It's down to you to retrieve the cargo, at any cost. More explosive and dynamic minute to minute game play: new customizable weapons, new vehicles, new photorealistic locations to explore, and a fully interactive war zone to dominate. * Enhanced human and alien AI: Intelligent enemies, bigger challenges, and all-new ally squad support. * Includes Crysis Wars , an expanded new multiplayer experience with new online modes and 21 maps including seven all-new maps to battle it out against other players. * Crysis Warhead is a standalone release and does not require ownership of Crysis to play. [EA]***Announced on June 5, 2008.
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault	Sierra (Massive Entertainment)	2008	Unlike the X360 and PS3 ports, this Windows version requires original WiC to play. There were probably one or two compilations of the original and this expansion, though.
Warhound	Techland	2008
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway	Ubisoft;Gearbox Software (Gearbox Software)	2008	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows XP or Vista * 2.6 GHz dual-core CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * 8 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM***Delivering on the franchise's compelling story, unrivaled authenticity and intense squad-based action, Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway drops you into Operation Market Garden, the largest paratrooper operation in World War II. Lead Matt Baker, Joe Hartsock and the rest of the 101st Airborne Division as they fight to open Hell's Highway in a daring bid for a quick end to the war.
Far Cry 2	Ubisoft (Ubisoft Montréal)	2008	Con un entorno mucho más abierto que la anterior entrega, manejas a un futuro queso gruyere con patas y malaria en un entorno africano muy interesante. Juego muy completo, la misión de la plantación no tiene pérdida. P.D: Odiarás el proceso conocido como oxidación. 7 de 10**[b]Fortunes[/b] DLC features: Single player additional content: Three brand-new weapons: Silenced shotgun, Sawed-off shotgun, Crossbow * Two new vehicles: Unimog, Quad Multiplayer additional content: * Additional weapons and four new exciting maps: Cheap Labor, Last Resort, Lake Smear, Fort Fury*[b]lives[/b] - this is almost the same as [url=/groups/info/deathless]deathless[/url]; you have 1 extra life which is used when you "die" and your partner arrives to drag you off to relative safety. However, if you die again before your partner is ready to save you (gain 1 up, so to speak), you die for good. You meet your partner in one of the safe houses when she's ready to do it again.[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP w/ SP2 or Vista w/ SP1 * 3.2 GHz Pentium IV, 2.66 GHz Pentium D or Athlon 64 3500+ CPU * 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista) * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800 or Radeon X1650 GPU * 6 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD 64 X2 5200+ or AMD Phenom CPU * 2 GB RAM * 512 Mb VRAM * GeForce 8600 GTS or Radeon X1900 GPU * 5.1 soundcard***Far Cry 2, the next-generation first-person shooter from Ubisoft, will take you deep into the most beautiful but also most hostile environments in the world: Africa! More than just a visual and technological achievement, Far Cry 2, the true sequel to the award-winning PC game, will provide you with an unprecedented gaming experience. Caught between two rival factions in war-torn Africa, you are sent to take out "The Jackal", a mysterious character who has rekindled the conflict between the warlords, jeopardizing thousands of lives. In order to fulfil your mission you will have to play the factions against each other, identify and exploit their weaknesses, and neutralise their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion, cunning and, of course, brute force. OPEN WORLD The extensive artistic research combined with the next-gen engine will allow you to explore over 50Km2 of seamlessly rendered African landscape. No game has ever provided such freedom of movement! DUNIA ENGINE The Dunia Engine was built specifically for Far Cry 2 by the award-winning Ubisoft Montréal development team. It delivers the most realistic destructible environments, amazing special effects such as dynamic fire propagation and storm effects, real-time night-and-day cycle, dynamic music system, non-scripted enemy A.I. and so much more... REAL-TIME IMMERSION Real-time story telling, systemic auto-healing, minimal in-game interface are just few of the features that will make you feel the tension of being alone against barbarous warlords that threaten thousands of innocent lives. WEAPONS OF CHOICE Choose from a wide range of weapons to make your way to your primary target. Meet the fight head-on with your machine-gun, go berserk with your machete or make stealth kills as a Sniper. If you feel that the atmosphere is not warm enough, light up your flamethrower and let your enemies and everything around them feel the heat. VEHICLES Fly, Drive, Run, slide and hover over the huge open world with your glider, trucks, cars, boats and much more. [Ubisoft]
Prince of Persia	Ubisoft (Ubisoft Montreal)	2008	[b]deathless[/b] - any time you're about to die, Elika saves you in some manner or other. Helps that she can do magic and fly. In certain situations this also reverts time, but usually this only returns you to the nearest bit of stable ground or simply slightly off of your opponent while allowing them yo regenerate a large chunk of their health.*Completely unrelated to the previous Prince of Persia games.US 2008-12-09 RU 2008-12-17*The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed , Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming experience to consumers. With a whole new Prince, storyline, open world environments, combat style, signature illustrative graphical style and the addition of Elika, a deadly new ally, Prince of Persia brings the franchise to new heights of deadly acrobatic artistry and is set to become the #1 action-adventure game of 2008 this holiday season. [b]A new hero emerges:[/b] Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Grip fall down the face of a building, perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations, and swing over canyons, buildings and anything that is reachable. This new rogue warrior must utilize all of his new skills, along with a whole new combat system, to battle Ahriman's corrupted lieutenants to heal the land from the dark Corruption and restore the light. * [b]A new epic journey begins:[/b] Escape to experience the new fantasy world of ancient Persia. Masterful storytelling and sprawling environments will deliver to action-adventure fans an experience that rivals even the best Hollywood movies. * [b]A new open world structure:[/b] A first for the Prince of Persia franchise — now you have the freedom to determine how the game evolves in this non-linear adventure. Players will decide how they unfold the storyline by choosing their path in the open-ended world. * [b]Emergence of a deadly new ally:[/b] History's greatest ally is revealed in the form of Elika, a dynamic AI companion who joins the Prince in his fight to save the world. Gifted with magical powers, she interacts with the player in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving, enabling the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks. [Ubisoft?]**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Dual-Core Pentium D or Athlon 64 X2 3800+ CPU * 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista) * 256 MB VRAM * 9 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU * 5.1 sound system * X360 controller
Company of Heroes Online	THQ;Shanda Networking (Relic Entertainment)	2009	For those who've played the three earlier Company of Heroes games, this is essentially an altered version of the original Company of Heroes.*Take command of your company as you wage online warfare across the ravaged battlefields of World War II-era Europe. Choose from one of six different divisions, from the brutal German Blitzkrieg to the deadly efficient Allied Airborne, each with its own combat style and unique abilities. Strategize on and off the battlefield as you customize your army and enter each fight with your own unique set of battle-tested Heroes, upgrades, and devastating Commander Abilities. Become the ultimate military commander as you unlock new abilities with every conflict and build your army with every victory. FEATURES [b]Free-to-Play[/b] - The frenetic action of the award-winning real-time strategy franchise, in a unique free-to-play experience [b]Command[/b] - Build your army and wipe your opponent off of the map with brutal, military precision in up to 8 player online matches [b]Specialize[/b] - Choose from six different divisions each with its own combat style and unique Commander Abilities [b]Customize[/b] - Enter each battle with your own unique set of Hero units, Army Items, and devastating Commander Abilities [b]Progress[/b] - Unlock new upgrades and abilities with every victory, or conveniently purchase items to even the odds[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP w/ SP3, Vista, or 7 * 2 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * Radeon 9500 or GeForce FX 5200 GPU * 20 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU * 2 GB RAM * GeForce 8800 GTS GPU * 30 GB HD space***The website claims this is the first MMORTS out there, but we all know this is far from the truth. First MMORTS based on WW2 may be true, though.
They	CD Projekt (Metropolis Software)	2009	CD Projekt bought Metropolis Software in 2008 and put the project on hold as they re-assigned people to complete [game=Witcher 2]Witcher 2[/game]. It is unknown if the game will resume development now that Witcher 2 has been released.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin	Warner Bros. Interactive (Monolith Productions)	2009	Was worked on simply as "Project Origin" before Monolith re-acquired the rights to the F.E.A.R. title from Vivendi.*Comes on 2 DVDs.[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP SP2 or Vista SP1 * 2.8 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon 64 3000+ CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6800 or Radeon X700 GPU * 12 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.2 GHz Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 4400+ CPU * 1.5 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM * GeForce 8600 GTS or Radeon HD 2900 XT
Cryostasis	1C Company;505 Games;Aspyr Media (Action Forms)	2009	2009-05-06 on Steam, by Aspyr (lang: eng)**[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista w/ SP1 * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9800 Pro * 4 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3 GHz Core 2 Duo or Athlon 64 X2 4200+ CPU * 2 GB RAM * 386 MB VRAM * GeForce 8800 or Radeon HD 2900 GPU * 6 GB HD space**Background: Year 1968. The Arctic Circle. Russian drifting polar station 'Polyus 21'. In a twist of fate the main hero, meteorologist Aleksandr Nesterov finds himself aboard the atomic ice-breaker 'North Wind' frost-bound in the icy desert since many years ago. The steel monster that once struggled so fiercely for life and freedom is now held captive by ices. All flesh aboard the ship has not only lost its normal appearance but even the right to die. Alexander Nesterov who comes from the world of warmth, life and motion finds himself in an environment alien to any thinking being, an everlasting reign of cold, non-existence and immobility, a closed world of a huge Atomic ice-breaker, a space tightly locked by the massive metallic structure. Cold, darkness, standstill, slowdown of time, physical and chemical process are factors that nourish and unite transformed crew of the Ship. Irrational aggression breaks out: 'Get lost! Don't disturb our regular existence, we are happy with everything. We enjoy our standstill'. Cryostasis is a dramatic story of the Captain and the crew of his Ship encapsulated in an environment of animal fear. Features: Mental Echo. An ability to move into memories of the Ship's crew and change their past actions; Thermodynamics. Is the system of balancing heat and cold. It is the only life-critical habitat for all living beings and physical objects in the game; * Melee system. Enable player to strike different blows in fight such as uppercuts, jabs and hooks as well as combos; * 18 highly detailed levels modeled on the basis of real ice-breaker layouts; * More than 15 enemies with unique characteristics; * 12 NPCs assisting through the game; * 9 types of weapons; * State-of-art engine designed in line with the latest video technologies; * Atmospheric music and realistic sound effects, support of sound accelerators Player's goal: The main hero needs to use the Mental Echo to prevent the Captain and his Ship from dying by correcting past mistakes of the crew. The gameplay of 'Cryostasis' is based on direct influence on temperature inside certain premises of the Ship. That is why monsters are that aggressive towards the main hero. Being a source of heat himself the Player poses a real danger to their habitat and the organization of time and life progress established on the Ship. The global Player's mission is to restore life activity on the Ship replacing Cold by Warmth, Non-Existence by Life and Immobility by Motion. [1C Company]
NecroVisioN	1C Company;505 Games;Aspyr Media (The Farm 51)	2009	Latest version: 1.1 (as of 2009-03-18)*2005-11-30 PC/X360 horror FPS mentioned, no details given. 2006-06-09 Announced as NecroVisioN 2007-04-02 Publishing contract with 1C signed 2008-02-05 505 Games set to publish NecroVisioN in Europe 2008-08-07 1C signs Gamersgate to distribute NecroVisioN digitally 2009-01-17 European release dated to Feb 20 2009-01-22 Aspyr enters an agreement with 1C to publish NecroVisioN in North America 2009-02-11 Polish and English demos released 2009-02-20 European release 2009-05-19 on GameAgent, by Aspyr (lang: eng; download) 2009-05-20 on Steam, by Aspyr (lang: eng; download)[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2.4 GHz Pentium IV or Athlon 64 2800+ CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 6600 or Radeon X1600 CPU * 8 GB HD space * DVD-ROM drive [b]Recommended:[/b] * 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2 5000+ CPU * 2 GB RAM * GeForce 8800 or Radeon HD 38xx GPU*EU by 505 Games NA by Aspyr Media ?? by 1C Publishing EU / 1C CompanyThe year is 1916. Young American joins UK Army to experience an adventure of his life and soon realizes that greater evil is hiding beneath the Great War storm. He has to face the underground world of vampires, demons, evil genius creatures and even become one of the demons to rescue the human and vampire kind from forces of darkness. NecroVisioN is a First Person Shooter taking place in a variety of locations from battlefields of World War I to much darker and brutal underground world of vampires and demons. Sceneries range from realistic to dream-like, opponents from enemy troops to fantasy creatures -- old fashion look and style of the game is going to remind the world setting from the Lovecraft's horrors and seamlessly mix the war shooter elements into it. Player will fight enemies using environments, powerful and evil artifacts, vampire technology, and authentic WWI era weapons. Key features: Intense and explosive fights * Huge boss battles * Combat System + Spell System * Mix of realistic and fantasy weapons, enemies, levels * Interactive elements and simple riddles adding depth to the overall gameplay experience [1C]
Drug Wars	Paleo Entertainment	2009	In 3100 A.D., global warming has caused the sea level to rise and engulf the streets of Brooklyn. The land is gone, but society rebuilds the city on top of existing structures, connecting buildings through a network of sky bridges. As the upper class literally moves higher, law enforcement abandons the lower parts of the city, and its less-affluent inhabitants. To meet the upper city's demand for laborers, city leaders contract the Brooklyn Institute of Technology (B.I.T.) to clone a new working class. At the time, the B.I.T. Labs had made incredible advances in cloning; Neanderthals were chosen as the main focus of the research based on their physical resilience. The city's contract called for far more Neanderthal clones than were required, causing the excess and sub-standard Neo-Neanderthals to be discarded to the dregs of the city. The well established mob entity known as the Merchants of Brooklyn saw a lucrative opportunity here... use the bottom dwellers for high stakes fights to the death. It became the new sport of under-city kings. In MERCHANTS OF BROOKLYN, You take the role of an elite Neanderthal fighter with a taste for blood. Having had your arm unwillingly detached from your body courtesy of a chainsaw, your new prototype biomechanical arm transforms into different twisted and brutal weaponry to aid you in the slaughter. Your goal: escape from the under city and free your brethren to take over the upper utopian empire to do with as you please. FEATURES * Built using Crytek's CryEngine 2 game engine * Biomechanical Arm enhances weapons in unique ways * Destructible urban environments * Truly unique comic book vs. reality art style * Over-the-top dark humor and action * Fully interactive, immersive environment * Designed with multiplayer in mind [Paleo Entertainment]
Stormrise	Sega (The Creative Assembly)	2009	NA 2009-03-24 (boxed and on Steam) INT 2009-03-27 (on Steam) 2009-04-28(?) - second patch cancelled and with it support was dropped.
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor	THQ (Relic Entertainment)	2009	Latest version: 2.602 (as of 2011-05-24) Version history: * 2.601*[b]direct control[/b] - affects only firing controls, a variation on telling units where and what to attack in more personal manner. Something queued attack commands usually do in other games in less time consuming way.2009-03-26 Gone "Gold" ?? 2009-04-08 as boxed INT? 2009-04-09 on Steam INT? 2009-04-10 on Impulse*Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor is a stand-alone sequel for the award winning real-time strategy game, Company of Heroes. Tales of Valor contains three campaigns based on historical events from World War II. There are a great many stories to be told from the war, and these campaigns each tell a unique and intimate tale that is translated into gripping tactical combat. Tiger Ace is the first of the three campaigns, telling the story of The Battle of Villers Bocage over the course of three scenarios. The battle takes place in France, 1944, as Allied forces stream ashore from the beaches. A British armored column threatens to break through a gap in the German lines, but a fearsome Tiger Tank commanded by a veteran crew races forward to engage them in the town the battle was named after, Villers Bocage. Take Direct Control of your lone Tiger, invest command points in your tank crew to unlock new abilities, fight to keep your crew alive and your unit from being out flanked! [b]Three Immersive Storylines[/b] Take command of key soldiers and experience how they helped turn the tide of battle in some of the most historic clashes of World War II. Episode 1: Tiger Ace: Control Tiger Tank Ace Hauptmann Voss's highly decorated Tigergruppen against the British 7th Armored Division on D-Day in one of the most famous tank battles of WWII. * Episode 2: Causeway:Command an American Paratrooper Company in the hours following the initial D-Day landings. * Episode 3: Falaise Pocket: Command the Wehrmacht Army as your soldiers try and hold off the advancing Allied army. [b]Direct Fire Control[/b] Not only can the player's tactical and strategic decisions influence the battle, but players also directly control units on the battlefield. Players will aim, fire, and maneuver in real-time to capitalize on the changing battle conditions. [b]Command New Units[/b] New infantry and vehicles such as the Schwimmwagen and Staghound will be available. The Schwimmwagen is an amphibious, all-wheel drive off-road vehicle while the Staghound is a highly maneuverable 4x4 Armored Car. [b]Conquer New Territory[/b] New maps based on famous battles such as Villers-Bocage will be available for competitive players in the online battlefield. [b]Three New Multiplayer Modes[/b] New multiplayer modes to experience with your friends. Become a tank commander and square off in Panzerkrieg, choose a hero unit and join the battle to push the enemy lines in Assault, or team up and defend against waves of attackers in Stonewall. [Relic]
Zeno Clash	ACE Team;Noviy Disk (ACE Team)	2009	De interesante mecánica de juego, basada en un sistema de combate cuerpo a cuerpo con ocasionales armas, es como jugar a un intermedio entre el Half-Life y un juego de lucha. Gran juego, asegúrate de escuchar en los tutoriales. 7 de 10*Only English voice-overs are in the game, the others are as subtitles. Noviy Disk handles publishing for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia Lithuania, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP, Vista or Vista64 * 3 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 6600 or Radeon 9600 GPU * 3 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo CPU * GeForce 7600 or Radeon X1600 GPU
Red Faction: Guerrilla	THQ (Volition)	2009	An incredibly fun 3rd person shooter, with some melee and driving features and a big and destructable open world. Includes some cool mission styles and a few interesting and unique weapons. Hammer time! 8 of 10*[b]Performance issues?[/b] If the games gets sluggish when large structures are collapsing, some have had success with lowering the game's priority from default to something lower.[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP or Vista * 2 GHz dual-core CPU * 1 GB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 7600 GT or Radeon X1300 GPU * 15 GB HD space (stated; 7 GB actually) [b]Recommended:[/b] * 3.2 GHz dual-core CPU * 2 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 8800 GT or Radeon HD3850 GPU*SMASH AUTHORITY Lead the Red Faction revolution using guerrilla tactics and strategic destruction in an epic battle for control of the red planet. Guerrilla tactics: Raid military compounds, rescue revolutionaries, and sabotage EDF supply lines. Geo-Mod 2.0: Tear down enemy strongholds brick by brick with the most realistic destruction engine to date. Multiplayer: Put your demolition skills to the test with 16 player anarchy, siege, and damage control modes. [Box blurb]EAN-13: [code]4005209113038[/code]Red Faction: Guerrilla is a 3rd person, open-world action shooter set on Mars, 50 years after the events of the original Red Faction. Players assume the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force. Throughout their fight for freedom, players carve their own path, wreaking havoc across the vast, open-world environment of Mars, from the desolate mining outpost of Parker to the gleaming EDF capital city of Eos. Utilizing improvised weapons, explosives and re-purposed mining equipment and vehicles, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to tear through fully destructible environments in an unforgiving Martian landscape swarming with EDF forces, Red Faction resistance fighters, and the downtrodden settlers caught in the cross-fire. Red Faction: Guerrilla also features a robust multiplayer component, including several modes focused on destruction-based gameplay.*2009-09-11 on Steam, by THQ (lang: eng, cze, fre, ger, ita, jap, pol, rus, spa)
Resident Evil 5	Capcom	2009	In Resident Evil 5, returning hero Chris Redfield is sent to Africa to investigate a biological weapon that is transforming the populace into aggressive and disturbing creatures. Joined by another local BSAA agent, Sheva Alomar, the two must work together to solve the truth behind the frightening turn of events. Featuring a revolutionary new co-op mode of gameplay, Resident Evil 5 will let players experience fear together as terror moves out of the shadows and into the light of day. The PC version of Resident Evil 5 features online play for co-operative play sessions over the internet and will also take advantage of NVIDIA’s new GeForce 3D Vision technology.*RE5 sees the return of Las Plagas and some even older monsters as well as some completely new.[b]cooperation[/b] - minimal; most commonly you just have to wait for the other player at the exit if they're far away. Seen with Chris helping Sheva reach higher ground, or one of the characters holding a door open while the other goes through and unblocks another route for the first character (happens several times). Besides those there's very little. [b]newgame+[/b] - unlocks mercenaries mode (survival mode) and allows playing the story as Sheva, possibly some other changes as well. [b]limited capacity[/b] - 9 item slots per character, only ammo and grenades can be stacked (and even them in very limited manner), body armor peculiarly takes item slots and stacking is limited vaguely by item usefulness, not size. [b]distorted vision[/b] - getting caught in your own flash grenades has this effect at least**?? 2009-09-?? as boxed, by Capcom (lang: ??) N&S America 2009-09-15 on Steam, by Capcom (lang: eng, ...?) INT 2009-09-18 on Steam, by Capcom (lang: eng, fre, ger, ita, jap, spa)
Fallen Earth	Fallen Earth;Gamersfirst (Fallen Earth;Icarus Studios)	2009	It’s 2156, and the world has been destroyed by both nuclear and bio-chemical means. Your story takes place in one of the few habitable places left in the world, the Grand Canyon. As a clone with an uncertain past, your job is survival in a world now built on destruction, betrayal and fragile factional alliances. Explore, harvest and stake your claim to over 1,000 square kilometers of harsh and mysterious terrain. The classless advancement and non-linear gameplay allows you to play the character you want. Join a random dynamic events to capture resources and invade towns, capture and hold a Progress Town, fight through instances, take part in the rich faction backstory, or make a living by selling what you scavenge and craft on the auction house. Fallen Earth gives you the freedom to do exactly as you want. The world may be a shadow of its former self, but there’s no limit to what’s possible for you to accomplish. Key features: * Scavenge, harvest and craft just about anything you can think of. Over 95% of the in-game items are player crafted. * The hybrid real-time combat system gives you the perfect blend of first-person combat and role-playing * Pledge allegiance to one of six factions and take part in the rich backstory that defines the world of Fallen Earth * Completely classless, play the way you want to * Over 1,000 square kilometers to explore * Dynamically occurring events, including invasions and resource cache discoveries mean that there is always something happening***Blood Sports is the subtitle of one of the free expansions/patches for the game, but the the game is also sold as Fallen Earth: Blood Sports.
Shattered Horizon	Futuremark Games Studio	2009	[b]Minimum:[/b] * Windows Vista or 7 * Core 2 Duo E6600 or Athlon64 X2 5600+ CPU * 2 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 8800GT or Radeon HD3870 GPU * 1.5 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Quad Q6600 or Phenom II X4 940 CPU * 512 MB VRAM*Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer first-person shooter where players fight in zero gravity surrounded by the broken remains of orbital infrastructure and billions of tons of rocky debris thrown into orbit by a huge explosion on the Moon. With simple and intuitive controls players have complete freedom of movement, making full use of the distinctive environment to control the battle. Shattered Horizon rewards players with gameplay and tactics impossible in games constrained by gravity. Stunning lighting effects and zero gravity physics give the look and feel of real space, bringing to life an extraordinary and epic vision of the future. [b]Background story:[/b] Man is back on the Moon and the companies that took him there are reaping huge profits. Their greed soon leads to the largest mining accident in history, when overexploitation of a risky new technique called Incite Mining leads to a catastrophe of unprecedented scale. An explosion throws billions of tons of rocky debris into near-Earth space, its aftershocks threatening to tear apart the Moon itself. Fragments of the Moon settle around the Earth and become known as the Arc, named after the dramatic shape they draw across the night sky. With Earth surrounded by debris there's little chance of rescue or return for the thousands of people stranded in space. The International Space Agency's astronauts and scientists trapped in the battered International Space Station are given the task of apprehending those responsible for the catastrophe. Weapons are among the last supplies sent to the station before the supply route from Earth is cut. The Moon Mining Cooperative finds itself facing serious charges after only barely surviving the cataclysm. Cut off from Earth, they see independence and self-sufficiency as their only possible future and the ISA as a threat to their existence. The two sides are drawn into an armed conflict. Desperate battles are fought over strategic locations and the scant supplies from Earth that make it through the shroud of debris. Control of the Arc now means the difference between survival and death in the cold of space. [Futuremark]*Announced on 2008-08-19
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat	GSC World Publishing;Deep Silver (GSC Game World)	2009	There's been few notable changes from previous Stalker games, notably that secret stashes can be looted without gaining knowledge of their location beforehand which was a requirement in both SoC and CS. You no longer can join the factions, though you can still help each. Upgrading equipment is far from the chore it was in CS, though still requires some work. And buyers no longer accept badly damaged equipment.**[b]Minimum:[/b] 2 GHz Pentium IV CPU * 512 MB RAM * 128 MB VRAM * GeForce 5700 or Radeon 9600 GPU [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo E7400 or Athlon X2 64 5600+ CPU * 2 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM * GeForce 9800 or Radeon HD4850 GPU**The events of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat unfold shortly after the end of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. Having discovered about the open path to the Zone center, the government decides to hold a large-scale military "Fairway" operation aimed to take the CNPP under control. According to the operation's plan, the first military group is to conduct an air scouting of the territory to map out the detailed layouts of anomalous fields location. Thereafter, making use of the maps, the main military forces are to be dispatched. Despite thorough preparations, the operation fails. Most of the avant-garde helicopters crash. In order to collect information on reasons behind the operation failure, Ukraine's Security Service send their agent into the Zone center. From now on everything depends on the player. Key game features Photorealistic exclusion Zone – Pripyat town, Yanov railway station, Jupiter factory, Kopachi village and more, recreated by their true-to-life prototypes. * New story, a number of unique characters. * Extended system of side quests. * New monsters: Chimera and Burer. New behaviour and abilities for all monsters. * New A-Life system, created using the players' best-liked elements of the first two games in series. * Emissions considerably influence the world of the Zone. * Sleep function added into the game. * New player's interface. * Possibility to continue the game after completion in a freeplay mode. * The game is developed on X-Ray engine v.1.6
Left 4 Dead 2	Valve;EA Partners (Valve)	2009	Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008. This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns. You'll play as one of four new survivors armed with a wide and devastating array of classic and upgraded weapons. In addition to firearms, you'll also get a chance to take out some aggression on infected with a variety of carnage-creating melee weapons, from chainsaws to axes and even the deadly frying pan. You'll be putting these weapons to the test against (or playing as in Versus) three horrific and formidable new Special Infected. You'll also encounter five new uncommon common infected, including the terrifying Mudmen. Helping to take L4D's frantic, action-packed gameplay to the next level is AI Director 2.0. This improved Director has the ability to procedurally change the weather you'll fight through and the pathways you'll take, in addition to tailoring the enemy population, effects, and sounds to match your performance. L4D2 promises a satisfying and uniquely challenging experience every time the game is played, custom-fitted to your style of play.*Más zombies y más pantallas. Una versión en esteroides del primer Left 4 Dead. Encuentro especialmente interesante la introducción del Charger y de los infectados especiales no jugables. 7 de 10Only eng, fre, ger, rus, and spa have voice overs, the others are only as subtitles.Banned in Australia due to excessive violence.*2009-10-02 pre-purchase of L4D2 made available, release date set to 2009-11-18 2009-10-28 demo released to those who pre-ordered the game 2009-11-03 demo released to everyone US/CA 2009-11-16 as boxed on retail, by Valve? INT 2009-11-16 on Steam, by Valve INT 2009-11-?? as boxed on retail, by Valve
Avatar	Ubisoft (Ubisoft Montreal)	2009	Seriously, anyone playing this game should NOT map [i]use key[/i] to [i]space bar[/i] like I always do. The space is hard-mapped to skip dialog and with use mapped to it (the same key that initiates the dialog), you'll miss >99% of the dialogs, makes a rather empty game and if not for the objective marker, you'd be completely lost.*[b]bioroids[/b] - the human-Na'vi hybrid remote controlled hosts (Avatars) [b]magic[/b] - although the movie makes anything even slightly mystical have some scientific sounding answer (although still quite fantastic), the game incorporates elements (not seen or even hinted in the movie) that are impossible to explain away as such (many of the "skills"). [b]upgrade system[/b] - hidden behind the conquest minigame. [b]no children[/b] - although this makes sense for the RDA, the Na'vi villages, especially the hometree, are oddly devoid of children. [spoiler=Show spoiler tag descriptions;Hide][b]human / bioroid protagonist[/b] - early on the player is given choice to side with RDA or the Na'vi, later events also make the latter (and likely former) choice quite permanent, the former obviously bars out any use of the Avatar as they were intended mostly for diplomatic reasons, while the latter occurs as an accident of sorts where the original host body of the protagonist dies and the Na'vi use their pseudo-magical religion to transfer the protagonist's consciousness permanently into the Avatar.[/spoiler] Na'vi specific: bows, crossbows, riding, melee weapons, summoning RDA specific: all firearms (except machineguns), driving (and all vehicles), hostile flora, ammo magazines, flamethrowers, g.launchers, infinigun (the dual pistols)[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP, Vista or 7 * 3.2 GHz Pentium IV, 2.66 GHz Pentium D, Athlon 64 3500+ or Athlon 64 X2 5200+ CPU * 1 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * 4 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * 2 GB RAM * 512 MB VRAM*North, Central and South America 2009-12-01 by Ubisoft ?? 2009-12-03 by Ubisoft EU? 2009-12-04 by Ubisoft (lang: eng, fre, ger, ita, spa) - includes Tages copy protection with "3 machine activation limit"*Based on the [url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/]movie[/url] by James Cameron by the same name.
Global Agenda	Hi-Rez Studios	2010	To summarize my view of what Global Agenda is: Sci-fi [game=#157590]Guild Wars[/game], even though that isn't exactly accurate.**GLOBAL AGENDA is a fast-paced action MMO using Unreal® Engine 3 set in Earth's near future, a spy-fi world of advanced technology and player-driven conflict. In the wake of severe global disaster, the political face of 22nd century earth has changed and player-created factions scheme against each other for power. Traditional full-scale wars a thing of the past, factions must rely on covert agencies, teams of elite special operatives able to seize and defend key facilities. The future of humanity is their battleground, where knowledge is power, technology is a race, and everyone has an agenda. The players control the world of Global Agenda, forging alliances with their peers and executing lightning strikes against their enemies. They determine which factions to aid and which to oppose, while the only thing that stands in their way is other agencies. Develop your agent - Create, extensively customize, and improve your agent character over the course of your career, complimenting your FPS skills with RPG-style progression and high-tech gear. * Advance your agency - Join a player-created agency, compete in technology races for advanced equipment, and capture critical locations to increase your influence in the world. * Compete in fast-paced PvP combat - Work with your allies to gather reconnaissance data, then raid or capture enemy-controlled facilities during objective-based missions. Equip yourself from a powerful array of weapons, armor, and strategic devices like triggered explosives, deployable turrets, stealth suits, holographic decoys, and remote control robots. * Experience a dynamic, player-driven world - Agency leaders navigate through a global conflict of other player-run groups, striving to reach their goals first. Territory, resources, technology, and influence are all valuable commodities, with agencies engaging in politics, intrigue, and outright deception to control them. [Hi-Rez Studios]
BioShock 2	2K Games (2K Marin;Digital Extremes;Arkane Studios)	2010	Una acción con fuerte carga en la personalización, que mejora respecto al primero en: -Uso de plásmidos: ahora mucho más dinámico junto con las armas. -Protagonista: Se define por sí solo. -Multijugador: Aunque los modos no son ninguna novedad, el uso de trampas y de plásmidos cambia completamente la forma de jugar. Rapture nunca tuvo tanta vida. 8 de 10*Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture. Players step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as they travel through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and their own survival. Multiplayer in BioShock 2 will provide a rich prequel experience that expands the origins of the BioShock fiction. Set during the fall of Rapture, players assume the role of a Plasmid test subject for Sinclair Solutions, a premier provider of Plasmids and Tonics in the underwater city of Rapture that was first explored in the original BioShock. Players will need to use all the elements of the BioShock toolset to survive, as the full depth of the BioShock experience is refined and transformed into a unique multiplayer experience that can only be found in Rapture.The story is not directly related to the first BioShock game and therefore this is not eligible for any story succession relations (sequel, prequel, etc.).*[b]Minimum:[/b] Windows XP, Vista or 7 * Pentium IV 530 (3 GHz) or Athlon 64 3800+ (2.4 GHz) CPU * 2 GB RAM * 256 MB VRAM * GeForce 7800GT or Radeon X1900 GPU * 11 GB HD space [b]Recommended:[/b] * Core 2 Duo E6420 (2.13 GHz) or Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (2.6 GHz) CPU * 3 GB RAM * 512 MB RAM * GeForce 8800GT or Radeon HD4830 GPU

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