Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Windows PC
The credible "next" in a landmark franchise, Enemy Territory Quake Wars has been a couple of years coming and the wait was worth it.
The Orange Box
Windows PC
The Orange Box is one of the most satisfying first-person shooter experiences, ever. Period. From single player to online, from horror to comedy, there's something in the box to satisfy any shooter fan's taste.
MySpace and Skype partner for free phone calls
Internet, Mobile, Windows PC
MySpace and Skype just announced a partnership to bring free internet voice communications to MySpace global community with Beta Version of 'MySpaceIM with Skype.' Partnership Creates World's Largest Online Voice-Connected Community.
Thrillville: Off The Rails
PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360
A little bit amusement park tycoon, a potential pedophile/cyber stalker simulation (yikes!), a whole lot of mini-game fun.
It's official: Soldier of Fortune returns for Payback
PlayStation 3, Windows PC, Xbox 360
Long awaited by seriously loyal fans and shooter buffs in general, Activision just announced the giblet spewing, limb ripping, head-popping Soldier of Fortune series is returning in "Soldier of Fortune Payback."
Bungie go bye-bye, the end of Halo as you know it
Legacy Systems, Windows PC, Xbox, Xbox 360
What first sounded like a Microsoft bashing rumors turns out to be mostly true. Bungie Studios, the development house behind the ludicrously successful Halo games (published by Microsoft), has upped and left. Bungie started as an indie development house in 1991, was acquired by Microsoft in 2000, and was just now bought back by Bungie.
DFC Predicts Console Wars Winner
Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360
Remember the good old days when the videogame industry had clear leaders and definitive winners? While echoes of Sony's domineering PlayStation2 still reverberate today (the old-gen system is still selling like hotcakes... or warmcakes at least), the future of videogame system supremacy isn't nearly as clear cut. DFC Intelligence forcasts.
Bell launches unlimited data access for wireless connection
Internet, Mobile, Windows PC
Bell Mobility has just announced the availability of a new, unlimited email and Internet access plan for use with a variety of wireless connection cards for laptops, allowing user to go online just about anywhere, privately and securely, no Wi-fi hotspot required.
BioShock
Windows PC
Though it's perhaps a little early in the game to be certain, 2K Games BioShock is poised to become 2007's Game of the Year. Regardless of what levels of excellence Microsoft's Halo 3 has managed to achieve -- not to mention sales records --, that particular sci-fi shooter extravaganza simply lacks where BioShock excels.
3DGame O' Mouse
Windows PC
Sandio Tech's new 3DGame O' mouse is not exactly intuitive out of the box as it forces you to rethink your mouse gestures from scratch, but for gamers looking for an edge via multifarious control, the 3D Game O' mouse is all that and a bag of chips.