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FPS Rantings

November 20th, 2007

Gears of War annoyance #1: Decompression takes forever

If you’re cheap like me, then you’re still probably hanging on to your year-old rig even if Crysis or Gears have come out. I’m still hanging on to my Athlon 64, but was smart enough to put in a gig of RAM to run current shooters.

However, I never expected Gears’ installation to take this […]

By Mike -- 2 comments

November 14th, 2007

GameSpot chimes in on Crysis, but we don’t believe them

While November 16 has yet to arrive, GameSpot’s Jason Ocampo has already reviewed Crysis. His verdict? Pretty good.

Tags: Crysis, gamespot, jason_ocampo

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October 31st, 2007

Crap-Detector: Crysis is prettier in DirectX 10

Remember that bit about Crysis needing DirectX 10 (and Windows Vista) so that you can view all the eye candy in their gorgeous glory? Well, forget I ever mentioned it.

Some geniuses at the Crysis-Online forums have just discovered that by simply copying and pasting a line in Crysis’ configuration file, you can now enable […]

By Mike -- 9 comments

October 30th, 2007

New GeForce card can make new shooters look really sweet

Nvidia’s GeForce 8800 GT video card is hitting store shelves today. If you’re desperate to run Crysis, all you have to do is shell out from $199 to $249. With all the upcoming games for the PC (i.e. Hellgate: London and Gears of War), you’ll likely need the upgrade.

What’s under the proverbial hood, you […]

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September 25th, 2007

Shit-detector: Crysis demo is delayed to meet launch date

Originally, September 25 is a red-letter day not only for Xbox 360 owners, but for PC gamers as well. You see, having the Crysis demo on this day is supposed to ease the pain of not having an Xbox 360 or play Halo 3 with the millions of fans that lined up to get their […]

By Mike -- 2 comments

August 28th, 2007

Crysis demo is coming next month

September 25 will be an important day in 2007 gaming. Aside from the release of Halo 3 on the Xbox 360, the day also marks the arrival of the Crysis demo on the PC. Getting the demo will answer the single most important question that PC gamers are wondering.

“Can my rig run Crysis?”

You […]

By Mike -- 1 comment

August 3rd, 2007

EA sets release date for Crysis

Crisis is coming! Crytek and EA announced that Crysis will be hitting retail stores in North America and Europe on November 16 exclusively for the PC. Online retailers say the game has a tag of $49.99, but expect to spend more if you want to run this game with all the purdy effects.

Crysis uses […]

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May 29th, 2007

Crysis shows us DirectX 10 is prettier

More hype coming your way. This time, EA decided to show us the differences between DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 in Crysis, which needs no introduction as the biggest hog this side of PC shooters.
Have a look:

Oh, there’s more.

If you’re clueless until now what this means, then let me spell it […]

By Mike -- 3 comments