Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (aka Ghost Recon 3) for the PC has arrived and over the next few weeks we will be puzzling out whether it was worth the wait. We’ll include some initial screenshots in this article as well.

The original Ghost Recon was a superb game and continues to deliver for rigs lacking the latest hardware. GR2 for the PC certainly wasn’t worth the wait, as it was never completed, and the PlayStation 2 version was horrible. Only the Xbox got a playable version of GR2.

But now we have GRAW and are hoping Ubisoft has redeemed themselves. The package includes four CDs and requires …

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As a game, good old Pong still holds up, even in these days of massively multiplayer 3D first-person online mega-games. That said, Steve Taylor’s Plasma Pong is a vibrant variant that adds some wild new graphic touches to the old time pongy fun.
You use the mouse to move the paddle and the mouse buttons to …

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Speaking of in-game graphics… Battlefield 2 had bugs, buggy patches, buggy add-ons… besides the infuriating bugs, Battlefield 2 was (and is) simply an awesome game. Got it, play it, love it.
Now EA is releasing trailers for their upcoming installment in the series, Battlefield 2142. One word: mechs. Okay, two more words: Predator camouflage. Either would …

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Fosfor Gadgets has an interesting side-by-side comparison of graphics from games of the 80s and those of today’s games. They do a good job of pitting games of similar genres against each other, for example: 1985’s Bard’s Tale for Nintendo versus 2005’s PC hit World Of Warcraft and 1985’s 10 Yard Fight for Nintendo against …

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Poke is a little utility that will allow you to cheat in Windows games. Enter the number you want to modify (money, health, whatever), have Poke go find all occurances of that and then let you modify it. Old idea, but still clever. Seen here and here.
Related PostsBattlefield 2142 TrailersSpeaking of in-game graphics… Battlefield …

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Bejeweled 2 Deluxe (PC) — Read our in-depth review of PopCap’s newest classic. Is it any good? Isn’t it just another falling shape game?

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