Games

Amid fanfare fit for actual world-class athletes, five Americans with really quick fingers took home the gold medal in the popular "Counter Strike" competition of the World Cyber Games championships, capping five days of intense gaming by the world's elite.

Team3D defeated the Titans of Denmark on Sunday in the counterterrorism-themed PC game, where operatives stake out ramshackle buildings with high-powered sniper rifles and other weapons to take out their foes.

If you feel the need for speed, there are three new driving games that can undoubtedly curb your craving. One lets you take street racing to your TV screen, another is a demolition derby game that leaves only your console intact, and the third brings NASCAR tracks straight through your living room.

Welcome to "The Sims 2," Electronic Arts' (EA) new life simulation.

The sequel to the best-selling PC game of all time -- a franchise that has sold more than 36 million units between all of its versions and expansion packs since it launched in January 2000 -- takes this popular series to the next level by introducing many new game-play additions and enhancements.

ONCE WE GOT A HOLD on Doom 3 we wanted to do many testing with it. We have to thank Nvidia for Doom 3 that was not available at this time in Vienna; they got one for us from US. Even If I got one from Vienna shops I would got the version that would have blood censored. Blood is violent in 3D games as Austrian and Germans believes. It can enwoke the beast within.
Anyway I was hypnotized by amount of great graphics and lightning effects used by this game and was playing a lot in order to see what this game have to offer. Maybe a bit to much.

DOOM 3 FANS HAVE already played their beloved game in an official tournament that ended late Saturday night, Sunday mourning.
In Helsinki, the sauna hearth of Finland, you could play the game that was out just three days earlier in the US market. This was a positive thing as no one could actually learn the levels in such a short time and be skilled with the weapons.

The organ grinders managed to get 5000 players from twenty different countries to be there for a full four days so the monkeys could work and play twenty four/seven.

Doom 3," the long-awaited next installment in the seminal action series, officially becomes available at midnight Tuesday, raising the bar for what to expect from future video games.

Sporting graphics that are nearly on par with today's computer-generated movies (such as Shrek and Finding Nemo), "Doom 3" represents a technical high point for the gaming industry – and could spark a significant financial boost to the PC sector. And retailers aren't letting the opportunity slip past them.

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED first-person eye candy blast-'em-up Doom 3 has already been released by piracy groups over the internet.
According to an ISO-piracy news site, theisonews.com, the game is available for download over various p2p networks, and gives details on how to install the cracked game. A contact of ours has informed us that a couple of DirectConnect – which is a filesharing program with a rather elitist following – hubs are sharing the game for download.

SO IT LOOKS like we’re down to waiting just a couple of days for the gaming event of the Millennium so far: Doom III.

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY and id Software have today announced an agreement, enabling Creative to develop EAX(R) Advanced HD 3D audio for future licences. Additionally, an agreement has been reached allowing for Creative's patented shadowing technique to be used in the Doom 3 engine.
Apparently, Creative will be looking to improve the audio technology in id Software's Doom 3 engine. In CEO of id's Todd Hollenshead's very own words, "we look forward to further enhancing players' audio experience by working with Creative to leverage their EAX Advanced HD technology in the Doom 3 engine."

If you enjoy the thrill of a good car chase, you might want to step behind the wheel of "Driv3r," the latest installment in the top-selling and award-winning "Driver" series of 3-D adventure games.

The new title, available now for Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Windows PCs, once again has you assume the role of Tanner, a tough undercover cop and master "wheelman" who pairs with partner Tobias to penetrate a global car-theft ring and identify a buyer who has ordered 40 stolen vehicles.