Ever wondered just what that enigmatic name means? Gaming and multimedia applications are some of the most satisfying programs you can get for your PC, but getting them to run properly isn’t always as easy as it could be. First, the PC architecture was never designed as a gaming platform. Second, the wide-ranging nature of the PC means that one person’s machine can be different from another. While games consoles all contain the same...

TimeShift underwent some serious revisions throughout its development. Saber Interactive and Sierra have made improvements, both cosmetically and gameplay wise, so the game would find a place among contemporary first-person shooters. We were curious to see the how this newly perked-up TimeShift would turn out. Well, the PC version kept me busy for the last couple of days. I finished the single-player campaign, which should take most gamers...

Undercover features a new open world map[13] consisting of 100 miles (160 km) of road[14] and a large highway system, making it the largest Need for Speed “world” EA has created so far.[14] The game’s environment consists of four boroughs: Palm Harbor, Port Crescent, Gold Coast Mountains, and Sunset Hills.[15] These four boroughs make up the city, Tri-City.[16] The road system includes four water crossings, going...

The movie starts with Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) struggling to surface in a frosted river while also narrating. The film then cuts to one week earlier, showing Max working as a clerk in the cold-case unit and his obsession with finding the fleeing killer who brutally murdered his wife, Michelle, and newborn daughter. Looking for new leads, Max then crashes a party run by his snitch, Trevor Duncan, where he meets Natasha Sax (Olga Kurylenko)...

Just last week, we brought you our first hands-on look at the co-op feature found in Ubisoft’s upcoming air-combat game HAWX. Based on a gameplay session at a London press event, we told you about the basics of piloting a jet fighter in a team of four and how the game ties into the greater Tom Clancy universe. Recently, though, Ubisoft held an event in San Francisco to give American press a chance to experience a few brand-new co-op...