Windows Vista Games Unveiled

[James]

Microsoft Game Studios, Electronic Arts, THQ, Funcom and other publishers have officially disclosed some info on forthcoming titles for Windows Vista.

The showcase lineup for Windows Vista will include the following games:

• "Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures" (Funcom) is an online action-RPG with a mix of a deep, story-driven single-player experience and massive and brutal multiplayer end game, bringing to life the ultimate representation of the "Age of Conan."

• "Alan Wake" (Microsoft Game Studios) is a psychological action thriller from Remedy Entertainment Ltd. Cited as one of the best titles of E3 2005, "Alan Wake" introduces a deeply engaging and suspenseful story line in a free-roaming open world that invites players to unravel the riveting plot and experience intense combat that combines the use of light with more conventional weapons.

• "Company of Heroes" (THQ) is a World War II RTS from Relic Entertainment, the creators of game-of-the-year winners "Homeworld" and "Dawn of War," that brings the cinematic intensity and dynamic battlefields of World War II to life through a truly visceral gaming experience.

• "Crysis" (EA) is an original FPS based on new intellectual property developed by Crytek, the makers of the award-winning "Far Cry." In Crysis(TM), players battle an invading alien force in a number of environments against a backdrop of rising international tension and rivalries.

• "Flight Simulator X" (Microsoft Game Studios) is the 10th edition of the popular simulator that immerses players in a beautifully rich and realistic world, offering gamers a completely new and innovative experience with dozens of new aircraft, scenario-based missions and spectacular graphics.

• "Halo® 2 for Windows Vista" (Microsoft Game Studios), the game that redefined first-person combat and multiplayer action for millions of gamers worldwide, is set to explode onto Windows Vista.

• "Hellgate: London" (NAMCO BANDAI Games America) is an action-RPG that combines the depth of third-person role-playing games with the action of first-person shooters. Developed by Flagship Studios Inc., which includes the creators of the revolutionary "Diablo" series, the game offers infinite playability through dynamically generated levels, items, enemies and events.

• "Shadowrun" (Microsoft Game Studios) brings the Microsoft vision of "Live Anywhere" to life. "Shadowrun(TM)" from FASA Studio is the first cross-platform game for Xbox 360(TM) and Windows Vista. It is a multiplayer, FPS that propels team-based combat into a new dimension with a revolutionary blend of modern weaponry and ancient magic. "Shadowrun" will be available when Windows Vista is launched.

Groundbreaking DirectX 10 Graphics Unveiled
In addition to highlighting showcase titles at E3, Microsoft previewed the incredible graphic capabilities of the company's latest games-programming technology: DirectX® 10. The release of DirectX 10 heralds an astonishing leap in graphic fidelity over today's hardware, enabling the most realistic and immersive games yet. With up to six times the performance of earlier versions of DirectX and support for massively more complex and intense environments, DirectX 10 will debut exclusively on Windows Vista. In addition to broad publisher support, DirectX 10 is backed by leading graphics hardware companies including ATI Technologies Inc. and NVIDIA Corp.

 

[lilDeath]

great news, I'll have to get Vista then, even if it is just for HALO2 and Hellgate ftw

 

[stoke]

... erm .. me wonders if these peeps are playing with Nividia ....
/me knows they're playing with ATI ... but me setup is Nvidia based
/me knows MS's DX 10 is done in cloab with ATI
Dammit ...
Spoze i'll have to buy a DX10 compat graphics card anyway so it does not matter what card me got now.

Aaaaarg .... Vista is going to be uber expensive !

 

[Trip]

great news, I'll have to get Vista then, even if it is just for HALO2 and Hellgate ftw

hehe... 1st you'll have to get a dual dual-core high end pc, with a Nvidia 7800 gfx card and 4gb of ddr2 ram to run Vista

hmm... make's me want get a Dell 24"ich WXGA LCD screen

 

[lilDeath]

hehe... 1st you'll have to get a dual dual-core high end pc, with a Nvidia 7800 gfx card and 4gb of ddr2 ram to run Vista

hmm... make's me want get a Dell 24"ich WXGA LCD screen

So, wot's the problem?
me gots ATI, me use ATI, ATI ROCKS!!
me will go with 7900 if held at gunpoint ...

 

[Trip]

So, wot's the problem?
me gots ATI, me use ATI, ATI ROCKS!!
me will go with 7900 if held at gunpoint ...

/grin

 

[useless]

oh bummer... another upgrade in the works i see for 2007.

 

[killadoob]

DirectX 10 is backed by leading graphics hardware companies including ATI Technologies Inc. and NVIDIA Corp.

are these not the only 2?

 

[useless]

true... who else is out there in the 3D gaming market? Matrox pulled out. S3 died a horrible death. Intel is desktop only.