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 the supposed DirectX 10-exclusive features even if you’re using Windows XP.

We’d like to thank everyone who shared this knowledge and figuratively stuck it to the Man.

What does this development imply? How about this: Crytek took out the “very high” settings so that we …read more

Here’s more fuel to fan your hate for anything Windows Vista. Remember Gabe Newell? He’s THE big cheese in Valve Software, creators of Half-Life and its excellent sequel. He’s also big, but that probably has nothing to do with being Valve’s big boss.
Gabe told Heise that Microsoft made a terrible mistake releasing DirectX 10 exclusively for Vista and not including XP in the mix. Why? The big kahuna thinks this decision affected the entire industry because only a small percentage of gamers can use DirectX 10.
Finally, we have an industry mover that agrees with everyone else.

Are you nuts about Halo 2 and Shadowrun, but hate Windows Vista with a vengeance? As a windfall from the PC gaming gods (Falling Leaf Systems, in particular), you can finally play both games using Windows XP.

Yes, that’s right. You don’t have to “upgrade” to Vista to run these shooters. All you need to do is buy one of the games using the links on this page. After this, Falling Leaf will send you the initial release of their Alky Compatibility Libraries, which will let you run these Vista-exclusive games on your Windows XP. Orders will be fulfilled through …read more