Play Crysis in the PS3 even if it’s not yet ported
So there are rumors of Crysis coming to the current-gen consoles. So what? You don’t have to wait for that to happen because at this point, you can already run Crysis in your PS3. You just need Ubuntu 7.04 in a disk, a Windows XP/Vista PC, a PS3, and an average IQ.
Don’t believe me? You of little faith. Watch this:
Gears of War annoyance #2: WTF? Extra installs!
Can you believe this? After taking forever to install, Gears of War for the PC is telling me to install more software updates on my PC. This time, the game wants me to get AMD Processor Driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 version (x86 and x64 exe) 1.3.2.16.
After downloading the update here, the system is now telling me that the CPU driver’s version must be uninstalled before the new driver may be loaded. When I try to uninstall the old CPU driver, it doesn’t work.
Wonderful.
The last time I had an installation this finicky was in …read more
Crap-Detector: Crysis is prettier in DirectX 10
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
Software makes Halo 2 and Shadowrun playable on XP
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
