"A buddy of mine plays this on PC, and after listening to him rave about ET:QW I couldn’t wait to try this out for myself. It had a lot of the things I like in an FPS game: lots of different toys, and lots of opportunity to really use some great tactics. My PC playing buddy plays as a generalist. He is aware of what is going on and changes his role on the fly in order to fill in the missing pieces. When he plays as an Engineer, for instance, he never, or rarely fires his weapon. He is too busy..."

Each week GV brings you the lowdown of what's going down in 360 town, pointing you in the direction of the best demos, new games, and XBLA games. Drop in to find out what's hot and what's not!

This week we've got empire building, gore splashing, bus lifting, unwanted frogs, strogg-bashing, and more...

"The PS3 got off to a pretty bad start, but these days developers are pumping out better games, whether they're exclusive or multi-platform. In the hope that we're nearing the end sloppy PS3 ports of Xbox 360 games we've put together our Top 10: Worst PS3 Ports. Which games hit the PlayStation 3 in far worse shape than they were in on the Xbox 360? Which ports really shouldn't have made it out of the QA department? Read on to find out.

10. F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R. was ported from the PC to the ..."

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"Enemy Territory: Quake Wars first launched on the PC back in October of 2007 to solid critical reviews and fan support. Now it's time for the id Software franchise to bring its latest entry home to Xbox 360 and PS3, nearly eight months since first landing on store shelves. While multiplayer FPS fans are undoubtedly hoping for an extra coat of paint and added features to what will hopefully be a solid addition to the stable of online shooters, what they'll actually find is far less exciting.
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"“Bethesda Softworks has repeatedly been responsible for outstanding games as both publisher and developer.” said Paul Wedgwood, Owner and Creative Director of Splash Damage. “Both of our studios share a passion for creating great games, and we’re confident that this partnership will result in even greater experiences for gamers. We’re really looking forward to working with Bethesda.”

“This could not be a more perfect fit,” said Vlatko Andonov, President of Bethesda Softworks. “We are ext..."

"Activision has confirmed that rumors of its Underground Development studio’s imminent demise are true. The Foster City studio, formerly Z-Axis will be closing by the end of May.

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“Activision is closing its Foster City development studio which had less than 45 employees,” an Activision spokesperson told GamesIndustry.biz.

“We are currently making efforts to find opportunities for all employees at other Activision studios.”

The studio that developed the Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX..."

"Usually when a PC game is ported over to the both the Xbox 360 and PS3, one developer works on the game for both platforms.

Not so in the case of “Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars.”

Last month I saw a demo of “Enemy Territory: Quake Wars” on the Xbox 360. Ported from last year’s PC title, the Xbox 360 and the PS3 versions of the game will be out on May 27. Two different development teams worked on the ports — Nerve Software on the Xbox 360 and Underground Development (formerly Z-Axis) on the..."

Two weeks ago, the upcoming multiplayer Quake Wars was declared gold. Now after almost three months of public beta testing and developer tweaking, the demo running the final version of the game is available for download.

The system requirements are as follows:

* SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP/Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
* Microsoft DirectX(R) 9.0c (included)

* HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 2.8 GHz or AMD(R) Athlon(TM...

"Back in 2003, we started exchanging design ideas with id Software for what started out as a fairly modest attempt to evolve the team-play in Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory. Now, four years later, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars has officially gone GOLD! For those of you not familiar with the development term, going gold means that the retail game is complete, and that master DVDs have gone to manufacturing, and will then head to stores. This makes us especially proud, not just because of the incred..."

"id Software and Activision announced at QuakeCon that Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars for the PC will hit European shelves September 28 and US shelves October 2. The game, in development by Splash Damage, pits the armies of Earth’s Global Defense Force against the alien Strogg in a multi-player strategic shooter where players engage in a new war for Earth.

Offering objective-based multi-player action online or off with bots, Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars is set in the QUAKE universe in the year ..."

"This is the moment you have been waiting for: id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead just announced the official release date for the PC version of Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars during the id press conference at QuakeCon! Without further ado, here's the scoop: ETQW is slated to ship in North America on October 2, 2007, while Europeans will get their hands on it the Friday before (September 28). Mark your calendars, gentlemen!"

"The Enemy Territory Public Beta 2 is now available on Fileplanet along with 25,000 new license keys. The keys are first come, first serve, so head on over there right away if you don't have one yet. Beta 2 offers thousands of improvements, fixes, and additions compared to the first Public Beta and features an all-new map, and the changes are so extensive that even if you are already in the Public Beta, you will need to download the all-new beta client from Fileplanet. You can read all about B..."

Activision Inc. confirmed the company's E3 videogame line-up, which includes Bee Movie Game, based on the upcoming computer-animated comedy from DreamWorks Animation, Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare, id Software's Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Spider-Man: Friend or Foe and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground.

"Activision has announced that it’s to invite 60,000 of its dearest gaming buddies to participate in the public beta of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, the upcoming multiplayer shooter for the PC. Players lucky enough to bag one of the lucky places will get to annihilate one another on one beta level, which is entitled "Sewer"."

"One of the most respected and well-known game developers in the world, John Carmack hardly needs any introduction. Having mastered the skill of game programming, Carmack co-founded developer id Software, and has also worked on such classic series as Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D."

"Activision's recent financial report suggests Enemy Territory: Quake Wars will be with us by the end of summer.

In its outlook for the year ahead, the money paper states the game is due in the second quarter of fiscal 2008, which narrows it down to July, August, or September. This also falls in line with retail predictions saying late August.

Activision, however, is standing firm on id Software's guidelines that "it's finished when it's done".

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is in develo..."

"Let's have another example. The GDF Covert Ops troop packs a sniper rifle (or a scoped assault rifle if you'd prefer, you brute you), smoke grenades and EMP grenades that knock out any Strogg deployable or vehicle for 30 seconds. If 30 seconds isn't long enough then you've got the option of getting up close and hacking. Covert Ops can also have a radar airlifted in that'll show up nearby Strogg on everyone's minimap and give Engineer-created turrets a helping hand. Best of all is the 3rd Eye ..."

"And no, it's not done yet. id Software's elusive Enemy Territory: Quake Wars is still in development by a trio of developers, including Nerve Software, Z-Axis and Splash Damage, each one catering to a different gaming platform (the PC, the Xbox 360, and the PlayStation 3). If you haven't heard the news yet, Quake Wars went multiplatform after id Software slapped buckaneers' hands for making them do it.






Splash Damage is responsible for the PC development side, and have been in cl..."