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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Submitted by The_cranky_hermit on 30 July, 2009 - 02:50

Baldur's Gate II is the sequel to the smash hit RPG Baldur's Gate, from BioWare and Interplay. The sequel is set a few months after the first game, where it was revealed that you are one of the last descendants of Bhaal, the god of murder and destruction. You and your friends have been kidnapped by a group of assassins and imprisoned in a mysterious lair, where you and your childhood friend Imoen are subject to brutal experiments at the hands of an ancient wizard intent on awakening the dark sides of your souls.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX275 SLI Review

Submitted by skipclarke on 29 July, 2009 - 02:32

This article is the second round of GTX 200 benchmarks I'm working on. I was fortunate enough to get in touch with the fine folks at EVGA, and inquired about borrowing some cards for benchmarking and evaluation. They agreed, and this look at the GTX 275 1792MB in SLI is the second round of what will be an ongoing series of benchmarks and testing.

As of now, my rig stands at:

BFG GTX 295 ForceWare 182.50 (last version to natively support Wide Surround modes)
EVGA X58 Tri-SLI Motherboard
Intel i7 920 at 4x2.67GHz

Unique Dual Widescreen Monitor from EVGA

Submitted by skipclarke on 25 July, 2009 - 05:00

EVGA has released an interesting dual widescreen monitor called the InterView. It is dual 17" widescreens at 1440x900 each. The unique feature is that both displays rotate front-to-back, so that people on opposite sides of a desk can view the same image (with the displays set to mirror mode).

This doesn't have many applications for gaming, due to the low resolution and lack of support for "dual displays" in games. But, it does offer unique productivity opportunities.

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Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

Submitted by Streamer on 18 July, 2009 - 02:53

Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned is the third and final game in the Gabriel Knight series of adventure games by Sierra Online. The game was designed by Jane Jensen, Gabriel Knight's creator. Each installment in the Gabriel Knight series has had a significant change in graphic design, with the first featuring computer-generated, partially rotoscoped graphics as well as scanned comic book art and the second being entirely FMV. Gabriel Knight 3 is the first game in the series to be in full 3D.

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

Submitted by The_cranky_hermit on 17 July, 2009 - 02:53

The Secret of Monkey Island is one of the timeless classics in the adventure game genre, originally released in 1990. It combines epic adventure with dry and witty humor, and made a name for LucasArts as a serious game developer.

Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool Updated

Submitted by skipclarke on 12 July, 2009 - 05:00

New forum member Derrick has updated his TTG Custom Resolution Tool. It now supports 640x480 on the low end, and up to 4095x4095 on the high end. The tool has also been tested with the new TTG Monkey Island title. You can hit the Wiki Page for more info, and to download the tool. You can also hit this discussion thread to show your thanks and post any feedback. Thanks to Derrick from all of us at the WSGF.

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Moved to a New Host

Submitted by skipclarke on 10 July, 2009 - 05:00

We've moved to a new host. Things seem to have gone fairly smoothly. If you notice anything that doesn't look right, please let us know.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX275 896MB vs. 1792MB Review

Submitted by skipclarke on 9 July, 2009 - 01:56

This article is the first round of GTX 200 benchmarks I'm working on. I was fortunate enough to get in touch with the fine folks at EVGA, and inquired about borrowing some cards for benchmarking and evaluation. They agreed, and this look at the GTX 275 is the first round of what will be an ongoing series of benchmarks and testing.

As of now, my rig stands at:

BFG GTX 295 ForceWare 182.50 (last version to natively support Wide Surround modes)
EVGA X58 Tri-SLI Motherboard
Intel i7 920 at 4x2.67GHz
6GB G.Skill DDR3 RAM