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Let the Games Begin: Vista,XP and Your Hardware by rados
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JCal: The ongoing debate between Windows XP and Windows Vista for gamers is the subject of this author's article. His tests are well done and he certainly uses games that are known to test even the most powerful PCs. The end result is something that gamers might already know; Windows Vista is at the moment slower than XP when it comes to running games. I wish he had done more to perhaps explain the current problem that gamers have when now buying a PC (It's pretty much Vista or nothing) but this is still a solid feature on a subject of great interest to our readers.

Jakub: You have to use bold text for headings when formatting an article. Would you write a resume without any formatting? Neither would you write an article. Your graphs should specify resolutions as well, and your conclusion was off by missing the importance of drivers in Vista. Overall I’d say adequate, even good, but not elite writing.


Evolution of a Game Engine: from RTS to FPS by Mishkin
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JCal: Here's a decidedly different idea for a feature; the evolution of a game engine for several years, in this case the graphics engine that has been the basis for the Command and Conquer series (as well as other games) from Westwood and later EALA. However the end result didn't work for me. The main point of the article is that a graphics card gets poorer performances as games with more advanced graphical features come out. I think that's pretty obvious.


Does this resolution make me look fat? by Swatt
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JCal: First, it's a great title. Second the subject of widescreen gaming on the PC is something that readers of our web site are very interested in, myself included. Unfortuately the author of this article decided to use benchmarking software and just one game (Elder Scrolls IV) for his tests comparing widescreen to standard screen performance..where are the games like Half-Life 2 and F.E.A.R. in there? This article just feels incomplete without more real games to test his theory.


Carpal Tunnel Gaming: The Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 by obsolete
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JCal: It's a known fact that Repetitive Stress Injury can be a serious consequence of playing PC games with a mouse. This author goes into detail on this Microsoft created mouse, especially as it relates to his own problems with holding regular PC mice. The result is a review that gives more insight into his own condition as well as being a solid PC mouse review.


Project Gotham Racing 3 Enlivened with the Xbox360 Wireless Racing Wheel by OldFriend
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JCal: The feature starts off very well with not a dry intro paragraph but a description of driving in Project Gotham Racing 3. The rest of the article (which included a picture of me at GDC using the racing wheel in question) is highly detailed, very entertaining and an excellent review of the Microsoft made Xbox 360 controller. I think I'm buying one after reading it.


What to know about a MOMO (or any other good wheel for that matter): The Force is in the Feedback by Millroy
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JCal: This feature is a bit odd; it doesn't know if it wants to be a review of the Logitech racing wheel or a discussion on force feedback in general for PC racing games. The result is an article that is all over the place at times. A discussion of force feedback support in games is something that would be of great interest to me but this general view on how a few games handled it seemed a little out of place.