November 15, 2007
Rants, Media, Impressions, Technology
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As of last weekend I finally made the jump from oldschool CRT monitor goodness to a more modern-day TFT screen. I had always held off on the purchase, because my godly 19″ CRT delivered awesome image quality… and to be honest, the TFT screens I had seen my friends use looked horrid in comparison, or displayed a lot of ghosting and tearing. However, in recent years TFT screens have improved a lot, which prompted me to get one anyway - alongside recommendations from a few of my colleagues.
So say hello to my new 22″ monster, the wellknown HP W2207 TFT Widescreen monitor, well… once I upload some pictures that is. Anyway, the difference with my old iiyama CRT monitor is immediately noticeable. Not only is it lighter and thinner, but it seems about twice as big because it takes up so much horizontal space… which is great! The widescreen format feels much more natural than the regular old square blob and the visual quality is beyond a shadow of a doubt completely superior to my previous CRT monitor.
If you thought my soundcard upgrade two months ago was amazing, then you’ve seen nothing yet. Now you’d be hard-pressed not to mistake my PC for a fullblown home cinema set! So by all means, scroll through for my experience with visual (near-)perfection!
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November 7, 2007
Recurring
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It’s a new month, so it’s time for a new release date overview! This is a completely up to date list of confirmed and estimated release dates for upcoming PC games, as of the 7th of November, 2007. Keep in mind that these dates can be, and often are, subject to change. Additionally these are generally European - Dutch actually - release dates so there might be several days or weeks difference with other regions.
This list should be more than enough to convince even the most hardcore of console fanboys that PC gaming is far from dead. If anything these past few months have shown that PC games are once again going back on track, with a wealth of modern classics releasing one after the other. Whether it was BioShock, World in Conflict, The Orange Box or The Witcher… by now there’s something amazing for everyone. And better yet, the games in this release date list look set to continue that trend. I haven’t been this happy to be a PC gamer since 1999, and after you sit down and look through the following list, I’m sure you’ll feel exactly the same way. Enjoy!
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November 3, 2007
Impressions
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Imagine a virtual fantasy world where dwarves and elves are oppressed by humans. Where walking in the street at night equals signing a death warrant. Where humans are more cruel than the monsters that terrorize them. And where pure good and evil don’t factor into the equation. That’s where I’ve been spending my spare time for the past couple of days - the game world of The Witcher. 
Polish developer CDProjekt’s debut title based on Andrzej Sapkowski’s books.
You’re Geralt of Rivia, a famous Witcher ; a human who has undergone extreme mutations to gain superhuman abilities, and works as a monster slayer for hire. Fortunately your adventure starts you off with a severe case of amnesia, which helps smooth the introduction to the setting, characters and environment for those unfamiliar with the books.
Well… as smooth as can be when in the first hour - the tutorial - you get to deal with an invasion of bandits on your castle. A wizard and infamous assassin teaming up to steal the Witchers’ best kept secret. Your friends being killed or injured. And a Sorceress trying to bed you…
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