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Shattered Horizon Review

As a long-time first person shooter fan I saw great potential in the idea of shooting in space with no gravity in spacious and elegant environments such as abandoned space stations and shattered asteroids. I welcomed the very vertical game-play in Shattered Horizon and the lack of gravitational pull which both added a great deal of freedom to the title once mastered. Certain aspects of the game really had me intent on enjoying Shattered Horizon and I feel it was a great endeavor at bringing unique design choices to gamers of the FPS genre, however I soon ran into a few unforgivable issues that left me a little more than disappointed with the end result.

3D Mark 11 the DirectX 11 Benchmark Announced (w/ Tech Demo and Screens)

Futuremark announced today the 3D Mark 11 3D benchmarking tool from an early build of their new 3D Mark 11 engine built completely on DirectX 11. This tool will enable gamers to test their real-time DirectX 11 performance on their DX-11 enabled gaming PCs. This trailer serves as the tech demo of the benchmark tool giving gamers an expectation of what is to come with the next generation of gaming, check out the screens and video after the break.

New Shattered Horizon Competition Launches!

Qualifications begin today for the new Shattered Horizon competition!  After a huge addition to the player base via the brand-new map pack, half-off sale we told readers about last week still running tonight through midnight, and free Steam weekend, Shattered Horizon is gearing up for a seriously hardcore tournament!  Players will be sent through brutal multiplayer trials throughout February and March.  With prizes like the power supplies, fans, Patriot Memory DDR3 Ram, and the BioStar TH55XE Motherboard,

Here Are Some New Shattered Horizon: Moonrise Screens

Shattered Horizon is a PC-only multi-player FPS title that has been out since last November, but its release a few months ago hasn’t stopped the development team at Futuremark from working on additional content for fans.  They had announced their Moonrise expansion a little while ago, but today we see the first screen shots taken from the new content.  This Moonrise pack, which will be free to everyone who has purchased Shattered Horizon, includes four new environments in which to explore and battle.

There is no release date for the Moonrise expansion yet, but you can bet we’ll have that information when it arrives.  In the mean time, here are the new screens from the expansion for your perusal.  Also, you can get more information about the original game and its upcoming expansion at its official site.

Futuremark Wants PC Gamers To Make The Plunge

For quite a while, we were all anticipating the release of Windows 7. This is all the more apparent seeing as how Windows 7 was the most pre-ordered item of all time on Amazon. It is great to see that Futuremark has not only released the specs for its PC exclusive Shattered Horizons, but it has also shared some insight on it’s strategy with the game.

Jukka Mäkinen, Head of Futuremark Games Studio, explained, “PCs are rapidly leaving the consoles behind when it comes to graphical capabilities. Because Shattered Horizon is being developed exclusively for the PC we haven’t had to make any compromises. Everything, from graphics and controls, through to the interface and dedicated server support, has been designed for PC gamers who love to play FPS games.”

Jaakko Haapasalo, producer at Futuremark Games Studio added, “With Windows 7 launching today, and some very affordable DX10 and DX11 cards entering the market, there are plenty of reasons for PC gamers to make the jump from XP. When they do, they’ll find that Shattered Horizon’s stunning space setting is a great way to show off their PC.”

With all of that being said, it is good to see a developer pushing people off of XP. As a once XP freak, I can assure those who are adamant that all other Operating Systems are evil, that Windows 7 is a definite upgrade from Vista. I, for one, will be upgrading to 7 as soon as the funds are acquired. System Requirements after the Break