Wolfenstein: occult trailer

This is definitely worth watching in HD, but you might want to download it instead of trying to watch in it your browser if it's choppy.

Game patches

CRYSIS WARS

Patch 1.4: release notes and download link. You can also update automatically in XP by going to Start | Programs | EA | Crysis Wars | Check for game updates. In Vista, open the game browser, select Crysis, and then "check for updates".

CryEngine Sandbox2 Editor: release notes and download link.

Note that mycrysis.com also has the 1.4 dedicated server updates for Windows and Linux.


GRAND THEFT AUTO IV (PC)

Patch 3: release notes and download link (Fileshack).

Google's Chrome the most secure browser?

From ArsTechnica:

A recent contest at CanSecWest, an event that brings together some of the most skilled experts in the security community, has demonstrated that the three most popular browser are susceptible to security bugs despite the vigilance and engineering prowess of their creators. Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer were all exploited during the Pwn2Own competition that took place at the conference. Google's Chrome browser, however, was the only one left standing—a victory that security researchers attribute to its innovative sandbox feature.

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[The winner, Charlie] Miller also told reporters that he targeted Safari on Mac OS X because he believes that it is the easiest to exploit. Windows, on the other hand, he claims is tougher because of its address randomization feature and other security measures. As for Chrome, he says that he has identified a security bug in Google's browser but has been unable to exploit it because the browser's sandboxing feature and the operating system's security measures together pose a formidable challenge.

We heart puppy murder

No we don't!

[A] group of students at a Massachusetts high school are upset about the need to shoot dogs in CoD:WaW. They're taking their protest to Activision Blizzard, which publishes the best-selling game.

I could point out the absurdity of being horrified at the slaughter of bitches with four legs, but not bitches of the two-legged variety. But that would be too obvious. So I'm not going to do it.

No, sir.

TF2 - Gun Drums

Driver updates

Nvidia Forceware 182.08 beta ... Windows Vista only. It's identical to the previous release, except that it adds an SLI profile for Tom Clancy's HAWX with DirectX 10.

ATI Catalyst 9.3 ... Unified driver for both Windows Vista and Windows 7. There's also a hotfix (9.3) for AGP cards.

Realtek HD Audio 2.19

SoundBlaster X-Fi Titanium 2.17.0006 ... For for X-Fi Titanium series (Windows XP and Vista).

nForce 15.25 & 15.26 ... For all nForce 5 and newer motherboards running Windows XP and Vista. 15.26 is for the nForce 9, 7 and 6 chipsets. 15.25 is for the 7, 6 and 5 chipsets.

Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft has released the final version of IE 8. Windows 7 users be warned: this is not for you.

Tom Clancy's HAWX: GT review

TF2 update

Added Multicore Rendering

■ This initial release is aimed at testing compatibility, so the option is OFF by default
■ To turn it on, go to the Options->Video->Advanced dialog, and check the "Multicore Rendering" option


Other Changes

■ Several performance improvements to decals and client bone/flex setup
■ A variety of alt-tab and mode switch fixes
■ Improvements to the way the engine initializes surround sound, fixing some specific hardware cases
■ Fixed a crash on exit in Vista 64

Laugh 'til you puke

It seems the boys at Paleo Entertainment uploaded an alpha version of their new game to Steam. That's not sarcasm, mind you ... they literally did that. Steam users who bought Merchants of Brooklyn expecting a functional game were super-pissed.

The problem has been remedied.