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Graphics EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Tighten up those graphics: DiRT 2's shiny new look for PC 11 Codemasters promised better "water and other surfaces as well as crowd animations" for the delayed PC version of DiRT 2, and they weren't kidding. While console gamers have had the opp... Pokepark looks graphically horendous 52 The above video features new footage of Pokepark for the Wii from a segment of a Japanese show called Sunday Poke... *ahem,* excuse me... SUNDAY POKEMON NEWS! From the actions of the person in a... A bit of graphical improvement for Sin & Punishment 2 40 At this year's E3 Nintendo completely and utterly ignored Sin and Punishment 2. The game wasn't mentioned at their press conference and was tucked away so well at their booth that you literally h... AMD releases the Radeon HD 5800 series 37 If you follow PC hardware news, you may have been hearing about ATI's 5800 series for some time. Well, they're finally here, as yesterday AMD announced that the graphics cards are finally availab... GFX whore: Metroid Prime Trilogy is slightly less sexy 67 Perhaps it's just my ConSARS acting up again, but truth be told I probably wouldn't have noticed Metroid Prime Trilogy's lacking visual effects unless someone pointed them out to me in a miniatur... Madden NFL 10 looks a lot better than Madden NFL 09 16 In case you haven’t kept up, EA Tiburon has made numerous visual improvements to the Madden series with Madden NFL 10. They’re justifiably proud, so they’ve put together a bunch... Game Debate to the Death! Street Fighter IV VS BlazBlue 153 Last week we used more Dtoider input and took inFamous through another round of debate. Did it meet its death? Or did it persevere once again? The leader of the votes swayed several times -- just... Medical Guide: How to STFU about BlazBlue 169 It seems there is an epidemic. Far and wide, people have been stricken with a strange and disturbing illness; one that appears to have crippled their senses and interfered with brain function. It... SNK and Ignition launch KOF XII DOT Graphics Gallery 20 If you're an SNK fan, you're probably more than a little excited for the upcoming release of King of Fighters XII. Trust me, I've spent the better part of this afternoon playing it, and you've go... Serious Sam 3 leaving 'cartoony look behind' 23 I'm of the opinion that we could always use more fast-paced, over-the-top first-person shooters, which is something I cannot talk about without mentioning Serious Sam 3 and to some extent Painkil... Win an Nvidia 9800 GTX + and maybe be able to play Crysis 31 I know you guys are already excited about the awesome Ghostbusters pack Colette is handing out for this dandy Twitter Friday. As amazing as that is, I'm going to have to enter the arena for "... How does CryEngine 3 run differently on PS3 and 360? 51 Crytek has a pretty awesome engine in CryEngine 3. If you've ever seen it running on a decked out computer you know that console graphics, physics, shading, etc., etc. are a decent step behind th... Ghostbusters' Infernal Engine to power even more games 6 Terminal Reality used their Infernal Engine to power the upcoming Ghostbusters game, but now it seems that that same engine will go on to power even more games.We go from hunting ghosts to...hunt... Beauty is skin deep: Calling out the graphics pimps 108 There is a term among the gamer community the describes a certain subsect of gamers interested only in how impressive a game looks -- "graphics whores." These are people who get excited... NVIDIA wants to make its products more 'consumer friendly' 28 The days where we have to spend an excessive amount of time researching video cards are numbered, if NVIDIA has anything to do about it.NVIDIA's VP of Content Business Development, Roy Taylor, ha... The inside story on the PS3's game installations 45 Mandatory installations of certain PlayStation 3 games (e.g., Devil May Cry 4, Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds) have become a point of contention among gamers. We’ve certainly seen that happe... Nvidia is Forbes' Company of the Year 20 Graphics card and processor maker Nvidia was named the Company of the Year by Forbes magazine. Forbes lets the gamers and geeks worry about things like SLI and GPUs; they're more c... Nvidia's stock splits, profits double 8 Graphics chipmaker Nvidia, the maker of the graphics chips in the PlayStation 3 as well as many PC video cards, announced a large increase in profits, which leads to a 3-to-2 stock split to take ... Watch for rolling katamaris 5 Watch out for falling Tetris blocks for the next 3 miles ... what?!  Wouldn't that road sign confuse the heck out of you?Well, luckily for you and your insurance company, these signs aren't ... Why I love live actors in videogames 48 As gamers, we tend to hate live actors in our videogames. We’re fine if they do voice-over, but should they actually step in front of the camera and perform a scene, then God help them. ... MMORPG Graphics Face-Off: East Vs. West 13 For anyone interested, MMOABC.com has posted a massive screenshot gallery comparing dozens of Western MMORPGs to dozens of Eastern-developed MMORPG. Unfortunately, there's nothing more than ...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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