A departure from the first Dawn of War, Dawn of War II establishes itself as more of a tactical strategy/role-playing game in contrast to the original's more conventional gameplay. However, it retains the thematic elements of the Warhammer 40,000 series, and adds a lot of good things.

An adaptation of a mod for Unreal Tournament, "Killing Floor" is a cooperative zombie-killing game that pits up to six players against a wide and varied horde of mutants.

Based more on games like Ground Control or World in Conflict than Tom Clancy's previous games, "EndWar" is a real-time-tactics game taking place in World War III.

A sandbox game of the purest variety, Radical Entertainment's "Prototype" gives you a huge array of superpowers and gives you an entire city to unleash them upon.

A more action-oriented take on the classic Rainbow Six series, Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is a decent game in its own right, but will be a disappointment to fans of the classic series.

Using the powerful CryTek engine, the First-Person Shooter "Crysis" provides a graphical treat, decent gameplay, and some neat ideas.

A Roman city-building sim in the vein of such classics as the Caesar series, Grand Ages: Rome has an intriguing premise and workable gameplay, but falls short in other areas.

A rough departure from Far Cry 1, though similar in spirit, Far Cry 2 is a bitingly realistic sandbox shooter game about the rough nature of African civil wars.

PC Gamer - having absorbed rival PC Games back in 1999 - is one of the only magazines left focusing on the PC gaming world. The monthly issue covers RPGs, MMORPGs, strategy games, hardware, accessories, and more.

Chess is often looked on as the ultimate game of logic and intelligence. Formalized into its current state in the 1400s, it has a much longer history. Windows Vista and Chess Titans let you learn how to play for free!