A reporter from the New York Times was granted an exclusive go on Valves insane immersion goggles, which were revealed as part of a tour around the gaming giant.
When it came to making difficult, often morally ambiguous decisions, players tried to do the right thing, even if it meant endangering their characters or others.
In some parts of the world (looking at you, east Asia), video game competitions gather the same attention, accolades, and drama as traditional put the ball in the hole sports.
Crysis 3 is looking remarkably sweet thanks to the advances Crytek has made with CryEngine 3. The video through the break goes into detail on some of the graphical highlights of the new tech.