> Normal mapping, a process by which the surfaces of real life locations are photographed and transferred to a game (the same next gen texturing technique used in Condemned), help the game's environments come to life with a sense of grittiness, also increasing the game's immersive potential. Levels will be streamed in from the game disk to eliminate loading screens completely, and the developers at Epic Games plan to include co-operative play to make another player a part of the fun as well as multi-player online death-matches (naturally). Needless to say, this is a game Xbox 360 owners should keep a very close eye on. Although high-definition TV support will come as standard in all 360 titles, this game promises to look truly next gen even on an ordinary TV set by having high res. graphics and a soaring sky high frame rate.

     > With real-time game graphics reaching new highs like these, would it really be worth waiting for the Playstation 3 even if it was more powerful (which it isn't, btw)? The Xbox 360 has more than enough horsepower under its hood to keep us far away from the realm of boredom for many years. I can't see how anyone couldn't be impressed with the ultra-realistic graphics seen in this game. I really can't.