I have been chasing the lastest graphics technology for 5 years now, to be frank i am a bit tired of it. I am currently playing Far Cry 2, to be honest it is piece of shit under DX10 - mouse lag, random stutter - no, it has nothing to do with my machine, everyone gets this problem under DX10, and FC2 is arguably the best performing game under DX10. and when i load Far cry 1, I actually dont think it look very different. in fact i perfer the way Far cry 1 looks, green vegetation, blue waters... with twice the frame rate. we have arrived in an age where continued advancement in 3d gfx is not as rewarding anymore, most of us are completely satisfied with the way DX9C performs, and dont really need DX10, or DX11 for the matter, so game companies should also get it and produce games with more meny spent on getting a better storyline, flawless gameplay system. and less in making it compatible with the latest shading effects.

I like it! He could also drop mega-stink-bombs off the chair lifts, or put superglue on the seats. Mwhahahha. Where can I play this game?

I appreciate your new picture policy of slapping together some unrelated things in paint. It's nice to see something besides blocks of text.

Devs frequently use the same mix of middleware, just updating it between releases. Fallout3, for example, uses the same (but updated) middleware as Oblivion did.