Gabe Newell from Valve has come out publicly with the opinion that making DirectX 10 a Windows Vista-only product has harmed the PC gaming industry.

In an interview with heise online, Gabe Newell, president of Valve Software, said that Microsoft made a terrible mistake releasing DirectX 10 for Vista only and excluding Windows XP. He said this decision affected the whole industry as so far only a very small percentage of players can use DirectX 10.

When developing cross-platform games which are also released fo Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, developers look for the smallest common denominator. And since neither Microsoft's nor Sony's new consoles support Shader Model 4.0 for DirectX 10, only few games use it, he said.

EA has annoucned that a playable demo of Crysis will be released as early as next month, with September 25th being the date touted.

Consisting of the entire first level in Crysis' epic single player campaign, "Contact," gamers will get to finally experience first-hand the stunning visuals, revolutionary Nanosuit gameplay and open-ended level design that make Crysis one of the most anticipated shooters and PC games of all time. The demo is also poised to include a huge surprise from Crytek, but for now you'll just have to wait and check out the latest Crysis Nanosuit trailer...

Massive Entertainment have announced the release of a single player demo for their upcoming RTS World in Conflict. The demo debuted on Gamespot, and is now mirrored in a number of places. For a decent list, check out the official website.