Best of E3 06: PC

Features
By
published

We've deserted the Console Wars and joined a PC gaming utopia

Vanguard: Saga of Heroes

Publisher: SOE
Developer: Sigil Games Online
Release Date: TBA 2007

Some thought that the biggest news surrounding the massively multiplayer Vanguard: Saga of Heroes at E3 was that the developers - parents of EverQuest - came home to roost under Sony Online Entertainment's publishing wing. Well, that did raise our eyebrows, but it was Vanguard's more-than-ambitious world that cranked our eyelids all the way back around our heads.

Containing more beauty, gameplay and detail in its little pinky finger than the contents of many entire games - Vanguard simultaneously tackles the twin issues of overcrowding and instancing that plague today's MMOs. The developers have created a world big enough so that it won't require instancing - and are crafting enough content so that we'll never run out of things to do and see.

Read more about Vanguardhere.

See more Gaming Features
Joshua_LaTendresse
Latest in Gaming
GDC The Game Developers logo
When is the Game Developers Conference 2025 and why is it so interesting?
Pokemon Legends: Z-A screenshot
Everything announced at Pokemon Presents 2025
Saros screenshot featuring the main character and am imposing monster in the background with a swirling void in its chest and multiple arms with balls of fire
Everything announced at the PlayStation State of Play February 2025
Close up shot of an anime schoolgirl with a superhero mask over her eyes in a screenshot from Mightreya.
My Steam wishlist is bigger than ever thanks to the indie devs flooding social media with 15-second clips explaining their games
FGS Spring 2025
The Future Games Show Spring Showcase is back and will have a new live segment from the GDC event floor
A close-up of the Doom Slayer in the upcoming PC game, Doom: The Dark Ages.
Xbox Developer Direct 2025: date, time, and where to stream the showcase
Latest in Features
Claire Danes as Juliet and Miriam Margolyes as Nurse in the movie Romeo + Juliet.
The 33 greatest movies based on Shakespeare
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX still of protagonist Machu
I beg of you, learn nothing more about the incredible new Gundam anime beyond the fact that you should learn nothing more about it
A painting shows a woman sleeping as a demon with three eyes bites her chest.
Final Fantasy 7 concept artist Yoshitaka Amano's new gallery exhibit summarizes everything I love about the Square Enix games, even though he might have stood me up
Pokemon Legends: Z-A screenshot
Pokemon Legends: Z-A looks to finally bring my anime-inspired dreams of truly active combat to life
Frieren and Fern with their foreheads pressed together in Frieren Beyond Journey's End
Frieren season 2 release date, story, trailer, and everything else we know
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 screenshot of Henry wearing a fancy coat, hat, and spectacles
I'm terrible at the combat in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, so I'm beating the RPG as a medieval rizz master instead
More about gaming
GDC The Game Developers logo

When is the Game Developers Conference 2025 and why is it so interesting?
Pokemon Legends: Z-A screenshot

Everything announced at Pokemon Presents 2025
Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg and Peter Claffey as Dunk in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

HBO boss says new Game of Thrones spin-off's battles "match" the mainline series at a "fraction of the price"
See more latest
Most Popular
Claire Danes as Juliet and Miriam Margolyes as Nurse in the movie Romeo + Juliet.
The 33 greatest movies based on Shakespeare
The Stone of Madness screenshot of Alfredo and Eduardo facing a large moveable crate, with an enemy standing guard outside the room.
Escaping an asylum hidden in an 18th century Spanish monastery is a curious concept for a stealth game, but I couldn't put this one down
Atomfall screenshot
Playing Atomfall for 90 minutes booted me out of my comfort zone more than any other survival action game, and that's a very good thing
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX still of protagonist Machu
I beg of you, learn nothing more about the incredible new Gundam anime beyond the fact that you should learn nothing more about it
Pokemon Legends: Z-A screenshot
Pokemon Legends: Z-A looks to finally bring my anime-inspired dreams of truly active combat to life
A painting shows a woman sleeping as a demon with three eyes bites her chest.
Final Fantasy 7 concept artist Yoshitaka Amano's new gallery exhibit summarizes everything I love about the Square Enix games, even though he might have stood me up
Frieren and Fern with their foreheads pressed together in Frieren Beyond Journey's End
Frieren season 2 release date, story, trailer, and everything else we know
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 screenshot of Henry wearing a fancy coat, hat, and spectacles
I'm terrible at the combat in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, so I'm beating the RPG as a medieval rizz master instead
Lego Star Wars, Mario Kart, Harry Potter, and Marvel kits divided by white lines, with 'New Lego' in a GamesRadar+ badge at the center
New Lego sets in January 2025, from Harry Potter to Star Wars
Lego Twilight, Easter Egg, Eeyore, and Flowers divided by white lines, with a GamesRadar+ new Lego badge in the middle
New Lego sets in February 2025, from Twilight to Winnie the Pooh