With last year's horror-themed action-adventure game The Devil Inside, designer Hubert Chardot attempted to reclaim the "survival horror" genre that he arguably started when he created Alone in the Dark–the game that largely inspired Capcom's hugely successful Resident Evil series. Unfortunately, The Devil Inside, despite having some original ideas and gameplay elements, failed to make much of an impact. Evidently undaunted, Chardot is back again this year with another horror-themed game, From Dusk Till Dawn. And though it features some really interesting new ideas for the genre, its technical problems and overall lack of polish outweigh its few strengths.

Europa Universalis II is an empire-building, computer strategy game, based on European and world history and spanning a timeline between 1419 through 1820. In the game, the player controls a single nation across many centuries, managing their nation's economy, military, political alliances, scientific development, exploration and colonization, religious affairs, and internal stability. In addition, yearly random events as well as hundreds of pre-scripted events based on historical events make for a great deal of gameplay challenge and variety. EU2 differs from many similar, turn-based strategy games in that time flows continuously during gameplay, rather than taking place in discreet turns. The player can always pause the action to ponder the situation and give orders, then speed up or slow down time to let events take their course.

The most part of dry land disappeared under the water in result of chain man-caused cataclysms. The planet was flooded with disgusting monsters. And the ruthless pirates have seized the power over survived people… You are the captain of a frigate and you’re furrowing the boundless seas. The sea way is full of dangers and as the captain of your own pirate bands, you should load your ships, explore unknown territories, attack your opponents, amass gold, upgrade armour and etc.

This book teaches the techniques of Logic Programming through the Prolog language. The name stands for Programming in Logic. Prolog has been used for a wide variety of applications, including as the basis for a standard «knowledge representation language' for the Semantic Web the next generation of internet technology; it;is one of the principal languages used by researchers in Artificial Intelligence.

The core of scientific computing is designing, writing, testing, debugging and modifying numerical software for application to a vast range of areas: from graphics, meteorology and chemistry to engineering, biology and finance. Scientists, engineers and computer scientists need to write good code, for speed, clarity, flexibility and ease of re-use. Oliveira and Stewart«s style guide for numerical software points out good practices to follow, and pitfalls to avoid.

Answers the “How do I….” questions every programmer has about using Visual FoxPro with other programs, tools and applications. Contains hundreds of specific “how to” descriptions, each containing numerous tips and tricks.

The increasing business use of wireless and mobile technologies on a variety of devices has accelerated the need for a better understanding of the technologies involved. Business Data Communications and Networking: A Research Perspective addresses the key issues for businesses utilizing data communications and the increasing importance of networking technologies in business. Business Data Communications and Networking: A Research Perspective covers a series of technical advances in the field while highlighting their respective contributions to business or organizational goals, and centers on the issues of network-based applications, mobility, wireless networks, and network security.

Pro Crystal Enterprise/BusinessObjects XI Programming shows you how to create customized solutions using the Business Objects/Crystal Enterprise object model. Here you'll see the object model utilized to create professional-quality tools like on-demand web services, report metadata extraction, scheduling, security, and user management.
Author Carl Ganz explains in detail how to build advanced reporting solutions for Crystal Enterprise/Business Objects XI. He shows how to integrate CE/BO XI with .NET 2.0 and Visual Studio to create more flexible, tailored, and responsive reporting solutions than have previously been possible. In short, you'll surpass what you thought you could achieve, and learn to create almost any imaginable reporting solution that Business Objects XI can handle.

The goal of this book is to explain elementary programming concepts such as loops, abstractions, composition, and conditionals to novices of all ages. It teaches the core programming concepts based on simple problems, involving the manipulation of robots or "turtles" as frequently seen in school learning environments. The ideal reader wants to have fun programming. And the reader does not have to be fluent in any programming language before they pick up this book.

A game you and your kids can enjoy together. Rescue 20 different exotic animals, from crocs to koalas, and visit Australia! PC only. You'll find some of the deepest gameplay around in this sim, which lets you rescue, care for and release exotic animals from Down Under! Top-notch graphics and tons of animal info make this game a truly WILD experience!

Developers using code generation are producing higher quality code faster than their hand-coding counterparts. And, they enjoy other advantages like maintainability, consistency and abstraction. Using the new CG methods they can make a change in one place, avoiding multiple synchronized changes you must make by hand.

The second edition of Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming is essential reading for beginners to functional programming and newcomers to the Haskell programming language. The emphasis is on the process of crafting programs and the text contains many examples and running case studies, as well as advice an program design, testing, problem solving and how to avoid common pitfalls.

SEGA's wild drift-happy racer comes to PC with this follow-up to the arcade and Xbox Outrun revival. The enchanting draw of the open road has never been so appealing with the choice of one of 12 fully licensed Ferrari models, featuring the all-new F430 and the dazzling Superamerica. Gamers will feel the throaty whine and that distinctive Ferrari exhaust tone as they power their way across 30 glorious stages from the best of the OutRun2 original and the follow-up OutRun2 SP arcade experience. Race from coast to glorious coast with a fresh new mission structure, a license mode and multiplayer racing with up to 6 players for a thrilling head-to-head journey. Stack up the OutRun miles from the sun-drenched sands of Palm Beach to the charms of Cape Way to unlock new tracks, cars and much more!