Half-Life 2 has one hell of an act to follow with Doom 3 out there. The recently released first-person shooter has satisfied most of us; delivering on great graphics, suspenseful gameplay and some old-fashioned fragging action. Now Half-Life 2 starts to get the same treatment Doom 3 got before its release, with a new piece on Firing Squad that rounds up what is known about the game's minimum requirements. The new Counter Strike Source that Valve just released gives us a rough estimate of what HL2 will pull from our silicon. Though the piece throws out some serious qualifiers, they do use some sound measurements to give us a close approximation of what the game needs. If you're considering a hardware purchase for Doom 3, but would also like to consider the other Big Title of the Year, then this is worth a read.
