This is one of the most exciting holiday seasons the PC has ever seen. The latest graphics and PC platform hardware from NVIDIA provides the most state-of-the-art platform for interactive entertainment.

The NVIDIA: The Way It's Meant To Be Played (TWIMTBP) program is a collaboration between NVIDIA, NVIDIA's hardware partners, and the world's finest game developers and publishers.

NVIDIA works directly with the game creators, providing the hardware and software tools that make it possible for them to create compelling game content.

The goal of the campaign is to ensure that the greatest PC games play and perform stably on NVIDIA hardware so that gamers can enjoy the game exactly, "the way it's meant to be played".

Welcome to issue five of The Way It's Meant To Be Played magazine. This edition has a record number of games featured - over 30 in total - which is testament to the enduring success of the program.

All the 30 titles featured in this issue are participants in NVIDIA's The Way It's Meant To Be Played program, a campaign designed to deliver the best interactive entertainment experience.

NVIDIA's developer technology engineers help development teams get the best graphics and effects into their games. The games are then rigorously tested by NVIDIA for compatibility, stability and reliability.

Special feature on Vista, Microsoft's newest incarnation of Windows, written by Jon Hicks, the deputy editor of Windows Vista: The Official Magazine.