Another hugely anticipated game. Different to half life 2 and doom 3 but nevertheless go download and watch the latest trailer here

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Massive Assault Network is a hardcore online strategy game, based on the original Secret Allies political concept. You will be fighting for global domination on one of 8 distant planets against live opponents via Internet. The game is set in fascinating 3D sci-fi environment".

System Requirements:

Minimum:
Pentium III - 600, 256Mb RAM, 32Mb 3D Card

Recommended:
P 4/Athlon - 1.0 and better, 512Mb RAM, 64Mb 3D Card with PixelShaders 1.3 technology support

Official Site

Grab the unlimited demo of this 3D Strategy release from 3gamers

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Another Doom 3 trailer has been released. As the game is due for U.S release apparently in 9 days time according to fileshack!

Go take a look at this two and half minute film clip!

Look at it here

Note: Need to sign up, but the site is worth it!

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Ah a freeware game I have come across via a friend.
I am very impressed with this "freeware game"
Very adventurous and you have to complete various quest by yourself or accompanied by friends check out for yourself.
Note:Many kids on there and all swear words are blocked!

look at it here

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You are Paul de Raque, a Knight of the Temple, journeying to the Holy Land to join your order in Jerusalem. But you are not the ordinary crusading warrior, as you have been charged with fulfilling a most holy quest. On your shoulders has been placed future of the world; you are on a deadly serious mission and in the balance lies the souls of all humankind.

System Requirements:

Minimum:
Intel Pentium III 600
192 MB RAM
Direct3D 8.1 compatible 3D accelerator card with Transform & Lighting capability (GeForce 1 or equal)
Hard Disc Space Required: 2 Gb
Recommended swap space for gameplay: > 256 Mb
Operating Systems: Windows 98,ME,2000,XP

Recommended:
Intel Pentium 4 1.5Ghz or Athlon 1 Ghz
256MB RAM
3D accelerator card GeForce3 or equal
Hard Disc Space Required: 2 Gb
Recommended swap space for gameplay: > 256 Mb
Operating Systems: Windows 98,ME,2000,XP

Official Site

Check out the demo of this 3D Action/Adventure release over at 3dgamers

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An official guide to the hardware required to play the hugely anticipated Doom 3 has been released on hardocp.com:

id Software's DOOM 3 is poised to be one of the most played titles in the history of 3D gaming. Anticipation has grown to monumental levels as hundreds of thousands of people worldwide wait to experience the phenomenon called DOOM 3. Along with the anticipation, many are experiencing apprehension over the level of gameplay they expect from their current hardware. Still others, using this occasion to mull over an upgrade, have been waiting to discover which of their many hardware choices will provide them with the best DOOM 3 experience.

At the moment, DOOM 3 will be the closest many of us will ever come to playing the leading man in a big Hollywood movie production. While there will continue to be many more action games in the near future, many of which will provide an enhanced level of realism, DOOM 3 will be the first and likely one of the best you will see. We've played it and we're here to tell you that even if computer gaming is not "your thing," you will want to play DOOM 3, and we have a feeling many people will see it that way. The interactive entertainment experience of DOOM 3 is going to be far reaching and will certainly break the bounds in appealing to those people outside what is considered the average gamer. With the prospect of so many new people being brought into gaming by DOOM 3, there will likely be a lot of questions regarding the computer hardware needed to support it.

View the guide

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On a warm evening in May 1897, Sherlock Holmes, accompanied by Dr. Watson arrives at a party in the fabulous Sherringford Hall. It was rumoured that the host, Sir Melvyn Bomsby, a construction tycoon was to make an announcement of great importance concerning the future of his business. At 11 PM people began to crowd around the bar in anticipation as Sir Bromsby and his chief associate Hermann Grimble took to the stage. Barely had he begun to welcome his guests when Sir Bromsby fell to the floor, a darkening red stain visible on his tuxedo right above his heart...

...Holmes decides not to wait for the police before beginning his investigation".

Minimun System Requirements:

Pentium III 500Mhz, 128 MB RAM, 16mb graphics card, DirectX 9.0 compatible (NVIDIA Geforce or ATI Radeon chipsets), Sound card, DirectX 9.0 compatible, Windows 98/2000/ME/XP, 1.2GB free disk space

Check out the demo at 3dgamers

Official site

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Paris, King of Troy, has stolen the heart and soul of Helen, Queen of Sparta. Feel the wrath and fury of a king betrayed as Menelaus rages to return his queen. Now two great legions stand poised on the brink of war. May the Gods be with you as you choose sides in an alliance that will soon drown the city of Troy in a sea of blood, all for the love of a woman

System Requirements:

• Windows® 98/Me/XP CD
• Pentium® III 600MHz or
100% compatible processor
• 128MB RAM
• 500MB free hard drive space
• 16MB 3D video accelerator
with DirectX® 9 compliant
video drivers
• Sound card with DirectX 9
compliant sound drivers
• 4X CD-ROM drive.

Try the 60 minute playable demo of this 3D strategy release over at 3dgamers

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In the next 2 weeks look out on Igniq for reviews of the latest games and classics!

Warcraft 3 + Frozen throne
Far Cry
Deus Ex + Invisble War
Devastation
Diablo 2 + Lord of Destruction
Half Life
Opposing Force
Counterstrike
Day of Defeat

Reviews by: Dave Dalley

Players take on the role of Painkiller, an unusual mercenary who makes a living by exorcising vampires and other dreadful beasts from their lairs- abandoned prisons, private castles, deep caves in the mountains, extravagant haciendas hidden in the jungle. "Cleaning" those places is excellent money and helps our hero living a decadent lifestyle, until the day he is tricked into a war between two competing clans of the undead. An assignment to retrieve a religious artifact from one of the nests provokes a furious battle and he realizes he might have to play his own cards. Meanwhile, a young female journalist runs her own investigation and tries to uncover the mystery behind the witty, captivating Latino who is the legendary Painkiller".

System Requirements:

Minimum:
- OS: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
- CPU: 1.5 GHz Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor
- RAM: 384 MB
- CD-ROM/DVD-ROM: 8X speed
- Hard Drive Space: 1.2 GB available
- Video: 64 MB DirectX 8.1 card with hardware Transform & Lighting support (NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS or better)
- Sound: DirectX 8.1b or better compatible
- Input: Keyboard and mouse


Recommended:
- OS: Windows XP
- CPU: 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor
- RAM: 512 MB
- CD-ROM/DVD-ROM: 8X speed
- Hard Drive Space: 1.2 GB available
- Video: 128 MB DirectX 9 card, NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 or better
- Sound: DirectX 8.1b or better compatible
- Input: Keyboard and mouse

Grab the demo now from 3dgamers

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In the theatrical trailer for Halo 2 for the XBox, a website address flashes briefly near the end.
The site, ilovebees.com, is supposedly the site of a bee keeper about her pet bees, but it's been 'hacked' and filled with disturbing messages that don't appear to make any sense.
The owner of the site has set up a blog here where she posts about what happened.

Speculation is rampant about how this mystery ties into the plot of Halo 2, and a wiki has even been set up to try solve it.

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This release features new maps, changes/updates to existing maps plus various tweaks. New maps include: dod_saints, dod_falaise, dod_sturm and dod_northbound. Dod_glider and dod_flugplatz have also been updated.

Your steam will be updated automatically when you launch it.

Check out the full changlog for this release here

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Chicago - in the Roaring '20's.

A Time of Bootleggin', Bribery and the Valentine's Day Massacre.

Mob rule has taken over and Al Capone's fighting for control of the streets. You are Jimmy "Machine Gun" DeMora, Scarface's main enforcer. Pay off cops and knock off informants to rise through the ranks. Wash your hands in the blood of many to seize control of Chicago's underworld. It's nothing personal - it's just business.

System Requirements:

Minimum:
• Windows® 98/ME/XP
• Pentium® III 500 MHz
or higher processor
• 256 MB RAM
• 700 MB hard drive space
• DirectX® 9.0 or higher
(included on CD)
• 32 MB DirectX 9.0
compatible video card
• 16-Bit DirectX
compatible sound card
• 4X CD-ROM drive

Recommended:
• Pentium III 1 GHz
or higher processor
• 64 MB DirectX 9.0 compatible video card

Homepage

Download free trial from gamershell

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Ubi Soft Entertainment have recalled its recent version 1.2 patch for the popular, next gereration first person shooter. Unexpected behaviour on specific hardware configurations is said to be the reason behind this move.

Source
Download the Far Cry Research Level Demo

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Windows XP games advisor is a online tool that allows a user to assess whether or not their system is compatible with a given pc title. It uses a plug-in from Futuremark that analyzes your system for: amount of system ram, video ram, cpu speed/type E.C.T and displays to you your computers results based on the recommended specifications for the game supplied by the developer. They have a wealth of games to choose from in their library.



Go on, give it a try

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After Id announced that Doom3 was given Gold status, everyone was looking for a (reliable) release date. The Uk release is set for Friday the 13th of August. A most fitting date i suppose given the content and storyline invloved in this next generation first person shooter !

Full story over at gamesradar


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Gabe Newell, the CEO of Valve posted the minimum and preferred specs. for the eagerly awaited Half Life 2 on the Half-Life 2 Fallout Forums:

System Requirements:

Minimum:
1.2 GHz Processor
256MB RAM
DirectX 7 graphics card
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard

Recommended:
2.4 GHz Processor
512MB RAM
DirectX 9 graphics card
Windows 2000/XP
Mouse
Keyboard

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The long wait, possibly the longest in gaming history appears to finally be over. Doom3 was announced to be given Golden status. Id CEO Todd Hollenshead sent out e-mails to confirm Doom3's completion.

IT'S DONE!!!!!!! Yes, this is the official word that DOOM 3 has been code released and has been approved for manufacturing!

Read full story over at gamespot

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Immediately after Doom3's completion, Id software team are said to be starting on an entirely new gaming project. With Doom3's release date still only at an 'End-of-Summer' state, cynics are already slating their new venture and putting guesses as to just how long they will be this time around.

At this point, the team back in Mesquite [Texas] is literally working on finishing,"

Read full story over at gamespot


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Steam is Valve's broadband software designed to allow users of their games a way of playing those games with an entirely new experience. For example it has its own instant messsaging program so you can chat with friends, even while in a game. It also includes an auto-update feature so you're game is kept up-to-date with all patches and any other releases for the game. Valve also gives customers the option to receive new games via the steam network. You would purchase the game with your credit card, download it through Steam and punch in your serial number provided. This should bring down prices as it signifigantly lowers the cost of production.

It has been a very shakey start for Steam (to say the very least) with countless users complaing that they can't even play the game since it's release due to bugs in the program. But with a lot of beta testing under the bridge, it is looking a little more promising for their loyal fans. And with Half Life 2 just around the corner (here's hoping) it may just be a good year for Steam, and for everyone else!

Download Steam from here

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Ati have released the Catalyst 4.7 drivers for their Radeon line of graphics cards.


Grab them here

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Beta testing of the new Counter-Strike with Valve's new Source engine will start late this Summer accourding to driverheaven.net.

The beta will first be open to subscribers of the Valve Cybercafé Program

Source

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Half Life 2 interview with Gabe Newell

With a Half Life 2 date still yet to be announced, everyone is looking for answers and who better to ask than Gabe Newell. In a recent interview with driverheaven.net Mr Newell discusses hl2's history,how development is going and his expectations for the games future.

We usually don't think in terms of success, more in terms of living up to the community's expectations. We certainly have been really worried about living up to expectations and paying everyone back for the support they've shown us over the years.

Full interview here

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