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I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the IGNIQ team, to wish all our members a Merry Christmas and everything they would wish for themselves in 2005. Discussion >>  After careful consideration of the best offerings from 2004 and input from IGNIQ members, IGNIQ's first "Game of the Year" award goes to Valve's Half Life 2.
This is not based on their content delivery or anything to do with Steam and all of the problems and heartache it seems to pour out. IGNIQ's "Game of the Year" award is decided on the constant requirement for all great games - pure entertainment value. All genres are included in our consideration, but it boils down in the end to what game was (in our opinion) the single most fun game you could buy for your hard-earned money over the year. Half Life 2 has surpassed all games in contention: Far Cry, Doom 3, Warhammer 40,000, Prince of Persia 2 - Warrior Within; and has came out as the single most entertaining and enjoyable game that's been released in 2004. Watch out for our collective review of Half-Life 2 in the near future. Half Life 2's Official website Download the demo from ATI (769.2 Mb) Discussion >>  Gamespot have chosen World of Warcraft as their top game of 2004, from a list that included Half-Life 2, Halo 2, Rome: Total War and GTA: San Andreas:World of Warcraft somehow manages to appeal to us despite our different personal interests and different backgrounds as game players. It's the sort of game that appeals to those of us who love to spend our weekends hunkered down, playing games nonstop for hours on end, as well as to those of us who want to take a break from a busy week with a quick, casual playing session.
More info: Happy Holidays from the World of Warcraft Team! Gamespot: Best and Worst of 2004 Gamespot Awards: Dubious Honours Slashdot | World of Warcraft Gamespot GOTY 2004 Discussion >> 
In another move by Valve to protect their software, Erik Johnson (of Valve) has announced that 30,000 more Steam accounts have been disabled apparently as many more people are trying to illegally play the game through Steam.
Read the steampowered thread here Steam Ban For HL2 Pirates Discussion >>  Planet Doom points to the January issue of Game Informer, that will carry new details about Resurrection of Evil:Here are some bits of info grabbed from it but be warned there may be a spoiler or two:
Link via GamersHell.com More info: Game Informer magazine DOOM Movie Details (12 Dec) Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil Announced (25 Oct) Discussion >> 
An playable PC demo is available now for Ford Racing 3, which was released on 29 Oct: Ford is without doubt one of the biggest brands in the world, with one of the most famous product ranges ever.
Download on GamersHell.com (35.36MB) More info: Ford Racing 3 official site Empire Interactive (Developer/publisher) Discussion >> 
5 new screens have been released for Chaos Theory, which will be hitting the store shelves for PS2, XBox and PC in March 2005. Getting ready to rest and relax over the holidays? Not Sam Fisher – he's embarking on a new mission to salvage world peace in the face of his most nefarious foes ever. Gamers worldwide will get to experience Sam's latest series of objectives – along with groundbreaking co-op and versus multiplayer modes – in March 2005. Check out the screens here Official Website here 
At long last the much anticipated patch has been released for Bloodlines. The games release sprang a wealth of good reviews and in general was well received by critics, but general bugs kept it from attaining higher merit.
Download the patch from 3dgamers (15.2 Mb) Official Website Discussion >> 
The fantasy MMORPG hits 100,000 registered players after just 8 weeks: Planetwide Games (http://www.PlanetwideGames.com) announces that its game “Risk Your Life” – the 1st Fantasy Player vs. Player (PVP) MMORPG has just passed the 100,000 North American registered player milestone. Risk Your Life is the one of the hottest MMORPG’s to be released in the video game industry in a very long time, with over 1.2 million players worldwide.
Check here for trailers and to download the RYL open beta. More info: PlanetWide Games RYL Sanctuary - Fan site IGNIQ Review: Risk Your Life Beta (4 out of 5) Risk Your Life Info List Discussion >> 
Gamespy has announced the 2004 PC Game Of The Year, and unsurprising it is Valve's Half Life 2. PC Game of the Year
Check out the full artical over at gamespot Download the new demo for Half Life 2 from ATI (769.2 Mb) Discussion >> 
Radical Ent. games developers are currently working on a PS2 title featuring "The Hulk", with an expected release date within the 3rd quarter of 2005. No details have been released on the game's plot, but we do know that it is being written by Hulk and Spider-Man comic book scribe Paul Jenkins. It is unclear at this time whether this title is a direct sequel to The Hulk, which was also developed by Radical and published by VU. Full story over at gamespot Discussion >>  Valve, in partnership with ATI, have released the official demo for Half-Life 2.
Steam is required to install: [...] the demo takes players through some of the early levels of the game and later transports them to the area of the game known as Ravenholm. Download on ATI.comMore info: H A L F - L I F E 2 .com IGNIQ Questions for Doug Lombardi Half-Life 2 Poll - How do you rate it? Discussion >>  Electronic Arts have released the first official trailer (featuring a digitized Marlon Brando) for the game based on the classic Francis Ford Coppola movie.
The game is expected for release in Autumn 2005. Download the trailer here More info: Electronic Arts to offer Godfather Discussion >>  Congratulations to the winners of our Risk Your Life CD Giveaway; everyone who entered has been sent a notification email whether they won or not.
Keep an eye on the front page in the new year for more giveaways and competitions. Discussion >> Archives
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