« Igniq.com Gaming News - Bookmark this site Advertisements  The 5th of April will mark IGNIQ.com's first year online, and to celebrate we're giving away a copy of Knights of the Old Republic II and 10 limited edition CD copies of RYL: Path of The Emperor, which come with a 30 day free trial. The lucky first place winner will receive a copy of both Kotor II and RYL, and the 9 runners-up will receive a copy of RYL. All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning KOTOR II or RYL is answer these 2 simple questions: 1. Who created Star Wars? 2. What does RYL actually stand for ? Send the answers to these simple questions in an email to competition@ igniq.com, with "IGNIQ.com First Birthday Giveaway" in the subject line for a chance to win! Winners will be picked on the 5th of April 2005. Thanks to Planetwide Games for supplying the RYL CDs. Discussion >>  A demo is available for Still Life, a 3D horror/adventure game that puts players in the shoes of F.B.I. agent Victoria McPherson; her current assignment is to track down a serial killer who has already claimed five victims. In order to take a break from it all, she decides to visit her father in the suburbs. Since it's close to the Christmas holidays, she and her father talk about their family, including Victoria's grandfather, who used to be a private investigator. This discussion leads Victoria to read one of her grandfather's old case files, a file which reveals an uncomfortably high number of similarities between a seventy-five year old case in Europe and the current string of killings in Chicago... The game is expected for release on PC and XBox later this year.Download the demo here (250MB) More info: Official website Screenshots JustAdventure.com: "Best Adventure Game Graphics E3 2004" Discussion >>  Chris points to a recently released major patch for Warcraft III : Frozen Throne.If you're still playing Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne in mulitplayer (like me), you'll be interested to learn that Blizzard has now relaesed a new patch version 1.18. The patch includes:
"Make your own action packed FPS games without any programming or 3D modelling knowledge. Using the intuitive Windows-based editor create multi-level games and enjoy the classic FPS experience with your friends and family!" Download Discussion >>  Version 7 of the popular mod for Half Life 2 has been released. This mod lets users mess and play around with the physics of Half Life 2. It installs into your Steam directory. When you run it you are presented with a kind of open arena where you can spawn just about anything you can think of from the game and mess around with the different facial expressions, alter vehicle engines and generally run-a-muck with the great technology behind Half Life 2. Changes in version 7a include: - Added material changer - Fixed sprites preventing saved games from working - Made balloons use a shiny material - Fixed black FATCAN being offset from the object you attach it to - Made tincan thrusters solid so you can remove them individually - Fixed lamps losing their beam after saveload - Now saves static/prop camera properly - Fixed spawning in CS maps - Moved manhack spawner to the multigun - Restored original pistol - Moved render target camera positioner to multigun - Restored original 357 - Updated map (Terrain doesn't look like Barry Manilow's face anymore) - Fixed problems caused by latest steam update (My fault - not theirs) Download v7a from here or here (3.4 Mb) Also try out Garry's mod for Counter Strike: Source, grab that here or here (3.5 Mb) Discussion >> "Task.Force is a tactical teamplay-oriented Half-Life 1 Modification which offers the player realistic environments, tactical equipment and the standard-weapons of actual anti-terror units around the world. That realism is not only produced by the damage and weapon system and authenthic missions, also by the high-detailed and affectionately developed models and levels. All that is supposed to give the player the opportunity to believe that he is actually in one of the warzones of the world fighting global terrorism." Download Discussion >> "HL²:SUBSTANCE is a single player campaign remix, developed for those HL² veterans who found the original game either too short or easy,and now ask for more. The levels contain now much more action and challenges - shortly, no one plays as before. The difficulty is higher and requires Nova Prospekt-like skills since the very start. You'll never fight alone, otherwise in the neverending battle that'll enrage on your screen you'd be in real trouble: keep your rebel/alien friends closer than ever. Gore is also maxed to satisfy your bloodlust." Download Discussion >>  Firingsquad have managed to get a sneak preview of ATI's next generation graphics card technology at a recent Gaming Festival in Dallas, Texas. Unfortunately, here comes the tricky part. While ATI has now officially demonstrated their 512MB technology, that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to go out and buy a 512MB X850 XT tomorrow. As of right now, ATI has no official plans to introduce a 512MB card to the public. Check out the full story here ATI Driver Version 5.2 with Catalyst Control Center (29Mb) Visiontek X850 PCI-Express 256 Mb Review Discussion >> Recently, GamersHell op-ed writer Shaun McCormack tried to secure an email interview with lawyer Jack Thompson - Thompson is currently suing four major companies for making the games Grand Theft Auto III and GTA: Vice City available to minors, which he claims drove then-underage client Devin Thompson to murder two police officers and a dispatcher. Thompson sees video games as 'literally "murder simulators" teaching our kids how to kill'; McCormack's questions challenged his positions somewhat, and he replied with obnoxious non-answers: McCormack: Jack, I'm working on an article about video game violence. I've read alot about your crusades against video games and the Devin Thompson trial and wanted to get you to clarify your position for me. With Thompson, do you believe that he would not have committed these murders had he not played these games? Is there a law in Alabamma that forbids retailers from selling M-rated games to minors? Do you have as much of a problem with less realistic violence, like with games from the 1980s? More info: Thompson's StopKill.com Answers.com Background info on Jack Thompson GamersHell Article: Violence in Video Games kotaku - Mad Dog Jack Thompson, attack-lawyer extraordinaire, is at it again. Discussion >>  Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the hugely successful Final Fantasy series of games, has joined with Microsoft to develop two new role playing games for the XBox 2, rumoured for release this Autumn:"I'm excited about the two epic game titles we will be developing," Sakaguchi said. "A number of talented creators have signed on to help develop these games, and I'm confident we will be able to create games that provide gamers with a new kind of thrill. Discussion >> Archives
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