A Quick Look At ... Info taken from official Net sites by Sue The X-Files - Fox Interactive You've entered the world of "The X-Files" as Agent Craig Willmore, assigned to assist Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in their latest investigation. Following a trail of elusive clues, you'll sift through evidence at crime scenes, conduct interviews and make critical case decisions. The X-Files is an all-new live-action adventure from Fox Interactive. This exciting investigation into the shadowy world of The X-Files contains entirely new footage, shot exclusively for this title. As Agent Craig Willmore, you'll examine evidence, interview witnesses, and interact with familiar X-Files characters such as Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, Assistant Director Skinner, the Lone Gunmen, X and other familiar faces from the series. The X-Files incorporates VirtualCinema technology, a cutting-edge software engine that allows the player to become the main character in the story. Players are able to respond to and affect other character's attitudes and behavior, which change as the game progresses, depending on the course of previous events. An intuitive user interface facilitates complete immersion of the player into The X-Files world. Developed in close cooperation with The X-Files series creator Chris Carter and Ten Thirteen Productions, The X-Files game features the work of series writer/Co-Executive Producer Frank Spotnitz, Director of Photography Jon Joffin, and Composer Mark Snow. The most anticipated gaming experience of the year, The X-Files features: - Series stars David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Steven Williams, Dean Haglund, Brenden Beiser, Tom Braidwood, and other regular cast members. - Completely original footage shot entirely on location in the Pacific Northwest. - Story created by Chris Carter. Script edited by Frank Spotnitz. - VirtualCinema technology provides branching multiple plot lines that change in response to your actions, behavior and attitude towards others. - Live-action gameplay totally immerses the player into the environment, mood and atmosphere of The X-Files for the first time. The X-Files is available now for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT4.0 with service pack 3, and Power Macintosh CD-ROM. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Industry Giant - Interactive Magic Win a thousand pounds ... Interactive Magic are giving away thousands of pounds of cash prizes with their new business simulation Industry Giant. There is a star prize of œ1000 and hundreds of œ10 notes to be found in side Industry Giant boxes. There are no losers in this competition as a money saving œ5 off voucher appears in all boxes. This voucher is valid for any iMagic title when purchased directly from Interactive Magic. Look out for this box in selected outlets in the UK only. Build a business empire ... It's time to give the biggest players in the industry something to worry about. As an up-and-coming executive, it's your job to take stock of the competition and build a strategy that will put you and your company on the top. But beware, because your rivals are ruthless. Once you can prove your strategic savvy, you'll take charge of every aspect of operations. Locate key resources. Build transportation networks over land, sea, and air. Create factories and choose the products you'll specialize in. Then bring those products to market and start raking in the profits. A full range of challenges awaits you, from cornering the market on a single product, to optimizing a transportation system, to putting a rival out of business. Or, if you can prove you've got what it takes to handle the whole company, you'll do all this and more at once, juggling all the challenges of a true Industry Giant. Features: Choose from a huge variety of industries to specialize in: toys, sports gear, wood products, jewelry, electronics, automobiles, and more. Build and manage transportation networks for goods and materials using trucks, ships, trains, and planes Launch your career in any decade from 1960 to 2060, and adapt to the industry conditions of historical, present-day, and futuristic settings Play through entire campaigns or dozens of individual scenarios, each with unique challenges Generate an infinite number of random scenarios, or custom-build your own Master the basics with an easy-to-use tutorial and multiple difficulty settings Four different graphics sets Beautifully detailed, high resolution graphics playable at 640x480, 800x600, or 1024x768 Minimum requirements: Windows 95 with 100% DirectX compatible drivers Pentium-class processor, 90 Mhz or faster 16 MB RAM SVGA video card Sound card 4X or faster CD-ROM drive - o -