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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[GTA 4 mod iCEnhancer calls it quits with 2.1 update]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-calls-it-quits-with-2-1-update/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-calls-it-quits-with-2-1-update/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-calls-it-quits-with-2-1-update/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center> <img alt="GTA 4 mod iCEnhancer calls it quits with 21 update" data-src-height="249" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/07/gtaiv530pxicenhancer.jpg" style="margin: 4px; display: none; " /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fRAzvytjFq8?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe></center><br />The 2.1 update for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/grand-theft-auto-iv"><em>GTA 4</em></a> graphics mod <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/icenhancer">iCEnhancer</a> will be the final one issued. Developer Hayssam Keilany (<a href="http://icelaglace.com/">Ice La Glace</a>) said as much before releasing the video above, showcasing some of the visual improvements to the 2008 Rockstar game.<br /><br />The progress made with 2.1 includes better framerate, a new lens flare and an improved color palette. Maybe now that the pedestrians look so lifelike, you'll think twice before driving on the sidewalk.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-calls-it-quits-with-2-1-update/">GTA 4 mod iCEnhancer calls it quits with 2.1 update</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-calls-it-quits-with-2-1-update/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20280990/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/19/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-calls-it-quits-with-2-1-update/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Grand-Theft-Auto-4</category><category>GTA4</category><category>icenhancer</category><category>mod</category><category>pc</category><category>rockstar</category><category>take-two</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GTA 4 mod iCEnhancer 2.0 out now, like a car wash for your graphics]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-2-0-out-now-like-a-car-wash-for-your-graph/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-2-0-out-now-like-a-car-wash-for-your-graph/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-2-0-out-now-like-a-car-wash-for-your-graph/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/n1rAyM_njdQ" width="530"></iframe><br /> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-2-0-out-now-like-a-car-wash-for-your-graph/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/02/icenhancer.jpg" style="display:none; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 4px; margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; " /></a></div><br />The famous <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/icenhancer/">iCEnhancer</a> mod for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/grand-theft-auto-iv"><em>Grand Theft Auto 4</em></a> has reached its biggest full number yet with the release of 2.0. The above video shows off its beautifying features -- the bugs are from Rockstar's video editor and won't appear in the mod, creator Ice La Glace says -- and a "natural" version of 2.0 is set to drop any day now.<br /><br />Download iCEnhancer 2.0 from Ice's website by clicking the farthest-right icon (the one that looks like a "download" arrow, surprisingly) and enjoy the shininess of <em>GTA 4</em> all over again.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-2-0-out-now-like-a-car-wash-for-your-graph/">GTA 4 mod iCEnhancer 2.0 out now, like a car wash for your graphics</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-2-0-out-now-like-a-car-wash-for-your-graph/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20170033/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/12/gta-4-mod-icenhancer-2-0-out-now-like-a-car-wash-for-your-graph/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Grand-Theft-Auto-4</category><category>gta-4-mod</category><category>GTA4</category><category>icenhancer</category><category>iCEnhancer-2.0</category><category>mod</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Theft Auto 4 has never looked better (but will in the next iCEnhancer mod, we're sure)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/13/grand-theft-auto-4-has-never-looked-better-but-will-in-the-next/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/13/grand-theft-auto-4-has-never-looked-better-but-will-in-the-next/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/13/grand-theft-auto-4-has-never-looked-better-but-will-in-the-next/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Liberty City wasn't built in a beta, but when the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/grand-theft-auto-iv"><em>Grand Theft Auto 4</em></a> iCEnhancer mod is finally done, we bet it will be more beautiful than Rome itself (How's that for a trip around the world?). iCEnhancer has released photos of its 1.3 beta, in the Second Phase and Pre-release stage, and some of these screens are looking better than reality. If anything, they certainly <em>smell</em> better than reality.<br />
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Check out the goods on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/icenhancer?sk=photos">iCEnhancer Facebook page</a>, or take a peek at a video from the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/gta-4-engine-mod-looks-gorgeous-latest-update-adds-cloudy-weath/">1.2.5 version</a>, which is only .0.5-percent less mind-blowing than the current beta.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/13/grand-theft-auto-4-has-never-looked-better-but-will-in-the-next/">Grand Theft Auto 4 has never looked better (but will in the next iCEnhancer mod, we're sure)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/13/grand-theft-auto-4-has-never-looked-better-but-will-in-the-next/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20016505/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/13/grand-theft-auto-4-has-never-looked-better-but-will-in-the-next/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Grand-Theft-Auto-4</category><category>graphics</category><category>GTA4</category><category>icenhancer</category><category>mod</category><category>pc</category><category>photorealism</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[GTA 4 engine mod looks gorgeous; latest update adds cloudy weather]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/gta-4-engine-mod-looks-gorgeous-latest-update-adds-cloudy-weath/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/gta-4-engine-mod-looks-gorgeous-latest-update-adds-cloudy-weath/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/gta-4-engine-mod-looks-gorgeous-latest-update-adds-cloudy-weath/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
	<img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/gta4mod530px.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; display: none;" /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="331" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BhGYGvhhU60?hd=1" width="530"></iframe></div>
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The iCEnhancer mod is one for the graphics enthusiasts. The full engine mod adds several beautiful effects and higher resolution textures to the PC version of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/grand-theft-auto-iv"><em>GTA IV</em></a>. An overview of update 1.2.5, which is "almost done" according to mod creator Hayssam Keilany, can be seen in the video above.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/gta-4-engine-mod-looks-gorgeous-latest-update-adds-cloudy-weath/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>GTA 4 engine mod looks gorgeous; latest update adds cloudy weather</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/gta-4-engine-mod-looks-gorgeous-latest-update-adds-cloudy-weath/">GTA 4 engine mod looks gorgeous; latest update adds cloudy weather</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/gta-4-engine-mod-looks-gorgeous-latest-update-adds-cloudy-weath/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19982994/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/gta-4-engine-mod-looks-gorgeous-latest-update-adds-cloudy-weath/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Grand-Theft-Auto-4</category><category>GTA4</category><category>icenhancer</category><category>mod</category><category>mods</category><category>pc</category><category>rockstar</category><category>take-tow</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>