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World in Conflict

X360, PC, PS3 / Strategy / Release: Mar 10, 2009 / ESRB: T

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Trailer Portrays the Dramatic Splendor of Video Game War

This new trailer for Massive Entertainment's upcoming PC expansion World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is quite a piece of work.

World in Conflict is a great game, but I can't get behind the recent trend of marketing war games as melodramatic epics. High-drama Brothers in Arms cutscenes and tearful Gears of War commercials pale in comparison to a good, no-nonsense Contra.

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"I think what's interesting is that the cinematics are being used more to sell the games than the ..."
- destroy.all.monsters    See all 14 comments


World in Conflict Patch 10 Arrives, Removes DRM

Developer Massive Entertainment has released the tenth patch for World in Conflict. The update is now available on FileShack for the US, UK and German versions.

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"i wonder how much money these companies waste hiring someone like SecuROM and then removing the ..."
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World in Conflict Console Port Canned

The console port of Massive Entertainment's RTS World in Conflict, originally announced for a fall 2008 release, has now been cancelled according to word from Massive owner Ubisoft.

"A console version of World in Conflict is not planned for release at this time," said an Ubisoft rep to IGN today.

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"This is AWFUL news. As one of the few people outside of Massive to have played this game ..."
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World in Conflict Soviet Assault Trailer: Fuel Air Bomb

This slick CG trailer for the upcoming World in Conflict expansion Soviet Assault shows the same battle from three different perspectives--all ending in a pretty impressive boom.

The expansion to the excellent RTS will allow players to tackle the game from the Soviet perspective. The title will also include six new single player missions and eight new multiplayer maps.

Soviet Assault is set for a March 2009 release on PC. Read more »

"Whoa. Seattle at the end of that trailer.. This looks awesome. I hope that wasn't all FMV."
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World in Conflict Expansion Now Coming in March, Console Versions Apparently Still Alive

Ubisoft will publish Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict PC expansion pack Soviet Assault this March, the two companies announced today.

Existing owners will be able to purchase and download the expansion pack online, while retailers will stock a new World in Conflict: Complete Edition that includes the original strategy game, the expansion, and several unspecified "all-new features." Read more »

"This news makes me giddy, I can never get enough World in Conflict... The campaign was one of ..."
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Activision to Sell World in Conflict Dev

Publisher Activision Blizzard is currently in talks for the sale of World in Conflict developer Massive Entertainment following the recently completed merger of Activision and Vivendi Games, studio executives told Videogaming247. Read more »

"Awesome game. Maybe not the best "IP" in Activision's eyes though. "
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Ghostbusters, Brutal Legend, More in Danger as Activision Blizzard Streamlines Vivendi Portfolio

Update 2: Developer Double Fine has chimed in on the fate of Brutal Legend, stating that the Jack Black-starring action-adventure title "is fine."

Update: Sierra has assured that Ghosbusters "will not be cancelled", but offered no further details on the title or any of the others believed to be on the chopping block. Read more »

"We need Ken and Roberta back, and this bunch of idiot suits out"
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New World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Trailer

Massive Entertainment sends along a new World in Conflict: Soviet Assault trailer, the first to show actual gameplay footage from the new Soviet Assault content.Soviet Assault will be released as an expansion pack to the PC game, while the upcoming PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions of the game will have the content included.

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"Well yeah, 9-year olds tend to miss the point here about the music choice....."
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World in Conflict Patch 8 Released

A new World in Conflict patch has been released, updating Massive Entertainment's strategy game to version 1.008. The patch offers improved in-game voting, additional user and clan ignore functions and improved network code stability. Click through for a full list of changes

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PC, Xbox 360 Developer: DX10 Possible on Consoles

Many of the graphical effects exclusive to Microsoft's Direct X10 API can be achieved outside of DirectX 10 "if you give it enough time and resources," Massive development VP Petter Sydow told VideoGamer.

Within the PC edition of its RTS World in Conflict, Massive made use of some Vista-only DX10 features for additional graphical polish. Read more »

"Yeah that STALKER: Clear Sky demo had all the DX10 features even when running the game on XP and ..."
- hamliga    See all 26 comments


World in Conflict Expansion Turns Red in New Trailer

The upcoming expansion pack to Massive Entertainment's innovative RTS World in Conflict will allow players to tackle the Russian side of the first game's campaign.

As such, the new trailer is voiced entirely in Russian. Lucky for you, comrade, it also has subtitles.

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is expected to ship this fall on PC. The expansion will be combined with the original game for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Read more »

"I really should finish WiC. I'm just too caught up in COD4/TF2 still."
- deject    See all 16 comments


Sierra Screenshot Bonanza: Ghostbusters, 50 Cent, Prototype, World in Conflict: SA, Bourne

Publisher Sierra has supplied us with a large number of new screenshots for its upcoming releases, including Ghostbusters, Prototype, and World in Conflict: Soviet Assault.

Be sure to check out the full post for all the goodies, as there is simply too much to fit on our front page. For information on a game, just click on its name to pull up all our past coverage. Read more »

"originally posted by Judecca: The plot of the new 50 cent game - So 50 is doing a benefit ..."
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World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Trailer Released

Developer Massive Entertainment has released a new trailer for its upcoming expansion and console port World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (PC, PS3, X360), introducing the strategy title to console players.

Soviet Assault will be released on the PC as an expansion to the original World in Conflict, while Swordfish Entertainment is combining the original and the expansion into a standalone console release for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Read more »

"is that all ingame video? can you control just 1 small infantry guy and go rambo style by ..."
- sherwinpg    See all 34 comments


World in Conflict Patch 7 Released

A new hotfix update has been released for World in Conflict, fixing three issues in Massive Entertainment's alternate history strategy game.

- Fixed a bug where a bridge on do_Hometown could stop working after being repaired several times

- Fixed a bug where the results of a clan match could be reported for the wrong clan Read more »

"i hope they come out with an expansion pack. the game is great but the limited number of units ..."
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World in Conflict Hits PS3, Xbox 360 This Fall; PC Expansion Pack Announced

An enhanced version of Massive Entertainment's PC action-strategy title World in Conflict is heading to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in fall 2008, publisher Sierra has announced. The Xbox 360 edition, revealed last year, was originally slated to arrive alongside the PC edition last fall.

According to Sierra, the game is being redesigned for consoles and will include new single-player and multiplayer content. That new content will be released for the PC version in the form of an add-on pack, with more details on the PC expansion said to be coming soon. Read more »

"Excellent news. My only gripe was that I wanted more units to play with!! Sweetness. Very fun ..."
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