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SoF2 MP Test Next Week

Apr 12, 2002 5:23pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
Gamespy Daily sent out this press release announcing that Fileplanet will be hosting the Soldier of Fortune 2 multiplayer test. It'll be released April 18. The demo will include one map, four game modes, 20 skins and all the weapons from the game.

SoF2 Q&A

Apr 11, 2002 12:04pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
There's a new Soldier of Fortune 2 interview and for once its not Kenn Hoekstra answering questions. Computer & Video Games has an interview with John Mullins, who is an advisor on the title as he was on the first game. They ask him about his involvement, if we're gonna play some missions based on his experiences in the army, what he thinks of the tech behind the game, how much Raven has improved the game, and several other things.

More On SoF2 MP

Apr 11, 2002 10:13am CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
If you haven't read enough on the multiplayer part of Soldier of Fortune 2 yet, there's another preview on GameSpy. Bunch more screenshots and pictures from the press event are up as well.

SoF2 Hands-On

Apr 10, 2002 12:24pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
The folks at ActionTrip have a hands-on preview of Soldier of Fortune2 featuring some pretty good info and screen grabs of the game in action. Maarten did a SOF2 interview recently you should check out too.

SoF 2 MP Impressions

Apr 08, 2002 6:23pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
Gamespot is the latest site with some Soldier of Fortune 2 multiplayer impressions. Though there's probably not much new in there unless you know nothing of the multiplayer side of things, there are some new screenshots to look at. There's also a video preview with footage from the game.

Raven Interview

Apr 08, 2002 5:14pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2, Interview
XGR sends word they will be broadcasting another audio interview tonight at 8:30PM CST. This time, Brian Raffel from Raven will be answering questions about the upcoming Soldier of Fortune 2.

SoF 2 MP Impressions

Apr 05, 2002 9:07pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
PC.IGN also has their impressions of multiplayer Soldier of Fortune 2. The article touches on the levels shown, the different gameplay modes, weapons of the game, and a few other things. New screenshots are included as well.

SoF 2 MP Impressions

Apr 05, 2002 4:39pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
There was a big Soldier of Fortune 2 press event going on in San Francisco yesterday, and GameHelper was one of the sites attending. They have written up their impressions of the multiplayer part of the game.

Soldier of Fortune 2 Interview

Apr 05, 2002 7:48am CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2, Interview
And yet another Kenn Hoekstra interview, this time on Elited. He answers a few more questions about Soldier of Fortune 2. Things like performance on older machines, major differences between SoF and SoF 2, how the outside levels affect lag, and more.

Kenn Hoekstra Q&A

Apr 05, 2002 7:48am CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
There is a brief Kenn Hoekstra Q&A on Lone Gamers where he's asked about Soldier of Fortune 2, Jedi Knight 2 and Raven Software in general.

Kenn Hoekstra Q&A

Apr 04, 2002 11:00am CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
Action Trip has a Q&A with Raven's Kenn Hoekstra up. They ask him about the cinematic feel of Raven games, if the Quake 3 engine can be improved even more, if Star Wars or Star Trek was more fun to work on, why games have gore but no sex, and more. Three new Soldier of Fortune 2 screenshots are included as well.

SoF2 Interview

Apr 02, 2002 6:57pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2, Interview
Another Soldier of Fortune 2 up today. The guys at Action Vault also got Raven's Kenn Hoekstra to answer a bunch of questions about the upcoming action game.

No SoF2 Bots

Apr 02, 2002 4:30pm CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
According to this forum post on the Raven Software boards, Soldier of Fortune 2 will not ship with multiplayer bots. Though the message by Raven programmer Rick Johnson was posted on April 1, HomeLAN Fed has confirmed with Raven that this is not a joke.

Soldier of Fortune 2 Interview

  Apr 02, 2002 8:00am CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2, SOCOM, Interview
As promised, we have a Soldier of Fortune 2 interview for you all. Raven's Kenn Hoekstra was kind enough as always to answer some questions about the game. We talk about the premise, AI assistance, the realism, the locations John Mullins visits, demo plans and more.

Shack: Some of the screenshots from the game show akimbo guns. Which weapons can we use in pairs?

Kenn: The two pistols and the micro-uzi can be used in pairs and can be mixed and matched so you can have two US SOCOMs for example, or a SOCOM and an Uzi, etc. The real John Mullins was rather appalled at the thought of guns Akimbo, but the fans wanted it so we gave them what they wanted. Sacrifices had to be made for the sake of the “game.” ...read

SoF 2 MP Impressions

Apr 02, 2002 7:41am CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2
Evil Avatar has posted some impressions from the Soldier of Fortune 2 multiplayer test that Raven is releasing "soon".

SoF 2 Demo News

Mar 31, 2002 9:08am CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2, Demo
We'll have a Soldier of Fortune 2 interview for you all on Tuesday, but I wanted to mention something from the interview already. Seeing how there isn't gonna be a whole lot of news today. Raven hadn't really confirmed any plans for a demo yet. Kenn Hoekstra however mentioned to me they are looking at releasing a multiplayer test soon, similar to what was released for Return to Castle Wolfenstein. There aren't any plans for an official demo yet though, as the team would rather finish the full game first.

SoF 2 MP Screenshots

Mar 28, 2002 5:25pm CST tags: Activision, Screenshots, Soldier of Fortune 2
Activision sent along a batch of screenshots of Soldier of Fortune2 in multiplayer action. They are some pretty hefty sized screenshots pushing close to 300k in size, but if you're well endowed with bandwidth have a look at some CTF action

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SOF2 Q&A

Mar 26, 2002 10:06am CST tags: Activision, Soldier of Fortune 2
Planet Soldier of Fortune has a Q&A up with Matt Morton, producer at Activision. They ask Matt about games in general and the upcoming Soldier of Fortune 2. Saw that on HomeLAN.

Raven Game Screenshots

Mar 19, 2002 6:24pm CST tags: Screenshots, Soldier of Fortune 2
Over at Sof-Land.net are three new screenshots from Raven's upcoming shooter Soldier of Fortune 2. And Elited.net has five new screenshots (along with a CTF Q&A) from the other Raven game, Jedi Knight 2.

SoF 2 Interview

Mar 15, 2002 8:19am CST tags: Soldier of Fortune 2, Interview
SL Central has posted an interview with Jon Zuk, project lead on Soldier of Fortune 2. He answers some questions about the game, with Q&As on the multiplayer, weapons, locations, AI improvements, dynamic music and several other things.