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.

The download fixes several bugs, re-balances some units, and removes the DRM that required the DVD disc to be in the drive during single-player missions.

The update also enables multiplayer compatibility with the Complete Edition re-release and the stand-alone Soviet Assault expansion. Both hit this week, with the expansion arriving as a digital download, while the Complete Edition, containing both the original PC strategy game and Soviet Assault expansion, goes off to retailers.

This tenth update for "World in Conflict" makes the original version compatible for multiplayer games with the upcoming March release of "World in Conflict Complete" and "Soviet Assault". It also includes several new features and bug fixes. The missing maps issue preventing players from joining certain servers has been addressed, a new difficulty level has been added for... Read more

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.

50 Cent: Blood in the Sand developer Swordfish Studios was contributing work to the World in Conflict console port. Following Activision's merger with Blizzard Entertainment, the two branches of Swordfish were sold to Monumental Games and Codemasters.

Longtime RTS developer Massive Entertainment was sold to Ubisoft last November, saving the World in Conflict: Soviet Assault project, a PC expansion now planned for release later this month.

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."

Originally expected last fall, Soviet Assault allows players to tackle the game from the Soviet perspective, along with new multiplayer maps, new films, and all-new characters. The expansion was delayed after former owner Sierra merged with Activision and decided to sell off the studio, with Ubisoft then acquiring Massive in early November.

Today's announcement made no mention of the previously announced PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, which 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand developer Swordfish Studios was assisting with, but did include new screenshots from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. Shacknews has contacted Ubisoft for more details.

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 ... Read more

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.

Now that the company is helping Swordfish Studios to port the title to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3--neither of which support DirectX 10--Sydow says that at least some of those DX10 effects will appear in the console editions that are due out this fall.

"At this point we've managed to replicate some of the [DX10] effects, but I don't know what features will make it into the final release," he noted. "We'll keep on working on them and see what happens."

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.

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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.

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is expected to ship this fall on all platforms.

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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
- Fixed a bug where the wrong number of players online were shown on the Clan Challenge screen

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.

Massive Entertainment and Swordfish Studios, both Sierra subsidiaries, are developing the console editions. For the uninitiated, a PC demo of World in Conflict is currently available on FileShack.

"World in Conflict on consoles will be an amazing extension of an already great gaming franchise," said Sierra worldwide studio president Martin Tremblay. "World in Conflict is being reinvented for Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 system, with innovative features and new single player and multiplayer content created for the console audience."

A new World in Conflict patch has been released, updating Massive Entertainment's alternate history strategy game to version 1.006. The update offers bug fixes, balancing changes and a number of new features. ... Read more

World in Conflict Wrap Report on RPG Vault offers a four page look back at the development of this Cold War strategy game.

A new World in Conflict patch is now available from FileShack. The update offers more bug fixes and balancing changes, and also introduces new features including rank-based team balancing, XML feeds for game stats and the ability to do clan match searches. ... Read more

Massive Entertainment has released the World in Conflict Mod SDK, allowing people to modify the strategy game any way they see fit. The mod kit requires that the map tool is installed.

A new World in Conflict patch has been released, updating the strategy game to version 1.004. The patch fixes two bugs introduced by the previous update. An updated broadcast tool is also available, as is a dedicated server patch.... Read more

Massive Entertainment has released a new patch for World in Conflict, updating it to v002. The patch adds new server admin commands, while also fixing several bugs and improving stability. ... Read more

As expected, the first World in Conflict patch is now available. The update improves DirectX10 performance, offers new Massgate profile customization options, addresses game balancing and fixes a few bugs too. ... Read more

The Massgate.net forums have posted the third World in Conflict Q&A, answering fan submitted questions about the singleplayer campaign.

The latest World in Conflict Q&A can be found at 2404.org. Massive Entertainment's John Bjorling is asked about the strategy game that's due out next month.

As expected, a World in Conflict demo is now available. The 1.2gb download includes singleplayer, skirmish, multiplayer and tutorial content. Also, if you've preordered the game, you can get acccess to an additional multiplayer map.

Developed by Massive Entertainment, and published by Sierra, the alternate history action strategy game World in Conflict will be in stores September 18. For more on the game, check out our earlier previews.

GamersInfo.net has the latest World in Conflict Q&A, asking David Polfeldt about this Cold War strategy game.