Massive Development and Swordfish Studios' project of porting the PC real-time strategy game World in Conflict to both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is looking really promising. It seems that the developers have figured out how to put in some Direct X 10 effects into the console versions of the game. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Coming straight from the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, news that Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict: Soviet Assault is in pre-Alpha stages sought our attentions, and it may be that the next adventure for strategists on the PC, PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360 is on track for its release later this year. But the developers have lifted the curtains on some new details about Soviet Assault. You can clear the air on those when you read the full story.

Curious as to the different changes Massive Entertainment and Swordfish Studios have put in the expansion World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (Games for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360)? Well, maybe you can know about the better by watching the trailer video we embedded at the full article. Just click the "read more" link to get there.

Though the original source of this news tidbit has disappeared at press time, an article posted up at the Czech portal of Tiscali's gaming news had a scan of the latest issue of the nation's Official Xbox Magazine. And it sported a cover story revolving around Sierra's expansion pack to Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict (PC, Xbox 360) - World in Conflict: Soviet Assault. Plenty of new features were revealed, but they're currently focused on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the alternate-history RTS.

Sierra Entertainment has announced that World in Conflict for both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 will be released in Fall this year. Players can expect the console version of this real time strategy game to have new content for both the single and multiplayer aspects of the title. If you want to know more, be sure to check out the full article.

There are a lot of ways to express holiday cheer, and in the case of Sierra Entertainment and Massive Entertainment's RTS epic, World in Conflict for the PC and Microsoft Xbox 360, it's letting a horde of armed soldiers and tanks lay waste to a snow-embanked neighborhood. Check out the Christmas cheer in all its gunpowder-covered mayhem in the full article.

Sierra Entertainment has announced that a second update for the innovative real-time strategyWorld in Conflict (Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) from Sierra and Massive Entertainment. While the date of release is not specified in the official website, it did give the summary of changes and tweaks which fix bugs and balance the game for the most part.

Some new features have also been added to heighten up the quality of this Cold War alternate scenario epic. Stability has also been declared to be much improved once the new update is integrated with the core game. Here's the complete changelog for the second update to World in Conflict:

New Features:

• Several new Admin Commands have been added to give Server Admins increased control. For details on each of the individual commands and how to use them, please visit our forums at www.massgate.net.
• A time delay of 20 seconds has been added between Assault rounds.
  
• Clan officers can now invite other players to the clan, as well as kick Grunts.
  
• A successful map vote will now change the map instantly.
  
• Two new permanent chat rooms have been added to Massgate for clan war and few player mode matters.
  
• Players should now get an in-game notification when receiving an "Instant Message".
  

Units and balancing

• The cost for the "Heavy Air Support" Tactical Aid has been reduced from 30/50/70 to 25/45/65.
  
• Score from repairing your own non-repair units has been reduced by 50%.
  

See the rest of changes that the second World in Conflict update brings at the full article!

Even if real-time strategy games isn't your cup of tea, Massive Entertainment's latest and hottest World in Conflict (Xbox 360, PC) video game is set to entice you into joining the battlefield. In an interview with Guardian Unlimited, lead game designer Magnus Jansen discussed why Massive's latest title should be able to attract non-hardcore gamers.

At first glance, anyone will fall in love with the game's gorgeous graphics. Not only are the graphics easy on the eyes, it's also a cinch to jump into the action. As Jansen said himself, World in Conflict is free of conventional RTS elements such as base-building and resource management to focus more on fast paced combat.

Instead of giving players the role of commander, World in Conflict offers immersion through characters involved in an engrossing storyline. "We wanted to tell this story through our characters. We're very happy with the end result, and expect that many players will want to play through the single-player campaign," said Jansen.

While multiplayer opens a big window for cooperative team play, Jansen mentioned how single player doesn't fall behind. Maps, units, and balancing come in equal doses for both game modes; solo campaigns just offer less units to choose from in some cases, but that's to "give the player a taste of all branches of the military."

When asked what educational benefits World in Conflict has to offer, Jansen pointed out that the game wasn't designed to be informative. Some lessons can be learned from realistic weapons, vehicles, and locations players will be indulging in, but Jansen made it clear that Massive Entertainment aims for "entertaining and captivating games."

He stressed out how World in Conflict is "not just a game for gamers who consume strategy games on a daily basis." RTS fanatics don't have to fret though, because the game is not closing doors on the hardcore. "To what extent it will reach out beyond this core community is still unsure," Jansen continued.

Whatever faith we ascribe to in life, it has the power to pull us through any curve ball the world can throw our way - even if that curve ball turns out to be a global war that has the potential to wipe us off the face of the planet. We see this fact being demonstrated in the latest trailer video of Massive Entertainment's World In Conflict(PC, XBox 360).

In this video trailer, we see a man preaching energetically to those currently trapped between the two opposing sides of the war. While the visuals themselves are strikingly lifelike, it's the emotional effect that's quite prominent in this video - with the preacher singing to an invisible audience, in time to an invisible choir. The synch between the music and the animation is incredible, and is definitely a must watch for those of us who fancy something a bit more deeper than just the usual gameplay.

Embed's below, you know what to do. Enjoy!

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Xbox 360 owners still have to wait a bit longer than PC gamers to get the new World War epic drama World in Conflict, but it won't be long. The new RTS game from Massive Entertainment is sure to be worth the wait. Perhaps some new screenshots can offer to scratch that itch in your thumbs.

In this batch of screenshots, we are treated to some model designs of vehicles in World of Conflict, and some landscape scenarios. Some shots depict the war machines on the brink of entering a populated area, for those of us like to see tanks demolish houses. The visuals are looking pretty sweet as always. Time for a new desktop image.

 

See all the screenshots in the full article!

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