HardGame2.com writes: "John Carmack, the leader of id Software, has commented the status of various Linux ports of games that they have in development. First, Wolfenstein won't have a Linux version, because it is being developed by Raven Software (id only supervise) and published by Activision.

On future games with the idTech 5 engine (Rage and Doom 4), Carmack says: "There are no firm plans for linux ports of the idTech 5 titles, but it certainly isn't off the table. I don't think it will be very difficult to get them running on the binary nvidia drivers, but bringing them up to functionality and acceptable performance on other OpenGL drivers would probably be a more significant undertaking than we could afford."
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Raven and id Software's Wolfenstein won't be opening a portal to retail the first week of August, as previously planned. The latest game to be hit by a summer delay will now ship a few weeks later, Activision confirmed today.

Why? According to an Activision spokesperson, the delay was made "in order to facilitate a simultaneous global release window for id Software's Wolfenstein."

Activision has therefore "realigned the game's release date for the week beginning August 17th." Kotaku is sure that goals were realized to some degree of synergy.
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The official system requirements for Wolfenstein have been revealed on the community forums, suggesting 1GB of ram, a 256MB graphics card and 3.2 GHz processor.
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Gameplay – First of all the controls felt very solid and accessible. Going through the game was very intense and satisfying because of the new features Wolfenstein has added which is the VALE. Now the Vale adds so much to the gameplay because it enhances your strategy against the enemies and also evading situations.
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From MTV Multiplayer:

...It also lets you kill a lot of Nazis, which is always fun. Just how many Nazis you kill is tracked in the menus, right down to the different ways you've killed them (from electrocutions to dismemberments). MTV Multiplayer's Russ Frushtick asked to take a photo of the menu screen which tallied up the deaths, but since it was only from the one-level demo they were showing, the numbers were pretty paltry. Thankfully Activision just sent over a shot of the menu from 36% into the game, and here's what things were looking like.
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Destructoid writes: Prior to speaking with id Software's community manager Peter Sokol -- literally seconds before our interview -- I researched the Wolfenstein franchise. I read a few blurbs on Internet Web sites, tried to get through a preview or two, and clicked a few random links on Wikipedia. Through my careful research and analysis, I found that the Wolfenstein franchise has never starred a wolf and neither will Raven Software's new title. What's up with that?

Speaking with me about the lack of a wolf protagonist in Wolfenstein, Sokol confirmed that players wouldn't be able to play as a wolf. "[There is nothing in Wolfenstein] about a wolf," Sokol said. "It dates back to 1992 where you gave Blazkowicz the Office of Secret Actions agent, who's just – he's the guy they send in when the chips are down and the Nazis are researching all this dark science. He's the only guy they can really trust to get the job done. So, you play a one man army, not a wolf, but a one man army."
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Today, Activision released a press release that told of the games that Activision will be showing off during E3 2009, while quickly adding the date that Wolfenstein will be coming out.
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In supernatural World War II shooter Wolfenstein, you'll be able to melt Nazis with a plasma cannon. Some of the other weapons aren't quite so high-tech, though.
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id Software and Activision continue to add to the comeback of Wolfenstein. This time they have added hollywood composer Bill Brown to the mix. Brown produced the score for Return to Castle Wolfenstein and will do the same for the upcoming Wolfenstein due out later this year.
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VG247: Remember the cable car station and sequence in Return to Castle Wolfenstein? The obvious homage to Where Eagles Dare? Doesn't sound like you're going to get anything similar for the next in the series.
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VG247: Wolfenstein's multiplayer is to include Veil powers, Eric Biessman, the game's creative director at Raven, has told VG247, and if you were a fan of online play in Return to Castle Wolfenstein, you're going to be happy in the new game.
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VG247: Wolfenstein creative director Eric Biessman has told VG247 that Wolfenstein isn't just another WWII shooter. In fact, according to the developer, it's not a WWII game at all.
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VG247: Raven's confirmed that this summer's Wolfenstein is to feature drinking Nazis.

The inclusion may now be seen as a "trend": Return to Castle Wolfenstein allowed you to sneak up on a drunk Nazi in a cellar.

Drinking and Nazis are going to be fused in a different way this time out, though.
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HardGame2 writes: "Activision has just announced the launch date for the next few months. At first, we expected the new Wolfenstein, which will arrive on July 17 on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360".
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VG247.com Writes:

"Blue managed to remember to fire off an email to Activison about the fact that PC wasn't listed a s format at the end of last week's inaugural Wolfenstein trailer, and guess what? Mouse and keyboard fans have no need to worry."Wolfenstein is being simultaneously developed for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC and will be released on all three platforms," said a rep.So there we are. It was fun while it lasted. Sort of."
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VG247: Activision released a new trailer of Raven's Wolfenstein this morning, and pretty damn sensational it looked too. One thing, though: there's no PC or Games for Windows logo listed in the game's platforms at the end.
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Raven Software has announced that a new trailer for their next-gen Wolfenstein game will be aired on GameTrailers TV tomorrow. It's the first trailer to be released for the game since last summer's QuakeCon.
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GamingShogun.com writes: "The official website for Raven Software's upcoming 'Wolfenstein' has gone live. Behind an age gate you will find all manner of media from trailers to screens. The game looks extremely impressive and we can't wait to fill the boots of William 'B.J.' Blazkowicz once again. Look for Wolfenstein this Summer on the Xbox 360, Windows PCs, Linus PCs..."
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A public Photobucket gallery containing alleged images from Raven Entertainment's upcoming Wolfenstein has emerged thanks to an unnamed "industry source," reports Shacknews.

The 22 images contained in the gallery don't display much in the way of gameplay, but they do give a good feel for the game's architecture and graphical capabilities -- assuming they are indeed from the upcoming game.

While publisher Activision refuses to comment on the images, they do appear genuine given what we've seen of the game so far.
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Tom Bramwell reports:

''Id Software and Raven may be returning to Wolfenstein to blow up a legion of new Nazis on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, but Adolf Hitler won't be among them.

That's according to id's lead artist Kevin Cloud, who laughed off the question at QuakeCon. "No, he's not in our game," he said with a smile. "We've got to save something for future Wolfensteins. We can't do him in yet!"

The new Wolfenstein first-person shooter, due out "when it's done", pits series hero BJ Blazkowicz against occult-hungry Nazis following the conclusion of 2001's PC title Return to Castle Wolfenstein.''
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