GamesRadar - World in Conflict

StrategyInformer: World in Conflict Patch (News)

Mar 12, 2009

StrategyInformer:

"The 1.010 French language patch for World in Conflict."

World in Conflict 1.01 Patch Release (News)

Mar 10, 2009

Today (Tuesday 10th March) Massgate have released the latest patch for World in Conflict. 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 bots, helicopters can now fire at targets directly beneath them, single-player missions have been balanced and tweaked in several ways, admin spectators can now chat to both teams and much more.

All localised client downloads can be found on Fileplay at http://www.fileplay.net/files/rts/wic/patches

World in Conflict ESL Tournament starts on March 3 (News)

Feb 26, 2009

The Electronic Sports League is hosting a 5 on 5 worldwide tournament on World in Conflict. The World Championship registration ends on March 3rd, 2009. New and veteran players alike are welcome to participate, to win lots of Intel and other prizes.

Ubisoft Will Publish World In Conflict, Acquires Massive Entertainment (News)

Nov 10, 2008

WorthPlaying writes: "Ubisoft has acquired from Activision Blizzard the assets and all of the personnel of esteemed Malmö, Sweden- based studio Massive Entertainment, as well as the real time strategy brand World In Conflict."

Acti-Bliz Massive sell-off could be "really interesting and positive," says Polfeldt (News)

Aug 18, 2008

VG247: World in Conflict developer Massive Entertainment may be up for sale, but VP David Polfeldt reckons it could be the best thing to happen to the firm.

Activision Blizzard Selling Off Massive Entertainment (News)

Aug 6, 2008

Activision Blizzard is putting Swedish developer Massive Entertainment, the maker of World in Conflict and Ground Control, up for sale. This confirms speculation that Activision would drop several of its Vivendi Games franchises after the two companies merged on July 9.

More after the jump...

Activision puts Massive up for sale: "We have plenty of options," says Walfisz (News)

Aug 6, 2008

Speaking exclusively to VG247, Massive Entertainment's senior execs have revealed that they're already in talks for a potential sale of the World in Conflict developer, following now-confirmed news that Activision is to sell the outfit as a result of its merger with Blizzard.

World in Conflict Patch 1.008 Released (News)

May 30, 2008

Massive Entertainment has released a new patch to their highly acclaimed game World in Conflict. The patch fixes balancing and bug issues and introduces some new features, like improved in-game voting, new ignore functions and improved network code stability.

World in Conflict Update #008 coming soon (News)

May 23, 2008

Sierra Entertainment has revealed that the eighth update for World in Conflict fixes balancing and bug issues and introduces some new features, like improved in-game voting, new ignore functions and improved network code stability. There are also several additions to Massgate, including new banners and new explanatory texts for missing content.

World In Conflict Free Trial (News)

Mar 13, 2008

FilePlanet is offering all and sundry the chance to play World In Conflict's multiplayer mode for free for fourteen days!

To participate simply download the client hosted on FilePlanet, boot up the game, create a Massgate account, and play.

World in Conflict Hits PS3, X360 This Fall; PC Expansion Pack Announced (News)

Feb 14, 2008

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.

World in Conflict Version 1.006 Patch Released (News)

Feb 14, 2008

The sixth patch for World in Conflict has been released, bringing to v1.006 this strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment.

ActionTrip's 2007 Game of the Year (News)

Dec 25, 2007

ActionTrip's 2007 Game of the Year voting poll registered 10673 participants. 1809 registered users voted for Call of Duty 4, 1279 for Halo 3, 1192 for Assassin's Creed, 837 for "None of the Above", 716 for BioShock, 710 for Crysis, 627 for The Orange Box, and so on. The rest of the results can be viewed in ActionTrip's voting poll section.

Â¿ People's Choice: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Â¿ Runners-up: Halo 3, Assassin's Creed, Crysis, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box

Â¿ Game of the Year (ActionTrip Staff): Portal
Â¿ Runners-up: Mass Effect, Halo 3, BioShock, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, The Witcher

Â¿ Best Action Game: Halo 3
Â¿ Runners-up: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Half-Life 2: The Orange Box, God of War II, BioShock, Crysis

Â¿ Best Strategy Game: World in Conflict
Â¿ Runners-up: Supreme Commander, Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars

Â¿ Best RPG: Mass Effect
Â¿ Runners-up: The Witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer

Â¿ Best Sports Game: FIFA 08
Â¿ Runners-up: SSX Blur, NHL 08, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008

Â¿ Best MMOG: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Â¿ Runners-up: Tabula Rasa, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

Â¿ Best Rhythm/Music Game: Rock Band
Â¿ Runners-up: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Â¿ Babe of the Year: Joanna Krupa

World in Conflict - free stuff in the pipe (News)

Dec 6, 2007

Dec 6, 2007 World in Conflict players will soon be able to download a new multiplayer map for the RTS, thanks to developer Massive Entertainment. The new map, Countryside, is a Domination map and Massive says it's "unique in the sense that it has been created entirely post-release of World in Conflict." Currently Countryside only has a "coming soon" release date, but we imagine it'll be with us in the next few days. When it does, the download with be available via Massgate, Massive ...

World in Conflict: The Mod Kit is unleashed (News)

Dec 4, 2007

The World in Conflict Team is proud to announce the release of the official Mod Kit.

The mod kit, along with the already released map tool WicEd, makes all aspiring modder's dreams come true. With a wide assortment of different tools, the mod kit let's gamers create just the mods they like, be it a small balancing mod with tweaks on unit stats or a full-blown total conversion mod. With extensive documentation, a strong online community and a dedicated mod wiki, the only limit is your imagination!

World in Conflict gets creative (News)

Dec 4, 2007

Dec 4, 2007 Modders keen to let creative juices flow with Massive Entertainment's World in Conflict will be overjoyed to hear the developer's finally released a mod kit. "The mod kit, along with the already-released map tool, WicEd, makes all aspiring modder's dreams come true," declares Massive. "With a wide assortment of different tools, the mod kit lets gamers create just the mods they like, be it a small balancing mod with tweaks on unit stats or a full-blown total conversion mod. "With ...

Developer's Commentary: World in Conflict (Feature)

Dec 3, 2007

Dec 3, 2007 World in Conflict is an immersive mother of a real-time strategy game, making players team up tactically to solve objectives in small skirmishes, eschewing micromanagement of all kinds. We managed to get Massive CEO Martin Walfisz to drop the bomb on the game. You can also check out our review of the PC version. The Xbox 360 version is set to come out in February. ...

World in Conflict (Screenshots)

Dec 3, 2007

Make Your Own World in Conflict Maps (News)

Nov 21, 2007

Kotaku reports:

First rule of extending the life of a game is multiplayer. The second is providing tools so players can create their own content.

If you'd like to head over to the Internode Games Network, you can download WicEd, a map editor for Massive's RTS World in Conflict. Seeing as WiC had multiplayer from the get go, this utility is for those who wish to follow up on that second rule.

Vivendi Q3 Sales Up 19%, WoW Userbase Hits 9.3m (News)

Nov 14, 2007

Publisher Vivendi has announced that its games division's sales have rised nearly 19 percent to 216 million euros ($315.2 million) in its third quarter, on the "continued momentum" of World of Warcraft and initial sales of Massive's World in Conflict.

The third quarter sales are up from last year's sales of 182 million euros ($265.6 million). For the first nine months, Vivendi has seen its total sales rise 50 percent over 2006 to 716 million euros ($1.04 billion).

Vivendi has chalked up the increase not only to its WoW subscriber base, but the release of its The Burning Crusade expansion, which saw release in China in the latter part of the third quarter.

World In Conflict Broadcast Tool Has Arrived (News)

Oct 16, 2007

Internode Games Network: "This is a supplementary tool that you can use to record and display all your World in Conflict matches. It uses the DX10-exclusive dual-screen feature (if you've only got DX9, don't despair, read on!), and users can choose between a whole bunch of cameras in order to fully capture the match in all its glory.

Now... if you haven't gotten DX10 yet and still want to try this out, we've got a bit of a hacky work-around that will enable people to use the Tool with their DX9 install".

World in Conflict - NY gameplay 10-03-07 (Video)

Oct 3, 2007

World in Conflict is a stunning achievement, firmly at the head of RTS titles for the year.

World in Conflict 360 slips to '08 (News)

Oct 2, 2007

Oct. 2, 2007 The PC version is already sitting on the shelf in your local Woolworths, but it looks like Xbox 360 owners are going to have wait a bit longer for stellar RTS World in Conflict. Originally slated for console release at the end of the year, World in Conflict's publisher Sierra now says we're going to have to wait until "some time" next year for the Xbox 360 version - disappointing news for console fans gushing over the console ...

World in Conflict - Developer walkthrough 09-20-07 (Video)

Sep 20, 2007

World in Conflict is a stunning achievement, firmly at the head of RTS titles for the year.

World in Conflict (Review)

Sep 18, 2007

Sept 18, 2007 Unless you've been hiding under a rock somewhere for the last six months, you'll know that World in Conflict is set in 1989 at the peak of the Cold War. The Soviets, on the brink of internal collapse, have invaded France (one can only presume for the wine and cheese). They then spread forth into other parts of Europe before eventually landing on US soil and bringing the fight to America. Well, that's the basic timeline, anyway - in actual fact, the missions start off with the ...

World in Conflict - The Preacher 09-10-07 (Video)

Sep 10, 2007

World in Conflict is a stunning achievement, firmly at the head of RTS titles for the year.

World in Conflict demo out now (News)

Aug 28, 2007

Aug 28, 2007 Sierra's promised World in Conflict PC demo is now out for download, weighing in at a cool 1.2GB and featuring both single-player and multiplayer action. One the single-player side, the demo serves up a tutorial mission - US Airbase - and mission three from the single-player campaign, which carries the title The Battle of Pine Valley. In addition, the Skirmish mode can be experienced on map Seaside (US vs. USSR), where you can play solo against the AI. Multiplayer, meanwhile, ...

World in Conflict PC Demo Released (News)

Aug 25, 2007

World in Conflict is an RTS that delivers action and coordinated team play amidst a showdown between the Soviet Union and the US, with completely destructible 3D battlefields, aggressive team-based multiplayer and a focus on fast, hard-hitting battles. Sierra released a single/multiplayer demo, with exclusive content.

You can download the demo in different languages

Whoever said might makes right? (News)

Aug 22, 2007

Aug 22 2007 The flurry continues. We've already seen pants-wettingly good trailers of World in Conflict's background and a healthy dose of in-game action. Now we're been given a thorough tutorial in its cinematic majesty. In fact, Conflict sees the Reds bastardising American soil with an aplomb we haven't seen since Command and Conquer: Red Alert back in 1996. If the trailer tells you one thing - other than that extra time spent on graphics was well worth the effort - is that this is no ...

Play Massive's World in Conflict this Friday (News)

Aug 21, 2007

Aug 21, 2007 A demo for Massive Entertainment's PC real-time strategy game World in Conflict will be out this Friday, and features single-player and multiplayer content. On the single-player side, the demo serves up a tutorial mission - US Airbase - and mission three from the single-player campaign, which carries the title The Battle of Pine Valley. In addition, the Skirmish mode can be experienced on map Seaside (US vs. USSR), where you can play solo against the AI. Multiplayer, meanwhile, ...

Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2007 Winners (News)

Jul 31, 2007

The votes have been tallied and the Best of E3 2007 Winners have been announced.

Rock Band with 3 seperate votes took first...just barely ahead of Mass Effect who placed second with 2 votes. However, the surprise comes with the games that took the rest of the places:

Bioshock
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 4
Crysis
Halo 3
Killzone 2
LittleBigPlanet
Madden NFL 08
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Virtua Fighter 5
World in Conflict

Gamecriticsawards.com even broke down the tally further and the console with the most wins was...Xbox 360 (acquiring 11 wins), followed in second by the Playstation 3 (aquiring 8 votes). Third place was the PC (with 4 votes), and tied for fourth was both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. Oddly enough, the PSP was last...not even getting one game on the list this year!

World in Conflict footage explosion (News)

Jul 25, 2007

World in Conflict looks nice. It's hopefully going to do for the modern-day RTS what Company of Heroes did for WWII-era RTS action - and this new vid shows off some of the game's impressive DirectX 10 features. Like clouds, smoke and light from God's fingertips. We're serious. Fortunately, with words like volumetric being tossed around, there's a developer on hand to talk us through the deformation technology and other effects used in World of Conflict. Enjoy. July 25, ...

Best promo movie ever? (News)

Jul 4, 2007

Wednesday 4 July 2007 This brand new movie for World in Conflict, the RTS set in an invasion-struck United States, might not tell us anything about how the game will feel to play - but it's an excellent bite of cinematic entertainment. World in Conflict sees a modernish-day Russian army strike at the US in spectacular fashion, launching air-drops of troops and synchronised bombing runs on the beleaguered 'most powerful nation on Earth'. And this trailer does a grand job of setting up an ...

World in Conflict - Collector's Edition in Conflict (News)

Jun 23, 2007

Today Sierra announced a Collector's Edition of its upcoming strategy game World in Conflict will be available at the game's release in September. The special edition will come with the usual array of extras, with one unusual item: an actual piece of the Berlin Wall.

First World in Conflict 360 screens (News)

Jun 22, 2007

RTS World in Conflict on Xbox 360 is scheduled to release this autumn, and we're getting a first look at the console iteration in these six screenshots. WiC on 360 is being developed by Sierra's internal studio Swordfish Studios in conjunction with Massive Entertainment (developer of the PC version), both ensuring the gameplay is optimized for the console's controller and also implementing a new heads-up-display that suits the platform. The RTS features a fictional Cold War scenario penned by ...

World in Conflict - hands-on (Preview)

Jun 19, 2007

World in Conflict is an RTS set in a Cold War scenario where the Berlin Wall never fell. That means we get loads of cool '80s and '90s tech to play with - and fully destructible environments to let loose in. The first thing you'll notice when you get into a game is that it's big without being too sprawling. The camera swoops in from what looks like a mile above the conflict zone, down through fluffy clouds and into the action. The graphics did cut up a bit during our playtest, although ...

World In Conflict Not Conflicted About 360 (News)

Jun 15, 2007

Rumored earlier this month, Sierra has confirmed today that the Massive Entertainment RTS, World in Conflict, is heading to the Xbox 360. The PC version is expected in September with the 360 version following sometime after. No date has been given, but an official announcement is expected soon. World In Conflict looks to set itself apart from other RTS games, such as Command & Conquer 3, by doing away with resource management and a fixed camera. 1UP notes that the game also features Tears for Fears (we'll let you guess which song).

Special Pre-Order Bonus Program For World In Conflict (News)

Jun 11, 2007

Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced a pre-order bonus program for the upcoming action-strategy PC game, World in Conflict, by Massive Entertainment. Beginning 22nd June, gamers that pre-order World in Conflict from GAME stores will receive several items including a bonus DVD from The History Channel, access to a Beta event, bonus multiplayer maps, and special multiplayer account privileges. Pre-orders will be available later this month at GAME stores across the UK. World in Conflict will be available in September 2007.

World in Conflict Beta Next Month (News)

May 27, 2007

Sierra Entertainment told IGN that Massive's World War 3 strategy game, World in Conflict, will enter a closed beta starting June 1st.

"Beginning June 1, potential field commanders will be able to join a global community of thousands of other strategy and action game players in a Closed Beta Test of World in Conflict's explosive multiplayer maps and game modes. The Beta test will run for approximately three weeks and will not only give gamers the chance to play a portion of the upcoming game, but their play-testing will also help the development team tweak, polish and tune World in Conflict to the best possible quality for its projected ship date this Fall."

World in Conflict (Preview)

May 23, 2007

Sonic booms break the stillness, followed by the screeching sound of fighter jet engines. A closer boom rattles the shelves and a descending high-pitched tone indicates an incoming missile. Wondering whats going on, you stumble outside before gasping in shock. Parachutes fill the air and in the distance, Russian tanks rumble over countryside. An explosion hits a nearby house - one things for sure - the Cold War hasnt ended; its only just begun. Thats the setting for World in Conflict and its a ...

Developer says World in Conflict suits consoles (News)

May 21, 2007

RTS developer Massive Entertainment reckons that a more action-orientated approach is the way forward for the genre on console, and that its World in Conflict pretty much fits the bill. "The potential is definitely there, and technically there is no problem running a RTS game on the next-gen consoles," Massive President Martin Walfisz told us when asked whether he thinks PS3 and Xbox 360 can ever emulate the true PC RTS experience. The difference between PC and console input devices is of ...

New World in Conflict shots (News)

May 16, 2007

Today we stumbled across some new screenshots from World In Conflict waiting for us to share with you. Check 'em out here. World in Conflict is the latest PC RTS from Massive Entertainment and chucks you into a fictional Cold War scenario when Soviet forces have invaded Europe and the United States. So it's your job to use strategy, tactics, and military might to kick Soviet Army ass. We recently caught up with Massive Entertainment's founder and president Martin Walfisz to chat about the ...

World in Conflict - 1000 closed beta places now up for grabs at CVG (News)

May 14, 2007

For your first chance to sample World in Conflict's exceptional strategic action head over to CVG and register and then answer the simple multiple choice question.
The closed beta kicks off early next month and CVG teamed up with both Massive and Vivendi to offer CVG readers the first and ONLY chance to sample the game.

1000 beta keys available for World in Conflict through CVG (News)

May 11, 2007

CVG have teamed up with Massive Entertainment to give away 1000 beta keys for the closed beta of Massive Entertainment's RTS outing World in Conflict, this very Monday, 14th May.

This is an exclusive opportunity and invite to the closed beta which you simply won't find anywhere else, CVG went on to say "We're proud to have teamed up Massive and Vivendi to give you, our valued readers, a chance to experience some proper Eighties military loving in what we think is going to be one of this year's Games For Windows star performers".

Tune in to CVG this monday to find out how to apply...

NATO enters World in Conflict (News)

May 11, 2007

What's going to drive Windows Vista gaming this year? Well, ask anyone in the know (i.e., us) and they'll tell you that the holy trinity is shaping up to be Crysis for FPS fans, Age of Conan for MMO groupies and World in Conflict for RTS aficionados. That last one is what concerns us here, with the fresh release of a new movie showing NATO as the third faction in Massive Entertainment's intriguing RTS ...

Sweet new shots from World in Conflict (News)

May 8, 2007

Plummeting into our laps this morning and lighting up our eyeballs are new screenshots from World in Conflict, the new RTS from Ground Control developer Massive Entertainment. We reckon it's looking rather impressive, but you can check the shots our for yourself (hit the Images tab above) and see what you think. World in Conflict is based on a Cold War scenario, but it's a fictional storyline set in the late 80s and the Soviet war machine has both advanced into Europe and launched a surprise ...

Free PC games magazine rules them all (News)

Apr 26, 2007

Issue 5 of PCGZine has a review of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows on Angmar, and is surprised to find that the final build has polished off the flaws from the beta. The issue also has a hands-on preview of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and an exclusive interview with the developer of World in Conflict, the stunning RTS arriving later this year. As usual, the magazine is free to download and full of PC games previews and reviews.

The full list of games covered in this issue is The Lord of the Rings Online, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, World in Conflict, Overlord, Medieval 2 Total Wars Kingdoms, The Club, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Shivering Isles, Sparta, Genesis Rising, Penumbra and Silent Hunter 4. There are some more smaller previews and reviews, plus gamers' Q&A, etc.

World in Conflict - interview (Preview)

Apr 17, 2007

Fixed camera angles looking down on masses of units will go the way of the dinosaur if lead designer, Magnus Jansén has his way. "We want the world to wake up and realize that this is the way to play RTS games." says Jansén, when asked about World in Conflict's unique camera control system. Mousing to the sides of the screen will rotate the camera angle and you can zoom back and forth with the WASD keys, much like a first-person shooter. A Supreme Commander-esque mega map which ...

World in Conflict (Preview)

Feb 9, 2007

Its been a while since we brought you a first look at Massive Entertainments World in Conflict. Their first game since Ground Control II, World in Conflict is set in the Cold War 80s. The Soviets, instead of going Perestroika, have invaded Europe and the US, leading to a three-fronted war where everyones got nukes. And everyone loves nukes. We were told how the game was set to combine real-time strategy with the basic setup of a Counter-Strike match - starting players off in one corner of a ...

World in Conflict - new trailer (News)

Nov 10, 2006

Despite the collapse of the Soviet Union and China's transition to a free market economy, the premise of fighting for freedom against the threat of hostile communist invasions continues to remain popular and is carried out to the extreme in Sierras latest real-time strategy World in Conflict. Set in the late '80s, World in Conflict presents the following "what if" scenario: the Russians have launched an all-out invasion on our nation and it's up to you to lead U.S. forces in battle against ...

World in Conflict - updated hands-on (Preview)

Aug 31, 2006

Some months back, we ran a preview of World in Conflict, noting that it looked like an interesting take on the real time strategy genre. Having gotten our hands on it last week, albeit somewhat briefly, we can say that our initial impressions were indeed correct: it's interesting. Actually, the one thing about WiC that really made an impression can be summed up in one word - "nukular." Just to fill you in, multiplayer WiC is played much like an RTS version of Counter-Strike, in that players ...

World in Conflict - hands-on (Preview)

May 17, 2006

Easily one of the most unique games on the show floor at E3, World in Conflict is a real-time strategy title that has a metric ton of pick-up-and-play potential. The modern-day setting is Cold War gone hot; the conflict between the USSR and the US comes to blows, with conventional and nuclear weapons causing the chaos. While we won't be replacing games like Mario Kart or Halo on our party game rotation anytime soon, we really liked WiC 's point-and-click simplicity made for online teams of ...

World in Conflict hands-on (News)

May 13, 2006

Friday 12 May 2006 In between quite literally running around the E3 show floor like some sort of crazed report-o-bots, we've managed to have a quick play of Massive Entertainment's recently announced RTS World in Conflict, and can only conclude that it's a real-time strategy aimed at gamers who don't like real-time strategies. Which, you understand, isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's no base building, no resource management and - in the multiplayer demo we got involved with, at least - it ...

Pre-E3 06: World in Conflict first look (Preview)

May 8, 2006

You wouldnt think there would be too many new wrinkles left in Real-time Strategy games, but developer Massive (you may recall their Ground Control RTS series), may just have found one. The innovation certainly isnt in the setting, which seems to be loosely based on that neocon wankfest of a Patrick Swayze movie Red Dawn - it's 1989, and in the games alternate universe, instead of the previous decade having seen the collapse and Balkanization of the Soviet Union, the Reds have managed to pull ...

World in Conflict (Preview)

Apr 5, 2006

What if the Cold War never ended? What if the US and the Soviet Union were still in an apocalyptic showdown? We'll get to explore that possibility in the upcoming real-time strategy game World in Conflict. This is a world where the Berlin Wall never fell and thousands of Russian troops are now invading America. The emphasis is on unrestrained combat, with no "resource gathering" like in other RTS titles - developer Massive Entertainment says it wants to "focus on the one thing people love ...

It's a World in Conflict (News)

Apr 5, 2006

World in Conflict teaser trailer (WMV, 14MB) - right-click to download Wednesday 5 April 2006 Sierra Entertainment has announced World in Conflict, a real-time warfare strategy game due for release on PC in spring 2007. And we've got a crate-full of screens and an explosive movie to give you a taste of the upcoming action. World in Conflict thrusts you into a Cold War that never ended, where the Berlin Wall never fell and where thousands of Russian troops are invading America. The emphasis is ...