GamesRadar - Soldier of Fortune: Payback

7 ways to spot an impending crap sequel (Feature)

Jul 31, 2008

So many sequels, so much hype, so little time... Let our foolproof guide help you cut through the crap before it's even released ...

Worldwide PS3 releases for the week of March 2nd (News)

Mar 2, 2008

US Games

* Major League Baseball 2K8
* Army of Two
* MLB 08: The Show

EU Games

* Army of Two
* MX vs ATV: Untamed
* Dynasty Warriors 6
* Blacksite Area 51
* Soldier of Fortune: Payback
* Battle for the Pacific (History Channel)

Asian Games

* Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
* Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan (Yakuza 3)

EDGE slams Soul Caliber Legends, Soldier of Fortune; praises Burnout, No More Heroes (News)

Jan 14, 2008

EDGE review scores Februari 2008 edition:

Nights: Journey of Dreams (Wii, Sega): 6
Soul Calibur Legends (Wii, Namco Bandai): 2
No More Heroes (Wii, Grasshopper Manufacture): 9
Geometry Wars Galaxies (Wii, Sierra Entertainment): 7
Burnout Paradise (PS3/Xbox 360, EA): 9
Soldier of Fortune: Payback (PS3/Xbox 360, Activision): 4
The Club (PS3/Xbox 360, Sega): 7
Pain (PS3 PSN, Sony): 6
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP, Sony): 6
R-Type Tactics (PSP, Irem): 6
Dragoneer's Aria (PSP, Koei): 4

Soldier of Fortune: Payback (Review)

Dec 14, 2007

Nov 20, 2007 If the original Soldier of Fortune games are remembered for anything - and let's be honest, they probably aren't - it's probably for being those first-person shooters where you could blow people's limbs off. Even though they were a lot of fun, with tight controls and reasonably intelligent enemies, they're still best known for being gory. Now we have a new SoF sequel, and if it is destined to be remembered for anything - which it won't - it's that it too is a dismemberment-prone ...

Soldier of Fortune: Payback still due for Australia (News)

Nov 22, 2007

Following its previous banning by the OFLC for being "too violent", a revised version of the game has been submitted by Activision and received a rating of MA15+, granting it permission to be sold on Australian retail shelves.

Soldier of Fortune: Payback (Screenshots)

Nov 20, 2007

Soldier of Fortune: Payback Goes Gold, New Screens and Achievements (News)

Nov 8, 2007

Soldier of Fortune: Payback is all golden baby. The Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game will be out on the 13th and the PS3 version will be out on the 20th of this month.

Destructoid got their hands on some new screen shots, but more importantly, they also got the Achievement list... You Achievement addicts will probably be pleased with this list as some of them look to be extremely easy to earn.

Soldier of Fortune - Payback trailer 25-10-07 (Video)

Oct 25, 2007

A fun, mindless first-person shooter that doesn't do anything another shooter hasn't done better. Rent, don't buy, kids.

Soldier of Fortune wants you (News)

Oct 25, 2007

Oct 25, 2007 "Blood and Gore", "Drug Reference", "Intense Violence", "Sexual Themes", "Strong Language". When a video blares these 'rating watchwords' before kicking off, you know you're about to watch something worth your while. And such is the case with this new Soldier of Fortune: Payback trailer. It plays out like a recruitment advert, showing a burly fellow hurdling artillery bombardments and gunning down 'locals' in a vague Middle-Eastern location. It bellows that mercenaries are wanted ...

Shot down (News)

Oct 23, 2007

Activision's Soldier of Fortune: Payback has become the second game this year to be refused classification by the Office of Film and Literature Classification.

Soldier of Fortune: Payback - first look (Preview)

Oct 22, 2007

Oct 22, 2007 Shooting - or knifing, or just trusty old punching in the balls - someone that youve already killed has been a gaming guilty pleasure since Castle Wolfenstein, but never before has it been a reason to buy a game. Yet so much work has gone into the enemy damage system in the upcoming FPS Soldier of Fortune: Payback that you may find yourself spending more time devising creative ways to maim prone enemies than playing the actual game. This is hardly an exaggeration: developer ...

Soldier of Fortune: Payback - CUSTOM gameplay - 10-18-07 (Video)

Oct 18, 2007

A fun, mindless first-person shooter that doesn't do anything another shooter hasn't done better. Rent, don't buy, kids.

Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back banned in Australia (News)

Oct 18, 2007

Australia's restrictive ratings classification system for games has struck again. This time, Activision's upcoming first-person shooter Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back has been hit, with Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) effectively banning the game from sale down under.

New Soldier of Fortune next month (News)

Oct 9, 2007

Activision, best known for Pet Luv Spa & Resort Tycoon, announced today that the “next-gen” (current-gen) continuation of the Soldier of Fortune series will be available in stores this November on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Click here to check out a fresh batch of screenshots. Soldier of Fortune: Payback will include over thirty different guns and projectile explosives, and will introduce “an enemy damage system that may be shocking to even experienced FPS players.” We ...

Soldier of Fortune: Payback - Trailer 10-09-07 (Video)

Oct 9, 2007

A fun, mindless first-person shooter that doesn't do anything another shooter hasn't done better. Rent, don't buy, kids.

PAL Dates: Guitar Hero III, Enemy Territory and Soldier of Fortune 3 (News)

Aug 28, 2007

Gameplayer just received a release schedule from Activision with a bunch of confirmed launch dates and the Aussie pricing structure for the various GHIII bundles.

Raven passes on new Soldier of Fortune game (News)

Jun 28, 2007

Rumors circulating yesterday on the return of Activision's ultra-violent FPS series Soldier of Fortune are indeed true, according to follow-up reports. Kenn Hoekstra, a former employee of Raven Software that developed the SOF games, has posted on Blue's News forums confirming the existence of Pay Back, at the same time informing that Raven is not actually developing the sequel and "it's Activision Value that's publishing it." As to who is developing Pay Back, it's thought it could be ...

Soldier of Fortune to be resurrected? (News)

Jun 27, 2007

Rumor is circulating that Activision's ultra-violent Soldier of Fortune FPS series is set to make a comeback on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. According to Worthplaying, Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back is currently penciled in for a November release. E3 is being eyed for an official announcement on the sequel. Activision was unavailable for comment on the rumor at the time of writing, so we'll just have to wait and see. It's been a good few years since the last Soldier of Fortune game, Double Helix. ...

Soldier of Fortune: Pay Back Revealed? (News)

Jun 27, 2007

Rumour is circulating that Activision's ultra-violent Soldier of Fortune FPS series is set to make a comeback on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.