GamesRadar - World in Conflict: Soviet Assault

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.

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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: Soviet Assault - First wave (Video)

May 30, 2008

DirectX 10 graphics possible on consoles, WiC dev says (News)

May 20, 2008

DirectX 10 graphical effects are possible on the consoles, given enough time and resources, the developer of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of PC RTS World In Conflict has said.

Speaking in an interview with VideoGamer.com, Petter Sydow, VP of Development at Swedish developer Massive Entertainment, revealed that the team has managed to replicate "some" of the DirectX 10 effects seen in the PC version, but doesn't know what features will make it into the final release.

Sydow said: "At this point we've managed to replicate some of the effects, but I don't know what features will make it into the final release. Nearly all of our DX 10 features are possible to do on the consoles if you give it enough time and resources, so we'll keep on working on them and see what happens."

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (Preview)

May 12, 2008

Say the words ‘real-time strategy’ to your average console gamer and he’ll yawn his jaw off. To many, playing an RTS invokes images of tedious resource gathering, tunneling through hefty manuals, building bases and nudging tiny tanks through foggy fields. But World in Conflict wants to change all that. It’s as tense and tactical as the beardiest PC strategy games but with the immediacy of an FPS, blending thoughtful ...

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault - Yulja (Video)

May 5, 2008

World in Conflict to feature voice control on 360, 90% of accents recognised (News)

Apr 29, 2008

Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Massive Entertainment project manager Peter Sydow, said that voice commands will be included in the console version of World in Conflict: Soviet Assault.

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No World in Conflict PC-360 online cross-play due to PC version being "geekier" (News)

Apr 29, 2008

Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, World in Conflict: Soviet Assault product manager Peter Sydow admitted that you won't be able to play the 360 version against the already-released PC game as the latter has more options and is therefore geekier.

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World in Conflict: Soviet Assault - Trailer (Video)

Apr 28, 2008

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (Screenshots)

Apr 28, 2008

Sierra Spring Break 08: Two new World in Conflict maps in console versions - PC users have to pay (News)

Apr 28, 2008

Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Massive Entertainment's Petter Sydow said that two new levels for the nuke-happy RTS ¿ telling the story from a Russian point of view ¿ would appear in the console versions and that PC gamers would be getting them also: for a small fee.

"What's new for the 360 version is that we're adding a couple of Russian levels which tells the story from a Russian perspective," said Sydow....

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World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (Preview)

Apr 14, 2008

Porting the real-time strategy genre to consoles has always produced mixed results. Even the latest controllers, with their ample number of buttons, can't fully mimic the speed and simplicity of a mouse and keyboard. Even HDTVs, with their ultra sharp pictures, can't fully distinguish tiny units unless the gamer is leaning forward and squinting painfully.

Yet developers, especially during this generation, keep trying. World in Conflict ...

First footage from World in Conflict on console (News)

Apr 14, 2008

A trailer pimping Sierra's PS3 and Xbox 360 version of RTS World in Conflict can been seen right here.

The game is out on PC already, and was extremely well received on the home of the RTS genre. World in Conflict features a fictional Cold War scenario where Soviet forces have invaded US soil.

The subtitle "Soviet Assault" has been added to the console release, and funnily enough, they feature a new campaign ...

16 player multiplayer madness on PS3/360: World in Conflict: Soviet Strike unveiled; stunning new artwork released (News)

Mar 27, 2008

Sierra, Vivendi and developer Massive Entertainment today unveiled the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360-version for World in Conflict. The game gets its own subtitle: "Soviet Strike". In addition to its singleplayer campaign, World in Conflict: Soviet Strike offers a large-scale 16 player multiplayer-mode.

To check out the brand new, beautifull artwork released by it's developers, click the link below.