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Sep 1, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - PAX 2008: The Conduit Hands-On The Nintendo Wii may be a family-friendly console, but that doesn't mean that sci-fi first-person shooters can't make their mark on the system. Shooters fans look to the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for their gaming fix, but High Voltage's The Conduit is shaping up to be a solid competitor in that genre, with great visuals and the appeal of using the Wii Remote to move your target reticule rather than managing two analog sticks. We went by the Nintendo booth at the Penny Arcade Expo 2008 to get some hands-on time with the upcoming shooter.
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Aug 19, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - The Conduit at PAX High Voltage Software has announced that The Conduit, a fast paced First-Person Shooter currently in development for Wii console, will be featured by Nintendo at this year's PAX convention. The Conduit is a First-Person Shooter where players battle fierce alien invaders in a highly detailed 3D world using a dynamic control scheme only possible on Wii. Eric Nofsinger, Chief Creative Officer at High Voltage Software, had this to say about the news, "PAX is...
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Jul 14, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - WiiNewsNReviews - July 14, 2008 In Todays show we discuss:

-Conduit Footage
-Activision's Wee 1st Franchise
-Castlevania: Judgement

We also talk about:
1. Wii shop releases from last week
2. Announce the winner of our contest
3. Heartfelt story about a young girl
4. Answer fan-mail about Smash Brothers and Guitar Hero: On Tour
5. Guitar Hero:On Tour
6. Sony's losses
7. Rant on SPOGS racing
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Jul 1, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - The Conduit developers thinking of sequels In a recent interview with High Voltage Studios That VideoGame Blog discussed with the developers how they were working to create a story that bridges multiple games.
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Jun 16, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - Conduit dev wants Wii voice-chat CVG Reports: Dan Kaufman, the lead game designer of Wii first-person shooter The Conduit, has said that he hopes to include voice chat in multiplayer.

"We are exploring the possibility for voice chat," Kaufman said in a QA posted on the game's official website.
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Jun 12, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - Wii: The Conduit Official Announcement Nintendo Centrum writes: "Based on the footage we have seen this is going to be amazing. It looks similar to futuristic Duke Nukem strangely. High Voltage Software, Inc., one of the world's largest independent developers, today officially announced The Conduit, a stunning first-person action shooter that promises to provide some of the best visuals seen to date on Nintendo's Wii gaming console, for Q1 2009 release."
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Jun 11, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - The Conduit Officially Announced, Online and More Revealed  Kombo Reports: "Every Wii owners knows about The Conduit by now. High Voltage first revealed the title to IGN in early April with an exclusive interview and then followed with the first trailer last month. Hyping a new engine said to have the Wii produce graphics on par with launch games of the 360 and PS3, High Voltage gained a lot of attention for such big statements.

We now have some concrete details surrounding this hotly anticipated and hyped FPS. The title will boast a competitive online multiplayer aspect and an intense single player campaign. Players will play as Secret Service Agent Ford, and must master a variety of guns as well as the secret "All Seeing Eye" device to kill enemies. Aside from shooting, the game will consist of puzzles that you must solve to discover all the mysteries hidden within the game.

As of now, The Conduit is scheduled for a Quarter 1 2009 release. Stay tuned."

Full PR available at Link.
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Apr 22, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - Publishers contact High Voltage after IGN's unveil of The Conduit In IGN's weekly Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, Matt Casamassina and Mark Bozon discussed a slew of interesting details about The Conduit. First and foremost, Matt noted that High Voltage Software was contacted by numerous publishers after IGN showed off The Conduit. Moreover, promising news was presented about the game and the company in general. The first footage of The Conduit in action will be available in the "near future" (as early as in the next two weeks) and the title will provide gamers will a slew of control options. High Voltage also has two other surprising projects in the pipeline and both of the unannounced games seemed to impress Casamassina and Bozon.
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Apr 21, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - New Wii game engine promises PS3 visuals - Quantum3 engine claims to be the most powerful in the industry High Voltage Software is hoping to change the face of Wii video games, with its new Quantum3 engine, which is claimed to enable Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 visuals on the tiny Wii console.

Quantum3 is the result of 15 years development experience and enables developers to make use of advanced graphical features, including better dynamic bump mapping, light effects, glossing and other visual improvements. Additionally, Quantum3 uses a 16 TEV stage material pipeline that can blend up to 8 separate texture sources.

"The Wii platform is capable of a lot more than what consumers have seen so far. We're hoping to raise a new bar," said High Voltage Software CEO Kerry Ganofsky.
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Apr 19, 2008
Wii News from N4G | The Conduit
Wii - The Conduit - Quantum 3 Engine in development for Wii High Voltage games is developing the new "Quantum 3" engine for the Nintendo Wii console.
Aiming to deliver games at 60 FPS, while offering graphics near those of the Xbox 360.
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