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."
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Kotaku reports:
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.
Sierra Entertainment today confirmed that the Xbox 360 version of World in Conflict won't appear in stores this year. The game has been delayed to sometime in 2008. The PC version was released a few weeks ago and has managed to get an average review score of over 92%. GameSpot PC even consider World in Conflict as the best game of the year up to now. A specific reason for the delay has not been given.
The votes have been tallied and the Best of E3 2007 Winners have been announced.
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.
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).
Just a few days ago, PC gamers throughout the country were graced with the beta (you can still sign up!) to the unique, upcoming RTS title, World in Conflict. Almost instantaneously, praise for the title rang forth: players absolutely love its fast-paced, non-traditional gameplay. Now, shortly after, news of a Xbox 360 version of the title has been revealed. Yes, you read correctly: the most anticipated PC RTS of the year is coming to the Xbox 360.