GamesRadar - World in Conflict

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 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 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.

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. ...

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.

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 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 on Xbox 360 delayed to 2008 (News)

Oct 1, 2007

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.

"Sierra Entertainment confirmed today that the Xbox 360 edition of World in Conflict, the award-winning action-strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment, will now ship in 2008. The game's original ship date was targeted for Fall 2007."

World in Conflict (Screenshots)

Sep 12, 2007

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

Sep 10, 2007

World in Conflict is being redesigned for consoles and will also include a host of new content for both the single-player campaign and the game's award-winning multiplayer mode.

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 ...

World in Conflict - Trailer 08-22-07 (Video)

Aug 22, 2007

World in Conflict is being redesigned for consoles and will also include a host of new content for both the single-player campaign and the game's award-winning multiplayer mode.

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, ...

World in Conflict - Magnum P.I. trailer 08-06-07 (Video)

Aug 6, 2007

World in Conflict is being redesigned for consoles and will also include a host of new content for both the single-player campaign and the game's award-winning multiplayer mode.

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, ...

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 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).

360 scores another RTS: World in Conflict announced! (News)

Jun 5, 2007

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.