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Second Day of Seminars - www.qi4j.org
Original at Qi4j
• Fri, Nov 21
title on a presentation by Peter Sydow of Massive Entertainment sounded too intriguing to pass on. For those who doesn't know, Massive is one of the top game studios in the world, and Peter presents how the World In Conflict title was ...
Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War 2 Gameplay Trailer
Original at Action Trip
• Fri, Nov 21
Looking forward to this. World in Conflict was one of the best games I played over the past year so taking cues from that tickles me pink. I built an SLI rig just so I could up the detail in WiC and hot damn it was worth it. ...
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Original at becomon.com
• Wed, Nov 19
However, the title pursues an alternate history scenario where the Soviet Union does not collapse and instead pursues a course of war to remain in power. World in Conflict does not offer base-building or resource gathering. ...
3GB vs.6GB, prestazioni a confronto su piattaforma X58
Original at Dinox PC Hardware
• Wed, Nov 19
Italy - Nov 19, 2008 In our tests the minimum frame rate in World in Conflict rose by 50% when we upgraded from 3GB of system memory to 6GB of system memory. ...
Gaming Benchmarks For the New MacBook Pros
Original at Slashdot
• Tue, Nov 18
By Soulskill PC World takes a look at the performance of the new MacBook Pros compared to models from the middle of 2007. In addition to benchmarking software, they run comparisons on the Crysis demo and the World in Conflict demo. The results show improvement by a significant margin. Additional benchma...
Ubisoft wants to use Massive for MMO development
Original at Ars Technica
• Tue, Nov 18
MA - Nov 18, 2008 By Michael Thompson | Published: November 18, 2008 - 10:04AM CT Massive Entertainment, the studio behind the popular World in Conflict, was purchased last ...
Corsair Core i7 Gaming Performance Analysis 6GB vs 3GB | i4memory.com
Original at i4memory.com
• Tue, Nov 18
World in Conflict is a modern, highly resource-intensive Real-Time Strategy (RTS) game, which was released in September 2007. World in Conflict supports DirectX 10 graphics cards and is a tough test of overall system performance. ...
Ubi Making Massive Work on “Light MMOs”
Original at DigitalBattle
• Sun, Nov 16
By Rajiv Ashrafi Famed strategy games developer Massive Entertainment was bought by Ubisoft in the past week, and with new ownership comes a new direction: “light MMOs.” This comes straight from the horse’s mouth himself – Ubi president Yves Guillemot – who said: “They are going to help us to also get clos...
Massive going massively multiplayer
Original at GameSpot
• Fri, Nov 14
- Nov 14, 2008 Massive is currently at work on World in Conflict: Soviet Assault, a console port as well as PC add-on which expands on the critically acclaimed original ... Massive to Craft MMOs for Ubisoft Wired News Newly Acquired Massive to Move Toward MMOs Shacknews all 3 news articles
Massive going massively multiplayer
Original at GameSpot
• Thu, Nov 13
Ubisoft CEO says newly acquired World in Conflict dev will start with "light" online games and build into MMORPGs and MMORTSs.
Ubisoft's Massive MMO Plans Start Small [BMO Capital Markets]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Nov 13
• 6 related articles
By Mike Fahey So now that Ubisoft has purchased World in Conflict development studio Massive Entertainment from Activision, what are they going to do with them? Speaking at the 16th Annual BMO Capitol Markets Interactive Entertainment conference this morning, Ubisoft President and CEO Yves Guil...
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Ubisoft Gets Massive
Original at The GameShadow
• Mon, Nov 10
By Sharpy The studio is best known for its expertise in the real time strategy genre, with one of the most successful titles being 2007’s World In Conflict, the branding of which has also been aquired by Ubisoft. Ubisoft has acquired the assets and personnel of Swedish development studio Massive E...
Ubisoft gets bigger by picking up Massive Entertainment
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Nov 10
• 6 related articles
By Alexander Sliwinski Massive Entertainment, developers of World in Conflict and the Ground Control series, have a new home at publisher Ubisoft. The Swedish studio was let go by Activision Blizzard following "The Merger." Clearly, despite Massive's quality work, WiC and the studio's RTS proficiency lacke...
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World in Conflict devs acquired by Ubisoft - News - play.tm
Original at Play.tm
• Mon, Nov 10
Good news for fans of World in Conflict today, and the RTS genre in general, as we hear that Massive Entertainment has been purchased by Ubisoft. The firm did count among the orphaned game studios, left without support following the ...
Ubisoft snaps up World in Conflict News // None /// Eurogamer ...
Original at Eurogamer
• Mon, Nov 10
Ubisoft has bought the rights to real-time strategy game World In Conflict - and picked up its Swedish developer Massive Entertainment while it was about it. Massive and World In Conflict were among the many Vivendi properties on the ...
World In Conflict Gets Second Update News - TotalVideoGames.com
Original at Total Video Games
• Thu, Oct 16
By editor@totalvideogames.com World In Conflict Gets Second Update news: Massive Entertainment's alternate history RTS game gets a host of improvements with a second update...
World In Conflict For Xbox 360 News - TotalVideoGames.com
Original at Total Video Games
• Wed, Oct 15
By editor@totalvideogames.com World In Conflict For Xbox 360 news: Massive Entertainment's eagerly awaited RTS on its way to Microsoft's console...
PS3 World In Conflict Confirmed News - TotalVideoGames.com
Original at Total Video Games
• Wed, Oct 15
By editor@totalvideogames.com Having shaken up the RTS genre on the PC last year, Sierra Entertainment today confirmed that Massive Entertainment's hit RTS, World in Conflict, will be arriving on the PlayStation3 as well as Xbox 360. Developed specifically for the ...
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault - Video - play.tm
Original at Play.tm
• Fri, Oct 10
By play.tm@ferrago.com (play.tm team) 2008. World in Conflict: Soviet Assault. Latest video. 1mb · HD. Embed this video:. Comments. Name:. You can use BBCode. No comments here yet. Be the first and use the form on the left! play.tm · PC · Xbox 360 · PS3 · Wii · DS · PSP ...
Luke Tai chats World in Conflict - Interview - play.tm
Original at Play.tm
• Sun, Sep 28
By paul@ferrago.com (Paul Newcombe) It does away with resource gathering, town building and tries very hard to get the player into the combat portion which is the most exhilarating portion of any strategy game. In any match played on an RTS, moments of intense conflict ...
Build a Bang for the Buck PC
Original at Extreme Tech
• Wed, Sep 17
- World in Conflict: A DX9/10 real-time strategy game, with a killer, particle-fueled 3D engine, this game is an excellent performance test. ...
World in Conflict v1.2 Map Editor
Original at Gamers Hell
• Fri, Sep 5
New popup style object property system Render terrain extensions to ground feature added New Single player/Multi player mode added (affects visible units and gameplay editor) Auto generate python file for single player use Road ...
News: World in Conflict v1.2 Map Editor - GamersHell.com
Original at Gamers Hell
• Thu, Sep 4
Massive Entertainment has released a new version of Map Editor for its popular real time strategy game, World in Conflict. The new WicEd update adds lots of new features to the tool, including new editors for the bloom and mood systems, ...
Review : World in Conflict [PC] - from GamePro.com
Original at GamePro.com
• Mon, Aug 25
After completing the excellent single-player campaign players can jump into the multiplayer aspects of the game. Like last year's Company of Heroes, multiplayer in WIC is geared towards cooperation between players on each side. ...
Modders Make Wii DVD Application
Original at DigitalBattle
• Thu, Aug 14
By Will Prusik World in Conflict Mod Tools Released. A mod kit for World in Conflict is now available from the RTS game’s official website. This, along w… PhysX Mod-kit for UT3. AGEIA today sent out word that they will release a PhysX mod-kit for ...
Massive Entertainment Sold Off by Activision Blizzard
Original at Softpedia
• Thu, Aug 7
• 3 related articles
The situation is looking kinda grim for all who love World in Conflict as much as I do. When Activision announced its intention to only retain intellectual properties like Spyro, Ice Age, Crash Bandicoot and Prototype from Vivendi Games, everybody was worried about the fate of Ghostbust...
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Activision Blizzard puts Massive Entertainment up for sale
Original at pc.qj.net
• Wed, Aug 6
By Ceasar S. Massive Entertainment, the minds behind the captive Ground Control and inventors of control point tactical game mechanics, won't be a part of the big family at Activision Blizzard. After years under the care of Sierra and then Vivendi, they're now posted up for sale to any takers - a confi...
Massive Entertainment seeks new corporate overlords
Original at Joystiq
• Wed, Aug 6
By Alexander Sliwinski Massive Entertainment, makers of competent RTS games like World in Conflict and (personal favorite) the Ground Control series, looks like it's going to land on its feet as Actilizzard cleans house of many Sierra properties. ...
Activision Blizzard - what Sierra franchises are kept, what are lost
Original at Go Nintendo
• Mon, Jul 28
By RawmeatCowboy Link Activision Blizzard - keepers Crash Bandicoot Ice Age Spyro Prototype secret title Activision Blizzard - losses Bourne 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand World in Conflict Activision Blizzard - unknown Ghostbusters: The Video Game WET Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena Link
The Little Wonder - AMD Radeon HD 4850
Original at Extreme Tech
• Thu, Jun 19
- World in Conflict—Massive's new RTS offers up some of the best graphics of any RTS game, including some incredible explosion effects. ...
AMD Phenom 8750 Triple-Core CPU Review
Original at Extreme Tech
• Tue, Jun 17
- World in Conflict: A powerful RTS with FPS-like graphics, this DirectX 9/10 game does a terrific job of gauging a system's gaming muscle. ...
Brute Force: Nvidia's GeForce GTX 280 and 260
Original at Extreme Tech
• Mon, Jun 16
- Jun 16, 2008 World in Conflict—Massive's new RTS offers up some of the best graphics we've seen in any game to date, including some incredible explosion effects. ...
Build a PC for Dad
Original at Extreme Tech
• Thu, Jun 12
- •World in Conflict—Not only a great game, but a great benchmark, this beast hammers both the GPU and, with physics calculations galore, the CPU as well. ...
Laptops that are made to play
Original at CBC.ca
• Tue, May 27
Canada - The m15x also scored the best on a benchmark test using the visually complex strategy game World in Conflict, churning out an average of 50 frames per ...
Enlist in the Official World in Conflict Map Making Contest - IGN
Original at pc.ign.com
• Wed, May 7
Enlist in the Official World in Conflict Map Making Contest IGN, CA - World in Conflict, developed by Massive Entertainment, is a tactical strategy game set in an alternate universe where the Soviet Union invaded the United ...
From nowhere to one of Swedens best companies - Metro
Original at metro.se
• Tue, May 6
From nowhere to one of Swedens best companies Metro, Sweden - May 6, 2008 ”Ground Control II” was released four years ago, and ”World in Conflict” was launched last year, becoming a huge success. Computer games players across the ...
World in Conflict Expansion Turns Red in New Trailer - Shacknews
Original at Shacknews
• Mon, May 5
World in Conflict Expansion Turns Red in New Trailer - The upcoming expansion pack to Massive Entertainment's innovative RTS World in Conflict will allow players to tackle the Russian side of the first game's ...
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Hands-On (Xbox 360) - TeamXbox
Original at TeamXbox
• Thu, Apr 10
• 1 related articles
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Hands-On (Xbox 360) CA - But if there’s any RTS we’d like to see make a big splash on the Xbox 360, it’s Massive Entertainment’s World in Conflict: Soviet Assault. ... World in Conflict Soviet Assault Media TeamXbox all 2 news articles
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World In Conflict: Soviet Assault
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Apr 9
By Luke Plunkett Don't know what Soviet Assault is? Do keep up. It's the next World in Conflict release: for PC owners, it's a big expansion, for console owners, it's a standalone title. Here's the first footage to go along with the first details, ...
World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Revealed (IGN PC)
Original at pc.ign.com
• Thu, Mar 27
One of the top games of 2007 is getting an expansion, comrade. Plus Xbox 360 details.
PS3 Preview: World in Conflict
Original at PSX Extreme
• Mon, Feb 25
Last year's PC smash hit made waves, as it was one of the best real time strategy games to arrive in a long, long time. Now, it's coming to the PS3. See what you can expect.
World In Conflict Slated For Consoles This Fall [Announcements]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Feb 14
By Mark Wilson Sierra Entertainment's Action-Strategy Opus World In Conflict Coming To Xbox 360 And PLAYSTATION®3 System In Fall 2008 The World in Conflict game for Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION®3 system is being developed by Massive Entertainment in conjunction with Sierra's-own Swordfish Studi...
X-Play Awards BioShock Game Of The Year [And The Winner Is]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Dec 18
By Mike Fahey Best Gameplay Innovation - Assassin's Creed (free-running/climbing) Best Multiplayer Game - Rock Band Best Shooter - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Best Writing/Story - BioShock Best Sound Design - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Best Strategy Game - Supreme Commander
Fifth World in Conflict Patch Out
Original at DigitalBattle
• Tue, Dec 18
By Rajiv Ashrafi World in Conflict Delayed on Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 version of World in Conflict, Massive Entertainment’s recently released RTS, has been… World In Conflict Review Roundup; World In Conflict Release Date + Boxart.
Vivendi bags 19 Q3 sales increase; WoW population hits 9.3M
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Nov 14
By Ceasar S. Vivendi Games, whose umbrella encompasses Sierra Entertainment, Vivendi Games Mobile, Blizzard Entertainment, and Sierra Online, has posted its financial performance for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 and came up with interesting numbers. The video game publisher took home an ap...
World in Conflict demo to be featured in Leipzig, PAX
Original at Qj.net
• Tue, Aug 21
By Isaac C. The Games Convention in Leipzig will start on August 23 while PAX will start on August 24. The World in Conflict Demo to be showcased at both will be featuring single and multiplayer modes (up to 16 players at the same time!) The scenario that will be used in the demo will be the U.S. versus the U.S.S....
World in Conflict unveils its GC 2007 trailerOriginal at Qj.net
• Mon, Aug 20
By Glen D. Liepzig's GC 2007 sure is getting its game on with a lot of good stuff being shown off the developers from all over the industry. One particular trailer that caught our eye is that of Massive's upcoming real-time strategy title for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and the PC called World in Conflict. Se...
Today in Joystiq: August 10, 2007
Original at Joystiq
• Fri, Aug 10
By Ross Miller Spot the HDMI-enabled Xbox 360 Premium at retail EA gets monopoly on Monopoly BBC examines 'next-generation' games World in Conflict declares war on PC Sept. 18 Sony refunding broken PSN games Sierra unveils Prototype, not the first sandbox adventure
Game Critics Awards Best of E3 '07 Games Announced
Original at Gaming Bits
• Tue, Jul 31
Following E3 2007, the votes are in on what E3 games impressed the 36 judges (http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/judges.html), comprised of different media companies. Check out the list of games winning out the recognition in the Game Critics Awards '07: Best of Show Rock Band (Harmonix/...
Ext. Review: World in conflict beta @ Bit-Tech
Original at Techzine
• Tue, Jul 17
By rss-feed@techzine.nl (Siederstylah) Still, even to me World in Conflict is addictive in the short term and the gameplay is solid enough even if it lacks the massive genre renovation we might have hoped for. Can the final, retail version iron out the few kinks and bring us a truly gripping singleplayer mode which will capture the...