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Call of Duty: Black Ops II is real, and at last MCV can discuss some of the juicier elements of the game. Firstly, as we all know by now, the game adopts a Tom Clancy style near-future setting – 2025, to be exact. This means very high-tech gadgetry based on …
Read More »Optimising Total War: Shogun 2
An inside look at the work that went into making the recently released RTS look so good
Read More »Halo Wars beat MS expectations
It enjoyed one of the lowest profile releases in the history of the franchise but Microsoft has claimed that Xbox 360 strategy title Halo Wars actually beat the company’s sales expectations. "It was a big critical success," the creative director of Halo-focused development studio Frank O’Connor told CVG. "It’s still …
Read More »Now Realtime Worlds US faces bankruptcy
Colorado studio now likely to apply for Chapter 7 Protection
Read More »Ruse can boost struggling RTS genre
Ubisoft’s Ruse can help turn the tide for the declining real-time strategy genre, the firm has told MCV. Recent RTS titles such as Command & Conquer 4 and Napoleon: Total War failed to match the success of their series’ predecessors. Ubisoft believes its newest IP has everything it needs to …
Read More »EA resurrects Ultima franchise
The digital aspirations of publisher EA have received another boost with the release of a brand new free-to-play browser title based on the legendary MMO IP Ultima Online. Lord of Ultima, however, does not follow in the adventure footsteps of its predecessors. Instead, the game – which is currently in …
Read More »VIDEO: Square Enix reveals new WWII IP
Western-looking Japanese publisher Square Enix has lifted the lid on a brand new WWII strategy title called Order of War, which will be released on PC in Europe this autumn. The game, which promises to feature massive scale battles brought to life with a cinematic intensity never seen before in …
Read More »EA Phenomic: German development industry ‘very robust’
Country's game making community lacks 'close-knit' nature of UK business
Read More »Stormrise to capitalise on Total War success
Creative Assembly is set to follow-up t he success of Empire: Total War, with futuristic console RTS, Stormrise. 2009 has already been a big year for the RTS genre, with Dawn of War II, Halo Wars and Empire: Total War performing well in the All Formats Top Ten. And Creative …
Read More »Austrailian development community an ‘untapped resource’
Creative Assembly's Antipodean operation talks console RTSs with Develop
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