Written by Drizzt
It’s the little details that really instill a sense of reality into a game. That’s the policy being followed by the ‘First Strike’ team, as they show us a new preview of some common items found in the Star Wars universe, including the SoroSuub V-35 Courier landspeeder, and the ever famous Moisture Vaporator cluster. Check out all their work here.
SoroSuub V-35 Courier Landspeeder
‘First Strike’ is a modification for ‘Battlefield 2142′.
Tags: Battlefield 2142, BF2142, DICE, Digital Illusions, First Strike, FS, George Lucas, Preview, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SoroSuub V-35 Courier, Star Wars
Written by Drizzt
The ancient world is being brought to life with the addition of the powerful Bellovaci, the tribe Caesar called the “bravest of the Gauls”, by the ‘Classical Age Total War’ mod team. The full preview can be found here.
Gaballocingetoi
‘Classical Age: Total War’ is a modification for ‘Rome: Total War’.
Tags: Belgae, Bellovaci, CATW, Classical Age: Total War, Classical Antiquity, Creative Assembly, Gaballocingetoi, History, Preview, Rome: Total War, RTW
Sten Mk.II Submachine Gun
The guys at ‘Traction Wars’, a World War II modification for ‘Crysis’, have released a new update previewing the British Sten Mk.II submachine gun and two versions of the German M42 Stielhandgranate. Go here for more renders and historical information about both weapons.
M43 Stielhandgranate with splitterring
Tags: Crysis, Crytek, History, M43 Stielhandgranate, Preview, Sten Mk.II, Traction Wars, TW, World War II, WWII
A new update has been released for ‘Classical Age: Total War’, a modification for ‘Rome: Total War’, focusing on the Getai and Dacians. The preview, which features a lot of historical background information and masses of screenshots, is available in both English and French here.
Thraikoi Epilektoi Romphaiorioi
Tags: CATW, Classical Age: Total War, Classical Antiquity, Creative Assembly, Dacians, Getai, History, Preview, Rome: Total War, RTW, Thraikoi Epilektoi Romphaiorioi
Head on over to the ‘Spartacus: Total War’ forum to have a look at screenshots of the map on which the Gladiator War, or War of Spartacus, will unfold.
Gladiator Starting Position
‘Spartacus: Total War’ is a modification for ‘Rome: Total War’.
Tags: Classical Antiquity, Creative Assembly, Gladiator War, Gladiators, History, Preview, Rome: Total War, RTW, Spartacus, Spartacus: Total War, STW, War of Spartacus
‘Battlegroup Frontlines’ are previewing a behemoth, the German Panzerkampfwagen Tiger I Ausf. E Late, a heavy tank that became one of the most feared of World War II. They’re also throwing in some screenshots of a smaller and not quite so fearsome vehicle, the KdF-Wagen or Volkswagen Beetle. Check them both out here.
Panzerkampfwagen Tiger I Ausf. E Late
‘Battlegroup Frontlines’ is a modification for ‘Battlefield 2′.
Tags: Battlefield 2, Battlegroup Frontlines, BF2, BGF, DICE, Digital Illusions, Preview, Tank, Tiger I Ausf. E Late, Video, World War II, WWII
The ‘Operation Black Mesa’ team are recreating ‘Half-Life: Opposing Force’ on the Source engine, and in celebration of that classic game’s ten year anniversary they’ve released a large media update. Concept art, weapon model renders, and screenshots of the map levels previewed are all awaiting you at the mod’s website.
‘Operation Black Mesa’ is a modification for ‘Half-Life 2′.
Tags: Gearbox Software, Half-Life 2, HL2, OBM, Operation Black Mesa, Opposing Force, Preview, Steam, Valve
‘The Frontier’, a mod set on the North American continent from 1655 to 1744 where you can play as one of four European invaders, or as defending natives, has previewed two units for their Miskito Tribes roster. The units, Miskito Gunners and Miskito Seafarers, are both showcased with screenshots and unit info cards, so you should go and check them out!
‘The Frontier’ is a modification for ‘Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms’.
Tags: Creative Assembly, Early Modern Period, History, Kingdoms, M2TW, Medieval II: Total War, Miskito, Miskito Gunners, Miskito Seafarers, North America, Preview, The Frontier
Airplane aficionados will love this new update from ‘Battlegroup 42′, as it contains renders of two classic aircraft from World War II: the P-51D Mustang and the Ilyushin IL-2M. Both will be included in the upcoming v1.7 version of the mod. The BG42 team have also re-worked their website, and added a content list which contains all vehicles, planes and stationary weapons already included in the mod, so go there and check it all out!
‘Battlegroup 42′ is a modification for ‘Battlefield 1942′.
Tags: Battlefield 1942, Battlegroup 42, BF1942, BG42, DICE, Digital Illusions, History, Ilyushin IL-2M, P-51D Mustang, Preview, World War II, WWII
«Forgotten Hope 2 is a World War II modification for Battlefield 2™ and is based on the original Forgotten Hope, a modification for Battlefield 1942™, one of the most popular multiplayer games ever. Battlefield 1942™ featured land, sea and air combat in a way never before seen. It was the goal of the development team to maximize the game experience by adding both a realistic and enjoyable gameplay to FH and the same goes for FH2 in the future.»
An update has been released by the ‘Forgotten Hope 2′ team revealing that they are working on a new patch for the mod. The patch will focus on adding more maps to their Normandy Theater of War, but it will also introduce more weapons and vehicles, some of which – like the British Bedford QL truck and Crusader III AA Mk III tank above – you can see in this preview. Read more here.
20mm Flak 38 with Sd.Ah.51 Sonderanhänger (Special Trailer)
Tags: 20mm Flak 38, Battlefield 2, Bedford QL, BF2, Crusader III AA Mk III, DICE, Digital Illusions, FH2, Forgotten Hope 2, History, Preview, Sd.Ah.51, Sonderanhänger, World War II, WWII
