November 2004

Dev Chat Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 30 2004
The chat log of last weeks Developer Chat is available for download now, grab it here. It features Joe Booth (Ghost Recon 2 PlayStation 2 Online Creative Director) and Christian Allen (Ghost Recon 2 Xbox Lead Game Designer).

TV Advert Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 30 2004
Ghost Recon 2 hype is spreading to peak viewing times on TV now. View the advert at TeamXbox where you can stream it or download it, and post your comments here.

"some ghosts come from the afterlife, some send you there..."

Giga Live Posted by Rocky on Friday, November 26 2004
Sharp eyed member Brainman2K has noticed that German site Giga are broadcasting a live Ghost Recon 2 on the 28th. Forum discussion right here.

GR2 Banned Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 25 2004
If you are already enjoying Ghost Recon 2 thank your lucky stars you don't live in South Korea, as the game has just been banned there. It's hardly surprising however, because there were rumbles of discontent from that direction way back when Ghost Recon 2 first aired at E3. Read all the details at Gamespot, and comment here.

Take Back Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, November 24 2004
Here's a new mission from Eternal that's worth a look - Operation Take Back. The mission will be very tricky solo, so if you have a few clan mates hanging around, get these missions on a server and try them out as a team. Eternal has put alot of work into this script, so please drop by this thread and leave him some feedback - he might even finish the full campaign if you do!

Gamespot Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 23 2004
Gamespot have published their review of Ghost Recon 2 Xbox.

"It hasn't been "dumbed down," but rather improved in every conceivable way...

Their final score is 8.5/10, while the fan rating is a cracking 9.2/10. Read the full review here.

Live Chat Posted by Rocky on Monday, November 22 2004
Chat with the Ghost Recon 2 Dev Team later this week in a special live chat session on irc. Details can be found on the official site, or here in our forums.

GR Models Posted by Rocky on Monday, November 22 2004
Snowfella spotted some new images of the Ghost Recon 2 characters over at CGTalk. The images show off the texturing by Brian Jones from Streamline Studios who produced the models, view them here and post your comments here.

Colonial Marines Posted by Rocky on Monday, November 22 2004
Streinger and Aus Viper started a new project called "Aliens" a while back, unfortunately the mod has been dropped. However Streinger decided to release his cool new weapons in this mini mod called "Colonial Marine's Weaponry". Download here.

Xmas FF110 Posted by Rocky on Sunday, November 21 2004
Alpha Squad are taking sign-ups for their Christmas tournament right now, sign up here!

GR2 Reviews Posted by Rocky on Saturday, November 20 2004
Now that Ghost Recon 2 is out, let's take a quick look at some of the scores it's been receiving from various review sites!

IGN 8.8/10
Gamespy 4.5/5
Yahoo Games 9/10
Team Xbox 8.7/10
GameRadar 86/100

Forums Up Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 18 2004
After a short outtage our Forums are back up - you can now resume all you feedback about Ghost Recon 2 Xbox!

Forums Down Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 18 2004
As you may have noticed, we are experiencing technical difficulties with the forums today. We are trying to find the cause of the problem and have the issued resolved as quickly as we can. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Ghost Recon 2 Out! Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, November 17 2004
As promised Ubi Soft has released Ghost Recon 2 today in the US, 2 weeks ahead of schedule. It's a landmark occasion, and one we thought for a while might never appear. It was back in April 2003 when we first started speculating about a sequel to Ghost Recon. In that article Jester and zjj were the first to provide solid information on Ghost Recon 2 gleamed from a Ubi Soft financial report. That find was soon picked up by the main stream gaming media and the hunt for more information started in earnest. 19 months later - and console players all over the US are getting to grips with Ghost Recon 2 XBox, and by all accounts it is a more than worthy successor - so hats off to Red Storm who have done it again!

Fans who have already got their hands on Ghost Recon 2 have managed to peel themselves away for a few moments to post feedback in our forums, join in and let us know what you think. What are your favourite parts, and what surprised you most about the game?

Xmas Firefight! Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, November 17 2004
Alpha Squad have announced their new Ghost Recon competition.

"For fun we have put together Alpha Squad's Christmas firefight 110. The event will play in December/January and signups will open next week. As always; first come, first serve so you better stay sharp."

More at AlphaSquad.net

SWAT mod Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 16 2004
It's been quite a busy few days for Ghost Recon fans with lots of variation in new mods coming out. Today we have a new SWAT mod from Pingvinx that adds some neat SWAT skins to the Ghost Recon characters. View images and leave feedback here, download here.

New skins Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 16 2004
Here's small mod from a Gen.Montgomery that provides some variation for character camo. You can view images and leave feedback in his thread here. Download here. You can also view some of Gen.Montgomery's latest work in this post.

Ghost Recon 2 Release Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 16 2004
Thanks to CR6 for drawing out attention to Gamestop's page for Ghost Recon 2 which has been updated with PC box art and a release date of....June 2005. The official release "date" is Q1 2005 (anytime between January and March), so you can draw your own conclusions, and post them here!

GR v GR2 Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 16 2004
IGN have an interesting video comparing the original Ghost Recon with its upcoming successor, check it out here then post your thoughts in our forums here. It's a really great video - it's cool to see these well produced videos coming out for Ghost Recon 2. We see quite a few new faces from the Red Storm team and they share details on AI and graphics that are interesting. If you can, make sure you download this movie.

GR2 in England Posted by Rocky on Monday, November 15 2004
Baby Dave is just back from Ubi Soft's latest Ghost Recon 2 event in London and has put his thoughts down in this post!

"in the 3 or 4 hours i played it was intense and i dare say more realistic. At no point did i think it was over the top, or arcadey. Was just about right. "

"Overall I was very pleased, bearing in mind I was one of the most skeptical and vocal members on the official forums up until a couple of months ago, im glad RSE have proved me wrong, this game is worth waiting for!"

Mod Roundup Posted by Rocky on Monday, November 15 2004
Stalker has just completed Mod Roundup No7, your easy reference guide to which mods are on the sidelines just about ready for download to your PC. This months featured mods include EUROPEAN SPECIAL FORCES, KOMMANDO SPEZIALKRÄFTE, TASK FORCE RANGER, BARRICADES & THE MILL, THE GREAT WALL and THE MANSION. Some quality work there from Ghost Recon's great modding community.

Global Ops Posted by Rocky on Sunday, November 14 2004
It's a double whammy of mods at GhostRecon.net today as we follow up on the fantastic 7.62 weapon mod with this brand new mission campaign called Global Ops.

"This is a campaign mod that takes place at different parts of the globe. Missions a slightly harder then stock GR missions, but not too hard. Emphasizes is on realistic battlefield situation, and logical enemy moves instead of creating non-realistic scenario just to implement some weird game 'gotcha' situation"

If this campaign gets good feedback the author plans on making a sequel - but in Ghost Recon 2! DG tried to make these missions, very dynamic and intensive with action. They are partly inspired by'Blackhawk down' movie and mods 'Africa burning' and 'Operation Snake Strike'. Enjoy! Please use the forums to let DG know what you thought.

Thumpers 7.62 Posted by Rocky on Sunday, November 14 2004
We've got a real treat for weapon nuts today, Thumper has finished working on his awesome 7.62mm mod, and it's a cracker.

Not only has he managed to reduce the overall file size since we reviewed the original version, but he has also packed in even more weapons and more quality.

You can check the quality yourself by looking at the selection of all the weapons on offer right here, and if you scan the rest of that 16 page discussion you'll find plenty more eye candy. Don't delay - Download it here!

North Carolina Posted by Rocky on Sunday, November 14 2004
One of our Admins, zjj, and several Ghost Recon die hard fans are just back from Red Storm's Ghost Recon 2 event in North Carolina. Once again the fans are unanimous in approval over what they saw - read all about it here!

Gold Master! Posted by Rocky on Friday, November 12 2004
It's official, Ghost Recon 2 XBox and PS2 version have gone gold!

Mini AK Posted by Rocky on Friday, November 12 2004
Here's a tiny mod that features a new AK47 modelled by Dekela wth sounds by Prozac, download here.

IGN Again Posted by Rocky on Friday, November 12 2004
Ten brand spanking new Ghost Recon 2 screenshots over at IGN, check them out then post your opinions!

YOTM Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 11 2004
What is YOTM? Year of the Monkey is a huge Ghost Recon mod that has been in development for a long time, and on our "most anticipated" list for just as long. Almost ready for release, this mod needs one last ingredient, a talented scripter. If you have scripted some Ghost Recon missions before and would like to be associated with what could be one of the last great Ghost Recon mods, check this thread and mail the team!

Game Frog GR2! Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 11 2004
There's another Ghost Recon 2 event coming up, this time in North Carolina. Ghost Recon 2 developers will be on hand to answer questions and dish out snacks and freebies, so if you are in the area - this is one not to miss! Click on the image for the official details.

GameFrog cafe are excited to be hosting this event and are expecting a good turnout, so have fun and remember to take a swag bag!

New Videos Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 11 2004
GRtwo.com has noticed a couple of brand new Ghost Recon 2 videos. They are taken from the PS2 version and can be streamed directly from Ubi Soft here and here.

Swartsz Mini Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, November 10 2004
Swartsz has released a mini mod of some unreleased weapon models that fans have been asking for. It's a 4MB download that you can grab here.

GR2 in the UK Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 9 2004
Ubi Soft (UK) are organising another Ghost Recon 2 event, this time to showcase the final Xbox and PS2 versions and let eager fans get an advance feel for the game prior to its release later this month. For full details and the public sign-up form visit Ubi UK here

We've been guaranteed 3 tickets to this limited event, which is being held on the 15th of November (i.e. Monday) from 10am onwards in Reading. Anyone who is available on that date and would like to be considered should e-mail me with their forum name right away!

More details and discussion in our forums here.

Xequted Posted by Rocky on Monday, November 8 2004
There's a Ghost Recon 2 preview at Xequted, read it here! It's based on the preview session at San Francisco’s Courtyard Marriot.

"When GhostRecon.net’s great hands-on overview was released last month I got very excited about the game’s potential. Now that I've had it in my hands and seen it in action I am a totally sold. "

Scripting Competition Posted by Rocky on Sunday, November 7 2004
Before Ghost Recon 2 arrives on the PC Ghost Recon.net are considering running a final mission modding competition for Ghost Recon. We are running a poll to gauge interest, if you would be interested in entering a scripting competition, please vote in the Giwex's Scripting Poll, thanks!

Manhattan Posted by Rocky on Sunday, November 7 2004
NYR is just back from Manhattan where he was lucky enough to spend 6 hours chatting with Ghost Recon 2 designer Christian Allen and playing Ghost Recon 2 on the Xbox. You can read his full report here and ask questions of comment in our forums here. This is a very positive review from a very experienced Ghost Recon gamer, things are really looking up for Ghost Recon fans!

I've added NYR's report to our new Ghost Recon 2 section in our reports database, which now holds 10 exclusive Ghost Recon 2 reports. If you missed any, you'll find them listed here.

Next Level Posted by Rocky on Sunday, November 7 2004
Next Level have a really nice quality movie from their hands on preview of Ghost Recon 2. You can stream or download their movie at NextLevel.com. EasyCo has kicked of discussion about this preview in our forums right here.

FFWS Posted by Rocky on Saturday, November 6 2004
Stalker has prepared a report on the Future Force Warrior System that Ghost Recon 2 fans will already have heard of. In this report Stalker reveals the development programme and features of this intruiging new system.

"The new system has the ability for each soldier to be tied into tactical local and wide-area networks with an onboard computer that sits at the base of the soldier's back. "

Read Stalker's report here and discuss here!

HomeLan Posted by Rocky on Friday, November 5 2004
The latest Ghost Recon2 preview can be found over at Homelanfed, check it out!

Houston Video Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 4 2004
Thanks to TeamCompete for this video of their experience playing Ghost Recon 2 at the public event held in Huston recently!

Ghost Recon2 ships early Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 4 2004
Xbox fans are rubbing their hands together in glee with the news that Ghost Recon 2 is being released 2 weeks early! There was a rumour recently that Ghost Recon 2 might ship early, now it has been officially confirmed that Ghost Recon 2 will infact be released for the Xbox on the 16th on November - merely days away!

Whatever next?!

Ubi Soft Sued Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 4 2004
Along with 11 other top game companies, Ghost Recon's publisher Ubi Soft is reported to be on the wrong end of a seemingly bizarre legal action from law firm McKool Smith. The main thrust of the case is as follows...

"McKool Smith contends that these 12 companies infringed on their patent, "Method and Apparatus for Spherical Planning," or patent 4,734,690. The patent was originally filed in March 1988 for a specific method of displaying 3-D images on a monitor. "

Read the full story at Gamedaily and post your thoughts in our forums!

IGN Again Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 4 2004
I don't know about you, but it seems to me like IGN have moved office and are shacked up with Red Storm these days! Hardly a day seems to go by that they don't have juicy new Ghost Recon 2 news or media for us, which is great, as so far they seem to be dishing out the best new coverage for the Xbox version of Ghost Recon 2.

In this latest feature, they recap on the features and summerise their thoughts on how the finished game is looking. They've also added 12 new images here. Comment in our forums here.

Games Domain Posted by Rocky on Thursday, November 4 2004
There's a new preview for Ghost Recon 2 at Games Domain, check it out here.

New Interview Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 2 2004
A new interview had been posted at the official Ghost Recon 2 site.  Brian Tate (Art Lead) and Gary Stelmack (Design Lead) from the development team answered several questions about the multiplayer maps featured in Ghost Recon 2! Read the full interview here, and discuss here.

New GR2 Screens Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 2 2004
IGN have posted 5 new Ghost Recon 2 screenshots, check it out.

IARW Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 2 2004
@war have just mirrored Sixpence's latest Ghost Recon mod - Irish Army Ranger Wing. There's a six mission campaign included with brand new Irish Army camo, nice job sixpence! Download the file here.

Ghost Recon 2 Gamespot Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, November 2 2004
Gamespot have just published a new feature on Ghost Recon 2. It starts by explaining the differences between the XBox and PS2 versions, before covering new features like the differing viewpoints. It does have one curious statement that I'm sure will be the start of renewed PC discussion amongst fans;

"...Red Storm's Ghost Recon 2 is only coming to the Xbox"

It's probably just poor wording so we should really focus more on the positive points the article makes, such as the impressive cinematic feel the game is afforded by the new visuals, enhanced by some great lighting effects.

There's also 16 brand new images which show the very latest (i.e. final) character models.

Read the full Gamespot Preview here, and comment in our forums here.