December 2004

EA buy into Ubi *updated* Posted by Rocky on Monday, December 20 2004
This news just in!

"Electronic Arts is to buy 20 percent of French publisher Ubi Soft, the Wall Street Journal has confirmed this morning, at a reported cost of between $85 million and $100 million."

Neither publisher has made a public comment as yet, but that doesn't stop you from having your say!

Here's an update (from gametab) that puts a slightly more worrying slant on things....

"Update: Unsurprisingly, it's hostile: "Pending further information, we consider this operation as hostle," an Ubi Soft spokesman told Reuters. "

WWIII SOS Posted by Rocky on Saturday, December 18 2004
Mr Pibbs is looking for some help to see Pt2 of his WWIIIFFF Ghost Recon mod complete. If you would like to get involved in this exciting 3 mission sequel, check this discussion out now!

US Army ACU Posted by Rocky on Friday, December 17 2004
This mod from WP adds US Army ACU skins to Ghost Recon.

"Specialists Will Jacobs, Henry Ramirez, Lindy Cohen and Buzz Gordon in the ACU camo for original maps. Marines from Island Thunder reskinned to the real MARPAT (by wildcat) with darker tones than the original version. Reskinned non-playable characters to ACU- npc US soldier, US peacekeeper, POWs and tanker."

ACU also features XM8s and custom kits by Snowfella and Lancer.

Check out the images and feedback so far in this thread, and download the mod here.

Forum Awards Posted by Rocky on Thursday, December 16 2004
If you have not already taken a look at the upcoming Forum Awards section, now is the time to do it! We are at Nomination stage right now, which means you can nominate any forum member for an award in any of the many categories we have open. These nominations will then go forward for voting in the Award Polls next month.

In the General Forum Award section you can let us know which of our 25 forums you enjoy most, you can also nominate who you think should be considered for the most informative poster or most addictive poster.

In the Humorous Forum Awards there are 20 fun categories where you can make nominations for awards such as Best Name or Best Avatar, or even Poster With Most Typos.

Back to a more serious subject - modding. In the Modding Awards section there are a whopping 30 categories where you can nominate missions modders, campaigns, and weapons etc.

Of course you do not need to nominate in every category, if you have ever played a mod and enjoyed it - find a suitable category and post your nomination. This is your chance to say thanks to the communities extremely talented and hard working modders, don't pass it up, nominate someone, or something now!

Dark Star Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, December 15 2004
Blakarion's Operation Dark Star campaign is now available for download at Fileplanet. There are several pages of progress news and images in this forum discussion, remember to leave your feedback for Blakarion there too.

It's a great campaign (requires DS and IT), with some neat touches. It even comes with a training mission that includes learning how to use an EMU to disarm mines and eavesdrop on the enemy! We hope to have a full review shortly, but don't wait for the review, this is a campaign well worth the download.

Gamezone Posted by Rocky on Friday, December 10 2004
Gamezone have reviewed Ghost Recon 2 Xbox and awarded it 9/10.

"I’m going to need a bib . . . I can’t stop drooling." ... "a solid action-packed shooter that will make you proud you own a Xbox" ... "Somebody give these guys over at Ubisoft and Red Storm Entertainment an award..."

KSK Patch Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, December 7 2004
Sixpense has released a small v1.1 patch for his KSK modification, pick it up at Fileplanet, or GR.net supporters can download it from their forum, discussion in this thread. The patch fixes the textures on the HK21, the sound on the shotgun and adds a new ModsCont.txt.

Xbox v PC Ghost Recon 2 Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, December 7 2004
Now that the Xbox version of Ghost Recon has been out for a while, fans are starting to feedback what they would like see changed for the PC version. In an attempt to draw together all the various ideas spread across many discussions on the subject CR6 has started a new feedback thread for posting your precise suggestions.

"Red Storm does monitor fan forums, and has a solid history of implementing fan requests into their games. We want this wishlist to be a one-stop simple and clear list for the devs to read." CR6

If you have a suggestion for the PC version, post it concisely here, if you wish to debate or discuss any aspect of the PC version, please use the general Ghost Recon 2 forum, thanks!

Online Movie Posted by Rocky on Sunday, December 5 2004
Gamershell have a new 2 minute Ghost Recon 2 movie showing the multiplayer aspect of the XBox version. Check it out. Also available at Fileplanet.

GamerDad Posted by Rocky on Saturday, December 4 2004
The review site that takes a parental skew on things has awarded Ghost Recon 2 4.5/5 in their review, check it out here.

9/10 Posted by Rocky on Saturday, December 4 2004
Here's two new Ghost Recon 2 reviews, both scoring 9/10.

XboxCore say ...

"great gameplay surpassing even that of SOCOM, amazing Xbox graphics... highly recommended"

and Xbox3565 have prepared an interesting Ghost Recon 2 v Halo 2 comparison. Although both games socre very closely in each department, Xbox365 have scored Ghost Recon 2 a whole 20% better than Halo 2 for online play.

"The satisfaction of killing the enemy in Ghost Recon 2 is far bigger than the all out attack mode in Halo 2 - the pressure of getting nailed is also far more extreme...Ghost Recon 2 is
about as good as it gets online"

Xmas Goodies Posted by Rocky on Saturday, December 4 2004
As you can see from the new graphic above we are getting right into the festive spirit here at Ghost Recon.net! If you still have some shopping to do or are looking for a few ideas, you might want to check out the collection of Christmas gift ideas I've added to our Store. I've linked to Tom Clancy games and books, and also the best selling DVDs and Books right now. I've also put together a list of personal recommendations including game gadgets, books reviews, DVD favourites, and games we are playing right now - so why not start there - check it out!

KSK Posted by Rocky on Friday, December 3 2004
Sixpence has produced another equipment mod - this time based on the German KSK. Read all about it and view images in our forums here, and download here. There will be a full campaign released to go with this equipment mod shortly, stay tuned for details!

Roast Recon Posted by Rocky on Friday, December 3 2004
No it's not a typo, it's Ubi Soft's latest advertising campaign for Ghost Recon 2! Currently showing at websites including Military.com the advert starts with a "Sir, we've spotted the roast" binocular clip.... wierd..!

Global Ops Posted by Rocky on Thursday, December 2 2004
Here's a new version of Global Operations from Trench Soldier which has now doubled in size and includes 12 single player missions!

"There are 12 missions taking place at Horn of Africa, Central America and Central Asia. Missions are dynamic, packed with action, maybe even too fast paced for usual GR mission. It is about an international effort to destroy terrorist networks across the globe."

This mod requires IT and DS. Download at Fileplanet, or Supporters can download from our server. Please visit Trench Soldier and leave your feedback for him at his webpage here.

SST Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, December 1 2004
Good news today as Chems has decided to complete his Starship Troopers (SST) mod for Ghost Recon. This will please many fans who have been looking forward eagerly to this total conversion mod. Expect to see SST before Christmas, and until then, check out this 32Mb movie trailer.