GR2 Vehicles
Posted by Rocky on Friday, April 30 2004
Differing reports on the amount and nature of vehicle interaction with Ghost Recon 2 are leading to a degree of confusion among the fans. Thinking back to the pre launch build up for the original Ghost Recon there were many instances of magazines getting wrong , so do not place to much strength on what you read unless it is a direct quote from a developer,... like Serellan for example. Apparently the actual specifics are not cast in concrete just yet, as he explains...

"While there will definitely be new kinds of interactions with different kinds of vehicles, the specifics are still being determined"

Read the full explanation and following discussions here.

CGW GR2
Posted by Rocky on Friday, April 30 2004
Computer Gaming World have a short piece on Ghost Recon 2 for the PC in their current electronic edition. The article will reignite the vehicle debate as it says "all you wheelmen can actually use vehicles this time around", which is contrary to previous news intimating that while vehicles will be used for transporting troops, or calling in support, player control is not included.

Other news includes confirmation that well known game types such as defend, recon and firefight will appear. In the campaign the article states that character attributes will increase as the campaign progresses.

The article goes on to say that PC owners will have the new option of voice control during missions and a new improved and revamped control system. Graphics seems to be an area that has been worked on hard, with new particle effects, multi-texture rendering and dynamic lighting. Thanks to JT_Snowman for the lead!

BT Interview
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 29 2004
GRtwo.com have posted an interview with BulletTooth, the Tom Clancy Community Manager at Ubi Soft. While there is nothing new revealed in the interview, it's a good read and helps build the hype as we get closer to the public unveiling of Ghost Recon 2 at E3. Read the interview here.

Pandora Review
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 29 2004
Our sister site agr-s.com has just published a review for Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow written by MagnumKP, read it here.

Anti Alias
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, April 25 2004
Whiteknight has prepared an interesting report on the effects of Antia Aliasing (AA) and Anisotropic Filtering(AF). The report contains over 20 images showing the effect the various levels of AA and AF has on Ghost Recon. Read the report here.

Requirements
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, April 24 2004
Whiteknight77 has started an interesting poll in the forums about System Requirements for games. With Ghost Recon 2 set for a release around November many computers will be shaking in their tower units wondering if they can produce decent frame rates on the next generation of games this Christmas.

There are some interesting comments in the discussion, so have a read before you make your vote.

Ubi Focus
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 22 2004
If you are in the San Francisco Bay area Ubi Soft want to talk to you, so much so they'll even pay for it!

"Ubisoft will be conducting focus groups that will discuss games on the evening of Thursday, May 6 in Concord, California. If you are a male between the ages of 15 and 25, and are interested in participating, we invite you to come to the facility for a discussion group."

The Focus Group is being organised by nichols research, click the link to email them, or read the original post in the Ubi Forums here.

Ghost Recon 2 Movies
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 21 2004
Of course there are no "real" Ghost Recon 2 movies on the loose just yet, but here's the next best thing - Fanta Shokata movies. What else is a fan going to do until the real thing turns up?! Check them out here.

Tech. Series
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, April 20 2004
Over the coming weeks we will be publishing a series of reports on new and developing military technology, specifically weapons and equipment. For a little fun we'll also be debating whether or not such weapons are likely to appear in Ghost Recon 2.

To kick the series off we take a look at the Cornershot, a weapon developed by the Israeli army to fire around corners without exposing the user to enemy fire. Read the report here.

GR2 Perspective
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, April 20 2004
Ubi have posted some clarification on the perspective for Ghost Recon 2, which includes a groovy new feature. Read the quote as posted by Dannik.

GR2 X-Box Screens
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, April 17 2004
As GR-Retreat correctly predicted recently, Ghost Recon 2 articles are appearing in gaming magazines this month, starting with the Official X-Box magazine in the UK. Fan site GhostRecon2.co.uk have some scans of the article including the text and all the images.

The Far East location is discussed, and should provide some awesome visual treats, as borne out by some of the images in the article. Airstrikes are confirmed in the piece, as hinted at in the GR-2.com teaser movie. This is all new to Ghost Recon according to the article; although modders have achieved airstrikes for Ghost Recon 1, exactly how it has been implemented in Ghost Recon 2 is an exciting prospect we can't wait to get our hands on! The screenshots of jets and helicopters flying overhead look fantastic.

The big news however is the inclusion of Havoc 2 physics. This is the damage model used in Half Life that permits destructable objects and interaction with small objects.

Other news in the article confirms one of the hot topics - vehicles. Yes there will be vehicles, lots of them, but no - you will not be able to drive them. The later parts of the article are sure to fire fear into the heart of hardcore Ghost Recon fans as it draws parallels with Raven Shield, remember however that this is an X-Box magazine previewing the X-Box version! Discussion and debate is raging on here.

GR2 Logo
Posted by Rocky on Friday, April 16 2004
GRTwo.com have the Official GR2 logo on show right now, check it out here.

Ghost Recon 2 at E3
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 15 2004
The official word is in, Ghost Recon 2 will be at E3 as expected, full Press Release and associated hype here.

GR Official Site
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 14 2004
Ubi Soft have launched what appears to be the official Ghost Recon 2 website at ghostrecon-2.com. Two things of note - the flash movie shows an airstrike in progress, and the release date is shown - November! Comments here.

Ubi's 3rd
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 14 2004
Ubi Soft have made the third announcement regarding military gaming as promised earlier - and it's all about America's Army!

"... announced today that they have entered into a long-term agreement to develop and publish games based on the U.S. Army's industry leading America's Army game."

"America�s Army, Brothers in Arms� and Tom Clancy�s Ghost Recon� 2 are evidence of Ubisoft�s commitment to bring the gamer quality titles from every segment of the military category"

This confirms Ubi softs commitment to the console market, as you can read in the full press release posted in our forums here.

GR on N-Gage *updated*
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 14 2004
Make sure you check this out - Ghost Recon on N-Gage. Unlike many other games that appear on handhelds and the only similarity is the name of the game, Ghost Recon actually looks like Ghost Recon on the N-Gage. The development team have been keeping us up to date with progress and it is sounding like quite an impressive project. Check out some of the features...

• fog, rain, and night vision
• 4 difficulty levels and varied mission objectives such as: place demolition charges, neutralize hostile presence, attack convoys, and rescue hostages
• the first full-fledged tactical action FPS on a portable console
• Local multiplayer over a Bluetooth connection with up to 8 players, featuring several adversarial and cooperative modes
• Built from scratch for the N-Gage platform - from redesigning the controls to mapping textures - for a smooth gaming experience
• All maps, missions, and modes original for N-Gage

There are also details of the new model - the N-Gage QD that's worth a look. If you click on the 4th image shown under the picture of the N-Gage QD you'll be treated to a movie of a multiplayer session of GR! We should have a review of this title over the coming weeks.

Iwo Jima Remembered
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, April 13 2004
In the first of an occasional series on conflicts that should not be forgotten, today I am publishing a special report on the WWII conflict at Iwo Jima. Please take a few minutes out of your time to read this report and reflect back on this remarkable war story. Read the report here.

Jack57 Interview
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, April 13 2004
Chems has interviewed Jack57 and the focus is of course on his amazing Ghost Recon custom made Campiagns.

"I try for realism in the sense that I want the player to think what he would do in this situation in real life and react accordingly."

Read the full interview here where you'll also find links to each of Jack57's superb mods. I'm glad to say Jack57 recently joined us on Staff here at GhostRecon.net, and as always you'll find him in our Modding forums lending a helping hand where needed.

GR2 Wish List
Posted by Rocky on Monday, April 12 2004
There's some quality posting going in regarding what should and should not be in Ghost Recon 2 in our forums right here. Check out Sartillies "want" and "no want" list, and Barrett's post on page 2 - it's the little things that are just as important to the hardcore fan as the major issues like vehicles, weapon views and jumping!

GR2 Giveaway!
Posted by Rocky on Monday, April 12 2004
John Pain has been promised 2 copies of Ghost Recon 2 by Ubi Soft and he is giving them both away! To enter the draw simply make 60 posts in his forums right here! Could be a nice Christmas gift for somebody!

Ubi do WWII
Posted by Rocky on Monday, April 12 2004
Thanks to Snowman for alerting us to what could be one of the two remaining announcements expected from Ubi Soft over the coming days. It appears they may be publishing a WWII game from developers Gearbox Software.

According to IGN the title is not fixed yet, but is currently referred to as Bakers Dozen. Visit the game site here. Fans of Band of Brothers will really want to check this out. What's intruiging is the thought that has gone into this, check out this quote and think about what it could be a promise of...

"The problem with these games is that they promise to let us live the life of a soldier in combat, but they're not really putting us there. Real soldiers know that in combat, you live and fight as a team. Leadership counts. Good tactics win. Poor leadership and bad tactics get you slaughtered."

Euro Ladder
Posted by Rocky on Monday, April 12 2004
We are catching up on a lot of Ghost Recon news over the next few hours, so sit tight and let's get right on with it....

The Combat Zone has opened a new Euro Ghost Recon ladder due to demand. This is a hamburger hill, timed session, full details at TCZ right here!

Punkbuster
Posted by Rocky on Monday, April 12 2004
Punkbusted.com took a major step forwards in the fight against cheats recently with a new initiative.

"... Punk Buster (has) officially gone live with the new Auto-Master Ban List System ... This is a fully automated, secure, real time spooling of the Punk Buster logs directly from your server to the master database. It stops cheaters in their tracks across a large number of game servers...This is the biggest event in our web site history..."

Read the full press release in our forums here.

GR2 at Gamespot
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, April 11 2004
Gamespot have posted news on Ghost Recon 2, nothing new there yet, but keep an eye out for the usual plethora of screenshots appearing soon-ish.

IGN have also posted along the same lines.

GR.net and GR2
Posted by Rocky on Friday, April 9 2004
People have been asking me what the future is for GhostRecon.net now that Ghost Recon 2 is on the horizon. The answer is quite simple, we will expand to include everything about Red Storm's Ghost Recon 2. There will be a new expanded Recon section, updated Arms and FAQs sections and of course we've had a Ghost Recon 2 forum on the go since the start of the year. So whether it is Ghost Recon, or Ghost Recon 2 - we'll be pumping out the news and exclusive content as always.

We might even start to reminisce a little now that we are about to enter a new generation of Tactical Shooter. If my maths is correct, this is the 1303rd news post made here, that's an average of 37 Ghost Recon news posts a month! Our Recon section has grown quite remarkably with exclusive content penned by GhostRecon.net staff members and fans alike - it now contains around 115 reports! I wonder how long it will take us to reach that number of Ghost Recon 2 reports...

Ghost Recon 2 Official
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 8 2004
Ubi Soft have at last announced the existence of Ghost Recon 2!

"...Ghost Recon 2 launches on next-generation consoles and PC this Holiday season. The game is set in the chaotic battlefields of tomorrow, and will offer gamers an insider's view of the way large scale conflicts will be fought in the near future."

Thankfully that quotation would seem to confirm that Ghost Recon 2 will grace both PC's and consoles very soon. It does however leave us to speculate about which platform will see Ghost Recon 2 first. Bearing in mind Ghost Recon 2 is already slated to appear in console magaznes next month, that could be an indication.

The other comment that will be of interest to loyal Ghost Recon fans is this quote..

"....a completely redesigned graphics engine "

Fans of the original Ghost Recon's Red Storm engine with it's gritty realism will probably be pleased to hear that statement, which could mean that Red Storm have either designed a brand new game engine, or taken literally, redesigned and enhanced the original. Our Engine Poll from last month certainly would indicate that this will please the majority of fans.

You can read the full press release and comment in our Ghost Recon 2 forum.

R6:3 Black Arrow
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 7 2004
Our sister site AGR-S.com is the first to post about the latest Rainbow Six 3 title. It's called Black Arrow, and it's for the X-Box! More details and full press release here.

Ubi.com
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 7 2004
Ubi have officially announced their new Ubi.com portal. Four of the major websites are already up and running, with the remainder of the European Ubi websites due to be updated by the end of June. Among the improvements are..

• Twice as many ways for players to find their favourite title on the website (more powerful search engine and user-friendly navigation)
• Enhanced customer usability in navigation (quicker loading time of information and more readable content)
• Better access and visibility of online services like downloads and community activities

Visit Ubi.com!

GR2 In the Media
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, April 7 2004
News of Ghost Recon 2 has made it into main stream gaming magazines, with promises of Previews in the next editions of some console magazines! Read more about it at GR Retreat and watch your newstands next month!

R6:3 PS2 Review
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 1 2004
Our sister site Aggression, has a brand new review up for the PS2 version of Rainbow 6:3. We don't always cover the agr-s.com news here at GR.net, but seeing as how this review was penned by forum regular Zantar45 we thought we'd make an exception! Read it here.

VIRUS UPDATE
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 1 2004
Those of you hit by the new web virus that redirects your browser to different sites can relax as we have the solution. So if, for example, you are viewing our sister site agr-s.com, when you should actually be viewing Ghostrecon.net, read these easy virus removal instructions!

** WEB VIRUS **
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, April 1 2004
Please be aware of a new virus affecting web browsing. Apparantly this new virus alters users web browsers so that they load different sites than the intended ones. For example, instead opening CNN news, it might open FOX news. There is an easy fix and we hope to have details posted here before the end of the day!