Neowin News Feed for: Combat

@NeowinGaming: Revisiting Road Rash - the epitome of vehicular combat

Usama Jawad — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 13:48:01 +0000

This week, we're taking a look at Road Rash, the arcade bike combat/racing series developed by Electronic Arts back in the 1990s. Even today, the title is the epitome of vehicular combat. Read more...

Work Progressing on Army's Future Combat Systems

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:48:29 +0000

El_Oscuro brings us a Washington Post update on the progress of Future Combat Systems, the U.S. Army's Linux-based operating environment that has been under development for several years. The project, which currently surpasses 63 million... Read more...

Government Turns to Technology to Combat Drunken Driving

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:12:07 +0000

The US Government and auto safety groups praised technology that prevents a drunken driver from starting a vehicle, which could potentially greatly reduce alcohol-related deaths, at a a meeting yesterday led by the National Highway... Read more...

VMWare Eyes Virtual Appliances to Combat Software Bloating

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:26:04 +0000

With today's operating systems ever increasing in size and complexity, a result of the wide variety of applications and usage situations they must support, maintenance of the codebase against bugs and security vulnerabilities becomes ever... Read more...

Ace Combat 6 to have 16 player multiplayer on Xbox Live

Todd Tanner — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 19:17:53 +0000

Following the surprise announcement from earlier this week of Ace Combat's defection from PlayStation exclusivity and on to the Xbox 360, Bandai Namco has opened up the official Japanese website for the title. Access it... Read more...

F.E.A.R. Combat released. Free multiplayer awesomeness!

Todd Tanner — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:48:18 +0000

As promised, everyone now has the ability to go into slo-mo and bash you in the head with the butt of a gun. Go forth my Neowin friends, go forth and become one with F.E.A.R.... Read more...

F.E.A.R. 1.07 patch released, Combat tomorrow

Wed, 16 Aug 2006 19:27:04 +0000

F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon) is a first-person shooter that brought stunning graphics and a innovative slow-motion feature. F.E.A.R. begins when a paramilitary force infiltrates a multi-billion dollar aerospace compound, and the recon units were... Read more...

F.E.A.R. Combat announced. Free multiplayer goodness!

Todd Tanner — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:55:31 +0000

Thanks to BlackShadow in BPN and lunamonkey for pointing this one out. Wow, I don't know what to say about this one. Other than, wow. Just, wow. Sierra Entertainment... Read more...

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat strikes gold

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:21:52 +0000

Electronic Arts has announced that Battlefield 2 has gone gold. Modern Combat hit gold for PS2 and Xbox. B2:MC is the first game in the popular PC shooter series to make its way to consoles.... Read more...

Battlefield 2 due in June, next-gen Modern Combat confirmed

Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:48:47 +0000

DICE's financial report reveals its much-anticipated PC shooter won't deploy until the final part of Q2; console version due on "Microsoft's forthcoming platform" by year's end. Throughout history, major military offensives have... Read more...

Battlefield: Modern Combat Going to Xbox Next

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:55:36 +0000

In an announcement that seemed to have slided by, Digital Illusions CE (DICE) announced that it was working on two next-gen platform games for Microsoft and Sony--one is Battlefield: Modern Combat for the Xbox Next,... Read more...

Halo: Combat Evolved retail patch & server v1.06

Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:50:41 +0000

Bungie has released a new patch for Halo: Combat Evolved, bringing their sci-fi 3D action game (ported by Gearbox) to version 1.06. This update "addresses a rare crash bug that could occur if a malicious... Read more...

Halo: Combat Evolved retail patch & server v1.05

Wed, 08 Sep 2004 05:37:20 +0000

Microsoft has issued a new patch for the Windows edition of Halo: Combat Evolved, bringing the sci-fi 3D action game by Gearbox and Bungie to version 1.05. This released includes a network security fix and... Read more...

MicrNamco unleashes barrage of Air Combat 5 screens

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:15:57 +0000

50 screenshots, available inside, show off aircraft, formations, combat, environments, and more from the PS2 flight combat sim. Namco has released 50 new screenshots for its forthcoming flight combat simulation Air Combat... Read more...

Single Player Mode for Battlefield: Modern Combat, Delayed

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:37:30 +0000

Electronic Arts and Digital Illusions announced today that Battlefield: Modern Combat will feature a single-player mode, also slipping in the news that the game is getting pushed back to fall 2005. The decision to add... Read more...

US House Panel Approves Bill to Combat Spyware

Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:41:11 +0000

Although the US didn't get the no spam list looks like we'll be getting some better. Thursday U.S. congressional panel endorsed a bill that's designed to crack down on "spyware". This bill was introduced... Read more...

Namco narrows Ace Combat 5 release date

Wed, 26 May 2004 05:27:58 +0000

Publisher's site now says its high-flying PlayStation 2 sequel is due in November. Today, Namco announced the release date for Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War--sort of, anyway. Instead of "Fall 2004,"... Read more...

Combat Mission: Afrika Korps Licensed By The Australia Dep.

Sun, 23 May 2004 15:37:41 +0000

"CM:Afrika Korps" (Turn-based Strategy Game of the Year; Wargame of the Year) has been licensed by the Australian Government, Department of Defence to aid Officers in historical education! The Australian Defence Simulation... Read more...

Kuju Advances with new GameCube combat title

Wed, 12 May 2004 19:14:22 +0000

Nintendo has finally revealed what it's been working on with British developer Kuju Plc - and as we speculated a few months ago, it is indeed a GameCube title in the hugely popular Advance Wars... Read more...

EA announces Battlefield: Modern Combat for the PS2

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 14:53:01 +0000

The online combat franchise that began with Battlefield 1942 is on its way to PlayStation 2, Electronic Arts announced today. Battlefield: Modern Combat, due for release late this year, features the same large-scale online battles... Read more...

Universal Combat Demo & Update

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 04:13:37 +0000

3000 AD has released the demo for their futuristic 3D action game Universal Combat. The demo features five scenarios which are based on several game careers - including the brain freeze inducing, slack jawed producing,... Read more...

Specialists Trained To Combat Exploitation of Children

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 01 Dec 2003 16:21:04 +0000

In an effort to support the international community's heightened endeavor to address the growing problem of child safety on the Internet, the International Center for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC, https://www.icmec.org/), Interpol (https://www.interpol.int/) and Microsoft... Read more...

Lock On: Modern Air Combat demo

Marcel Klum — Sun, 28 Sep 2003 10:33:42 +0000

A bit earlier than planned, the playable demo for Lock On: Modern Air Combat is now available, offering the chance to take off in this eagerly anticipated modern combat flight simulation by Flying Legends/Eagle Dynamics... Read more...

Halo: Combat Evolved screenshots

Marcel Klum — Sun, 07 Sep 2003 09:28:54 +0000

Years in the future, the human race is besieged by a group of aliens, known as the Covenant. Greatly outnumbered, humanity makes its last stand on an aritificially created planet-like ring or "halo". It is... Read more...

Halo: Combat Evolved screenshots

Marcel Klum — Mon, 01 Sep 2003 10:48:12 +0000

Gamer's Hell updated their screenshot section with several new screenshots of Halo: Combat Evolved, showcasing this upcoming action game by Gearbox Software. Most of the screens are taken from the new multiplayer maps exclusive to... Read more...

G.I. Combat demo v1.01

Marcel Klum — Thu, 07 Nov 2002 08:53:09 +0000

G.I. Combat is a continuous real-time strategy game, engulfing the player in the dynamic conflicts of the Second World War. The full three-dimensional environment provides unsurpassed detail for terrain, armor penetration, vehicle movement, and weapon-fire.... Read more...

Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle For Europe

Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:30:15 +0000

PCGameworld has a great preview of Combat Flight Sim 3. "You hear bombs crashing into the ground somewhere nearby. Bullets may start hitting what you thought was a static shot of a... Read more...

Lock On: Modern Air Combat Screenshots

Marcel Klum — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 12:26:21 +0000

Feel the power of commanding a modern jet fighter. Fly a variety of combat aircraft in the most graphically rich, audio intense game environment ever created for a combat flight simulator. Lock On: Modern Air... Read more...

The British Army in virtual combat

Marcel Klum — Fri, 21 Jun 2002 22:18:36 +0000

The British Army is using a specially developed version of the celebrated computer game Half-Life to train its troops. With the first-person shoot-em-up soldiers can try out new weapons and new tactics... Read more...

British launched biggest military combat

Tue, 16 Apr 2002 13:54:38 +0000

I've recieved a PM from Nick_Jones about this story and I've decided to post it on a main page since this is the first biggest combat deployment of England after the 1991 Gulf War. I... Read more...

IGF 2002: New Combat Flight Sim coming

Marcel Klum — Thu, 28 Feb 2002 13:57:37 +0000

Yesterday, Microsoft took the wraps off Combat Flight Simulator 3, which, like the original game, takes place in the European theater of World War II. The game boasts a number of improvements on the previous... Read more...