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Added by Jeff Gerstmann on Nov. 6, 2008

Dr. Derek Smart's 3000AD has announced plans to develop and release a new multiplayer combat game called All Aspect Warfare on the PC. The company is more traditionally known for its big-and-crazy space sims from the Battlecruiser franchise. Actually, the company is probably more traditionally known by the antics of its president, Dr. Derek Smart. But that's neither here nor there.

Other than mentions of Shader Model 3.0 and the use of SpeedTreeRT to ensure the proper on-the-fly generation of trees, there's not much info in the initial press release. But here's everything about the game's setting, direct from said release.

All Aspect Warfare chronicles the adventures, mishaps and all around tomfoolery of an “elite” team of combat marines who crash landed on the enemy planet they were sent to completely destroy. Stranded and left for dead on a planet with a deployed thermo-nuclear weapon ticking somewhere, their only chance of escape lies deep within hostile territory. With no way of locating the weapon, their's is a race against time to get off the planet before detonation.

Set on a remote four hundred square mile stretch of a near desolate planet, the game features fast and furious action in first or third person perspective, vehicular and aerial combat with a vast array of player controlled air, ground and naval assets. With six playable classes, over twenty first person weapons of mass destruction, thirty player controlled units and breathtaking vistas, this open world game is best in class.


The game is scheduled to be released in the first half of next year. A "wide public Beta" is also planned.

Filed under : All Aspect Warfare

20 Comments

chililili
on Nov. 6, 2008
So another shooter, good there haven't been any that came out recently or are coming out. Really how many times must the earth be saved by big men against the aliens?

Corvall
on Nov. 6, 2008
This sounds like a shooter, not an RTS.

unangbangkay
on Nov. 6, 2008
Ah, Derek Smart, it's been too long since you were around. Molyneaux and Dyack can't match you for vocal hype.

MrJared
on Nov. 6, 2008
DEREK SMART
DEREK SMART
DEREK SMART

Jeff
on Nov. 6, 2008
NOOOOOOOOO!

TDot
on Nov. 6, 2008
why is "elite" in quotes? is that sarcastic? are they really poorly trained? do you have to command a group of poor A.I.? that would be a good excuse.

lordofultima
on Nov. 6, 2008
3000 AD?! That's like the future. I can't even fathom.

LordAndrew is online
on Nov. 6, 2008
Apparently this "elite" team is involved in all sorts of "tomfoolery".

TheGamerFix
on Nov. 6, 2008
 I agree with Jeff.
Oh and Corvall, it's not an RTS game.

LordAndrew is online
on Nov. 6, 2008
Indeed, there's not a lot of information there.
Shader Model 3.0 suggests that it's a PC game, but I don't want to make any assumptions. I did add SpeedTree to the article though. :)

Media_Master
on Nov. 6, 2008
...

jungstedt
on Nov. 6, 2008
Oh how i wish oldmanmurray was still around to deliver me this news...

Ouroboros
on Nov. 6, 2008
Derek Smart is a comedic genius

igl
on Nov. 7, 2008
I predict fail. Let's now haf cookies

CleverLoginName
on Nov. 7, 2008
I do like cookies.

ferrarimanf355
on Nov. 8, 2008
When is he going to release Desktop Commander?

myslead
on Nov. 10, 2008
Derek Smart ...
lol

Kontrapunkt
on Nov. 28, 2008
Wait. hold on first or third person, i smell Alone in the Dark + Operation Flash point.. in space!

mediaramas
on May 1, 2009
a few insights about AAW http://www.mediaramas.com/ds

coonce
on May 5, 2009
hi...? this works.


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