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Wolfenstein 2000 Confirmed

Posted by Hemos on from the mien-lieben dept.

Jacek Fedorynski writes "Rumors have been floating for a long time now, but this time it's official. Castle Wolfenstein 2000 is currently in development at Xatrix Entertainment, the creators of Kingpin, and is scheduled to hit the stores by Christmas 2000. I can't wait to see it. " The confirmation is at the end of the article - anyone have more details?

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  1. Did anyone read past the 1st page? by Rob+the+Roadie · · Score: 5

    Well did anyone read past the first page? The article wasn't about the release of Wolf2000, it was about "...video games...murder simulators...youthful assassins...military killers." and the role that 'violent' games are supposed to play in the production of adolescent aggression.

    Markham defends his possition and the possition of his company on the Littleton massacre to the end "...here I am playing a video game...and you tell me that's going to translate to holding a real gun? You show me someone who says that and I'll show you someone who belongs to the Flat Earth Society..."

    Towards the bottom of page 5 Markham talks about the development of previous games touches on what is to come in the future. "...games will get more violent, he says. 'Why? Because they can.' "

    IMHO a brilliant article coupled with great researched that will go unread by most as it is billed as a game announcment. COME ON!

  2. It's an interesting idea but... by jfrisby · · Score: 5

    The Wolfenstein storyline was pretty slim to begin with. Really it was about as well developed as Doom's storyline (or is that backwards... :>) -- which is to say it was "run around and kill (x)" where "x" is Nazis in this case.

    Ok, so Wolfenstein 3D doesn't have a rich storyline to offer. Then what exactly does this game bring to the table? Q3A and UT have DeathMatch locked down, Kingpin, and Half-Life have rich single-player locked down...

    Perhaps there is room for an "old-school" kill-fest but it will have to be as visceral and cutting edge as Wolfenstein was in it's day...


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  3. Is this really an "id approved" game? by grem · · Score: 4

    Curious - Has id Software (developers of the original Wolfenstein) officially been connected with this? In other words, is this an officially sanctioned re-make (or sequel) or a cheap ripoff?

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