Good news, as the release of the expansion was up in the air following the demise of former publishers Sierra. Well, good news for PC owners. There's no mention of the planned console versions. Not a word.

Soviet Assault on PC will include both the original game as well as the expansion, which lets you take command of Soviet forces. Those who already own the original game will have the option of downloading the expansion by itself.

UBISOFT® ANNOUNCES WORLD IN CONFLICT®: SOVIET ASSAULT FOR PC

SAN FRANCISCO – January 21, 2009 – Today Ubisoft announced that it will
publish World in Conflict: Soviet Assault for PC in March 2009. World in
Conflict: Complete Edition, the retail version of the much awaited add-on to
the critically acclaimed strategy game will include the entire original
World in Conflict title, as well as the Soviet Assault add-on and other
exciting all-new features. Players that already own World in Conflict will
have the option to download the Soviet Assault expansion pack exclusively
online.

"The teams at Massive Entertainment have worked hard to ensure that they are
bringing new original content to the popular World in Conflict brand,” said
Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. "Fans
have been eagerly awaiting Soviet Assault and Ubisoft is excited to be able
to bring them great new material.”

World in Conflict: Soviet Assault allows players to relive the Cold War in a
dramatic, gritty, real world setting driven by compelling characters and
storyline. This one of a kind strategy game offers players a unique
team-oriented experience on chillingly realistic battlegrounds. Soviet
Assault features all-new characters, gameplay from the Soviet perspective,
ten new films, new multiplayer maps and more.

"We just bought it from them since those guys have Blizzard so they didn't need that studio as much as we do, and those guys are extremely strong in RTS (real-time strategy), so they are going to help us also get closer to the MMO space. Our goal there is to go first with light MMOs...that have been extremely popular in China but are also coming in the U.S. and Europe and are generating lots of good revenue, so our goal is first to start with light MMOs, and then in the future also come with RPG and RTS, also in the MMO space."

See, you can't just toss out any old MMORPG. You have to build to that. I'm sure whatever they come up with will be just lovely with the Massive team on the job.

Earlier we reported that Sierra's Crash and Spyro titles would be hauled up for publishing under the new label, leaving a question mark hanging around titles like Brutal Legend and Ghostbusters. Earlier today, Double Fine's Tim Schafer assured fans that "Brütal Legend is fine," and we've contacted Terminal Reality on the fate of Ghostbusters and will update with any response we receive.

Meanwhile, however, Activision Blizzard has released a statement that sheds some light on where it's looking to make changes:

The company intends to adapt the Vivendi Games' studio operations to better align the studio structure against the new product slate. We will realign staffing at Radical Entertainment and High Moon Studios to support our resulting slate. We are also exploring options regarding Massive Entertainment and Swordfish Studios, including the possibility of divestiture.

Additionally, we are evaluating options regarding two non-strategic business units Vivendi Games Mobile and Sierra Online, which provides casual games for the PC and Xbox® Live® Marketplace, including the possibility of divesting these business units.

The company declined to comment further.

For existing PC players, this new content will come in the form of an add-on. Potential pricing has not been discussed. As for me, I just feel lucky that I'm no longer forced to own a PC to play a lot of games formerly reserved for the platform, even if the authenticity of experience isn't always duplicated.

World in Conflict destined for Fall 2008 release

Sierra Entertainment's Action-Strategy Opus World In Conflict Coming To Xbox 360 And PLAYSTATION®3 System In Fall 2008

The Genre-Bending "Best Strategy Game of 2007" Gets Even Better As It Heads to Consoles with Additional Single Player and Multiplayer Content

MARLOW (14TH FEBRUARY, 2008) - Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, announced today that World in Conflict™ - the groundbreaking action-strategy game that claimed the coveted E3 2007 Game Critics "Best Strategy Game" award and topped many "Best of 2007" lists - will appear on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system this autumn.

World in Conflict, originally created by Sierra's-own Massive Entertainment, is being redesigned for consoles and will also include a host of new content for both the single-player campaign and the game's award-winning multiplayer mode. The new content will also be made available for personal computer as an add-on to the original World in Conflict game. More information on the PC release will be provided soon.

The World in Conflict game for Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION®3 system is being developed by Massive Entertainment in conjunction with Sierra's-own Swordfish Studios.

"World in Conflict was one of the best games on any platform in 2007 and its innovative action-focused gameplay makes it a perfect fit for the transition to consoles," said Martin Tremblay, president of worldwide studios, Sierra Entertainment. "World in Conflict is being reinvented for Xbox 360 and the PLAYSTATION®3 system, with innovative features and new single player and multiplayer content created for the console audience. World in Conflict on consoles will be an amazing extension of an already great gaming franchise."

Wow, those folks over at Massive Entertainment have issues, Christmas issues! But who doesn't. I mean who hasn't wanted to take out the neighborhood with a flood or tanks and barrage of mortar fire?

Q: Will there be an 'Army Creator' feature where you can create your own faction with your own units in-game, define bonuses etc?

Q&A with David Polfeldt [massgate]

Take that lenticular art card! Michael McWhertor

World in Conflict Special Edition Details [Bluesnews]