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Kuju announces 'To End All Wars'

Published on 5th July 2007 by Joe Martin

To End All Wars promises to bring an authentic WWI experience to console gamers in summer of 2008.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm frankly very glad that the new Call of Duty game, Modern Warfare, is confirmed to feature a modern-day setting. The whole World War II setting was great at first but it's been getting a little predictable as the market is swamped with Nazi-slaying stories.

Still, game developer Kuju may revitalise the war theme just yet by placing a game in a WWI setting.

Announced today, To End All Wars is to be developed by the Chemistry Studio, a new division of the main Kuju company, and will be published by Ghostlight.

Running on the Unreal 3 Engine, the game is currently set for release in summer of 2008 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and according to the press release will have a new and wholly different focus to games like Call of Duty 2;

"...experience the gritty combat in the trenches, the fear of charging across no man's land, deadly secret excursions to enemy outposts in the dead of night and the heart stopping terror of pounding artillery guns will be central to the gaming experience."

"By blending Kuju's specialism on Unreal Engine with this great theme we've created a new & exciting formula for an amazing game experience that brings to life the visceral and demanding struggle that was The Great War" said Studio Head, Simeon Pashley in a press statement.

According to the developers, To End All Wars will focus on being starkly realistic, which could be a very good or very bad thing. Hopefully the game will be able to build a unique gameplay feel by developing on the stark differences between The Great War and The Second World War, such as the focus on trench warfare and suicidal charges in true Blackadder-esque fashion.

Is it wrong to derive entertainment from real-life atrocities? Do we really need another war-based shooter? Answer these and other questions in the community discussions.

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oddball walking 5th July 2007, 15:02

Another WWI game the can't be much of the war that hasn't been covered by one game or another. I like the pic btw.

Krikkit 5th July 2007, 15:17

It's a WWI game oddball, which will be something different.

I think there's still plenty to do in WWII yet too - what about a proper submarine sim (one that's better than silent hunter)? Most bits of the war have been done briefly, but it'd be nice to have a game where you can do things properly tbh, how about invading Poland? I'd like to see more Axis-based games tbh, the Allied sides have been done to death.

Hugo.B 5th July 2007, 15:21

Well, that's what Ham and Jam are doing: attending to the commonwealth and other nations affected by WWII.
But in WWI the had bayonets, and an awful lot usage of them. How'd they do that?

H.B.

themax 5th July 2007, 15:37

No offense but I see a WWI game involving mostly sitting in a trench waiting for artillery to end, popping up to charge, and then retreating back to the trench if it fails. Unless more happened during WWI than trench warfare and artillery for the most part, let's see what they can make out of it.

mattthegamer463 5th July 2007, 16:42

Maybe we get to drive Mark 1 tanks or something. Perhaps there will be a very interesting segment on the air force of the time. They could definitely pull this off, but I really don't know how much fun "realistic" WWI will be.

WWII will remain my favourite conflict of all time.

CardJoe 5th July 2007, 17:01

I'm looking forward to bayonets, muddy trenches and men leaning out of bi-planes with pistols.

DXR_13KE 5th July 2007, 17:01

for ps3 and xbox360? anyway... a WWI may be different.... but may be boring, how about a game based on WWII were the AXIS wins the war? how about another game similar to "fall of men" were aliens invade earth? how about a game based on the cold war in case it escalated? there are tons of ways to make a war based game.

TomH 5th July 2007, 17:52

This has been a long-time coming.

But what the hell..

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"Running on the Unreal 3 Engine, the game is currently set for release in summer of 2008 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3..."

Where's the PC release?! :|

Spaceraver 5th July 2007, 20:54

Just make a game where you make one for each of the divisions.. Army, Airforce, Naval. They can be bought as standalone games and can play together. Add some realism to it by adding a command center.. Where the only thing you see is the map.. And reported things via radio..

Amon 5th July 2007, 21:10

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Originally Posted by Spaceraver
Just make a game where you make one for each of the divisions.. Army, Airforce, Naval. They can be bought as standalone games and can play together. Add some realism to it by adding a command center.. Where the only thing you see is the map.. And reported things via radio..

I'm guessing the America's Army concept expanded to a huge scale is what you mean. But instead of America, I'd like it to be of China; "Rep. of China's Army for Windows and Linux".

knuck 5th July 2007, 23:13

all I care about is unreal engine 3... WHERE IS UT3 , I WANT IT NOW

mattthegamer463 6th July 2007, 02:07

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