Source : NovaWorld Forums - https://www.novaworld.com/forums

In addition to the screenshots released on the MTR website last week, we got a couple more for you in the Gallery section of the NovaWorld 2.0 alpha site. Yeah, you heard right - there's a new NovaWorld coming soon. : )

Don't get too excited yet - only the gallery page is open right now - all other functionality has been temporarily disabled. There will be a beta for NW2 in the near future.

In the meantime, enjoy a couple more shots of Angel Falls. You saw it here first.

https://www.novaworld2.com/gallery/main/


In addition to these new screens, Nova has started another website. Yes, and it is called NovaWorld Alpha. Here is the link to the new website. https://www.novaworld2.com/

Oh and just to add what Jinks posted - You CAN"T login to the new site with your current NW password as you will get this notice

Review: Mass Effect (PC)
Mass Effect for the PC is a beautiful, beautiful game.

It's amazing what a 12GB data install will do to almost completely eradicate texture pop-in issues. Throw in a nice video card, and Mass Effect becomes a visual treasure, with stunning graphics and a solid framerate.

But while the PC version of Mass Effect makes for great eye candy, the actual game is still a less than stellar experience that is lacking in a few areas. While the texture pop-in problems that plagued the Xbox 360 experienced have been mostly eliminated, the other issues in the game are still there. It doesn't live up to its own potential and barely meets the bar that the game sets for itself. Ultimately, Mass Effect's PC release feels just as incomplete as the Xbox 360 version.

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Electronic arts, spore, ea, drm, news, top EA Respond To DRM ComplaintsElectronic Arts have sent us a statement regarding their roundly-criticized Spore DRM policy.

In it, EA Games Label President Frank Gibeau states that the company assumed consumers would understand the need for DRM because "if games that take 1-4 years to develop are effectively stolen the day they launch, developers and publishers will simply stop investing in PC games" but concedes that a number of customers have strong objections and that EA need to adapt their policy to accommodate them.

Full details of the changes can be found after the jump, but it is worth noting that Gibeau does not address the concerns that many gamers have about the choice of SecuROM as Spore's copy protection in particular.

Two weeks ago EA launched SPORE – one of the most innovative games in the history of our industry. We’re extremely pleased with the reception SPORE has received from critics and consumers but we’re disappointed by the misunderstanding surrounding the use of DRM software and the limitation on the number of machines that are authorized to play a single a copy of the game.

We felt that limiting the number of machine authorizations to three wouldn’t be a problem.

· We assumed that consumers understand piracy is a huge problem – and that if games that take 1-4 years to develop are effectively stolen the day they launch, developers and publishers will simply stop investing in PC games.
· We have found that 75 percent of our consumers install and play any particular game on only one machine and less than 1 percent every try to play on more than three different machines.
· We assured consumers that if special circumstances warranted more than three machines, they could contact our customer service team and request additional authorizations.

But we’ve received complaints from a lot of customers who we recognize and respect. And while it’s easy to discount the noise from those who only want to post or transfer thousands of copies of the game on the Internet, I believe we need to adapt our policy to accommodate our legitimate consumers.

Going forward, we will amend the DRM policy on Spore to:

· Expand the number of eligible machines from three to five.
· Continue to offer channels to request additional activations where warranted.
· Expedite our development of a system that will allow consumers to de-authorize machines and move authorizations to new machines. When this system goes online, it will effectively give players direct control to manage their authorizations between an unlimited number of machines.

We’re willing to evolve our policy to accommodate our consumers. But we’re hoping that everyone understands that DRM policy is essential to the economic structure we use to fund our games and as well as to the rights of people who create them. Without the ability to protect our work from piracy, developers across the entire game industry will eventually stop investing time and money in PC titles.




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Platform: PC DVD-Rom
Release Date: July 2009
Age Rating: 16+

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Description
Set in the north-west region of Central America (near future in Colombia & Venezuela) “Delta Force: Angel Falls” takes the player to the rural, sparsely populated, jungle areas of this exotic locale. Avoiding the over-exposed Middle Eastern settings; the South American environment provides a premise which is naturally beautiful and full of new millennium conflicts.

Marginal governments, involved in local expansionism, continually scuffle with one another and with major global powers. Complicating the setting, drug cartels have evolved beyond money and violencedriven entities to political forces rivaling established governments. Influenced by current events, the game is both topical and novel.

The sometimes local philosophy of “your enemy is my friend and your friend is my enemy” gives rise to a multitude of ever-changing alliances and conflicts which drive the game’s rapid action and easy-to-digest back-story. The culmination of the conflict takes place in the Angel Falls area of Venezuela providing both a spectacular setting and a surprise ending.




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Game features:

12 single player missions over 3 campaigns.

12 multiplayer maps supporting multiple game types including TKOTH, CTF, TDM & DM.

Utilizes real “Delta Force” scenarios, tactics and equipment in course of game through extensive
consultations with Delta Force operators.
Seamless large-scale environments encompassing land, air and sea-based vehicles.

Gratifying gunplay, well-balanced weapons, and tactically interesting dynamic environments.

Supporting up to 200 combatants, per game, in online play.

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System Requirements
Windows XP, Vista
2.6Ghz P4 CPU (Dual Core or Quad Core Recommended)
1 GB of RAM (2GB Recommended)
DVD-ROM drive
5GB Free Hard Drive Space
Pixel Shader 3.0 or better video card (ATI 1900+, NVidia 7900+ or better recommended)
DirectX 9.0c or higher

Delta Force:Angel FallsThis has been quoted directly from the Action-Inside website. The Author is Atomic - Owner of Action Inside DF:AF

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It seems like that NovaLogic is developing a new game since their last game DF: Extreme, released April 22, 2005.

What do we know sofar:

*Game name: DeltaForce: Angel Falls
*Engine: New engine, that is similar to Crysis's graphics

Quote:

Originally Posted by ravenn (NovaLogic employee) Yeah - I actually got the message - but my reply got munched by a NW hiccup and I didn't feel like re-typing it then : ) I can't say much about DFAF, but the engine is new - not another variant of the Blackhawk engine... There is no beta in progress right now, but one is planned in the future. We'll hopefully be releasing more info in the near future.



Quote:

DFAF is it's own thing and won't be in the same vein as DFX



*Map editor: New version of NILE

Quote:


Originally Posted by ravenn (NovaLogic employee) new NILE doesn't support DFX / JO - I don't know of any plans to make it backwards compatible. The new game engine is very different from the old Blackhawk engine and it would be a lot of effort to make the old stuff work. Whether NILE gets released with DFAF is TBD. If we do release an editor with the game it would be NILE.



*Game description: Delta Force: Angel Falls has been rumored to be centered around countries such as Cuba, and South America. Additionally, Angel Falls is also the name of the highest free-falling waterfall, which is located in Venezuela, South America. The Angel Falls cover has also been said to have a faint outline of South America, which may signify that the game is centered around South America.

*Demo release date:
Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaLogic tech support by phone Demo will be available possibly 6 months prior to the release.



*Game release date:
Quote:

Originally Posted by NovaLogic tech support by phone arround Christmas 2008

At the above picture (click for original size) you will see some coordinates at the banner (right top); 5°58′03′′N 62°32′08′′W

Converted to decimal degrees; Latitude Longitude 5.967167 -62.534667


Which will bring us to.....Venezuela, South America, the Angel Falls. Also you can see that NovaLogic have put in the ability to add a new game to your account: Delta Force: Angel Falls Beta

So we can be sure NovaLogic is developing a new game named DF: Angel Falls.........now let's wait for more info and media. *
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