Alleged Wolfenstein Screens Leaked Online

[Andy Chalk]

Alleged Wolfenstein Screens Leaked Online

A series of multiplayer environment screen shots alleged to be from Wolfenstein [http://www.ravensoft.com/] has been leaked onto the internet.

An unnamed "industry source" reported the Activision [http://s667.photobucket.com/albums/vv32/wolf1337_returns/] rep said, "The screens in question were not distributed by Activision or approved by Activision, and thus Activision cannot confirm their authenticity."

The screens are as sexy as you'd expect from an id/Raven game and have that unique blend of straight-up World War 2 and otherworldly weirdness that Wolfenstein is famous for. One other point of potential interest: Regalia in the screens feature the stylized "W" Wolfenstein logo rather than swastikas. A kinder, gentler Nazi Germany perhaps?

My vote? They're real. Wolfenstein, the sequel to id's 2001 FPS PlayStation 3 [http://www.idsoftware.com/games/wolfenstein/rtcw/] and PC, and is scheduled for release in summer 2009.


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[oliveira8]

Hmmm. Interesting...Sadly for me I no longer find any appeal in the Wolfenstein series. So I am not jumping up and down on my chair of joy...

If it was HL2:Ep3 or Duke Nukem Forever...

 

[Sir Ollie]

If it was HL2:Ep3 or Duke Nukem Forever...

5 years later.....

Yeah they look real to me

 

[Flap Jack452]

I'm really excited about this game, I bought and loved Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Can't wait.

 

[Bretty]

It is a wierd title now..

Lost its charm for me.

 

[bad rider]

rep said, "The screens in question were not distributed by Activision or approved by Activision, and thus Activision cannot confirm their authenticity."

Probably real or they would have said, "No they aren't anything to do with us"

 

[Nikita89]

Looking real to me!

They banned the last Wolfenstein game in Germany though... And if they don't ban the new one, I'm more than certain that they'll censor it -.-!

 

[Lord_Ascendant]

huh, interesting

 

[jahsol]

The screens are as sexy as you'd expect from an id/Raven game and have that unique blend of straight-up World War 2 and otherworldly weirdness that Wolfenstein is famous for. One other point of potential interest: Regalia in the screens feature the stylized "W" Wolfenstein logo rather than swastikas. A kinder, gentler Nazi Germany perhaps?

Didn't they use the same logo in the edited for Germany version of RTCW? It has been years since I played it, but I remember reading something about the use of the swastika in games recently.

 

[John Funk]

rep said, "The screens in question were not distributed by Activision or approved by Activision, and thus Activision cannot confirm their authenticity."

Probably real or they would have said, "No they aren't anything to do with us"

See, the problem with that is... if you automatically deny something that isn't real, then the first time you do say "No comment," everyone knows that it IS real. So you have to "no comment" whether it's real or a hoax.

 

[Brotherofwill]

They should have called it Wolfenstein 2D just for the kicks of it.

Screenshots look alright, though way too much brown and grey (what a surprise).

 

[Andy Chalk]

Didn't they use the same logo in the edited for Germany version of RTCW? It has been years since I played it, but I remember reading something about the use of the swastika in games recently.

I don't know if it was the same but it most likely was. I understand they're still a bit touchy about that whole Nazi business over there. Maybe they're getting a jump on the censorship by just replacing all Nazi heraldry through the entire game?

If they're real, of course.