Free Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy Expansion Offer
May 21st, 2001

Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy, the offical expansion pack for Ground Control, is now available free of charge to gamers across North America. This offer excludes shipping and handling charges and is valid for US and Canadian residents only. A North American version of Ground Control is required to play. Visit shop.sierra.com to order.

Wargamer Posts "Best of Year" Awards
February 20, 2001

The Wargamer's editorial staff have settled on their choices for the top games of 2000. Included in "The Wargamer Best of the Year Awards" are three Sierra titles, Ground Control (Real-time Tactical Game of the Year), SWAT 3: Elite Edition (Runner-up Action Game of the Year), and Homeworld: Cataclysm (Runner-up Real Time Strategy Game of the Year).

IGN PC Invites You to Cast Your Vote
January 22nd, 2001

Three of Sierra's strategy titles, Ground Control, Homeworld: Cataclysm, and Zeus: Master of Olympus have been nominated in IGN PC's Best of 2000 Awards: The Readers' Vote. Check out the other nominess and cast your vote at IGN PC.

Sierra Posts 3 Year-end Awards on Game Revolution
January 17th, 2001

The editors of Game Revolution have awarded Half-Life: Counter-Strike with their Revolutionary PC Game of 2000 and Best Online Game of 2000 awards. Meanwhile, Ground Control was given an Editor's Choice Award for "Great graphics, excellent gameplay and a wicked engine."

Ground Control Version 1.0.1.1 Now Available
December 1st, 2000

The Ground Control 1.0.1.1 Update is now available. The file can be downloaded via the web from Sierra.com or as an automatic update during an Ground Control online multiplayer session. Ground Control 1.0.1.1 updates the Ground Control code base with changes made during the development of the Ground Control expansion, Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy.

Sierra Strategy Titles Make Codie Finals
November 28th, 2000

Ground Control and Homeworld: Cataclysm have been announced as finalists in the 2001 Codie Awards Best Strategy & Simulation Game category. The Codie Awards, sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association, mark the year's best products in all segments of the software industry. Winners will be announced March 12th, 2001.

Ground Control Earns Perfect Score from Game Industry News
November 9th, 2000

"After playing this game for quite some time and being completely astounded by it in all the fields, graphics, sound, gameplay, and lasting appeal, I decided Ground Control deserves a perfect five GiN Gems," declared Bart Johnson.

Ground Control Wins EMMA Award
November 9th, 2000

Ground Control has won the EMMA Award in the Games / Strategy Category. In their 9th year, the EMMA Awards recognize excellence in digital media content creation. For more information, visit the EMMA Foundation website.

Ground Control Nominated in BAFTA Awards
October 2, 2000

Ground Control has been nominated for the 2000 BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for the Games - PC Award. The award, sponsored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, is given to the best game designed for the personal computer. The winner will be named at the BAFTA awards ceremony on October 26th.

Ground Control Version 1.0.1.0 Released
September 26, 2000

Sierra Studios and Massive Entertainment are proud to release the Ground Control Version 1.0.1.0 Update. In this update, a number of attributes have been modified to improve game balance. The update also introduces new functions such as added keystrokes, shortcuts, and expanded support for Windows 2000. Each change is documented in the readme.txt file included with the update.

Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy Previews
September 20, 2000

CNET Gamecenter and Gaming Age have posted previews of Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy, the forthcoming expansion for Ground Control. Check out the previews and see what all the excitement is about.

Dark Conspiracy Designer Interviewed on GameSpot
September 14, 2000

Tom Smith, lead designer at High Voltage Software, talks about the new playable faction and added locales in the upcoming Ground Control expansion.

Ground Control Expansion Announced
August 31, 2000

Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy is the official game expansion for Ground Control, the thrilling PC CD-ROM that has taken the 3D real-time strategy genre by storm. Dark Conspiracy picks up where Ground Control left off, introducing new missions, units, multiplayer modes, and a brand-new race. For screenshots and more information, visit the Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy website.

Look for Dark Conspiracy everywhere this holiday season.

Original Ground Control Height Maps Available
August 17, 2000

Massive Entertainment has released the height map files used in the creation of the original Ground Control levels as a guide for users of GenED, Ground Control's free editing utility.

For more information on GenEd, refer to the GenED Readme.txt file on your Ground Control CD or visit the Ground Control Map Editing forum. GenED is developer-oriented software and is not supported by Sierra Technical Support.

Cloak and Gamer Gives Ground Control 5 of 5
August 4, 2000

"So buy it, play it, and lose hours of your life as you strive for just one more mission," says Shannon Drake.

Ground Control Amongst "Best Games of the Year -- So Far!!"
August 3, 2000

"The immediacy of the action is exhilarating and highly recommended," said Gamepower today in their top list of Strategy Games for 2000. Also included on the list was Pharaoh, also by Sierra Studios.

New Ground Control Multiplayer Maps Released
July 14, 2000

The designers at Massive Entertainment have been hard at work on a map pack that adds two new defend and destroy missions and a highly anticipated skirmish map to Ground Control. The new skirmish map can be played in single player mode, simulating a multiplayer experience using AI enemies. Visit IGN.com to download the free map pack.

Ground Control Featured on CNN.com
July 12, 2000

"Start with an intense action/strategy game, add a remarkably easy-to-use interface, and wrap it in one of the most impressive 3D engines ever seen in a computer game, and you've got Ground Control," says CNN.com's recent review.

Ground Control Review Published in The New York Times
June 22, 2000

"This three-dimensional strategy game, developed by Sweden's Massive Entertainment, offers spectacular graphics, compelling weapons, simple controls and a manageable structure," writes Peter Olafson in today's New York Times' Circuits section. "...Ground Control is equally instructive in the importance of the routine but vital business of moving through the game environment," continues Olafson. "It is so lifelike and seamless that simply being in the game is its own reward."

New Ground Control Update Addresses CD Recognition Glitch
June 17, 2000

Sierra is pleased to announce the release of a new version of the Ground Control 1.0.0.8 Update. This update modifies the way the game software recognizes the Ground Control CD, solving the "hourglass" bug in our testing. This patch should allow those who have been unable to start the Ground Control after successfully installing the software.

For users experiencing this problem, it is important that this is the first patch you apply to your game. If you have already applied another patch to Ground Control, uninstall the game, reinstall, and then apply this patch. If the updated patch does not solve the problem, try these additional solutions before contacting Sierra Technical Support.

Users of Ground Control who have previously upgraded to version 1.0.0.8 and who are not experiencing problems with their CD-ROM drives do not need to upgrade to this recent version of the patch.

Ground Control GenEd Update
June 17, 2000

Sierra and Massive Entertainment have updated the GenEd mission editor -- including full .sdf file support to allow users to swap maps. The Ground Control GenEd Mission Editor Update 01 updates the GenEd software included on the Ground Control CD-ROM.

Ground Control on Gameslice Editorial Page
June 26, 2000

Mark H. Walker selects Ground Control as an example of much needed innovation in the real-time strategy genre in his Gameslice editorial today. "[Massive Entertainment's] "Ground Control" is THE FIRST RTS science fiction game to employ honest by-God military tactics," writes Walker. "Massive dug deep into turn-based war gaming archives to pull out several features -- such as differing armor thickness on tank's front and sides, the ability to hide troops in tall grass, and the importance of combined arms -- and inserted them into smack dab into the middle of Ground Control. The result is an engaging game that challenges the brain as well as the click-finger, and attracts RTS folks AND wargamers."

Internet Game Publications Review Ground Control
June 16, 2000

CNET Gamecenter
Rating: 9/10
"Easily the best, most accessible 3D real-time strategy game to date."

Adrenaline Vault
Rating: 4.5/5 -- Reviewers Choice Award
"Ground Control possesses an extremely well-designed engine and couples that with the best camera system ever offered in 3D strategy. Beautiful graphics, a unique storytelling methodology and some very well-designed missions make Ground Control a winner in almost every category."

Gamers Focus
Rating: 7/10
"Ground Control should be way up on your list of must buys."

Honest3d -- Ryan Earle
Rating: B
"The terrain, models, and effects are certainly some of the best in gaming today"

Game Over
Rating: 70%
"If you are looking for a heavy combat experience with quite a bit of tactical strategy mixed in... Ground Control will definitely entertain. "

Gamers.com
"Right now Ground Control is one of the featured PC games on our PC page since there is a lot of buzz for it around the 'net. You can find the full page for it here: http://www.gamers.com/44059 So go to this site and put in your vote for GC "

Gaming Age -- Ryan Thompson
Rating: A-
"Ground Control is currently the best real-time strategy title I have played since Homeworld."

Gamespy -- Tim McConnaughy
Rating: 90% "Phatware" Award of Excellence
"This game has everything for the gamer in all of us. It's got action, strategy, configurability, blistering graphics, killer sound effects, and the fast and furious multiplayer that's sure to keep the game going long after you finish the included campaigns."

Thresh's Firingsquad -- Sarju Shah
Rating: 90% Editor's Choice Award
"We loved this game! As far as 3-D RTS games go, this is the best one we have ever played"

Ground Control Earns "Editor's Choice" Award from Thresh's Firing Squad
June 14, 2000
"As far as 3-D RTS games go, this is the best one we have ever played," says Sarju "Guido" Shah. This nine page review is packed full of screenshots and a handful of strategy tips for beginners.

Ground Control on Adrenaline Vault
June 13, 2000
The Adrenaline Vault has posted their extensive review of Ground Control saying "t's with absolutely no reservation that I award Ground Control an AVault Reviewer's Choice."

Ouare.com Reviews Ground Control
June 13, 2000
French language gaming site Ouare.com has posted their review of Ground Control yesterday awarding the title a 9 out of a possible 10 points.

Ground Control Scores a "Hit" with Daily Radar
June 7, 2000
Daily Radar posted their review of Ground Control Tuesday, lauding the game's "...beautiful graphics, well-designed missions and a level of customization that other developers should follow." "The best feature of the game is, without a doubt, the graphics engine...that level of detail is simply unseen in any other RTS," writes Jason Samuel.

Ground Control Dedicated Server Software Now Available
June 2, 2000
With the release of Ground Control just around the corner, it's time to start preparing for the all the multiplayer mayhem that will ensue once the game hits store shelves. Thanks to Midiland and GroundControl.won.net, you have the chance to show your support for Ground Control by setting up a Ground Control dedicated multiplayer server. Not only will you be supporting this year's hottest RTS, but you'll be in the running for some really cool prizes including awesome Midiland subwoofer speaker sets! Head on over to GroundControl.won.net for the details.

Ground Control Now Available
June 2, 2000
Ground Control, the action-packed 3D RTS from Massive Entertainment, has left Sierra's warehouses and will begin touching down across North America Friday, June 2. Please contact your local software retailer for availability in your area.

For more information on this breakthrough title, winner of IGN's Best Strategy Game of Show (E3 2000) Award, be sure to visit the official Ground Control website and be sure to download the demo.

Download the Ground Control Demo
May 31, 2000
The long-awaited and highly anticipated downloadable Ground Control demo is here. With content identical to the CD-ROM based demo available in this month's PC Gamer, this version has been compressed to a more manageable 50 MB. The Ground Control demo contains the training scenarios and three progressively harder missions from the Crayven campaign. These missions are guaranteed to whet your appetite for the full game, ready to arrive in North America the first week of June.

Extensive Ground Control Preview
May 31, 2000
Ground Control is just days away from shipping. In anticipation of the big day, BrokenPixel.com has posted an extensive Ground Control preview based on the demo. Check out the preview to see what has them eagerly awaiting Ground Control's release.

InsideGaming.net Previews Ground Control Demo
May 25, 2000
Paranoid of InsideGaming.net plays the Ground Control demo, reporting that "Ground Control definitely has what it takes to stand with the big names."

More Ground Control News and Awards
May 29, 2000
Electric Playground has just announced their awards for this year's E3 show. Once again, Ground Control has walked away with top honors in the Strategy Game of Show division.

Great news for all you level designers out there. We are excited to announce that Gen Ed, the mission design tool for Ground Control, will be included on the Ground Control CD. We are looking forward to seeing what types of maps and gameplay modes the community comes up with.

Finally, the folks over at Simple Matter have the distinct honor of posting what is probably the last preview of Ground Control. Final copies of the game will soon be in the hands of journalists and Ground Control reviews should start appearing shortly.

Ground Control Nominated For Best Of E3 Award
May 24, 2000
The nominees are in for the Game Critics Awards, the official awards from this year's E3 show. We are happy to announce that Ground Control has been nominated for Best Strategy Game of Show. The winners will be announced on June 12. Congratulations to Massive Entertainment.

Ground Control Goes Gold
May 23, 2000
The Ground Control gold master CD-ROM left Massive Entertainment's headquarters in Ronneby, Sweden for the United States Tuesday amidst cheers from the Massive staff. The gold master, traveling by courier, will go into immediate replication at Sierra's facilities in Southern California. Ground Control will arrive in North America in early June, followed closely by releases across the globe. Please contact your local software retailer for the arrival time in your area.

Ground Control Takes Best Strategy Game of Show Award
May 22, 2000
The editors of IGN have chosen Ground Control as the Best Strategy Game of Show on their recently launched Best of E3 2000 Awards Site.

Runners up for this coveted award include Sacrifice (Interplay), Command & Conquer: Renegade (Westwood Studios), Earth 2150 (TopWare), Battle Realms (Liquid Entertainment), and Warcraft III (Blizzard).

Gamespy Raves About Ground Control
April 24, 2000
The folks over at Gamespy have been spending some sleepless nights with a preview build of Ground Control and have posted an extensive preview of this incredible Action/RTS title. Check out the article to see what has them so excited.

Telefragged Previews Ground Control
April 18, 2000
"From the moment you boot up the game you realise that it has been put together with extreme care," says Tim. Read the full story here.

Gamecenter Posts Ground Control Preview
April 18, 2000
Bill McClendon at CNET puts Ground Control through the paces.

GA Strategy Posts New High Resolution Screenshots
April 18, 2000
Take a peak at the new screenshots here.

Gaming Age Previews Ground Control
April 14, 2000
"Knowing the hot streak Sierra Studios has been on, as well as the apparent abilities of Massive Entertainment, it wouldn't be a bad thing to place some confidence in Ground Control," says Ryan Thompson. Read the full story.

Ground Control Multiplayer Beta
April 12, 2000
Sierra Studios, Massive Entertainment and Won.net are excited to announce the multiplayer beta for Ground Control, the visually stunning action real-time strategy title set to release later this summer. The beta sign-up will start on Thursday, April 13th and will close Thursday, April 20th. One thousand lucky gamers will be selected as the official beta testers.

Ground Control combines classic strategy elements with incredible 3D technology previously reserved for action games. The end result is greater realism, faster-paced action, and an unparalleled player experience. Played out through a variety of missions, players must take control of their customizable squads of soldiers, tanks, hovercraft, aircraft, and other units, as they fight for control of a distant New World. Ground Control's multiplayer modes — including deathmatch style drop-in games, offer both classic and innovative multiplayer options.

Ground Control Music Revealed
April 3, 2000
The official theme song for Ground Control, the forthcoming Action/RTS from Sierra Studios and Massive Entertainment, has been released. Head over to the Demos and Download area of Sierra.com to download the song in mp3 format.

Ground Control: The Gamespot Preview
March 27, 2000
"The original inspiration for Ground Control came when I was playing a few of the good old RTS games like Dune 2, Warcraft II, and Command & Conquer," says Massive Entertainment's CEO Martin Walfisz in a recent talk with the PC gaming site Gamespot. "Those games are great fun, but their strategic focus lies in being smart about what you construct, when you construct it, and the resources you harvest. With Ground Control, on the other hand, we wanted to make a game that gives you the same amount of gameplay depth, but where the strategy lies in how you tactically command your units on the battlefield."

For more insight into the design philosophy behind Ground Control, check out the entirety of Gamespot's six-page Ground Control preview, complete with new screenshots and detailed descriptions of the gameplay.

Ground Control Center Posts Ground Control Preview Part II
March 15, 2000
Ground Control Center lays out the basics in their feature, "Inside Ground Control." This second installment includes concept artwork and an outline of differences between Ground Control and others in the real-time strategy (RTS) genre.

Ground Control Preview on Next Generation Online
March 10, 2000
"You haven't heard of Massive Entertainment before, but you soon will," claims Next Generation's Ground Control Preview. "The Swedish developer's first game, Ground Control, will be published by Sierra late this spring, and we're thinking it'll definitely make an impact." Read the full preview online.

Ground Control Preview on Daily Radar
March 8, 2000
"Ground Control is a gorgeous, fully 3D RTS that ignores resource management and puts all the emphasis on action," says Jim Preston of Daily Radar. Read the full preview online.

New Screenshots on 3D Gaming
March 8, 2000
Check out three new screenshots, courtesy of the folks at 3D Gaming.

Ground Control Preview on GamePro World
March 3, 2000
"Real-time strategy games have entered the world of 3D and the race is on to see who will become the newly crowned king of the genre," says GamePro World's Brian Wright. "Sierra just might have a contender on its hands with Ground Control, a 3D RTS with an emphasis on action." Read the full preview online.

Ground Control Preview on Gamespot
March 3, 2000
Elliot Chin recounts an on-site demonstration of the latest Ground Control build.

Ground Control Preview on IGN
March 3, 2000
Tal Blevins takes a peek at Ground Control, sharing what he sees with new screenshots and in-game movies.

Ground Control Interview on PC Arena
February 29th, 1999
PC Arena talks with Martin Walfisz, President & CEO of Massive Entertainment, about Ground Control's development, pace, and stylisitic influences.

How Swede it Is
February 3, 2000
Gamecenter's Jason Ocampo caught up with Massive Entertainment's Martin Walfisz this week, scoring an interview and exclusive screenshots from Ground Control, the Swedish game developer's upcoming 3D real-time strategy title for the PC.

Ground Control is due for mid-2000 release from Sierra Studios.

Gamesurge Previews Ground Control
January 14, 2000
Gamesurge's Intrepid takes an early look at Ground Control and comes away impressed. "To say that this game is a milestone for RTS' to come is an understatement."

Gaming Age Previews Ground Control
January 14, 2000
Gaming Age's Ryan Thompson takes a look at this "wonderful looking title" with a rundown of the game's design and a series of screenshots.

Federation HQ Interviews Martin Walfisz
January 14, 2000
The Sci-Fi Gaming news site Federation HQ chats with Martin Walfisz about Ground Control, Sierra Studios' upcoming fast-paced 3D strategy title.

Ground Control Interview
December 22, 1999
Exxtreme3D's Mike Mengler chats with Massive Entertainment CEO Martin Walfisz about Sierra Studios upcoming fast-paced 3D real-time strategy title. Click here for the details.

Ground Control Fansite Hosts Interview
December 2, 1999
The recently launched Ground Control fansite, Controlling Forces, just posted an interview with one of Massive's game designers, Henrik Sebring. In this brief interview, Sebring touches on the story elements, units, and the philosphy behind the title's unique design.

New Screens
November 19, 1999
We've posted 3 new screenshots in the Media section. Have a look.

Massive Interview
November 18, 1999
GA-Strategy recently posted a short Ground Control question and answer session with Martin Walfisz, Massive Entertainment CEO and Ground Control Lead Designer.

Included in the story are several new screenshots and a link to an April 1999 Walfisz interview.

Commencing Countdown, Engines On
November 9, 1999
Massive Entertainment President and Ground Control lead designer Martin Walfisz made his first-ever post to the Ground Control forum today, answering questions about the game's 3D engine and multiplayer features, among others. Ground Control, the frenetically paced and visually stunning 3D RTS , is due in early 2000.

Ground Control: 3D Tactical Strategy
October 23, 1999
Computer Games Online (formerly Computer Games Strategy Plus Online) posted an early Ground Control preview Friday, including a brief plot synopsis and several exclusive screenshots. "So far Sierra hasn't crowed much about the graphics, allowing the screenshots they've released to speak for themselves," says CGO.

Ground Control Preview
PC Gamepro World has posted a great preview of Ground Control, the incredible squad-based RTS due to ship early next year. Check out their preview to get the latest scoop on the game.

Ground Control In Gamecenter's Fall Harvest Feature
Ground Control has a brief write up in GameCenter's Fall Harvest Feature. They've got some good screenshots, so check it out.

Ground Control Multiplayer Features Revealed
FGN Online spoke with Martin Walfisz, the head of Massive Entertainment, regarding some of the multiplayer features that will appear in Ground Control. Check out the article for all the details.

Ground Control Interview
IGN's Tal Blevins grills the team at Massive Entertainment for more details on Ground Control. In addition to the conversation, the post features new screens from game. Read all about it!

IGN PC Previews Ground Control
Are you dying to get more information on Ground Control, the forthcoming 3D RTS from Massive Entertainment? Well then run, don't walk, over to IGN PC for an extensive preview of this amazing title. As if the preview isn't enough, the article also contains a ton of new screenshots!

The Press Reacts To Ground Control
The gaming press was buzzing following Friday's announcement that Sierra Studios will be publishing Massive Entertainment's Ground Control, a visually stunning and addictive 3D Real Time Strategy Game. Check out the stories on Next Generation Online, IGNPC.COM, CNET Gamecenter, Cdmag.com, and Intelligamer.

Studios To Publish Massive's™ Ground Control™
On August 13, Sierra Studios announced plans to publish Ground Control, a visually stunning realtime 3D strategy game under development by the Sweden-based Massive Entertainment. Ground Control combines classic strategy elements with 3D technology previously reserved for action titles. The result is greater realism, faster-paced action, and unparalleled involvement in both single and multiplayer modes. "Massive Entertainment is dedicated to making great games, and Ground Control will be the first example of what we can deliver toward that goal," says Martin Walfisz, CEO of Massive Entertainment. Ground Control is scheduled to ship in February 2000.