GR:AW SCAR-L Modification
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 31 2006
Mig1 has released a weapons modification for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter that adds a third variation of the SCAR. In addition to the SCAR-L in 6.8a x 43 mm Special Purpose Cartridge, the mod also also allows the selection of any optic for the SCAR weapons, and replaces the names of some equipment and weapons with real world names. Download here, forum chat here.

E3 Photo Collection
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, May 28 2006
Mr Splash has graced us with some new images from E3, including a couple from the Ghost Recon stand, and also the Rainbow Six Vegas stand.

Modding GR:AW
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, May 28 2006
As modders continue to make modding breakthroughs with Advanced Warfighter  in our GRAW modding forums, I thought fans might like to see a quick and simple edit discovered by Obmanta and veneratio. They have figured out how to bypass the briefing movie insertion from the start of missions, read how here. 

Also, a quick mention for a weapon mod from veneratio that adds the EOTECH sight, check out a few screenshots of that here.

GR:AW Community Mod v1.0
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 27 2006
The GR:AW Community Mod Pack v1.0 from Silent Op gives GR:AW a more "hardcore" immersive feeling when playing CO-OP. There are no friendly green diamonds anymore which will force teams to look before shooting. You must really work as a team, use your voice comms and know your team's location relative to you.

With the Nar Com video removed, all Nar Com broadcasts remain as audio only. Additionally the Blood Mod by DiGiTALY -TC- is included and makes it very clear when you hit a tango or when anyone on your team is being hit. The look is very much like that of GR1, in terms of the blood spray. Full credits and discussion in our forums here.

GR.net v RSE
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 27 2006
Earlier this year the GR:AW 360 development team at Red Storm Entertainment agreed to a challenge match with a team representing Ghost Recon.net. In March 2006 ZJJ completed the selection process for the GR.net team, and they've been training for the match since then.

The results of the game are now in, with the RSE team winning 2-1. Christian Allen from RSE has posted up a match summary here which makes for great reading. 

"The GR.net team played great games, we really had a good time..." Christian Allen, RSE

To read more after action reports from both camps, check this discussion out. Thanks to the team who represented GR.net with such flair, and to RSE for being such good sports and taking time out to accept the challenge match.

The Canyon Map
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, May 25 2006
Element11 has been trying his hand at map modding for Ghost Recon and has released The Canyon in beta form for Ghost Recon fans looking for a quick firefight challenge on a new map. There are some screenshots here that show the scene, and the hard to spot enemy. Download entry here.

Modded Blood Effects
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, May 25 2006
DiGiTALY -TC- has released a blood effects mod for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, visit the download page here and forum discussion here.

The GDC is Back!
Posted by zjj on Wednesday, May 24 2006
The community design contest is back with a vengeance opening up with GDC XII “¡Viva La GRIN!” where contestants are tasked with fabricating a local Mexican newspaper article depicting certain Swedish software developers and local law enforcement. This one won’t be pretty!!Participate if you dare ... GDC XI was left unclaimed as all entries fell short of the minimum point hurdle!! Ouch!

GR:AW PC 1.10 patch
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 24 2006
Ubisoft released the second patch for GR:AW today, which brings it to version 1.10 and includes a list of various additions and fixes. The official press release also shows a commitment to regular updates throughout the summer months that will add new content, and some surprising additions...

"Deathmatch mode, Map Editor for Deathmatch and Domination, anti-cheat fixes, Anti Aliasing feature, and New co-op maps, Team Deathmatch, Hamburger Hill modes, Original GR co-op mode, Map editor for TDM, HH, OGR co-op, GRAW co-op improvement (quick start and respawn) and Dedicated Server pack"

Fans will be pleased to see that the content of these updates clearly reflects the fan requests that have been made since the release of the PC version only 20 days ago. Some of this content is due next month while the rest (including dedicated server files) are to follow later in the summer. To read the full press release, patch contents, and select from a long list of mirrors, check this forum post now, or quickly select the correct version from the options below.

Boxed Retail v1.10 Download | Downloaded Version v1.10

GR:AW Clean Hud Modification
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 24 2006
RatoN has produced a modded Heads Up display for GR:AW that alters the Team Mates bars and makes a few other subtle changes. Full details and instructions on how to install (and further modify) this modifcation are included in the readme file. Download Clean Hud v3.0 here (note that future GRAW patches may affect how this mod operates). There's more reading on this mod and how GR:AW modding may develop without unpacking bundles over at Ghostaholic.

Stability Patch Details
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 24 2006
The stability Patch is hours away, content details are here.

GRAW Wallpaper Pack
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, May 23 2006
Here's a pack containing 26 Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter wallpapers for your desktop. They contain official wallpapers (including those released today), wallpapers from around the web, and brand new never seen before wallpapers from Brainman2k.

 Download the 7Mb GRAW Wallpaper pack here.

GR:AW PC Stability Patch 1.10
Posted by Rocky on Monday, May 22 2006
In advance of next months multiplayer patch for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter, GRIN are about to release a stability patch. This will deal with some common issues and fan requests such as key bindings, multiplayer stability and the frustrating "press enter" issue on the multiplayer interface has also been addressed. Read about it here.

GR:AW PC Map Overviews
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 17 2006
Ben has posted some superb overhead images of the Advanced Warfighter multiplayer maps in our forums here. He has also explained how to achieve the same thing yourself over at Aftergame.se.

GR:AW Gift Pack
Posted by Rocky on Monday, May 15 2006
Thanks to Elder MMHS for making us aware of a new Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Gift Pack that Future Shop in Canada are selling this week. The pack contains a 15 minute Making of GR:AW DVD, a pewter GR:AW dog tag and a DVD of the movie Black Hawk Down. Stock is very limited, place your order now! (For those who have already purchased GR:AW from Future Shop, they can take receipt in and receive the giftpack for free!) Thanks to Payback for the tip off!

Ghost Recon Booth Babes at E3
Posted by Rocky on Friday, May 12 2006
Despite an earlier panic that there would be no Booth Babes at E3 this year, media is being smuggled out of E3 showing that things are as interesting as ever at the games trade event of the year. Despite a protest, it looks like Ubisoft didn't let the show down on the Booth Babe front... 

At least it's something to keep us going until Ubisoft release some new Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter information!

GR:AW Patch No.1
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, May 11 2006
The first patch for GR:AW has been released taking it to version 1.06.

Download the Boxed Retail version 1.06 here.
Download the GRAW Downloaded game version 1.06 here.

There is also a new list of mirrors in our forums right here. Forum discussion ongoing here.

Please note that this patch appears to affect some game saves, click here for details.

Angels Ghosts
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 10 2006
Four years ago last month an equipment modification by Xgates for Ghost Recon was released called Angels Ghosts. The mod featured some new camo, weapons, and a first for Ghost Recon, a female sniper. Xgates was in touch this month and sent us this lost mod, which has now been added to our Ghost Recon downloads here.

Full GR:AW Tweak Guide
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, May 9 2006
Tweakguides have released their full Tweak Guide for Ghost Recon Advanced Wafighter, read it here.

New Forums Online!
Posted by Rocky on Sunday, May 7 2006
The forum upgrade took longer than expected due to a couple of issues, however the end result is as planned, brand new forums available now - with absolutely no post loss at all!

In addition to a brand new look designed by NYR there are a bunch of new forum features to make your posting habits easier and also include new cool features. Avey has provided a quick overview of the new features here, so make that your first stop in the new forums. Thanks to Born to Kill for the new header graphic on the forums - a flash version of that will hit the site's main news page in a few days.

If you preferred the old style over the new blue look, you can revert back to the green style thanks to work done by Avey, instructions on how to do that are also included in his post.

Enjoy the new forums and if you spot any bugs let us know in our Site Feedback forum please.

Forums Offline
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 6 2006
Our Discussion Forums are offline for routine maintenance this weekend. Have fun playing GR:AW instead of chatting about it!

Map Editor Found!
Posted by Rocky on Saturday, May 6 2006
Fangster has managed to activate a map editor included with the retail release of GR:AW PC. In this forum post he reveals how, hopefully this will spur modders on to investigate further!

GR:AW 360 DLC
Posted by Rocky on Friday, May 5 2006
Ubisoft have released some details of the soon to be released Downloadable Content for GR:AW 360. There will be a totally new coop campaign and brand new maps. Worthplaying.com have an image from one of the maps, check it out here and TeamXbox have also posted details. Forum discussion here!

GR:AW PC Released
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, May 4 2006
It's been a long time coming, but it is here now - released in the USA yesterday and across Europe today and tomorrow, the next installment in the Ghost Recon series for the PC...

It's been 53 months since the original was released in November 2001 (to critical acclaim and Game of the Year status), and we have endured the disapointment of never seeing Ghost Recon 2 appear on the PC, but that's all in the past now. Now we have a new Ghost Recon, from a new design team and a fresh start with a new game engine, new effects, a new buzz about the place - and many competitions and tournaments on the horizon.

To celebrate the launch we have a pair of superb Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter T-Shirts to give away. Details will be posted this coming weekend, so check back then!

Patch in June
Posted by Rocky on Thursday, May 4 2006
Ubisoft have published a new Question and Answer session for GR:AW PC. Multiplyer servers, competitions and point scoring is discussed, together with confirmation about the map editor being released with the titles first patch next month! Read the full thing here.

GR:AW Tweak Guide
Posted by Rocky on Wednesday, May 3 2006
TweakGuides have published an extensive tweak guide for the GR:AW demo.

The guide covers a lot of ground in an easy to follow manner, check it out while they prepare the full retail GRAW guide that's due to be published soon.

Demo Technical Analysis
Posted by Rocky on Tuesday, May 2 2006
A PC gaming site has carried out quite a detailed analysis of the GR:AW PC demo, taking a look at memory usage and advanced settings against a variety of cards. Check it out here and comment in our forums here where the original tester is answering your questions.

GR Clans Appear in GR:AW PC
Posted by Rocky on Monday, May 1 2006
It appears that several Ghost Recon clans have found themselves immortalised in Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter! Tags of some of the top laddering Ghost Recon clans are being reported as being found on GRAW maps. That's something to look for when you get your copy of the game! Screenshots and discussion can be done here.

News Sections
Posted by Rocky on Monday, May 1 2006
As you have probably noticed I've split the news sections so that GR:AW PC gamers and GR:AW console gamers can have their own news pages. There's a lot of news posts to correctly file in this system so if you are looking for an old item and can't see it - give me a few days to get everything filed, thanks!