Entertainment software developer and publisher NovaLogic Inc. has announced that its new multiplayer FPS title, Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising, has set a new world record for simultaneous players in an online FPS game. The event served as the kick-off for the title’s official tour, presented by ATI and sponsored by Sapphire. More Joint Operations world record attempts are planned over the summer.
On Saturday, June 26, 160 players from around the U.S. connected to the iGames World Record server to participate in a single game of Joint Operations. The event didn’t beat a previous record, since none has been set before. However, Marcus Beer, PR Manager for NovaLogic, tells us, “There have been reports of some 100 people in a game of Quake 2, but they were just logged onto a map and couldn’t really move due to frame issues. But with ours, everybody was able to play without any dropouts.”
The world record is recognized by Twin Galaxies’ Official Video Game & Pinball Book of World Records. The accomplishment will appear in a section of the book that focuses on significant milestones that mark the technological and sociological evolution of electronic gaming.
Joint Operations allows players to participate in mammoth 150-player battles with no subscription fee and offers more than double the player hosting capability of any other FPS, according to NovaLogic. The game incorporates vast maps of up to 50 square kilometers, a full 24-hour day/night cycle and 29 different land, sea and air vehicles to control.
Founded in 1985, NovaLogic Inc. develops and publishes games for PC, PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The company is based in Calabasas, Calif. and its European arm, NovaLogic Ltd., has offices in London, England. Key game franchises include Delta Force, Delta Force’Black Hawk Down, Joint Operations, Comanche and F-22 Lightning.
Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising on PC CD ROM is in stores now. Learn more about the game at www.jointopsthegame.com.
