Auto Assault news for July 8

Greetings from the Central Wastelands!

In a three-day “road trip,” GameSpy featured Auto Assault this week at http://archive.gamespy.com/landing/autoassault/ , including a plethora of great stories: a hand’s on preview ( http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/auto-assault/630427p1.html ), an examination of the crafting system ( http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/auto-assault/631120p1.html ), an look at player races & classes ( http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/auto-assault/631007p1.html ), a description of some of the game areas ( http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/auto-assault/630994p1.html ), an interview with NetDevil Design Director Ryan Seabury ( http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/auto-assault/630890p1.html ), and some new videos ( http://media.pc.gamespy.com/media/674/674778/vids_1.html ).

The third of our Roadhouse Sessions with various gaming sites went really well and we feel it’s really helping getting the word out about Auto Assault . Articles about Session #3 include impressions by MMORPG ( http://www.mmorpg.com/gamelist.cfm/setview/features/loadFeature/154/gameID/149 ), RPGVault ( http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/631/631098p1.html ), TenTonHammer ( http://autoassault.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&file=index&func=display&ceid=20&meid=47 ) and The Corporation ( http://www.corpnews.com/node/87 ).

UGO added a new article in their “Future of Gaming” series this past week, written by NetDevil Lead Systems Designer Brian “Storm” Booker. It is available at http://www.ugo.com/channels/Games/features/futureofgaming/default.asp?id=1382&platform=1&listMode=alpha&module=content .

There are two Auto Assault contests going on currently: Stratics is offering a couple of AutoAssault pre-order boxes for its StraticsCast podcast listeners ( http://www.stratics.com/cast/archives/2005/07/straticscast_pa_2.php ). Twisted Radio’s contest involves putting together an AA-themed fictional product radio promotion. You can check out details of this contest at http://www.twistedradio.ca/tr/viewtopic.php?t=47 .

Our new Recon item, revealing another feature of the game, focuses on Arenas and their role among the three races. Catch arena fever at: http://www.autoassault.com/recon/recon_feature_arenas.html .

In the month of July we’re offering a batch of new Auto Assault -themed wallpapers with vehicle art. To start off the first week we’re featuring the Frontline/Tank class of vehicles with the C.O.R.E 4400, Tonko Hammer, and the Ursine Mauler – all available in our Downloads/Wallpapers section at http://www.autoassault.com/downloads/wallpaper.html .

Remember that players can still get into the beta by applying at http://www.plaync.com/aa_beta.html – and the pre-order program is still available, either online at http://www.autoassault.com/pre-order/ or in various stores. For more information, check out the Pre-Order FAQ at http://www.autoassault.com/community/preorder-faq.html .