7.62 mm
 

Hi! :D

As a Brigade E5 'aficionado', I have been waiting for this game since I first heard about it a year ago. I have a few questions:

Do you have any news about the English release?
Will the upcoming add-on (7.62 Reloaded) be part of that release?
Will it be available for download?
And last but not least, will the not-so-popular Starforce copy-protection system be on it (like on the Russian version)?

Thanks in advance, and please keep working on that translation!

Hi!

As for the release date it's planned to release the game in June, but may be earlier.
As for the add-on, I can't tell you anything now, but i'll inform you about it as soon as possible.
As for the download, yes, certainly, it will be avilable in our on-line shop.
As for Starforce, it depends on the American/European publisher.
Thank you for your questions.

Thank you for the quick answer.

June you say, let's hope it will get out before that. :wink:
I also thought you would publish the English version yourself, I guess I was wrong. Any news about whom it might be? Perhaps SFI, like with Brigade?

Oh, I almost forgot. Any chance of an English demo of the game?

The publisher will be 505 Games. As for the demo, it is certainly planned.

Hi again!

I couldn't help noticing that your last reply about the name of the publisher and a demo has, hmmm, disappeared.

Does this mean that the company you mentioned before will not be publishing 7.62? There is a group of people eager to know more about the details of an English release. Please update us. :)

EDIT: And now the post has re-appeared, oh well.

Let 'em be heard
 

Just chiming in to prove Barrabas that there IS an actual interest in this game (two guys at least already :grin:). I loved BE5 dearly despite it's shortcomings, but i remember it was quite a difficult process to get it on the shelves here in Germany - the synchronisation took forever and ended up horrible nevertheless (adding to my anger pre-release "Just type the damn text, no need for speech files!" :-P).

Anyway, i don't care if the release will be german, english french, or any other western european language - i'm waiting white-knuckled for the release... any updates would be extremely welcome!

Oh, and btw: June? Dear GOD, who's translating this?

Great, someone else is here too! :)

So 505 are supposed to do the translating, right? I agree with Dosenben, it doesn't seem like they are in a hurry.

I and another guy over at the Strategy First BE5 forum wrote a message to 505 Games, trying to get some more info about the English release. That was more than two weeks ago, and they haven't answered either of us. A bit disappointing, I must say.

Surely, it shouldn't take half a year to translate and publish the game in English, should it? This is a truly unique, one-of-a-kind tactical game you are sitting on 1C. I can't see why you don't show some more urgency in getting it out to a western audience.

7.62 mm
 

Barrabas - its simple - in Russia they can sell very low quality game product beacuse there is no option to bring games back to retailer if - You buy it - it's Your forever. So why need to pay beta testers - peoples payed money than send huge amout of errors - so to 7.62 already made 3 unofficial patches + Weapon mod (2nd version is included in first official patch - 3 rd entered few days after official patch was ready :(

So I really glad that soemone will play this as a game - not as a buggy something - Universal answer for bugs after patch - delete old saves + try to reinstall game + install latest patch only.

My own disk with 7/62 moved to trash. Im playing fantasy wars and waiting JA3

Sorry to say that, but believe me it's no big difference in Germany at least - although you can (granted, some luck is required) return your purchase to the retailer, the few remaining german game developers have had some extreeeeemely bad times. Crysis is another story (and not a purely german production), but check out "The Fall - last days of Gaia", "Söldner - Secret Wars", both "Spellforce", and last one of the few successful german franchises, "Gothic" - which found its sorry end in Gothic 3 - like the other titles an almost unplayable bugfest, always with a ridicolously hardware-hungry programmed engines.

What i fail to grasp is - russian / eastern european developers seem to be the last remaining with some sense of originality and fresh ideas, yet somehow their games never seem to reach the western markets successfully.

I just keep praying that 7.62 might avoid this fate... and i'm not hoping for JA3 to save the day. Once a title has been anounced / bought / sold / given up on too often, it normally stinks. Besides, with the title, you take up some kind of promise to live up to it's predecessor - and that's a rough ride with JA2.

As long as it's somehow playable... scrap the damn voice-overs and bring it over! *wince*

From Canada, With Love!
 

:grin: I am eagerly anticipating 7.62! :rolleyes:

Any news about the translation.. is anything getting anywhere!? What's Happening? Maybe there will be an english demo out soon!?

I have downloaded a russian version... that is how impatient I am! I cannot wait to hear it will be out in stores here in canada!!!!!

Any news will gladly be welcomed!

Many in the Strategy First Forum would gladly and eagerly want some!

Great work guys!

The game is due to be released in summer 2008. The demo also is gonna be released and will be available for downloading at our website. I'll inform you about it as soon as possible.

Thank you! This is very much appreciated! :grin:

We are like a bunch of hormonal teens when it comes to the english release of 7.62mm! :-P

yeah, agreed with Godspeed, we're a bunch on SF forums awaiting for the english version :)
Any clue about Reloaded, will it be included in the english version ? And if not, how long after 7.62 eng release can we expect to see Reloaded ?
Thanks in advance for the eventual answers :)

:grin:
So... an add-on to 7.62mm... Looks sweet! You guys at 1C are making some pretty incredible work! I'm impressed!

I may be asking this a little early.. but when is the add-on 'predicted' to come out? BEFORE or AFTER the English 7.62? Will it be available in English WITH the original 7.62 [Like a Gold, or Premium Package or something like that] ?

And I am also wondering about any upcoming patches to fix 7.62's memory leaks/slowdowns :evil:... so many of us would be very pleased to hear anything about any upcoming patch! The game is so good, but those slowdowns are pretty annoying! So please notify me ASAP!

Thanks!

*PS* Again! VERY nice work! :cool:

Hi, thank you for your questions. We will inform you about all these things as soon as possible.

Thank you. We are eagerly awaiting ANY news! So do not hesitate!

Also, I'd be very interested to know if a fix is planned for the AI of your allies in those missions where you have to ambush ennemies while keeping alive a specified amount of allies.
Right now they're running like stupid chickens straight to the ennemy's line of fire, and for some *sarcasm mode activated* unknown reason *sarcasm mode disactivated* get pined down.
Feels kinda weird in a game where strategy is SO important.
I sometimes get to think Apeiron confused AI (Artificial Intelligence) and SI (Superficial Intelligence) ;)
Thanks in advance.

Is there any update as to how the translation work is coming along?

Maybe I could have a link to a Russian forum to read about it? :grin:

Cant wait for the english release to come out.

Have a russian copy coz sister in law went back to see her family and begged her to bring a copy back.

But hard to play when you cant read russian and she wont sit on my lap when im playing it;).

well counting everyday till it comes out.

You are welcome in downloading a fan Translation a bunch of us are doing... here is the link, you will find all info here also! http://www.strategyfirst.com/forum/c...;f=68;t=000608

You just have to post questions if you have any!

See you later!

Now I'm posting the video for the game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpbeUADq02Q

I like that video!

Thank You Evgeny!

Evgeny, do you have any news regarding the english release ?
The russians forums are a pain in the neck to read with online translators ^^
It seems (according to what someone posted) that the english version will include both 7.62 and Reloaded as a single release. Can you confirm that please ?
505 are rather shy on infos aswell, and they don't seem to even have a forum :(

We don't plan this.

Ok, thanks for the answer.

Uuuhm... well...
 

Might sound a tad negative, but is it possible that 7.62 went completely off the radar for the european market? It's not even featured in the "Games" section here anymore... not to mention no release date whatsoever, and we're in Q2 '08.

Sigh... call me a cynic, but i got a bad feeling about another promising game crossed out while we're fed tons of copy-paste titles which get more arcady every month it seems.

Seriously, any sign would be more than welcome.

Guys, don't worry. The game will be available in september.

now, that's better - a long time to go, but i should invest some time in other matters, so np. Thanks for the update! :)

Are there any news about the relase date?

We don't know the exact date, the localization is almost finished, and very soon I'll specify the release date.

Thanks for your fast answer. That sounds good.

Yes, good to hear that. Man, i want to get my hands on this title...

I have already payed for it over at Gamers Gate. I presume it will be available there at the same time as here. Looking forward to it!

BTW, can you update us on the status of the actual game? Has any of the bugs (and there was quite a few of them) from the Russian 1.11 version been looked at?

Pushed back to Q4, and a release date that unspecific means December in most cases - unless it becomes Q1 '09 again. Come on guys, get this thing on the shelves!

Sorry to be a "pissant" but, how come it takes more than a year to translate a bloody game?

It's not like you have to rewrite every single bit of code for us westerners, its just names and dialogue... postponing the release will only loose you your european and US customers who actually look forward to this game. Think about the money you're missing out on when you postpone the release...Giving a release date to us and sticking to it might improve your reputation so that more europeans and US citizens would buy your games...more customers, more cash, more cash...well you figure that out :)

just the thoughts of a rambling dane

Well PapVogel, actually I'd rather see the game delayed a bit IF it's to fix the numerous bugs... Now I hope that's the reason. I tend to think it is tho.
Any infos on that matter would be welcome, and any update regarding release would be aswell :)

Oh, also... could you tell us if you're planning to release an english Mod Tool please ? :D

And, last but not least... what about Reloaded ? Are you planning to either include it to this release or at least planning to ever make an english release aswell ?

Thanks in advance :)

ps : PapVogel, if they wanted to fix the bugs, that'd actually mean they're rewriting 50% of the overall code ;)

I wish i could share your optimism, nightprowler - and i don't mean that in a derogatory sense...

considering the timespan between the russian release (damn, it's been so long ago i've forgotten it!) this seems to be a classic case of "we hand-pick the most incompetent and uncaring european publishers exclusively, which don't give a damn about our game because their marketing departments tell them innovative russian titles don't swing over in Europe". Next, the publisher is kicked for another publisher of the same league. Goddamn, i hate what the gaming industry has become.

Just my guess. Besides, those guys might be right, but i reckon it's just an idiotic, self-fulfilling prophecy.

With every passing day, the sales for 7.62 will be worse. Losing the guys from the graphics crowd - not that this would be the main customers, but the more graphics advance, the more bleak 7.62 looks.

Well Dosenben, I don't think 7.62 is the kind of game the graphic whores are buying anyhow, you're right on that ;)
Now what'd be really stupid imo, marketting wise, would be to release 7.62 in the Christmas wave...
Lots of people who'd eventually buy it at least out of curiosity when there's nothing major aside won't at Christmas, when the block-busters will be around. And that's what 7.62 needs... new blood. As for the real fans of the genre, we'll buy it no matter when it's released, so waiting for Christmas is definatly a mistake in my books.

As for the translation, I hope you're wrong, since as fans (with most non Russian speaking, using Bablefish or some other online translators, it took us 3 weeks or so to translate it to english.
Of course, that's nothing like the quality of an english release, but it makes the game understandable and playable.

You're definitly right... curiosity buyers and die-hard fans from the JA groups.
I just hope one day games like 7.62 will get the attention they deserve, from producers as well as prospective buyers.

Of course, a few energetic fans can translate games like these with babelfish, a dictionary and a little help, but BE5 was delayed four motnhs because of it's "translation". It was still horrible grenglish, i presume they hired a north korean rice farmer and gave him an suaheli - english dictionary. Nevertheless, i'd take this guy again, since the game came out playable.

Please not december...

Well, if you want to play 7.62 in english without waiting for the official release, you can head here (to apply on 7.62 russian version) and download our translation. Now, you have to know that, when the official english release will come, you'll have to start anew, as the save includes some infos related to the game files.

And actually, what the games such as 7.62 really need to get more attention is a localisation... I live in France, and I can say for sure that 7.62 won't sell in english language as it should have if it was translated to french. And I tend tho think it goes the same everywhere (except in England and US ;) )

Hehe, depends mate! I'm right over the river in Germany, and over here you got 2 choices: either you understand english and get the import versions (as long as you're 18+) or you don't and get the horrible german version.
I don't know where they hire the guys to perform the german synchronisation... my guess is they ask the janitor to deliver a few lines, then the pizza delivery guy, then they do random picks from the street.

Although i really admire the effort, i'll wait for the english version. Problem is, i always miss deliveries when i'm out of town, and the german postal system tends to send them right back after a few days. I'd like the digital version.

Hm, here's to hope for October/November!

Well, I wouldn't swear, but could possibly get the digital (Russian) version from the Russian 1C website. That's (once again) if you can't wait for the english release :)
Our translation makes it really playable, you won't face much of Bableglish... we used it to translate, then fixed the text.
As for German versions, yeah I heard about the fact everything is sensored to the core out there :(
Stuff as robots instead of humans in some STRs and so on if I'm not mistaking... kinda blows, I agree.
TBH, I don't see the point of such a thing, do they also replace humans with robots on TV news ? O.ô :)

no idea mate. Actually, i don't care much for blood as long as it doesn't get ridicolously censored. The original C&C was the first victim - laughable, barely distinguishible pixel soldiers were swapped for pixel cyborgs, which went "bleargh" when uhm... "ceasing to function" and disappeared in a green puddle (instead of a red one).

Our TV programs aren't particularly bloody (though much less censored then games) but incredibly goofy. I stopped watching that crap when i was 4, it hasn't gotten any better since.

Hmm... a digital version from russia... now that would be something. I'll have a look around. Thx Nightprowler!

Teh holy grail !!!
I think that's what you're looking for :)
FYI, 275rbl are about 8€
(it's a pain in the neck to complete the transaction tho... I don't understand squat in all that)

Bump.

So, any news? And what about the version, is it the current Russian version (1.11), or has the game been fixed up a bit for the English release? Will Reloaded be included or will it be released later, if at all?

Cheers!

Ps. Regardless of the above I have already bought this game, both the Russian version (imported through Ukraine) and the English through Gamers Gate. This series is IMO the best hope for the tactical squad-based type of games, and I want to see more of it! Ds.

Gamer's Gate announces the release for October 10th, can you confirm that date ?

Come on Nike-it, give us some info here, please...??? :)

Gamers Gate has changed the release date to 7th November, and on Apeiron's forum there is talk about a new patch to come with the English release.

http://www.gamersgate.com/?page=shop&what=coming_soon
http://apeiron-games.ru/forum/index....pic=1546&st=80 Last post on that page.


Care to comment?

Nike-It, still no news so far as of release date and the patch Barrabas is speaking about ?

The localization is finished (as I was told), by the end of the week I'll probably post the exact date.
And about the patch, I don't have any information.

Thanks for your input Nike-It... I can't wait :)

Oh also, anything about a Modding Kit please ?

I don't have info about the Kit. If find anything, I'll let you know.

Great news!

Any info about a possible patch (and mod-kit, as Nightprowler said) that you might be able to dig up, would be highly appreciated!! :)

You rule Nike-It ! Thanks mate.

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i shouldn t say it but it's a shame...it s a easier to download then apply translation patch(yes translation isn t very good but it s more than enough)

here in France it s announced for June 2009 on a big company website(..) is it true ?i don t know....

anwyay we ll have the game 2 years after release with poor translation and censored!

they shouldn't don't ask why it fail on western market....

Looks like play.com also has moved the release date to June 2009...

@ Tribal : what's the "big company website" you refer to as the source for a 06/09 release date ?

As for the translation, yes, you can have the game earlier by using our mod, and I agree that it can be damn annoying to wait for so long to have a localized version of the game. But I'd like to know how you can say that the game will be poorly translated and censored.

I'm not saying it'll be the other way around, just that you can't say that right away. Wait & See.


ps @ all : It would seem that there's alot of rambling around 7.62, and some websites are giving release dates that they get out of their hats. So take things with a distance ;)

Anything new about release date or whatever Nike-it ?
Still expecting news since last week ;)

Hear, hear! ;)

Gamers Gate still has 7th of November as the date. What say you?

Really, how about some information? Paradox has just informed me that with two days to go, the release will be postponed. Again.

Now would be a good time to give us an update.

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/...d.php?t=380746

EDIT: Gamers Gate now says February!? Can you please comment on this.
http://www.gamersgate.com/?page=shop&what=coming_soon

Well, we're now November 10th and still no news... Nike-it, anything on your side ?

What a surprise...
 

and *dingdingding* release date postponed until further notice.

Okay, i'm giving up. I'm actually not getting this game - if it ever comes out anyway. Not to worry, this is not the usual copy-and-paste "You'll lose ME as a customer" - threats (as it's pretty obvious you don't give a gently caress about customers anyway), but you acutally managed to make me lose interest in this game, and that is quite a feat!

Adding that the behavior regarding the release dates may be transfered to 1ceurope's or 505's support policy (is there one?), i think i'll pass most definitly on any product of these clowns.

For those waiting: Good luck on the release date, and may the final game fulfill your dreams.

@nightprowler: Thx for the link, i appreciate it. Only problem was no paying per credit card, and i'm not too inclined for that money transfer method.

@ Dosenben : welcome mate, and sorry you couldn't get it from there.

I must say that I'm starting to feel like you actually do, kind of fed up with the way things are handled (if the word applies here at least)... can't get a release date, can't get infos of any sort... this starts to look like Duke Nukem Forever, in which "Forever" was probably the answer to "How long will we have to wait to get a hold of that game ?"

I don't mind the release being postponed if it's to fix the bugs and so on. But what really annoys me tho, is the fact that, there's not even an info as of what's being made. And if we're waiting so long to get a raw release (ie localised but not fixed) of the game, that sure is hella long for nothing.
It took us 3 weeks or so to translate the game to english, of course that's not a perfect translation, but most of us don't understand Russian, so we had to use online translators.

I could do the English to French in less than 1 month all alone, so why does it take so long to whoever does it (kinda lost about it by now :p) ?

The game itself is great, but the policy of the company isn't. And who's gonna suffer from it in the end ? Once again, the players... as if 7.62 doesn't sale much, we won't get another one before 10 years (add 3 years for an english release :p)

Nike-It, Admins, anyone:

Could we please be informed as to what is happening with the English version of 7.62 mm?

The release is postponed, I can't say the exact date, but as soon as I find it, I'll post here.

I see. At least we finally have been told, thank you.

I have just visited 505 Games website, the company that is supposed to translate the game into English. I noticed that they no longer have 7.62 listed among their PC-games, something they did not so long ago.

Obviously something has happened, and since we find ourselves in a information vacuum here, all I can do is speculate. Is 505 no longer involved in the translation? Are you looking for another English publisher? How long will this delay the release?

I would like to know because I pre-ordered and payed for the English version three and a half months ago, through Paradox's Gamers Gate, thinking it would be released in October (as was claimed back then). I did this because I really like this game and wanted to support it.

But in my opinion, you can't charge money for something and then fail to deliver it time and again. The game should be taken of the market and whomever has payed for it should be given back their money. I am strongly considering contacting Paradox with this in mind. This whole thing is as bad for their reputation as it is for yours.

Or do the easy thing. Tell us what is going on, give us some real information, and all will be forgiven. We are true fans here, we want to see this game succeed. But we want to be kept in the loop.

Well, as far as being charged goes, I ordered King's Bounty from Gamers Gate and I wasn't charged until the game was released. Similarly, my credit card is still not charged for 7.62mm from Play.com (though the game is now off their list, I wasn't charged while it was on preorder, which was for a long time). As a matter of fact, under FAQ Gamers Gate clearly states that preorders are not charged. So, if anyone has been charged (i.e. seen the game they've preordered listed on their credit card bill) they should look into it, but this has never happened to me.

Some publishers (usually very small ones and mostly self-published games) may charge credit cards on preordering, but that is clearly stated.

1C, Nike-it:

Apeiron's forum and website has been down for more than a week now. I have also received information that their phone-lines are down as well.

Could you please give us some info on what is happening. Will it effect the release?

It shouldn't influence, the game will be released according to the plan, so nothing to worry.

So you admit apeiron being down? Or did i misunderstand something? There are no news about them anywhere.

And how is that supposed not to influence? Who is going to make patches then? 'Cause if the game will be released at current version (1.11), it's not worth spending money like i did for the russian version, 'cause there are enough bugs (especially in the quests) to make it nearly unplayable.

If so, will at least an editing package be released so the modders can do something?

According to my information Apeirom is not down, maybe some problems with hosting. As soon as I get any info, I'll let you know.

Hi!
Do you have any info about Apeiron or the English release to share with us?

Gamers Gate has it listed for a february release.
But I'm starting to fear that an English version of this game will be released at the same time as Duke Nukem Forever... :roll:

1C, Nike-it:

Any news???

1C, Nike-it:

Paradox's Gamers Gate has postponed the release date again, to March this time, I assume after instructions from you.

If it is still true that "the game will be released according to the plan", there are a lot of us out here that would like to be informed about how that plan goes. We would appreciate some straight answers.

Thank you!

Ps. It is good to see that Apeiron is back on-line again. At least that is something. Ds.

The release is moved to March, as some localization issues are not finished yet.

Is that March of 2009? Just curious since some gamer sites are listing the English version as discontinued.

I loved E5 and can't wait for this game.

Yes, it's March 2009.

8 days left until March now.

Do you have a more precise date to give us?
Or any news, perhaps a screen-shot or two (of the translated version)?

A list of release-quotes
 

I hope there will not be another one to add to this list:

11-28-2007:
01-31-2008:
05-13-2008:
09-03-2008:
10-22-2008:
11-12-2008:
11-25-2008:
01-20-2009:
01-21-2009:

Gamers Gate now says May!
http://www.gamersgate.com/index.php?...at=coming_soon

1C, Nike-it!
Can you please tell us what is going on?
Looking at my last post with promises of release dates going back from June of last year, this is frankly getting ridiculous.

In germany the game is already available since end of February although sold out at amazon.

The most famous gaming magazine "Gamestar" gave the game only 57% though....

I'm happy for you Germans. Lucky you.:)
It's a pity my German is on the same level as my Russian. I know that gewehr means vintovka but thats about it. :rolleyes:

And I will not take one review too seriously. The reviewer are probably an FPS-afficionado or something. :P

1C, Nike-it:

We have noticed that you have changed the release data (again) to April 2009.
Now we are all wondering, would that be April 1st?

Really, this thread is one of the most viewed on your forum with over 12.300 hits, in-spite of it being hidden away in a sub-forum. That is because there are a lot of people who are interested in this game, people who care.

Please take a step towards better public relations and customer service, and inform us about what is happening. We all want to know if we should stick to our guns here, so to speak, or start to admit to ourselves that there might never be an English release of 7.62.

Your silence is not helping either of us.

I choose flabbergasted
 

Un - be - lievable! The game truly was released in Germany and is by now available at Amazon. Actually, only available at Amazon.

Time to give it a shot then.

Oh, @Kizmiaz not to worry. As a native german i can assure that a low score on Gamestar is considered favourable for some games, since this is one of the most mainstream - sucking, brown-nosing and hypeselling gaming magazines available, so unless a game is published by EA or contains "Battlefield xxx" in it's name, it's gotta be crap for the editors.

Nah......I don´t know, it´s even only 51% the magazine gave 7.62 ! They critizised the bad camera and that you have to move it all the time to get a good view in the fights and even then they say it´s difficult to get along in houses on the upper stairs. In addition fights are only a very small part, another big and dull part are the many dialogues and the "job" you got to do: bring thing "a" along to person "b" - and so on......

I will wait for some more reviews to get a more detailed info about the game. TRhe "fanboys" reviews don´t help either ;-)

Oh, not to worry. Got it yesterday, played it for two hours. It's got loads of problems... CtDs, loads of bugs, non-existing balancing and so on... in the same vein as BE5 i'd say. I really like the game, but i wouldn't consider myself a fanboy. Won't assign a percentage, since there are some things splendidly done, and some others suck horribly. But nevertheless, DON'T trust Gamestar reviews. My guess is 7.62 will be shredded in 75% of the reviews, some will recognize it's potential. Gamestar is NOT famous for recognizing potential...

And another review from a german online magazine:

http://www.gamecaptain.de/PC/Artikel...7_62_Test.html

It gave 51% ! To be honest, the game isn´t really good. Planed as JA3, I am glad, that strategy first recognized early enough that it was too bad to carry the name JA3 and they revoke the licence. Hope there will be a rellay good JA3 sometimes.
Heard rumors, that in 2010 Akella will bring an official JA3......

For your information, neither Brigade E5 nor 7.62 mm has ever been supposed to be Jagged Alliance 3.
Of course, the developers from Apeiron were inspired by the JA-series, but they have never been part of the JA-franchise.

IMO, BE5's and 7.62's combat and weapon system are in every way superior to the JA-series. A future JA3 would benefit immensely from it.

Then there are many, many other things that the JA-series has done much better than BE5/7.62, but that really goes without saying.

7,62 is going to be released during April, I'll try to find out the exact date and post it ASAP.

EGCGAMES has recently publish a preview of 7,62.
You can read full article here.

I just heard about this game. The review says "Looks good but in need of polish."
I did not play the original game, but based on the screenshots, it looks a bit like a mixture of the XCOM games (which I loved) and the Jagged Alliance series (which I did not like that much). I am looking forward to this - I hope it turns out to be a good mix.
As for modding - well, one can only hope. Then we start hacking ;-)

Have a look at the latest preview at Hooked Gamers!
The full preview can be found here.

Updated info about release:
7.62 is already available in retail in these territories: Germany, Slovenia, South East Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Greece.
Others are comming.

This preview talks a bit about smart pause - but not enough. On XCOM on could select the specific events when the game should be paused - in the UFO series you can even choose what kind of feedback you want abot certain events (such as text and/or audio). This was really good - I hope you can do something like this in 7.62 as well; or, at least turn it off...
The preview is not very objective about the gameplay though - the good and the bads are not menioned.

As for the release - I guess I will be still waiting...

So this means that 505 Games still haven't translated the game. They have had close to a year and a half to do it.

Great choice for Publisher.

505 Games doesn't publish 7,62.

That is good news. I can understand you got rid of them.

Who is the new publisher?

As I know, it is being published by our own strengths. No special publisher.

Interesting. I suppose that might also mean much better support for the game.

Good choice.