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Developer: NetDevil
Genre: Science Fiction
Status: Cancelled
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Release Date: April 11, 2006

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Auto Assault was a MMOg developed by NetDevil and published by NCsoft. It combined vehicular combat with role-playing elements, allowing the player to explore a post-apocalyptic future in customizable cars, motorcycles, semis, and tanks. The player could choose one of three factions — Humans, Mutants, and Biomeks — and a class to determine the type of character. The majority of the gameplay took place in the vehicle, but the player left the vehicle when entering towns.

Released April 11, 2006, Auto Assault was hit with hard, critical reviews of the gameplay and features inherent in the title. Reviews contended that the game was too hard to get into and players simply couldn't achieve their goals. Ten Ton Hammer, on the other hand, believed Auto Assault to be a fairly good game, albeit with some nagging issues that could be revised post release. While a core group of players remained on the servers and continued to rule the roadways, the game's popularity dwindled and it was announced that the game's servers would be shut down on August 31, 2007.

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Auto Assault: NetDevil Reacts to Closure
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Posted on Fri, July 6, 2007 by Aelryn
Who'd have thought that an MMO about cars would be a hot potato?

Auto Assault CEO Scott Brown discusses the game's closure and indicates that the company has no plans to salvage it.

Earlier this week, NCSoft announced that they would cease operation of Auto Assault on August 31st, 2007 and we then spoke to David Swofford about the announcement. Now, in an exclusive interview with NetDevil CEO Scott Brown we learn that the developer has no plans to purchase the game back from its publisher, which effectively spells an end to Auto Assault.
- Auto Assault
Auto Assault: Save AA Campaign Launched
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Posted on Fri, July 6, 2007 by Aelryn
Because what fun is a downward spiral if it's not long, drawn-out, and painful?

Two petitions have been started by disgruntled AA fans which are calling for Auto Assault to be saved.

The recent events have triggered outrage and many unanswered questions on the official AA boards. There is no official news whether NetDevil will intervene and buy the IP back off NCSoft's hand, or if there is any willing buyer at all.
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David Swofford on Auto Assault's Closure
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Posted on Tue, July 3, 2007 by Ethec
Closing the garage doors...

MMORPG's Jon Wood tracks down NCSoft's David Swofford for comment on AA's cancellation:

I think David summed it up best when he said, "What we were putting in, we weren't getting back". In the end, while they may be games to us, MMORPGs like Auto Assault are a business and a business that loses money just doesn't make any sense.

Read the brief interview at MMORPG.com.
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Breaking News - Auto Assault to Close
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Posted on Mon, July 2, 2007 by Ethec
16 months after release, Auto Assault runs out of gas...

One of the saddest coulda been-shoulda been MMO stories in recent memory draws to a close, as today NCSoft announced that Auto Assault servers will cease operation at the end of the summer.
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Auto Assault: Adam Maxwell Interview
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Posted on Fri, June 22, 2007 by LadySirse
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Auto Assault: New Racetracks
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Posted on Thu, May 31, 2007 by LadySirse
New Racetracks Coming
The official site for Auto Assault has information posted on the new racetracks that will be added with the upcoming update.
Interested in learning about the new racetracks that are coming up in the next patch of Auto Assault? We have the lowdown for you here.
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Auto Assault Post-Mortem with Scott Brown, Hermann Peterscheck
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Auto Assault: Upcoming Additions
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AA: Character Transfers Ending
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Posted on Tue, April 17, 2007 by LadySirse
Character Transfer Window Closes on April 18

The official site for Auto Assualt has been updated with a reminder that the character transfer service to Nexus is soon to end.

The window to transfer your old characters to Nexus will close on April 18. After that date all characters that have not been transferred (this process stems back to the server merge; if you already moved your characters or made them after the establishment of Nexus you have nothing to worry about) will be erased.
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AA: One Year Anniversary
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Posted on Thu, April 12, 2007 by LadySirse
Auto Assault's One Year Anniversary

The official site for Auto Assault has a note with their plans to celebrate this milestone during the weekend.

Guess what, Auto Assault is one year old and to celebrate we'll be holding a post-apocalyptic-sized double event on Saturday, April 14.

Get clicking to learn more.
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AA: Anniversary Q & A
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Posted on Wed, April 11, 2007 by LadySirse
NetDevil Celebrates the Anniversary of Auto Assault with a Ten Ton Hammer Q&A!

It's been a wild ride for NetDevil and Auto Assault, but they've made it. A year of service has been successfully completed by the team, and the atmosphere surrounding the game has never been better. In order to commemorate this occasion, we caught up to Scott Brown, President of NetDevil, to see what his thoughts were on Auto Assault and their upcoming projects, Warmonger and the Lego MMO.

I think that AA suffered from high degrees of difficulty, complexity and the style was just too different for people to actually commit to the game. It was too much all at once. That said, we've actually seen a pretty serious "stick" rate for players that play long enough to really see the depth in Auto Assault. We're still trying to soften the edges a bit for the new player so that the learning curve is not quite so steep. We think this will bring in a much bigger audience, while giving new players a real feel for just how cool AA is.

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- Auto Assault
Auto Assault: Event Details
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Posted on Wed, March 21, 2007 by LadySirse
Two In-Game Events This Week

The official site for Auto Assault has details on two events. One planned for today, the other on Saturday.

We'll be having some in-game fun this week, similar to the in-game events we've done in the past: funky, weird spawns, general insanity, and weirdo movie references - and we'll be doing them in both Ground Zero and near the starter towns. They'll be held on Wednesday at 1PM CDT (as of this moment is 6PM GMT) and Saturday at 8PM CDT.
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Auto Assault: Reactivation Event
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Posted on Wed, March 14, 2007 by LadySirse
The Auto Assault Reactivation

The official site for Auto Assault has posted a note about plans for an event to reactivate old accounts so people can try their hand at Update 4.

To celebrate the release of Update 4 we're inviting everyone—and we do mean everyone—to try out Auto Assault for a second time to check out all the new features. From March 16 to March 26, all previously inactive accounts will be reactivated. All you have to do is download the latest version of the client, log in, and play. It's so simple a Pike could do it.

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Auto Assault Reloads
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Posted on Tue, March 6, 2007 by LadySirse
NCsoft's Auto Assault Reloads With Explosive Content Expansion

A press release was issued today to offer more details on the latest update for Auto Assault.

NCsoft® Europe today announced the release of the fourth free content expansion of Auto Assault®, which includes the installation of an auction house, the introduction of new vehicle chassis and a new tournament schedule as well as several quality of life system improvements.

Read the rest of the press release to learn more.
- Auto Assault
Auto Assault: Update 4 is Live!
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Posted on Fri, March 2, 2007 by LadySirse
Update 4 is Live!

The official site for Auto Assault has news that Update 4 has gone live today.

Update 4 is now alive and breathing on Nexus. We've added all kinds of new systems like the Auction House and Mail, while we've done major rebalancing on the player skill system.

Get clicking to see the patch notes.
- Auto Assault
Auto Assault: Epic Chassis Stats
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Posted on Wed, February 21, 2007 by LadySirse
Epic Chassis Stats Revealed!

WarCry posted another article yesterday. This one reveals the epic stats that will be coming with Update 4.

The Epic Chassis quests were first introduced in Update 1 as part of 3 Uber Mission Arcs, the requirements for these Epics have shifted dramatically with each update. From the insane 100k tags required to the upcoming 10k for the infamous 3 Epic chassis!

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