SEGA today announced that the closed beta phase for those who pre-ordered Company of Heroes 2, the eagerly anticipated strategy game from Relic Entertainment, is now live. The closed beta playtest features the game’s critically acclaimed competitive multiplayer and skirmish gameplay, giving players access to six maps, 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4 competitive gameplay, as well as the ability to play alone or with teammates against the AI. Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 – Closed Beta Live For Those Who Pre-Ordered→
Man, GDC 2013 keeps delivering. SEGA announced today that Company of Heroes 2, the eagerly anticipated strategy game from Relic, will be running an exclusive, early access beta phase which will go live Tuesday 2nd April. Company of Heroes 2’s beta will be hosted on Steam and will take advantage of Steamworks’ various features (such as match-making and friend list). Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 – Early Access Beta Announced – Goes Live Next Week→
A lot of PC strategy fans got worried when THQ closed its doors. Even though Relic was acquired from SEGA, we had not heard anything new about the sequel to Company of Heroes for quite some time. Until today. We’re happy to report that Company of Heroes 2 is scheduled for release on June 25th, 2013 in North America and Europe. So start celebrating everyone; it’s not cancelled and it’s coming this Summer. Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 Is Coming To The PC This June→
Man, what an exciting afternoon it was. Yes, unfortunately THQ has been shut down and it’s really sad witnessing such a publisher going down. However, most of the company’s assets have been succesfully acquired by other companies, so there is nothing to worry about. Unless of course you’re interested in a new Darksiders 2 as Vigil Games was not sold to anyone and if THQ does not find a seller in the coming months, the studio will most probably close. Continue reading THQ Closes, SEGA Acquires Relic, Koch Media Gets Volition, Vigil Games Goes Down→
Man, you gotta love the Internet. A temporarily server outage and everyone thought that CoH was being shut down. Ironically, there is also a rumor about Relic going down. Well, reality seems to be far more ‘brighter’ than most of you may think after reading all of this as Relic is not closing down, Company of Heroes 2 is still on track (aka not cancelled) and Company of Heroes’ servers are back online. Continue reading PC Gamers, Relax; Relic Is Not Going Down, Company of Heroes’ Servers Are Not Shutting Down→
Relic has released a new set of screenshots for its upcoming strategy game, Company of Heroes 2. COH2 is powered by the Essence Engine 3.0 and its ColdTech system, an engine that will fully support DX11 and tessellation. The new ColdTech system will allow the Essence Engine to dynamically paint on and remove snow. We should also note that the gane will also feature TrueSight dynamic line-of-sight mechanics. Company of Heroes 2 is planned for a 2013 release, exclusively on the PC. Enjoy! Continue reading New Company of Heroes 2 Screenshots→
Relic has revealed – via the FB page of Company of Heroes 2 – that its upcoming strategy game fully supports DX11. According to the company, the Essence Engine 3 has full support of DX11 hardware tessellation, meaning that snow will have true deforming depth when units walk or roll over it. Relic has also promised groundbreaking visuals and has released a new DX11 screenshot that can be viewed below. Company of Heroes 2 is planned for a 2013 release on the PC. Enjoy! Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 Fully Supports DX11, First DX11 Screenshot Released→
Since the closed alpha beta phase of Company of Heroes 2 has been launched, THQ and Relic have released a multiplayer trailer for it. Company of Heroes 2 promises to feature more maps, more features and more modes. The game is planned for a 2013 release, exclusively on the PC. Enjoy the trailer after the jump! Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 – Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer→
Holy hell, this came our of nowhere. The alpha stress test of the highly anticipated strategy from Relic, Company of Heroes 2, has just been launched. Yeap, that’s right everyone. You can go ahead and sign-up for the alpha test, even though most of the keys have already been sent. Still, you might be lucky enough to grab one when THQ gives away more keys for it. Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 – Alpha Stress Test Has Begun→
Now this feels a bit awkward. Company of Heroes started as a game that was based on old war films and series, such as Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan. Fast forward a couple of years and here we are today with a trailer from a COH movie, that looks as close to Band of Brothers as it can possibly can. Tom Sizemore and Neal McDonough are starring in this movie, and you can view below its debu trailer – courtesy of IGN. The movie will get released – on DVD – on March 19th, 2013. Enjoy! Continue reading Company Of Heroes Gets A Movie – Debut Trailer Released→
