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→
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→
And here it is, the debut gameplay trailer of Company of Heroes 2 has been released. Company of Heroes 2 is planned for an early 2013 release, exclusively on the PC, and will be powered by Relic Entertainment’s new Essence Engine 3.0 and its ColdTech system. ColdTech includes an ‘extreme cold’ mechanic which accurately encapsulates the Soviet winter which reached extremes of -40 degrees F in 1941. The new ColdTech system also allows the Essence Engine to dynamically paint on and remove snow. Enjoy! Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 – Debut Gameplay Trailer→
Relic has released a teaser gameplay trailer for Company of Heroes 2. Like most teasers, this one does not show anything worth writing home about. Still, we believe that most strategy fans will scream like little girls, so there you have it guys. Stay tuned to DSOG as the full gameplay trailer will be unveiled tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the teaser! Continue reading Company of Heroes 2 – Gameplay Teaser Trailer→
THQ has announced that Metro: Last Light, Company of Heroes 2 and South Park: The Stick of Truth will get delayed. According to the publisher, Metro: Last Light and COH2 are currently planned for a March 2013 release (both of them were meant to hit streets this January). South Park: The Stick of Truth, on the other hand, will get delayed a whole year, as it’s now scheduled for a 2014 release. Continue reading Metro: Last Light & Company of Heroes 2 delayed to March 2013, South Park: The Stick of Truth delayed to 2014→
