A story trailer for the single-player campaign in Relic's Company of Heroes 2 shows the brutality of World War 2's Russian Front.
After the war, a young officer is under interrogation regarding the contents of a book he'd written about the experiences of his men and how damaging the truth of the matter could be. Scraping out a victory in the devastating five-month Battle of Stalingrad, he and his men advanced on the German lines and pushed them back, but often at a heavy cost. War and death make ordinary soldiers into animals, and the young officer accepts his death if it means revealing what he's seen.
Company of Heroes 2 hits Windows PC on June 25.
Company of Heroes 2's multiplayer offerings are on display in a new trailer released today by publisher THQ, and the available combinations look like they'll provide strategic depth for teams of combatants.
Relic Entertainment's real-time strategy title will support one-on-one, two-on-two, three-on-three or four-on-four matches. Individual players will control squads like Russian T-34 and German Tiger tanks; infantry and mortar groups; and Russian rocket trucks.
Company of Heroes 2 is set for release on Windows PC in March 2013. Interested parties can head to the game's website to sign up for the upcoming closed beta, and read up on the title in our preview from September.
Relic Entertainment released a new developer diary for Company of Heroes 2 today, explaining new features that have been worked into the series since its 2006 predecessor.
In the video above, the development team discusses bringing the Eastern Front of World War II to life, vaulting abilities and new visibility mechanic TrueSight, as well as Cold Tech — a feature that forces players to take into account the snow, wind and icy chill of harsh wintry environments when maneuvering troops.
Company of Heroes 2 is due out early next year for PC, and is available for pre-order through Steam, Origin and THQ's website.
Company of Heroes 2 players will wage war on the Eastern Front of World War II, a brutal setting made even worse by the region's frigid conditions, as seen in the first gameplay trailer for Relic Entertainment's real-time strategy title.
The frozen tundra of central and eastern Europe played a major part in the fighting — note the sequence in the trailer that takes place on thin ice. The trailer premiered on X-Play yesterday evening; it's the full version of a teaser that THQ released earlier this week.
Company of Heroes 2 was recently delayed from January to March 2013. For more details, check out our preview from September.
THQ released a new trailer for Company of Heroes 2 today, showing exactly five seconds of in-game footage.
The full trailer will be shown on X-Play this Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 6:30 p.m. ET. Take a look at the video above for a quick peek at what viewers have to look forward to.
Company of Heroes 2, sequel to the 2006 World War II-based real-time strategy title Company of Heroes, is planned for release through Steam for PC. Earlier this month in an investor call, THQ announced that the game had been delayed to March 2013.
