

Before our unfettered hands-on time with the game they proudly proclaimed that this would be the biggest Company of Heroes game to date. You could feel the infectious nature of their excitement, and it didn’t take long to see why. With nine years between entries, could they recapture what made Company of Heroes 2 so special? It took all of 5 minutes for me to see that Company of Heroes 3 won’t be as good as its predecessor – it’ll be infinitely better.įrom the moment VP of Production David Littman and Executive Producer Steve Mele spoke, it was clear that they are incredibly passionate about this project. "We are also very excited that we were able to deliver the Steam Workshop maps integration for the World Builder before the end of the year as it will become a vital part of providing our community with the ability to create their own content.Company of Heroes and its sequel soaked up a metric ton of tactical time for me, so I was more than a little excited to check out what Relic Entertainment had up their sleeve for the third entry. "These brand new updates show our ongoing commitment to providing the community with regular additions of free and premium downloadable content," said Greg Wilson, from developer Relic Entertainment.

Based on a Soviet counter-offensive in the spring of 1943, it features challenges and battles around the city of Kharkov. Players of the game, set on the Eastern Front conflict between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, will receive two free maps, Hill 331 and Don River, as well as a new ability to upload community created maps in the World Builder via Steam's Workshop.Ī paid content pack called Southern Front has also been launched, costing $4.99. Sega has released a free update and some paid DLC today for its World War II strategy game Company of Heroes 2.
