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Germany Defeated, Company Of Heroes Heads For China

Even now, Company of Heroes shines as an example of a PC RTS done right. And while it's been successful in the West, THQ and Relic can smell the cash money-making potential from the Chinese market wafting in through their windows, and they're interested. Speaking with 1UP/GFW, Relic have explained that they've got a "five year plan" for China, one that involves a persistent-world RTS with the ability for players to "build their character up from private to general through new multiplayer cooperative missions, gameplay modes, and player-versus-player combat". Hope this isn't just for the Chinese market, because that sounds pretty neat. Can we have it too please?
Company of Heroes' Next Theater of Operations [1UP]

5:30 AM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Luke Plunkett
1,840 views, 29 comments

Latest by dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased: Taking DoW's "get the hell outta your base" gameplay and throwing it into WW2 was probably one of the best kicks to the RTS pants. Both series are phenomenal and immensely more exciting than their predecessors. It actually more »

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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Open Beta

More fun with beta testing! Starting tomorrow, PC gamers will be able to go to Fileplanet and download the Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts open beta, but how open is it really? From Relic's website:
Starting August 30th, the Opposing Fronts Open Beta will begin. Anyone with a Fileplanet account can attempt to download and play the Beta. There will be key releases twice a week which will continue throughout the remainder of the Beta.
I like the "can attempt" part. Interested to see how this all works out. I suppose I will log into Fileplanet tomorrow and give a go at testing out the next chapter in one of the best reviewed RTS games of all time. Wish me luck! More »

11:30 AM on Wed Aug 29 2007
By Mike Fahey
3,768 views, 14 comments

Latest by splines: I fucking hate engi spamming. Hopefully they gimp them some this time around. That said, Do Want. more »

interviews

On Mixing Narrative and Violence in Company of Heroes

Gamasutra has an interesting (short) interview up with Stephen Dinehart, "narrative designer" for Relic Entertainment, the Vancouver arm of THQ. The topic? Well, Company of Heroes in general - more specifically, narrative design, violence, and historical accuracy (or lack thereof). I've read a fair chunk of thoughts on narrative design in an academic context, so it's nice to read how people think the stuff is being applied in real-world situations. Dinehart hopes that these sorts of games aren't just excuses to shoot stuff, and feels that his narrative crafting helps facilitate a more mature examination of violence: More »

3:30 PM on Sat Aug 4 2007
By Maggie Greene
1,137 views, 10 comments

Latest by Stephen Dinehart: Thanks for the great comments all! Though it's a bit narcissistic for me comment, I can promise you that the feelings you express now about COH will run even deeper on Opposing Fronts! To note, Rob Cunningham, wrote and directed the more »

impressions

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

The expansion pack for the best RTS on the computer seems to add quite a bit of neat little extra to the game. This next chapter in the franchise adds two new armies, new tech trees, two new campaigns, and a bunch of graphical and gameplay enhancements.

This time around you can play from both the German and British perspectives. The game adds a full dynamic weather system that actually impacts the way you play the game. Rain can mud up an area, making it impassable for some vehicles. There's another level, I was told, where you can only see enemy troop movements by lightning flashes. What a cool idea. You can also set the time of death and type of weather for all multiplayer games.

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8:10 AM on Thu Jul 12 2007
By Brian Crecente
9,727 views, 8 comments

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Former Company of Heros Producer Working on Exoriare

I know I just posted about this a couple of hours ago, but it looks like some major new info has broken loose. More »

1:00 PM on Tue May 29 2007
By Brian Crecente
860 views, 11 comments

company of heroes

New Company of Heroes Maps Hit

AusGamers is reporting that Company of Heroes Patch v1.5 hits today. The patch fixes a bunch of balance issues and includes two new small maps. More »

8:58 AM on Thu Feb 15 2007
By Brian Crecente
6,478 views, 6 comments

microsoft

Kotaku Swagu: Microsoft Press Goodies

I lugged around this box for a good eight hours yesterday. Combined with a MacBook Pro, snacks, a pair of Nintendo handhelds and my tiny frame, it made for a gruelling nerd challenge. I never really paid much attention to it, but random people would come up and ask me, "Did you get a copy of Vista?" After responding with "I dunno!" too many times, I decided to crack it open. More »

9:20 PM on Tue Jan 9 2007
By Michael McWhertor
329 views, 24 comments