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Platform(s): PC
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Developer: Novarama

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'United 1944' Extends Closed Beta To Two Weekends - Trailer

by Rainier on May 16, 2023 @ 6:00 a.m. PDT

United 1944 is a multiplayer FPS that combines shooter, strategy and crafting to offer an immersive war experience.

Squad up in 16v16 base conquest matches in the WW2 theaters of France & North Africa, with more coming soon.

In United 1944, soldiers and civilians will fight together to take the last stand. Domination takes more than being a good marksman, as you’ll have to work together to scavenge for supplies, fortify your HQ, defend outposts, and craft your arsenal if you’re to win the final battle. Overcome your adversaries by using the resources you gathered to build defensive walls, set mines, and block streets with barricades.

There are no predetermined classes in United 1944, so you’ll have to evolve your playstyle to your team’s needs through an open-ended skill tree during each match. Mix and match over 40 abilities across skill trees for engineer, recon, sharpshooter, explorer and support roles. Become a spy when night falls, or a sniper from the rooftop when the new day dawns. Maybe you want to stay out of the frontlines and focus on crafting medicine to heal your teammates. Create your own fighter to help turn the tide of war!

With a dynamic day/night cycle, dense cities where every building is traversable and offers unique lines of sight, and 18 weapons ranging from improvised rifles and makeshift shotguns, to classics such as M1 Garand, MP40, Kar98k, and many more period appropriate firearms, UNITED 1944 seeks to offer the most immersive take on WWII battles yet. You’ll have to use the entirety of the war torn maps to gain a strategic advantage by skillfully traversing rooftops and tunnels while cleverly taking advantage of the time of day to gain the upper hand.

Following last month’s reveal of UNITED 1944, and the announcement of the game’s first Steam closed beta period, Killsquad developer Novarama has decided to extend the action to two full weekends (May 19-21 and 26-28) and enlists more people across North America and Europe.

Novarama’s late April announcement of the first beta period has attracted many more sign-ups than the studio anticipated and the team is excited to now hold not one, but two intensity-packed weekends in the North African front of WWII. The first weekend, to run from May 19 to May 21, will have its servers based in Europe, while weekend two, dated for May 26 to 28, is set to be hosted on North American servers. Players are free to play in any of the two periods, but the studio encourages everyone to join in the frontlines that better match their region for a more solid online experience. 

Players can now request access to the beta on the  United 1944 Steam page.

This first beta will let players experience the thrilling Domination mode, where you must scavenge for resources, craft weapons, find enemy intel documents, establish outposts, and destroy all enemy bases.

Please note that doing a request DOES NOT guarantee that you'll have access to the Beta, as players will be selected randomly. If you don’t get in this time, you’ll still have an opportunity to play, as more beta tests will follow in the coming months.

Key Features:

  • 16 vs 16 urban warfare set in World War 2
  • 2 large maps as battlefields with advanced outposts to conquer, with more coming soon
  • 2 game modes: Last Stand and HQ Assault, more coming soon
  • Boot camp and shooting range to hone your skills
  • Rich, dense cities, where every building is traversable and offers unique lines of sight and combat advantages
  • Team hierarchy with squad leads and squad comms
  • In session skill tree with +40 skills to choose mid-battle
  • 16 iconic weapons from World War 2, with more coming soon
  • Solid weapon model: damage falloff, ballistics projectiles, recoil & spread
  • Weapon audio recorded live from original World War 2 weapons
  • Full communications system: ping, VoIP (proximity, squad), Text chat
  • Free-form building of walls, doors, barricades, platforms to fortify positions
  • Scavenging, crafting and inventory management via backpacks and chests
  • Dynamic day-night cycles
  • Use intel gadgets to reveal the enemy strategy
  • Collaboration mechanics: revive team mates, shared resource depots, cooperative building
  • Permanent progression: unlock additional cosmetic gear as your player levels up

United 1944 is in development for PC (Steam).


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