by Rainier on May 29, 2007 @ 12:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nobody likes press releases that reveal nothing, only linking to a cryptic website that doesn't really tell you anything either. But when it involves the producer (John Johnson) of the most critically acclaimed RTS of all time (Company of Heroes) then launching
a teaser website (access code QUO) promising further details shortly, changes things. A visitors counter indicates further details are to come shortly..
by Rainier on May 26, 2007 @ 3:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, powered by an updated Essence Engine, allows players to fight as the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history.
by Rainier on May 9, 2007 @ 11:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While Relic is working on the Company of Heroes expansion pack, it is also continuing to finetune the original. While the Opposing Fronts expansion pack, and the future v1.7 patch, will include DX10 support, v1.61 fixes an issue where Allied halftracks sometimes didn't take damage.
by Rainier on May 1, 2007 @ 10:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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While Relic is working on the Company of Heroes expansion pack, it is also continuing to finetune the original. While the Opposing Fronts expansion pack, and the future v1.7 patch, will include DX10 support, v1.6 brings further fixes, tweaks, enhancements, new maps ( & updates), and general optimizations.
by Rainier on April 24, 2007 @ 7:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ has quietly released a new patch for its 3D WWII RTS Company of Heroes, bringing your retail game to v1.51, and addresses two minor multiplayer issues.
by Rainier on April 5, 2007 @ 2:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ announced Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, powered by an updated Essence Engine and DX10, allowing players to fight as the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle to repel the largest airborne invasion in history.
by Rainier on Feb. 14, 2007 @ 2:09 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ has released a new patch for its 3D WWII RTS Company of Heroes. This v1.50 adds new maps, various multiplayer optimizations, unit/weapon tweaks, crash and bug fixes (
thanks Andy).
by Rainier on Dec. 7, 2006 @ 11:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ has released a new patch for its 3D WWII RTS Company of Heroes. This v1.40 adds various optimizations, tweaks, crash and bug fixes.
by Rainier on Nov. 15, 2006 @ 12:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
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THQ has released a new patch for its 3D WWII RTS Company of Heroes. This v1.30 adds a new multiplayer map, mod tools, new features, various optimizations, a ton of tweaks, crash and bug fixes.
by Rainier on Oct. 11, 2006 @ 9:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ has released the Euro versions of the first patch for its 3D WWII RTS Company of Heroes. Like the North American edition, this v1.2 patch fixes connection problems, SLI performance, exploits, and various other issue and crashes.
by Andrew Glenn on Sept. 26, 2006 @ 2:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2006 @ 1:53 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ has released the first patch for its 3D WWII RTS Company of Heroes. This v1.2 patch fixes connection problems, SLI performance, exploits, and various other issue and crashes (
thanks Andy). Read more for details and download links ...
by Rainier on Sept. 5, 2006 @ 10:43 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game. This demo includes 4 tutorials and a few missions.
by Rainier on Sept. 2, 2006 @ 5:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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THQ plans to release an "official" singleplayer demo for Relic's WWII based RTS Company of Heroes, featuring new Skirmish content between the Axis and Allied forces, and in general updated code. If you thought the beta demo was huge, then you better strap in, the non-beta version is even a smidgen bigger. Come back Tuesday September 5, 2006 at 9AM PST (6PN Euro time), we will have it available on our
filesever network.
by Rainier on Aug. 22, 2006 @ 8:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game. This demo includes a tutorial and 2 missions.
by Rainier on Aug. 15, 2006 @ 4:49 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes you will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game. Relics 3D RTS has
officially gone gold, confirmed by THQ's Sean Dunn (
thanks ve3d).
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2006 @ 5:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game.
by Rainier on July 25, 2006 @ 3:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game.
by Rainier on July 13, 2006 @ 12:38 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game.
by Rainier on June 24, 2006 @ 3:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic, and completely destructible, battlefield ever seen in a game.
by Hugh McHarg on May 12, 2006 @ 5:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic battlefield ever seen in a game.
by Rainier on April 5, 2006 @ 5:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Company of Heroes gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe, all set against the most dynamic battlefield ever seen in a game. Company of Heroes' completely destructible environment means no two battles ever play out in the same way.
Get the Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts Trailer off WP (56mb)
Players can battle online in exciting new multiplayer modes with these two all-new armies and utilize full compatibility with the original Company of Heroes for a total of four playable armies.
Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts is the next chapter in the critically acclaimed Company of Heroes series. Players take command of the German Panzer Elite as they struggle against the might of Operation Market Garden, or lead the British 2nd Army in the vicious battle for Caen, France. The standalone title features two unique armies with full length campaigns,
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
E3 - E3 2005 May 20th
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
E3 - Post - E3 2006
Genre: Real-Time Strategy
Publisher: THQ
Developer: Relic Entertainment
Release Date: September 19, 2006
What Would a 30-Ton Tank Do?
The conventions of World War II-themed games have become so persistent and commonplace that the act of discerning cliché from authenticity is a grand struggle in its own right. Everyman heroes, squadmate drama, clear distinctions between good and evil that let you enjoy the shooting without much regard for the corpses piling up, forever referencing the first 20 minutes of Saving Private Ryan – it's all endlessly recombined to balance the intensity-versus-authenticity equation in new ways that keep gamers
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