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Company of Heroes 2 officially announced, first screen shown

Company of Heroes 2 has been officially announced, along with more details and the first official screenshot of the upcoming game.
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Confirming much of a recent reveal from the UK, THQ officially announced Company of Heroes 2 today. The company is targeting early 2013 for the game, which will focus on the eastern front of World War 2. Players will take command of the Red Army to fight off Nazi invaders ravaging Mother Russia. Company of Heroes 2 is being developed by Relic Entertainment, as expected, using the company's own Essence 3.0 Engine. Relic touts the sequel as featuring dynamic battle tactics, environmental destruction, and new commander abilities. Comments from THQ executive VP Danny Bilson mention a "strong post-launch digital content plan that enhances and expands the product's lifecycle." The announcement also teases the first screenshot, above. "Company of Heroes 2 is a true successor, introducing a new front, new protagonists and new technology while retaining the unique mix of strategic gameplay and competitive multiplayer that made the original Company of Heroes such a success," said Relic producer Greg Wilson in the announcement.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    May 7, 2012 6:45 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Company of Heroes 2 officially announced, first screen shown.

    Company of Heroes 2 has been officially announced, along with more details and the first official screenshot of the upcoming game.

    • saunders45 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 6:49 AM

      8=============D

    • Begawkiness legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 6:50 AM

      TAKE. MY. MONEY.

    • nrgXs legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 7:05 AM

      As successor to the best computer game ever, i'm quite excited

      • ralateef legacy 10 years
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        May 7, 2012 10:32 PM

        I built the computer I'm on right now to be able to play CoH...Wow it was that long ago huh?
        Won't be able to do that now. Although additons have been made looks like I'm still gonna have to dial 'er down...

        For a while I was obsessed with this game and to this day I probably have a 50% chance of beating a random player.

        Matter-of-fact I'm going to try and prove it to myself right now.

    • Alco23 legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 7:17 AM

      I am excite!

    • Yarost legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 7:41 AM

      And how do we view the damn screenshot ? I swear this is becoming annoying. Half of the news piece you can't even click on the "new screenshots".

    • [deleted] 1238918109 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 7:58 AM

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      • Madwacker legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 7, 2012 10:46 PM

        This is why I stopped playing the first one.

    • marmite legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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      May 7, 2012 8:05 AM

      Is that the highest res version you've got?

    • Zatric legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 8:10 AM

      Horray!

    • [deleted] 48042586 legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 8:12 AM

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    • 0mar legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 8:26 AM

      Ostfront!

      Can't wait for this. Too bad I don't got as much time as I did in 2006 :(

    • Nitrium legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 8:34 AM

      paging sheepraper for much-anticipated comp-stomping

    • valcan_s legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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      May 7, 2012 9:20 AM

      Nice

    • rtricoche legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 9:20 AM

      COMPANY OF HEROES 1 was the BEST RTS in the last 12 years.
      FUCK Starcraft 2 and its backwards thinking development and its peace-meal roll-out of its factions!
      Relic is about to show that Blizzard and it's stagnant programmers how its done AGAIN.
      CANT WAIT!

      • daroach1414 legacy 10 years
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        May 7, 2012 11:23 AM

        i concur with this.

      • graincloud legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 7, 2012 11:24 AM

        Yahp.

      • 0mar legacy 10 years
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        May 7, 2012 5:35 PM

        That is, until game-breaking bugs and terrible balance problems are never fixed.

        Relic makes great but flawed RTS games whereas Blizzard prioritizes balance over all else.

    • Donborvio legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 9:37 AM

      Homeworld 3 :(

      • Sailor of Fortune legacy 10 years
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        May 7, 2012 6:21 PM

        I just hope that with each new Relic game they release teasers like old developers did with their games of their next project. =/

    • ehaykal legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 11:18 AM

      At least now I know what to look for after Diablo III :)

    • OverloadUT legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 11:20 AM

      CoH1 is the best action RTS ever made.
      Rise of Nations is the best slow RTS ever made.

    • node legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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      May 7, 2012 11:23 AM

      Every time a new THQ game announced I get the guilty though of "I hope they're still around to release it". :(

      • ehaykal legacy 10 years
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        May 8, 2012 12:14 AM

        and I hope they don't push Relic to rush a broken game !

    • scary_monster legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 1:31 PM

      And it's already on Steam - http://store.steampowered.com/app/55300/

    • supaLink legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 2:23 PM

      Give me Homeworld

    • NFXFSX legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 2:32 PM

      So fucking excited.

    • wytefang legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 3:15 PM

      Excellent news!! Now get us Homeworld 3 and it'll be perfect!

    • RuskiSnajper legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 3:45 PM

      hype hype hype omg my head is going craaaazy ... true sequel true to the previous , no wider audience to dumb down the game crap, yeeeah

    • ballystix legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 3:58 PM

      i was hoping they would stay away from ww2 since modern warfare is the hip new thing

      • PenicillinX57 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 7, 2012 4:11 PM

        ^Gamer card revoked!

      • RuskiSnajper legacy 10 years
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        May 8, 2012 5:23 AM

        fuck the new hip thing, im glad they didn't followed the stinking shitty suit .... and you are a filty traitor for saying that

    • mourningstar legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 7, 2012 4:18 PM

      I have never played an RTS game in my life. Should I start with this one? It looks really cool! I always wanted to try Starcraft 2, but I'm afraid I'll be terrible. I'm more of an FPS guy.

      • NFXFSX legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 7, 2012 4:20 PM

        CoH is a combination of all the good things in RTS.

      • Serpico74 moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 7, 2012 4:21 PM

        Don't be afraid of SC2, its a fun game!

      • guigr legacy 10 years
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        May 7, 2012 4:35 PM

        I'll rather suggest Age of Mythology to start.

      • mourningstar legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 7, 2012 4:37 PM

        Thanks guys. I might get my feet wet in SC2 at some point. I really just don't understand how the games work at all. It seems really technical and confusing. Is there maybe a video series I could watch? An RTS guide for idiots?

        • walker270 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          May 7, 2012 4:42 PM

          SC2 has some tutorials & challenge modes to teach newcomers, I believe.

        • Serpico74 moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          May 7, 2012 4:49 PM

          Play the single player, and then watch some of these to get basic mechanics and mindset down:

          http://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/d0tk3/best_day9s_for_beginners/

          They're pretty old but still worth watching. I suggest starting with #132, Back To The Basics (aka The Mental Checklist).

          And as walker said, SC2 has some tutorials and challenge modes aimed at learning multiplayer

        • dael legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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          May 7, 2012 4:59 PM

          SC2 probably has the most guides of them all, the problem will be finding the one that suits your skill level. I'd suggest just playing the the campaign, it will ease you nicely into it.

      • capt tripps legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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        May 7, 2012 4:55 PM

        You shouldn't play Company of Heroes for the same reason you shouldn't play Guild Wars 2. Because it will ruin you and you'll never be able to go back.

        • mourningstar legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          May 7, 2012 4:57 PM

          Guild Wars 2 hype alone has ruined every single other MMO for me.

          • capt tripps legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury mega
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            May 7, 2012 5:13 PM

            Throw it into a fire along with the Diablo 3 fire to keep warm.

        • daroach1414 legacy 10 years
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          May 7, 2012 5:32 PM

          God yes. All RTS games suck to me because of CoH

      • OverloadUT legacy 10 years
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        May 7, 2012 5:02 PM

        Company of Heroes is a fantastic game to learn on, and I would definitely recommend it over pretty much anything else.

        The main reason is the setting. The fact that your infantry get destroyed by a machine gunner will make sense to you. A tank getting blown up by an anti-tank encampment will make sense to you. Tanks shrugging off tons and tons of hits will make sense to you.

        These thigns actually go a long way towards making the game approachable. You will lose, but you will understand why a lot quicker than you would in most other games.

        • mourningstar legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          May 7, 2012 5:58 PM

          Thank you tons. I'll definitely check it out. SC2 doesn't really interest me because I feel like I won't understand why my one battle ship got blown up by the one alien thing. CoH looks a lot easier to follow.

          • Serpico74 moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            May 7, 2012 6:03 PM

            I dunno, SC2 is very easy to comprehend IMHO and has far better balance (a huge problem with all Relic RTS games) so results and the road to improvement are more logical as well. I'm not going to threadcrap, just gonna say that SC2 is well worth your time if you want a top notch RTS.

            • Wisp! legacy 10 years
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              May 7, 2012 6:24 PM

              Company of Heroes is pretty well balanced. Dawn of War is just about throwing retarded shit at your enemy and seeing what happens though.

              "Raaaawr Carinfex!!!"

              "I have a Great Unclean One! Baaaaarf"

              • Serpico74 moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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                May 7, 2012 6:32 PM

                I agree, it has definitely gone downhill. I hope they are going to do a better job with CoD2, I love the original.

            • OverloadUT legacy 10 years
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              May 7, 2012 6:24 PM

              They both have merits for sure and I wouldn't begrudge someone ignoring my advice. But I like CoH wayyyy more than the SC games.

              SC is just so flat to me and the units are all so arbitrary :(

              Yes I understand my opinion is in the minority here

              • Serpico74 moderator legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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                May 7, 2012 6:31 PM

                They both have merits for sure and I wouldn't begrudge someone ignoring my advice.

                Same here

      • RuskiSnajper legacy 10 years
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        May 8, 2012 5:25 AM

        does that really matter lol ? Sounds like a immature opinion - get real kid and start playing, even only for singleplayer, it's worth it, nobody looks your freaking scores and stats, they don't matter, it never matterd , it never will, only the 13year old never-got-laid teens care for scores who think some stats are so important ... :p

        • RuskiSnajper legacy 10 years
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          May 8, 2012 5:27 AM

          those stats are mostly the childish expression they do for their profile to look super cool just to brag about in front of their friends ... i've gone through it , i know.

    • Tincan legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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      May 7, 2012 5:06 PM

      Hope the campaign is good because MP stressed me out to much and I never got good at it.

    • bolneze legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 5:35 PM

      whoa whaaat - awesome but shame about the WW2 setting though

    • Sailor of Fortune legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 6:19 PM

      Russian Front like Close Combat 3!!!!!

    • Godhatesfatpeople legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 6:25 PM

      8===================================================D

    • nephilem legacy 10 years
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      May 7, 2012 8:00 PM

      Hooray! Been waiting for Company of Heroes 2 for a very long time. If only I was any good at the MP in these...

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