Take The Cake With An Early Assault

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Company of Heroes 2

Company of Heroes 2 wants you to enlist. Those brave enough to step forward and accept Relic Entertainment's call for pre-ordering their much anticipated real-time strategy game shall be amply rewarded with a wide assortment of special equipment.

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The rigors of World War II's Eastern front are well known so it doesn't hurt to have some extra encouragement from the get go, like the following:

 

(...) special vehicle skins that feature historically-accurate patterns, as well as first access to the Company of Heroes 2 Beta when it launches! In addition to these incentives, customers who pre-order through Steam will be enrolled into the exclusive Steam Pre-Purchase Tiered Reward Program, which will deliver various unlocks as pre-orders progress. Origin pre-order customers will receive exclusive heavy vehicle skins! Finally, shopTHQ customers will get Command Pass, which delivers free bonus content for the game, such as Multiplayer Maps and exclusive members-only events.

 

And that's just for the Standard Edition. The digital Collector's Edition, though, really takes the cake in terms of exclusive content.

 

To find out what you'll get for joining the Red Army right away, and where to go to sign up in your region, check out the official announcement. Not one step back, comrade!

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Interview about about the game with Principal Designer Quinn Duffy up at StrategyInformer.

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Gameplay video surfaces!

 

 

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GamersHell has some new screenies of the game to share:

 

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p.s.: the one in the snow is the first DX 11 screenshot made available by Relic.

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In-game User Interface elements disclosed for the first time.

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It was just announced by Sega, that the game's release date is now set to the 25th of June.

 

A fresh batch of screenshots was simultaneously made available to assuage the awaiting masses as reported at VG 24/7.

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The game's first closed beta is to start April 2nd.

 

As reported by PC Gamer, and quoting SEGA:

 

“The closed beta playtest features the game’s critically acclaimed competitive multiplayer and skirmish gameplay, giving players access to six maps, 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and 4v4 competitive gameplay, as well as the ability to play alone or with teammates against the AI. Players also get access to the first 40 levels of progression, and the ability to customize their loadouts to suit their play style using the all new Army Customizer.”

 

 

This first beta phase is only open to pre-order customers, although a second, more open, test is planned “in the coming weeks”.

 

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