The anticipated Company of Heroes 3 finally has a release date, over a year after Relic Entertainment and Sega announced it. Relic Entertainment announced that the third installment in the popular World War II real-time strategy series, CoH3 will debut on November 17, 2022. Two distinct campaigns, the more open-ended Italian Dynamic Campaign, and the concentrated, narrative-based North African Operation, will be available in the game at launch. These two are released along with four playable factions.
The new concepts that these missions will teach players include side armor, enemy vehicle recovery, and vehicle-towing. These missions allow you to relocate your badass heavy ranged weapons like the German Flak 36 and British 17-Pounder. Even though the game won’t be released until November, Relic Entertainment is now pushing its community feedback initiative. This is made to allow gamers to test a portion of the North African Operation campaign, titled Mission Alpha. From this day until July 19, the mission is also available for free on Steam. It also follows the Deutsche Afrikakorps (DAK) as they seek to expel the British from their fortified positions.
Company of Heroes 3 Overview
Company of Heroes 3 is an upcoming real-time action-packed tactic and strategy game available for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega and was formally revealed in July 2021. The game, with fresh concepts and modes, is set to bring players to the Italian and North African World War II theaters.
In Company of Heroes 3, players control Axis forces throughout the campaign in North Africa and Allied Forces during the Italy invasion. Players can assume the roles of the Allies during the Italy invasion and the Axis during the North Africa campaign. Apart from the game’s dynamic story, introduces new features to the franchise, such as the Tactical Pause system. This new game feature enables players to pause a fight and queue up commands to be executed after the game is resumed. The game also contains an upgraded demolition system that provides the title with more granular damage. So, players should expect individual tiles and bricks to fall off buildings. Also, Italian Partisans are allied NPCs that can be used on the map or called in during combats.
The Mediterranean theater was chosen as the scenario because it depicts the inclusion of environmental diversity, which OG players mostly preferred. The Italian regions of the game offered a “broader palette for environmental gameplay,” “and players could exploit the verticality of the maps to plan their moves and attacks,” the development team stated.
Company of Heroes 3 Collaboration
The studio started recruiting modders and competitive gamers to set up a player council during the initial game production. While the council team up with Relic throughout the preproduction to gather better ideas on mechanical focus and setting for the next entry. “We all agreed that we needed a new theater; we didn’t want to go back to the Western Front or the Eastern Front”, the executive producer said when explaining the selection process.
Italian Alpine passes and North African deserts are just a few places spotted in this new theater of conflict. According to Relic, players will be able to choose from new factions. They can play as hither to untold World War 2 stories and use varied fresh strategies.
What’s even more exciting is the scorching impact of each mortar round and naval bombardment that Relic’s cutting-edge Essence Engine offers. Every location in Company of Heroes 3 is a fully destructible sandbox. It gives you and your adversary an infinite number of tactical gameplay choices.
Players can also bring reinforced structures tumbling down on opposing teams. Then experience improved demolition dynamics as soldiers use recent wreckage as active cover. You will also enjoy the never-before-seen graphics and particle FX technology display fire, sand, and smoke. Realistic squad reactions are delivered to the battlefield by combining brilliant new troop animations with improved A.I. Its new engine technology will also produce dramatic action just like any Hollywood movie since it is optimized for DirectX 12 and multi-core CPUs.
Company of Heroes Pre-Order Details
Company of Heroes 3 is available in both digital and physical editions. Both of which will be available for pre-order soon. With that said, let’s take a quick overview of both of the game’s editions.
Company of Heroes 3 Physical Premium Edition includes the following:
- Company of Heroes 3 disc
- Devil’s Brigade DLC Pack
- Pioneer title & profile border [Legendary]
- Premium DLC Pack
- Expansion Pack #1 [Coming 2023]
- Physical Items
- Premium Physical Items
- Physical Launch Edition
Company of Heroes 3 Launch Edition will include the following:
- Company of Heroes 3 disc
- Devil’s Brigade DLC Pack
- Pioneer title & profile border [Legendary]
- Physical Items
Digital Premium Edition – $79.99
Company of Heroes 3 Digital Premium Edition includes the following:
- Company of Heroes 3
- Expansion Pack #1 [Coming 2023]
- Devil’s Brigade DLC Pack
- Premium DLC Pack
- Pioneer title & profile border [Legendary]
- Digital Launch Edition – $59.99
Company of Heroes 3 Digital Launch Edition Includes the Following:
- Company of Heroes 3
- Devil’s Brigade DLC Pack
- Pioneer title & profile border [Legendary]
Relic has yet to release the price of both physical editions. However, you can now pre-order the digital editions thru Steam. For more updates and news about the Company of Heroes 3, stay tuned only here on PlayPC!
Source: Relic Entertainment
