So, not only did Battalion 1944, launch itself spectacularly
out of Steam Early Access a few days ago, but it did so with a new update that
brings even more goodies to the World War II based first person shooter developed
by Bulkhead Interactive.
The latest update to Battalion 1944 is titled eastern Front,
and introduces the Russians, one of our most valuable allies during the
conflict, as well as giving the whole game a brand new fresh coat of paint ready
for its new players.
3 new maps – take the fight to Italy, Russia and
France with all new levels inspired by classic shooters
New game mode: Free for All – where everyone
becomes your enemy!
Improved game modes – Wartide, CTF, DOM and TDF
all updated with more modern and rewarding design, with audio that reacts to
your gameplay
Match replay system & match history –
download and play your previous matches with high settings to create epic video
content!
New BattleRank season
Challenges, medals and leaderboards – earn and
collect medals based on gameplay to show off your in-game achievements and get
ultimate bragging rights
Community modding – create your own maps via the
all new Battalion 1944 Development Kit
Joe Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead Interactive, “I’m
so excited. Early Access isn’t easy but the feedback from the community has
been imperative to this massive overhaul of the game. I love that we took a
step back and pivoted to target people’s core issues such as Time To Kill and
wanting the game to be more like the older classic titles. We’ve kept sprint in
the game, but there are so many new features that will feel familiar to classic
FPS players.”
Brammer also goes on to say “We had a lot to improve on but I
think it shows in the full release of Battalion 1944. Personally, I’ve learned
a lot about being accountable to players and communicating issues from the
players across all social media to the developers who are toiling away on the
game. I think that link between the players and devs is now more important than
ever in 2019.”
“We are excited to work with Bulkhead Interactive to provide the
Battalion 1944 community with an engaging and rewarding competitive experience
at launch. For the first time we will manage the entire competitive life-cycle
of the game which will be accessible within the game client as well as the
FACEIT platform, ensuring players have the most seamless experience to play
competitively. This will be the first integration of this kind with many more
to come and I can’t think of a better partner to be the first developer to take
full advantage of the series of developer tools that we have built through the
years,” said Niccolo Maisto, CEO & Co-Founder of FACEIT.
Battalion 1944 is now available out of Early Access on Steam
for £15.99/$19.99/€19.99.
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Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.
