A New Theatre

Fans of Relic’s Company of Heroes series are in luck. This morning they have announced that Company of Heroes 3 is in development with a pre-alpha preview available today.

Developed by Relic and published by Sega, Company of Heroes has always put you in control of a company during World War II. This time you’ll enter the Mediterranean Theatre. Fight through the mountains of Italy, the deserts of Northern Africa, and a variety of coastal vistas. Each area will require different strategies.

Relic’s Essence Engine allows for next generation destructible environments, letting you create your own paths forward. New dynamic campaign maps are designed to make no two playthroughs alike.

Speaking of that campaign, Relic are promising the largest in the history of the franchise. You’ll also have skirmish and multiplayer modes to provide variety. The preview features part of the campaign but not from the start. That means new players may need a bit of time to get used to the game. Veterans of the series should be able to hop right back in, however.

No release date was shared, but Relic clarified that the game is more than a year from launch. While that wait may seem like a bummer, hopefully the preview will hold you over. You can find more details about Company of Heroes 3 on Relic’s website. You can also check out the first gameplay trailer below.

Andrew Thornton

Andrew has been writing about video games for nearly twenty years, contributing to publications such as DarkStation, Games Are Fun, and the E-mpire Ltd. network. He enjoys most genres but is always pulled back to classic RPG's, with his favorite games ever including Suikoden II, Panzer Dragoon Saga, and Phantasy Star IV. Don't worry though, he thinks new games are cool too, with more recent favorites like Hades, Rocket League, and Splatoon 2 stealing hundreds of hours of his life. When he isn't playing games he's often watching classic movies, catching a basketball game, or reading the first twenty pages of a book before getting busy and forgetting about it.