{"id":48490,"date":"2012-12-14T12:21:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T10:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=48490"},"modified":"2012-12-14T12:25:24","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T10:25:24","slug":"company-of-heroes-2-multiplayer-action-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/48490-company-of-heroes-2-multiplayer-action-unveiled","title":{"rendered":"Company of Heroes 2 multiplayer action unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THQ and Relic Entertainment have released a new gameplay trailer for Company of Heroes 2 &#8211; revealing some scenes from the game&#8217;s multiplayer modes.<\/p>\n<p>Company of Heroes 2 takes us back to the harrowing setting of World War 2. The familiar Company of Heroes gameplay mechanics return, but the sequel takes a tour of duty on the bitter Eastern front of the war in 1941, where some of history\u2019s most brutal and devastating conflicts took place.<\/p>\n<p>Players will take command of the Soviet Red Army as Nazi Germany launches a full-scale invasion across the frozen tundra of the Soviet Union \u2013 a war which would result in over 14 million military casualties.<\/p>\n<p>A full-featured online multiplayer component is obviously a core component of any modern RTS, and Relic promises to deliver both competitive and co-op modes. This is one area that I\u2019m hoping Relic have learned from Company of Heroes Online, as well as CoH 1 which used the frustrating \u201cRelic Online\u201d match-making service.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/29S_SaFn3YM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In terms of the single-player campaign, presumably, it will firstly see us defending the motherland from the Nazi scourge, and then driving them back into the very heart of Berlin.<\/p>\n<p>There are new commander abilities promised. In the original these abilities granted players perks and unique units based on their commander specialisation, such as commando para-troopers for the allies, or brutal Panzer tanks for the Germans.<\/p>\n<p>Company of Heroes 2 will also be the d\u00e9but of the Essence 3.0 engine, which will boast more improvements over its predecessors. For now, Relic has revealed that the engine utilises a True Sight system, which will have an impact on the strategic elements of gameplay. 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