Company Of Heroes Online (OUT SEPTEMBER)

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Company of Heroes Online is a free-to-play multiplayer real-time strategy game from the people at Relic, which are the same guys that made Dawn of War and the original Company of Heroes, of course. It is coming out this September (it was originally announced for Asian territories), but I had a chance to play this WWII-era RTS a couple of weeks ago from an early English-language version. When I played it, the game was running an open beta in Korea, and we saw people online, having a blast. I didn't feel up to going against those seasoned players, so I took on a fellow games writer at the event. I still lost.

In CoH Online you'll command your company to gradually move across Europe in the second World War. You'll choose from six divisions, each with their own powers, and then go up against up to eight players on the map. You'll drop in your division's own heroes, plop down crazy war abilities, and scramble to build your side up with upgrades, working frantically to make sure you aren't caught with your pants down when the enemies roll into your camp.

Full review here - http://www.destructoid.com/preview-company-of-heroes-online-175446.phtml#ext