Reto-Moto, the independent developer behind the popular Heroes & Generals online PC game, today revealed that its largest ever update for Heroes & Generals is now live on Steam Early Access, bringing players the highly anticipated Soviets as the third playable faction. The arrival of the Red Army comes alongside a host of new vehicles, playable characters, and gameplay improvements. The update adds 1,000 new European battlefields, 14 new vehicles and planes, and over a dozen new weapons to support the entry of the Soviet Union faction.
The Soviets join the existing US and German factions in Heroes & Generals, a free-to-play Massively Online FPS where each of the factions fight to control the game’s huge WWII-era European theater of war. Players can choose to play as action Hero characters, fighting as infantry and snipers or manning planes and tanks, or as strategic Generals, who oversee war efforts by managing battlefield assets, units and reinforcements.
“Our community has been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Soviet faction, and this update transforms Heroes & Generals with far more than new characters, equipment and battlefields,” said Jacob Andersen, Game Director at Reto-Moto. “The gameplay dynamics are enriched for both the Heroes on the battlefields and the strategic management of the Generals—with three separate factions each comprised of thousands of players fighting across Europe it’s a war on a whole new scale!”
The Soviet update, codenamed "Timoshenko" after renowned Soviet commander Semyon Timoshenko, brings Soviet Infantrymen, Tankers, Fighter Pilots, Paratroopers, and Recon playable characters to the game. Battles can now have soldiers, vehicles and planes from all three factions fighting over the same objectives. The Soviets don’t come to the battlefield empty-handed with firepower such as the T-34 85 Model 1944 tank, the Yakovlev Yak-9D fighter plane, and the PPSh-41 submachine gun and much more, the Red Army is well equipped.
In addition to tons of upgradeable gear, there are many changes to refine the gameplay experience. New weapon upgrades and ammunition are available to all factions, all weapons are re-balanced, more uniform variations are available, and deeper strategy mechanics for Generals include new retreat options and Skirmish battles instantiated on supply lines instead of access points. New war victory conditions to support three factions have also been introduced. For the full list of equipment and gameplay changes, please visit the official Reto-Moto changelog here.
Currently in Open Beta, Heroes & Generals has been progressing toward launch since it was released on Steam Early Access in July 2014. More than four million players have installed the game on Steam and it’s currently one of the 10 most popular free-to-play games on Steam. Watch the new gameplay trailer for the Soviet update below.
About Heroes & Generals:
Heroes & Generals is a free-to-play Massively Online FPS with a strategic multiplayer campaign, set in the midst of World War II in Europe, where the United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union all fight each other for control. Player can choose to play as "Heroes", fighting in various roles as soldiers or commanding planes, tanks and other vehicles, or take control of the war as "Generals" determining strategic direction and managing battlefield assets, army units and reinforcements. The game merges first-person shooter action with a rich strategic layer where player decisions can turn the tide in an ongoing war among thousands of online players.Currently in Open Beta, Heroes & Generals has over four million players and is available for PC on Steam where the game is consistently featured in the top 10 of free-to-play games on this platform. Also available through the browser and the companion app that supports the strategy part of the game, Heroes & Generals: Mobile Command, is available here for iOS and Android.
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