The hallmark of a great developer is the consistent ability to provide on going support and updates for the game in question. Relic Entertainment, long time developer of the Company Of Heroes franchise, has gone above and beyond in releasing game improvements many years after the fact.

Arriving a staggering 7 years after release, Company Of Heroes 2 is getting massive game updates and a completely graphical overhaul. The developers took to the company website to chronicle all of the impressive changes and upgrades that are now live for the enduring World War 2 real time strategy game.

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The 64 Bit Update, enhances the graphics and performance from the original 32 bit version, now known as Legacy Mode. It also touts greater overall game stability for gamers and impressively, enables crossplay between several PC platforms and launchers. Gamers of Steam, Microsoft Game Pass and Windows store users should now be able to join the fight together, regardless of their PC gaming service of choice.

Originally releasing in June of 2013, itself a sequel to a franchise that started in 2006, Company Of Heroes 2 has managed to attract and keep RTS enthusiasts and PC gamers enthralled for years.  Set primarily on the eastern front of the World War 2, players spend most of the gameplay as the Soviet Red Army through several major conflicts, from Operation Barbarossa to the Battle of Berlin. Sitting at a positive 80 on Metacritic, both critics and fans seem to review the game in a positive light.

Relic Entertainment deserves acclaim and attention for not only creating a compelling PC game, but continuously upgrading and improving it 7 years later. It will be interesting to see if these updates and upgrades can both attract both new soldiers, and tempt lapsed fans to join the battle once more.

Company of Heroes 2 is available on PC now.

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Source: CompanyofHeroes