Company of Heroes 3 is free to play on Steam from today until November 16, as Relic Entertainment celebrates 20 years of Company of Heroes with a Free Weekend and franchise-wide sale. Coming less than a week after 3.0, the biggest update in the game’s history, the Free Weekend gives new players the chance to experience Company of Heroes 3 at its absolute best.

Alongside the Free Weekend, the entire Company of Heroes catalogue will be on sale, including the deepest discount yet for Company of Heroes 3 at 67% off. Players can also pick up Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand at 20% off, making this an ideal time for new and returning players to jump into the franchise.

Celebrating 20 Years of Company of Heroes
The Free Weekend arrives as Relic continues its celebration of the 20th anniversary of Company of Heroes, marking two decades of the genre-defining real-time strategy franchise.

The recently released Company of Heroes 3 3.0 Anniversary Update is a huge part of this celebration. The update is the biggest to the game since launch, delivering major changes across numerous areas of the game, including a host of visual enhancements, campaign improvements, an audio overhaul, a Final Stand update, and much more.

More Company of Heroes Around the Corner
There’s even more to come for Company of Heroes 3 this month. Relic recently announced Company of Heroes 3: Operation Torch, a new narrative-driven campaign DLC launching November 25, 2026 on PC and the first single-player mission content since the game launched.

Inspired by the Allied campaign in Axis-occupied North Africa, Operation Torch puts players in command of an American force during its first major campaign against German troops. Across 15 historically inspired missions, players will lead an inexperienced army through hard-fought victories and costly defeats, building it into a seasoned fighting force.

Looking ahead to next year, Relic will also launch Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition, bringing the title that started it all back to players in enhanced glory, early in 2027.

Company of Heroes Franchise Sale
During the Free Weekend, players can take advantage of discounts across the Company of Heroes franchise, including:

• Company of Heroes 3 – 67% off, its deepest discount to date
• Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand – 20% off
• Major discounts across the wider Company of Heroes catalogue
• The Company of Heroes 3 Free Weekend runs from November 12th – November 16th

American Themed Expansion Announced, Romanian Pack Coming Next Week

Hearts of Iron IV brings the big guns in Expansion Pass 3, a new bundle of upcoming content for Paradox Interactive’s best-selling grand strategy wargame about the years around World War II. This Expansion Pass includes a long awaited reworking and updating of the United States and other American nations, as well as smaller packs focusing on smaller powers.

Expansion Pass 3 is highlighted by The Giant Wakes, the American themed expansion. Lead the industrial giant out of the Great Depression, build an Arsenal for Democracy that can stand against international aggressors and direct the future of the post-war world. This pack will also have new content for Canada and other countries in the region. The first content to be released will be To The Bitter End, a Focus Pack about Romania, coming next week.

The Hearts of Iron IV Expansion Pass 3 includes:

• Songs of Liberty: A collection of three classic American patriotic songs, newly arranged by Paradox Interactive. This pack is immediately available to all who purchase Expansion Pass 3.
• The Giant Wakes: This expansion focuses on the Americas, with a special dedication to the United States and its entry into the wider World War. Guide the United States through the Depression to build an industrial giant that can take on the world or guide Canada through this tumultuous era and carve out a place for themselves with their reworked content. If you are looking for something a little more tropical, jump in as one of the Central American or Caribbean nations and forge your path ahead in the USA’s backyard. Additionally there will be changes to Industry, Army Building, and Air landings.
• To The Bitter End: This focus pack is centered on Romania and its particular challenges as an oil rich minor power, often swayed by the giants around it.
• The Price of Peace: This theater pack offers new diplomatic options, including the League of Nations, as well as new national content for Burma, South Africa, Yugoslavia and Venezuela.

Hearts of Iron IV: Expansion Pass 3 is available now on Steam for the suggested retail price of $43.99/￡36,99/€43.99.

TaleWorlds Entertainment has today released substantial new updates for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and its major single-player expansion, War Sails, with Bannerlord v1.5 and War Sails v1.3 introducing new content, campaign systems and improvements across land and sea.

Today’s updates broaden how players can begin and progress through their campaigns. For War Sails, that means earlier access to naval content, smoother progression and more variety at sea; for Bannerlord, new Advanced Starting Options offer greater control over Sandbox starts and faster access to later-game content.

Development Update #14: ASO, Ship Mooring, Trait Effects & Blood Feuds Video

View the patch notes HERE.

War Sails v1.3 and Bannerlord v1.5 is available now for all PC players via Steam.

BULKHEAD and publisher team17 are teaming up with Movember to support men’s health through WARDOGS’ new Tactical ’Stache DLC, launching November 12, alongside Season 3 of the 100-player tactical FPS. Priced at $2 / £2 / €2, 100% of net profits from the DLC will go to Movember, supporting the movement’s work in mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

WARDOGS Movember Charity DLC Trailer

Since 2003, Movember’s community has raised more than $AUD 1.8 billion, funding over 1,320 men’s health projects. Through research, healthier behaviours and improved access to support, Movember is helping men and those around them recognise the signs of health challenges and take action sooner.

The Movember 2026 Tactical ’Stache DLC lets players grow an in-game moustache simply by playing WARDOGS throughout November. The more they play, the bigger their moustache becomes, taking them from questionable upper-lip fluff to facial hair worthy of leading a squad into battle.

Players will also receive a permanent Movember 2026 Scoreboard Badge to show their support throughout the year. While the Tactical ’Stache cosmetic can only be equipped during November, the badge can be equipped permanently.

The collaboration encourages the WARDOGS community to check in on their squadmates and start conversations about men’s health, extending the teamwork at the heart of the game beyond the battlefield. Funds raised will help fund Movember’s programmes in men’s health.

WARDOGS Season 03 Trailer

The update also introduces Limited Mode, an alternative experience that restricts vendor purchases to equipment typically available during the early and middle stages of a season. Hollow Point and Armour Piercing ammunition, Level 3 and Level 4 armour, and attack vehicles are among the items excluded, reducing access to powerful endgame equipment. Progression and cash earned carry over between modes, allowing players to switch without starting again.

Season 3 brings changes to how players unlock equipment, with Multi-Track Unlocks allowing shared items such as armour, backpacks, tactical vests and parachutes to be earned through every role track. Players can spend more time in the roles they enjoy while working towards essential equipment.

New catch-up mechanics will also introduce increasing XP bonuses and extended vendor discounts for lower-level players as the season progresses. These changes aim to help players with less time, or those joining later, unlock the equipment needed to counter more powerful items.

BULKHEAD is moving to seasons lasting roughly three months, with slower initial progression more in line with Season 1’s pacing. The longer schedule gives players more time to reach their personal progression goals and use their unlocked equipment before the next wipe, while allowing the studio more time to prepare future updates.

Further changes include weapon and vehicle balance adjustments, improved parachute handling, additional rewards for teamplay, and new community server features. Players will be able to favourite community servers, while performance improvements, server crash fixes and controller refinements are also included.

Grab the WARDOGS Movember Pack today on Steam!

Gaijin Entertainment announces that Eagle’s Shadow major content update for the online military action game War Thunder is available now. It brings extensive improvements to the game’s graphics engine, completely reworked visual effects, more realistic weather conditions, and a new mechanic that allows players to adjust the Battle Ratings of certain aircraft by choosing different weapon configurations. Two familiar Ground Battles locations, Sun City and American Desert, have undergone extensive visual overhauls while preserving their gameplay layout. Besides the F-15EX Eagle II jet fighter, which gives the update its name, Eagle’s Shadow introduces dozens of other military vehicles, including the giant German H-39 battleship, the British Fulmar Mk.II naval fighter, and the BT-3F amphibious infantry fighting vehicle developed in Russia for the Indonesian Marine Corps.

Watch the “Eagle’s Shadow” Trailer

The German Bluewater fleet receives H-39, the largest researchable ship in War Thunder and the longest vessel in the game at approximately 277 meters. Originally conceived as a successor to the legendary Bismarck but never completed, this massive battleship carries eight devastating 406 mm guns in four twin turrets, capable of penetrating the armor of enemy battleships at most combat ranges. Its improved internal armor layout offers better overall protection than Bismarck, while eighteen 533 mm torpedoes provide an additional surprise for opponents who venture too close.

The British Fulmar Mk.II is an iconic WWII fighter that will fill a gap in Britain’s early aviation research tree. Although relatively heavy and not particularly agile, this carrier-based plane boasts exceptional ammunition capacity. Its eight 7.7 mm machine guns make it a formidable opponent for early aircraft, while optional bombs allow it to attack ground targets as well.

Eagle’s Shadow introduces major improvements to War Thunder’s visual effects. Muzzle flashes have been completely reworked for guns of all calibers, and naval gun shells now create realistic ripples and foam on the water surface. Bullet and shell tracers leave volumetric smoke trails that twist in turbulent air, making dogfights more spectacular and helping pilots track incoming fire. Other improvements include more realistic aircraft damage effects, flames bursting from the exhaust pipes of certain ground vehicles, and fan-favorite working brake lights.

The game’s rendering engine has also received a major overhaul, making lighting and shadows more natural across the entire battlefield. Ray-traced shadows are now more widely available, even without dedicated RTX hardware. New local tone mapping technology automatically balances exposure between bright and dark areas of the screen, allowing players to see details both inside a shadowy hangar and on a sunlit airfield beyond its doors. Improved ambient occlusion produces more convincing shadows beneath vehicles, inside buildings and wherever the sky is obscured. A refined brightness curve preserves details in dark areas, while improved reflections make tank armor, aircraft fuselages, wet roads and snowy surfaces look more realistic. Most of these improvements come with virtually no impact on performance.

Alongside major graphical improvements across all platforms, War Thunder players with GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards or RTX Spark devices will be able to take advantage of NVIDIA DLSS 5 technology to push the game’s signature visual realism even further.

One of the most significant gameplay innovations is the introduction of customizable Battle Ratings for selected aircraft and helicopters. These vehicles can now have different Battle Ratings depending on their equipped weapons, directly affecting matchmaking. Players can choose advanced missiles to take on more powerful opponents or opt for a less sophisticated loadout to compete at a lower Battle Rating.

More information about the Eagle’s Shadow update is available on the official War Thunder website.

The acclaimed Decisive Campaigns series returns to the Eastern Front with its fifth chapter, Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East, bringing the brutal battles of the Eastern Front to life in a detailed operational-level wargame.

Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East Gameplay Trailer

Covering the desperate German offensive towards Moscow during Operation Typhoon in late 1941, the game delivers an impressive level of historical detail. With a battlefield scale of 1 km per hex, four turns per day (including night operations), and battalion-level units that track their actual components, it offers an immersive and historically grounded wargaming experience.

Powered by a thoroughly tested game engine, Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East introduces a range of improvements, including revamped logistics, supply and transport systems, dynamic troop graphics that adapt to weather and terrain, and new combat mechanics such as Fire Brigade Mode, Defensive Line Mode, Blind Attack, and many more. The game also features an improved user interface that makes supply management, combat odds, and unit movement easier to assess, alongside a flexible scenario editor that allows players to create their own Eastern Front battles and campaigns.

A wide selection of scenarios, ranging from smaller engagements around Tula, Borodino, Kalinin and Naro-Fominsk to larger operational challenges, caters to both newcomers and veterans. Experienced players can take command of hundreds of battalions in the massive 80-turn campaign, while newcomers can ease into the game through shorter scenarios.

With its Eastern Front-specific mechanics and the long-awaited return of PBEM++ multiplayer to the series, Twilight in the East promises a deep, challenging, and historically rich experience for newcomers and seasoned wargamers alike.

Decisive Campaigns: Twilight in the East Store page

Matrix Games has released the “Balance of Power” update, v1.65.56.02, for War in Spain 1936-39. It introduces a new variant of the Main Campaign, along with a major historical data refresh. The refresh rebalances the game to better reflect the historical abilities of Nationalist Spain, and it brings expanded TOEs for both sides, updated resources, and train depots. The update also adds 75 new images, a faster AI, and a range of fixes and interface improvements.

Download the update HERE.

Key highlights:

• New Scenario: A fresh variant of the Main Campaign scenario, offering a new way to play through the war.
• Historical Data Refresh: More historical TOEs for both sides, updated resources at locations and updated train depots. Nationalist Spain is now more balanced and better aligned with its historical capabilities.
• Polish and Fixes: 75 new images, a faster AI, a new Barcelona event for the Main Campaign (May 1937), naval bombardment in the P-key combat report, and fixes across air, naval and combat systems.

If you want to read the full changelog, you can find it HERE.

You can purchase War in Spain 1936-39 on the Matrix Games website.

Command either side in two new South Atlantic 1982 campaigns, alongside major improvements to the naval combat simulation.

MicroProse and Triassic Games announce that the Royal Navy & Argentina Update for Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age is OUT NOW, bringing both factions and two new campaigns to all Sea Power owners. To mark the release, the game is discounted as part of a Steam Daily Deal.

Set in the South Atlantic in 1982, the campaigns let players command British or Argentine forces, deploying new ships, submarines, and aircraft in operations that challenge their fleet coordination, air defense, and tactical planning.

Sea Power: Royal Navy and Argentina Update South Atlantic 1982 Trailer

Following public beta testing, the update also brings the new 3D globe and reworked tactical map to the main release branch, correcting distances at high latitudes and enabling scenarios across the poles. Additional improvements cover aircraft operations, radar and sonar behavior, weapon reliability, campaign management, and Mission Editor tools. Here are all the details of this major update.

Sea Power puts players in command of naval and air forces in the missile age, where sensor management, electronic warfare, and carefully coordinated attacks shape each engagement.

Sea Power is available now in Steam Early Access. The Royal Navy & Argentina Update is available NOW.

History teaches us that the front lines tell only part of the story. Unfolding alongside the main campaign, War on Air, the next Broken Arrow DLC, follows the conflict through the eyes of those fighting it, and those reporting on it. What begins with local clashes won’t stay local for long.

Experience six interconnected story missions and four new maps, also available in multiplayer. And yes, you’ll finally be able to save your progress in the single-player campaign. This much-awaited feature arrives with the game update launching alongside War on Air. Your next battle can wait until tomorrow.

The new Broken Arrow story campaign, “War on Air”, takes place alongside the events of the game’s main storyline. Experience the events that unfold shortly after the conflict begins and witness their immediate aftermath. Across six missions, you’ll lead Russian Guard forces into battle, from local clashes with saboteurs to full-scale battles.
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You’ll take part in operations alongside Lieutenant Colonel Ilya Kotov, an experienced Russian Guard commander and combat veteran, facing Baltic special forces backed by the United States.
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Part of the story is told from the perspective of Vera Kandinskaya, a Russian journalist and blogger covering the conflict from Saint Petersburg. Her reports present the fighting from the perspective of an ordinary civilian who doesn’t know the full story.

Add the War on Air DLC to your wishlist on Steam.

Slitherine has officially unveiled Steel Platoon, a new real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front during World War II, during the latest edition of Dominion Days, held on 7–8 November at Games Ground in Berlin.

Steel Platoon Announcement Trailer

Developed using the latest version of the proven engine behind Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance, Steel Platoon offers a fresh take on WWII strategy, combining realistic combined-arms warfare with RPG-inspired progression mechanics in a challenging single-player campaign. Players take command of a Red Army lieutenant and his forces, controlling infantry, tanks, artillery and support units in real-time battles. The gameplay focuses on positioning, cover, terrain, maneuver and choosing the right units and tactics for each situation. The aim is to deliver realistic and tactically demanding combat while remaining more accessible than a hardcore military simulation.

In Steel Platoon, RPG elements revolve primarily around persistent unit progression rather than traditional character-driven role-playing mechanics. Infantry squads and vehicle crews can survive and carry over between missions, gaining experience and improving their capabilities over time. This progression can unlock additional abilities and customization options, allowing experienced squads to become significantly more capable and distinct from newly recruited units.

Steel Platoon has a unique take on WWII RTS, as it is built around the idea of consequence-driven warfare. It combines the immediate battlefield decision-making of a real-time tactics game with persistent progression more commonly associated with RPG and campaign-management systems. Realistic combat makes positioning, cover, terrain, armor penetration and vehicle components important, while persistent squads and crews ensure that the consequences of those battles extend beyond a single mission.

Beta registrations are now open. Sign up for a chance to experience the game ahead of release and help the development team with your feedback.

Wishlist Steel Platoon today on Steam!