First-Person Shooters

Bell UH-1 Iroquois ‘Huey’ helicopter, new weapons and in-game music amongst the latest features landing today

team17 and Expression Games are pleased to announce that Hell Let Loose: Vietnam’s first major update since launch is now available.

Update 1.5 will bring an array of new content to the first-person shooter. The title, described by PCGamesN as “beautifully brutal”, will include two of the most requested weapons and the hotly anticipated Bell UH-1 Iroquois ‘Huey’ helicopter which will now feature in-game music via its onboard radio.

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Update 1.5 Teaser Trailer

In a blog post shared earlier this week, the community were introduced to the 2026 updates in a comprehensive roadmap, adding a number of highly requested features. Update 1.5 includes:

New Weapons: M14 & SKS – The US Forces will receive the M14 rifle, while the NVA will add the Type 56 SKS rifle to their arsenals.

Bell UH-1 Iroquois ‘Huey’ – One of the most recognisable helicopters from the Vietnam War, brought to life in the title with highly accurate detailing, decals and physical features like the onboard radio.

Music In-Game – Players will now be able to listen to era-appropriate music via ‘Huey’ radios; with music accessible inside the vehicle, as well as being broadcast to nearby players as you fly over the battlefield. A Spotify Playlist of the epic song list can be found here.

Within the blog post, team17 state: “Authenticity has always been incredibly important to Hell Let Loose”, most notably coming into effect when working directly with Bell on the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, where players can experience a more accurate representation of this legendary aircraft as it takes to the skies over Vietnam.”

team17 and Expression Games are fully committed to player feedback and continue to work through reports and notable improvements. Consequently, alongside these new features players can monitor further weekly updates, planned game support and a regular cadence of planned improvements and patches on the official community dev blog here.

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is OUT NOW on Steam and the Epic Game Store.

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BULKHEAD and team17 today announced that WARDOGS, its 100-player tactical FPS, will launch into Steam Early Access at 5pm BST / 4pm UTC, while also confirming the game is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox in 2028, with wishlisting available on both console platforms from today.

The launch follows a huge response to WARDOGS’ pre-release tests, with nearly half a million unique players joining the August Closed Beta and the final pre-launch test peaking at 245,118 concurrent players on Steam. One reaction kept coming back: players hadn’t had this much fun in an FPS in years.

That feeling inspired the message behind today’s launch trailer, PLAY LIKE YOU USED TO. Paying homage to Halo 3’s iconic ‘Believe’ trailer, it celebrates an era when multiplayer games were social, unpredictable and impossible to put down.

WARDOGS Launch Trailer

WARDOGS aims to bring that feeling back through 100-player battles between three rival teams, combining tactical gunplay, vehicles, construction and destruction across three maps, each with three variations. Battles can shift from coordinated pushes to complete chaos in seconds, while local voice chat across all three teams brings allies and enemies into the same conversations, creating the unpredictable moments already driving thousands of clips, streams and videos from the community.

WARDOGS enters Early Access at $39.99 USD, with a stepped pricing model designed to reward players who join earlier in development rather than charging the planned full-release price before every major feature has been delivered.

WARDOGS is an All-Out Warfare FPS that combines tactical gunplay and combined arms combat with building and destruction mechanics in a large-scale, up to 100-player militaristic sandbox.

The game mode – Inspired by ‘King of the Hill’ – has three teams fight for control of randomized 2x2km ‘Control Zones’ within larger maps. The team with the most players within the Control Zone earns points – the first team to reach 100 points wins the match. The variables in zone location and individual player tactics mean no match ever plays out the same.

BlackMill Games has announced at the FPS Games Show that their first free post-launch expansion for Gallipoli will be released on October 1. The teaser showcased the brand-new map, Ali Al Muntar, based on the strategic hill at the second Battle of Gaza during World War I. For the first time in the WW1 series, a map will feature tanks that will cinematically escort players at the start of the battle.

Gallipoli – Free Ali Al Muntar Expansion Teaser

The free expansion is part of the ‘Second Expedition’, the first post-launch expansion for Gallipoli. As previously revealed in the game’s roadmap, this expansion will also add eight new weapons, time of day- and weather presets, as well as proximity chat. The Second Expedition will also feature new paid cosmetic DLCs. Gallipoli will be supported with updates for several years.

Gallipoli is the newest entry in the WW1 Game Series, and released last month on PC (Steam, Microsoft Store and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with full crossplay. Inspired by the Gallipoli campaign and the wider Ottoman Fronts, Gallipoli pits British Empire and Ottoman forces against one another in intense 25v25 squad-based battles.

The long-awaited next chapter in the METRO saga, METRO 2039, will launch simultaneously on all platforms on February 4th 2027. More details about METRO 2039’s technical specs and graphical modes will be revealed in the coming months.

METRO 2039 Release Date Reveal & First Console Gameplay Trailer

Captured from the same campaign content playable at gamescom, the trailer focuses on raw gameplay, environmental detail, kinetic combat, and the technological advances that have been made to the 4A Engine since 2019’s METRO Exodus. 4A Games’ impressive new gameplay comes just days after METRO 2039 was awarded “Best Visuals” in the gamescom awards and secured more award nominations than any other title at the show.

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Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta Schedule

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How to Access and Launch the Beta on Steam (PC)

• Preload (Available Now): Open the Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 Store page, select Play Now, and Steam will automatically add the Beta to your Library and begin downloading.
• Launch (Available at 10:00AM PT on Friday, August 28): Open your Steam Library and select Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 Beta when the Beta goes live.

How to Access and Launch the Beta on Battle.net (PC)

• Preload (Available Now): Open Battle.net, select Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4, choose the Beta version if prompted, and click Install.
• Launch (Available at 10:00AM PT on Friday, August 28):Press Play once the Beta is live.
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Today, team17 and Expression Games are pleased to outline the post-launch development roadmap, content schedule and community communication plans for Hell Let Loose: Vietnam. The first update, scheduled to roll out in the coming weeks, includes the hotly anticipated fully licensed Huey Helicopter and two new weapons to add to the playable arsenal, the M14 and the Chinese Type 56 SKS.

In addition to these exciting content updates, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam has big plans for the remainder of 2026 with new weapons, vehicles and new battlefields in the roadmap.

In this week’s blog post, it was revealed that Patch 1.2 (now live) features over 500 individual bug fixes and improvements across a broad range of areas, including stability, maps, vehicles, UI/HUD, keybinds, weapons, and general gameplay, including:

• The server crash caused by Tunnel usage in specific scenarios has been resolved.
• A range of UI issues that caused HUD elements to remain stuck on-screen, including Medic markers and capture points in Offensive, have been fixed.
• Commander abilities can now be placed correctly in relation to Squad Leader markings.
• Knife hit registration has been improved, with further improvements planned to address remaining edge cases.
• Non-headshot kills now correctly contribute toward the Longest Kill statistic.
• Image stability on console has been improved, with a particular focus on areas in shadow, and further optimisations are in the works.
• Various keybinding issues have been resolved, with further fixes planned.

This is only a selection of the 500+ fixes and improvements currently included in Patch 1.2. Players can find the comprehensive patch notes for 1.2 here and can monitor weekly updates, planned game support and a regular cadence of planned improvements and patches on the official community dev blog here.

team17 and Expression Games are fully committed to player feedback and continue to work through reports and notable improvements with the aim to release Patch 1.3 as soon as next week.

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is OUT NOW on Steam and the Epic Game Store.

BlackMill Games just launched Gallipoli, the newest entry in the acclaimed WW1 Game Series. Available now with full crossplay on PC (Steam, Microsoft Store and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Gallipoli is available now for €29.99 / $29.99 / £24.99, with up to 25% launch discount available for a limited time.

Gallipoli Launch Trailer

Inspired by the Gallipoli campaign and the wider Ottoman Fronts, Gallipoli pits British Empire and Ottoman forces against one another in intense 25v25 squad-based battles across five detailed maps at launch: the contested landings of ANZAC Cove and ‘V’ Beach, the sun-baked desert surrounding Ctesiphon, the battered town of Kut al-Amara, and the moonlit canal of the newly revealed Suez.

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Team17 and Expression Games are excited to announce that Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is OUT NOW – releasing on PC (Steam, Epic, Windows Store), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Watch the Launch Trailer now for a taste of the action!

Players will be able to purchase two different editions, experiencing the battlefield in either Standard or Deluxe. See below for a breakdown of what is included in each edition:

Standard Edition $39.99 / €39.99 / £34.99

• Base Game

Deluxe Edition $59.99 / €59.99 / £54.99

• Base Game
• 2026 Field Supplies (delivered throughout 2026); NVA Boat Crew Uniform, ANZAC & NVA Uniform Pack, Green Berets & Navy SEALs Uniform Pack

Take the battle to the enemy across 6 large-scale maps inspired by real world locations. Play as either the North Vietnamese Army or US Armed Forces and choose from one of 17 specialised roles within a 50-strong team made up of multiple squads. Join or lead infantry, recon, armour, mortar squads and helicopter units, using communication and teamwork with your fellow players to identify objectives and ruthlessly exploit your opponent’s weaknesses. Emergent gameplay features bring intensity and realism to the conflict, as players tackle each battle with authentic weapons, orders and tactics. Follow the chain of command and work together as a team to meet your objectives and achieve victory.