Company of Heroes 3 Release Date Revealed
Nearly a year after Relic Entertainment and Sega announced Company of Heroes 3, the next entry in the beloved World War II real-time strategy series finally has a release date. Today, Relic Entertainment revealed that CoH3 is set to release on November 17, 2022.
According to a press release, the game will have four playable factions and two separate campaigns at launch: the more open-ended Italian Dynamic Campaign and the focused, narrative-based North African Operation.
These campaigns will also introduce players to new mechanics, including "side armor, enemy vehicle recovery and vehicle-towing, which lets you reposition your hard-hitting artillery like the German Flak 36 and British 17-Pounder."
While the game won't be out until November, Relic Entertainment is now promoting its community feedback program, which gives players the opportunity to test part of the North African Operation campaign, titled Mission Alpha. The mission, which is also free on Steam starting today until July 19, follows the "Deutsches Afrikakorps (DAK) as they attempt to repel the British from their entrenched positions."
Last year, IGN previewed a pre-alpha version of the game. More recently, IGN was able to take part in a hands-on preview of Company of Heroes 3's North African Operation, and there were quite a few impressive differences between the game's varied settings.
Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN who loves all things indie and Nintendo. Outside of IGN, they've contributed to sites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun. Find them on Twitter: @ameliazollner.
Emmy Awards 2022 Nominations Led By Only Murders In the Building And Ozark
The Emmy Awards nominations for 2022 are here, and as expected familiar names like Better Call Saul, Squid Game, and Ted Lasso are all present. But it was Only Murders in the Building that really managed to clean up, with both Steve Martin and Martin Short earning nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category for their roles in the true crime sendup.
Other notable shows include Ozark, which has nominations in three of the major Drama categories, as well as Yellowjackets, Barry, and Succession, all of which have been lauded by fans and critics alike. Squid Game, IGN's best TV show of 2021, managed to pick up two major nominations including Outstanding Dramatic Series, with Lee Jung-jae getting the nod for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Dramat Series.
You check out the full list of Emmy nominations here as well our list of the best TV shows of 2022 so far.
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Hacks
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Only Murders In The Building
- Ted Lasso
- What We Do In The Shadows
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Ms. Maisel
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
- Elle Fanning, The Great
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
- Donald Glover, Atlanta
- Bill Hader, Barry
- Nicholas Hoult, The Great
- Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building
- Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building
- Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
- Nailed It!
- Rupaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series
- Dopesick
- The Dropout
- Inventing Anna
- Pam & Tommy
- The White Lotus
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or A Movie
- Colin Firth, The Staircase
- Andrew Garfield, Under The Banner Of Heaven
- Oscar Isaac, Scenes From A Marriage
- Michael Keaton, Dopesick
- Himesh Patel, Station Eleven
- Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or A Movie
- Toni Collette, The Staircase
- Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
- Lily James, Pam And Tommy
- Sarah Paulson, American Crime Story: Impeachment
- Margaret Qualley, Maid
- Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Outstanding Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- Euphoria
- Ozark
- Severance
- Squid Game
- Stranger Things
- Succession
- Yellowjackets
Lead Actress In A Drama Series
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Melanie Lynsey, Yellowjackets
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
- Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
- Zendaya, Euphoria
Lead Actor In A Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Adam Scott, Severance
- Jeremy Strong, Succession
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.
Emmy Awards 2022 Nominations Led By Only Murders In the Building And Ozark
The Emmy Awards nominations for 2022 are here, and as expected familiar names like Better Call Saul, Squid Game, and Ted Lasso are all present. But it was Only Murders in the Building that really managed to clean up, with both Steve Martin and Martin Short earning nominations in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category for their roles in the true crime sendup.
Other notable shows include Ozark, which has nominations in three of the major Drama categories, as well as Yellowjackets, Barry, and Succession, all of which have been lauded by fans and critics alike. Squid Game, IGN's best TV show of 2021, managed to pick up two major nominations including Outstanding Dramatic Series, with Lee Jung-jae getting the nod for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Dramat Series.
You check out the full list of Emmy nominations here as well our list of the best TV shows of 2022 so far.
Outstanding Variety Talk Series
- The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
- The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Comedy Series
- Abbott Elementary
- Barry
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Hacks
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Only Murders In The Building
- Ted Lasso
- What We Do In The Shadows
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
- Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Ms. Maisel
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
- Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
- Elle Fanning, The Great
- Issa Rae, Insecure
- Jean Smart, Hacks
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
- Donald Glover, Atlanta
- Bill Hader, Barry
- Nicholas Hoult, The Great
- Steve Martin, Only Murders In The Building
- Martin Short, Only Murders In The Building
- Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Competition Program
- The Amazing Race
- Lizzo’s Watch Out For The Big Grrrls
- Nailed It!
- Rupaul’s Drag Race
- Top Chef
- The Voice
Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series
- Dopesick
- The Dropout
- Inventing Anna
- Pam & Tommy
- The White Lotus
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or A Movie
- Colin Firth, The Staircase
- Andrew Garfield, Under The Banner Of Heaven
- Oscar Isaac, Scenes From A Marriage
- Michael Keaton, Dopesick
- Himesh Patel, Station Eleven
- Sebastian Stan, Pam & Tommy
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or A Movie
- Toni Collette, The Staircase
- Julia Garner, Inventing Anna
- Lily James, Pam And Tommy
- Sarah Paulson, American Crime Story: Impeachment
- Margaret Qualley, Maid
- Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout
Outstanding Drama Series
- Better Call Saul
- Euphoria
- Ozark
- Severance
- Squid Game
- Stranger Things
- Succession
- Yellowjackets
Lead Actress In A Drama Series
- Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
- Laura Linney, Ozark
- Melanie Lynsey, Yellowjackets
- Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
- Reese Witherspoon, The Morning Show
- Zendaya, Euphoria
Lead Actor In A Drama Series
- Jason Bateman, Ozark
- Brian Cox, Succession
- Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
- Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
- Adam Scott, Severance
- Jeremy Strong, Succession
Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN as well as co-host of Nintendo Voice Chat. Have a tip? Send her a DM at @the_katbot.
Parody Action-RPG ‘Yet Another Fantasy Title’ Announced
Developer Atomic Wolf and publisher Games Operators (the publisher of Rustler [aka Grand Theft Horse], the medieval top-down parody of GTA 1 & 2), are developing another send-up of a familiar genre. Yet Another Fantasy Title is, as the name implies, a fantasy-themed game. It's a top-down-view open-world action-RPG. Watch the announcement trailer above and check out the first screenshots in the gallery below.
You play an outlaw who'd "normally be prey for the protagonist in some sidequest," as the Atomic Wolf team describes it. Instead, you've killed the kingdom's savior and stolen his unicorn. An adventure ensues. Yet Another Fantasy Title promises parodied versions of all of the usual open-world action-RPG fantasy genre tropes, such as plenty of sidequests, a comprehensive story, magic, 15 different medieval weapons like swords and bows, and mounts in the forms of unicorns, horses, donkeys, and wolves.
And yes, naturally, there's a dragon to be slain as well. Yet Another Fantasy Title is in development for PC. Wishlist it on Steam.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.
Parody Action-RPG ‘Yet Another Fantasy Title’ Announced
Developer Atomic Wolf and publisher Games Operators (the publisher of Rustler [aka Grand Theft Horse], the medieval top-down parody of GTA 1 & 2), are developing another send-up of a familiar genre. Yet Another Fantasy Title is, as the name implies, a fantasy-themed game. It's a top-down-view open-world action-RPG. Watch the announcement trailer above and check out the first screenshots in the gallery below.
You play an outlaw who'd "normally be prey for the protagonist in some sidequest," as the Atomic Wolf team describes it. Instead, you've killed the kingdom's savior and stolen his unicorn. An adventure ensues. Yet Another Fantasy Title promises parodied versions of all of the usual open-world action-RPG fantasy genre tropes, such as plenty of sidequests, a comprehensive story, magic, 15 different medieval weapons like swords and bows, and mounts in the forms of unicorns, horses, donkeys, and wolves.
And yes, naturally, there's a dragon to be slain as well. Yet Another Fantasy Title is in development for PC. Wishlist it on Steam.
Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.
All On Board! Is An Upcoming Board Game Simulator Built Exclusively for VR
Blasphemous developer The Game Kitchen has announced a virtual reality board game platform called All on Board!, alongside a Kickstarter campaign to help fund it.
All On Board! is similar in approach to the popular Tabletop Simulator, offering licensed board games as mods, but with a suite of creation tools to allow players to create and test their own games. Unlike Tabletop Simulator, All On Board! has been built specifically for VR, and is aiming to offer a more true-to-life virtual version of playing board games with friends.
The platform is focused on creating authentic social interactions in a virtual space, with users actually seeing their friends’ avatars and hand movements as they reach out to move their pieces, roll dice, and so on. All On Board! is also built to remove the tedium that comes with some board games, with features such as saving and loading game states and the automated counting of dice rolls.
It’s expected to launch for Meta Quest 2 and Steam VR compatible headsets in 2023, though contributors to the Kickstarter campaign will gain access to a beta this holiday season. The Game Kitchen explained in an IGN-exclusive video (below) that, as with Blasphemous, the Kickstarter campaign would help build a community around All On Board! that would be invaluable in giving feedback, suggesting new features, and creating a better experience overall.
All On Board! will include a library of board games at launch - with several licensed IPs including Black Rose Wars, Rallyman GT, Sword & Sorcery, Infinity Defiance, Istanbul, and Escape The Dark Castle - alongside extensive creation tools for users to create their own games.
Users still need to purchase the licensed games in order to play them but, just as in real life, only one person needs to do so in order for the entire group to play. While there are only six licensed IPs confirmed so far, The Game Kitchen will be announcing another six throughout the Kickstarter campaign.
The Kickstarter is seeking to raise $25,000, and three tiers of support are available, starting at $20, which grants the contributor access to All On Board!, exclusive accessories, and a backer role on the platform’s Discord. A $40 tier includes three of the licensed board games (of the contributor’s choice) while the most expensive $80 tier comes with all 12 licensed launch games.
Pre-existing games are just part of what All On Board! will offer, however, as the extensive creation tools allow users to add their own games to the VR platform. The IGN-exclusive video even shows someone creating and drawing their own paper cards in real life before uploading them into the game.
“We are creating an editor using Unreal Engine,” said studio director Mauricio García in the video. “We are removing all these features that we don’t need and we are replacing them with board gaming specific features so that you can very easily create the logic and the rules of your own board games.”
Programming knowledge isn’t required to create these games either, as the tool lets users build using simplified commands. When creating a custom dungeon crawler, for example, stepping on a certain tile can be linked to an action, and users can then select from a list whether to make something appear, spawn enemies, and so on.
The Game Kitchen didn’t confirm an exact release date within 2023 nor a price for the completed version of All On Board!, but the Kickstarter campaign’s starting tier of $20 would suggest a similar price point.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
All On Board! Is An Upcoming Board Game Simulator Built Exclusively for VR
Blasphemous developer The Game Kitchen has announced a virtual reality board game platform called All on Board!, alongside a Kickstarter campaign to help fund it.
All On Board! is similar in approach to the popular Tabletop Simulator, offering licensed board games as mods, but with a suite of creation tools to allow players to create and test their own games. Unlike Tabletop Simulator, All On Board! has been built specifically for VR, and is aiming to offer a more true-to-life virtual version of playing board games with friends.
The platform is focused on creating authentic social interactions in a virtual space, with users actually seeing their friends’ avatars and hand movements as they reach out to move their pieces, roll dice, and so on. All On Board! is also built to remove the tedium that comes with some board games, with features such as saving and loading game states and the automated counting of dice rolls.
It’s expected to launch for Meta Quest 2 and Steam VR compatible headsets in 2023, though contributors to the Kickstarter campaign will gain access to a beta this holiday season. The Game Kitchen explained in an IGN-exclusive video (below) that, as with Blasphemous, the Kickstarter campaign would help build a community around All On Board! that would be invaluable in giving feedback, suggesting new features, and creating a better experience overall.
All On Board! will include a library of board games at launch - with several licensed IPs including Black Rose Wars, Rallyman GT, Sword & Sorcery, Infinity Defiance, Istanbul, and Escape The Dark Castle - alongside extensive creation tools for users to create their own games.
Users still need to purchase the licensed games in order to play them but, just as in real life, only one person needs to do so in order for the entire group to play. While there are only six licensed IPs confirmed so far, The Game Kitchen will be announcing another six throughout the Kickstarter campaign.
The Kickstarter is seeking to raise $25,000, and three tiers of support are available, starting at $20, which grants the contributor access to All On Board!, exclusive accessories, and a backer role on the platform’s Discord. A $40 tier includes three of the licensed board games (of the contributor’s choice) while the most expensive $80 tier comes with all 12 licensed launch games.
Pre-existing games are just part of what All On Board! will offer, however, as the extensive creation tools allow users to add their own games to the VR platform. The IGN-exclusive video even shows someone creating and drawing their own paper cards in real life before uploading them into the game.
“We are creating an editor using Unreal Engine,” said studio director Mauricio García in the video. “We are removing all these features that we don’t need and we are replacing them with board gaming specific features so that you can very easily create the logic and the rules of your own board games.”
Programming knowledge isn’t required to create these games either, as the tool lets users build using simplified commands. When creating a custom dungeon crawler, for example, stepping on a certain tile can be linked to an action, and users can then select from a list whether to make something appear, spawn enemies, and so on.
The Game Kitchen didn’t confirm an exact release date within 2023 nor a price for the completed version of All On Board!, but the Kickstarter campaign’s starting tier of $20 would suggest a similar price point.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
Until Dawn Developer Acquired by Nordisk Games
Supermassive Games, the developer behind Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology, and The Quarry, has been acquired by Nordisk Games.
Part of the larger Nordisk Film brand, the Denmark-based entertainment company owns a handful of other game developers including Avalanche Studios, the creator of Just Cause.
As reported by gamesindustry.biz, Nordisk Games acquired a 30.7% in Supermassive in March last year but announced in a blog post that it now wholly owns the studio.
Last year we announced our partnership with Nordisk Games.
— Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames) July 12, 2022
Today we're delighted to share Nordisk Games' full acquisition of Supermassive Games. Exciting times ahead!
Read more here: https://t.co/B7Vxj71g7d pic.twitter.com/z0hwnIHFzg
"Having had such a positive experience over the past year it wasn’t a difficult decision when Nordisk Games wanted to explore increasing their investment," said Supermassive CEO Pete Samuels.
"We have an exciting and ambitious growth strategy for Supermassive Games and Nordisk Games ownership only enhances that. I’m hugely excited about where the security offered by this partnership, and continued access to the expertise within Nordisk Games, will take us next"
The acquisition shouldn't negatively impact the development of Supermassive's games – with a new Dark Pictures game, The Devil in Me, the only one we know to be in development – and Nordisk also made clear it wants the studio to continue its story-focused style of games.
"In the year we’ve worked alongside Pete and Joe and the whole Supermassive team, it’s been clear to us the amount of talent, as well as how much potential there is to further develop the kinds of story and narrative-driven games they excel at," said Nordisk Games CEO Mikkel Weider. "In acquiring 100% of the studio we’ll be able to increase our support to the team, and most importantly, continue the great working relationship we have with them."
Supermassive most recently released The Quarry – the true spiritual sequel to its 2015 hit Until Dawn – but has mostly worked on Dark Pictures outside of these two. However, it seemingly has a lot more planned as the studio has registered trademarks for at least six more entries.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
Until Dawn Developer Acquired by Nordisk Games
Supermassive Games, the developer behind Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology, and The Quarry, has been acquired by Nordisk Games.
Part of the larger Nordisk Film brand, the Denmark-based entertainment company owns a handful of other game developers including Avalanche Studios, the creator of Just Cause.
As reported by gamesindustry.biz, Nordisk Games acquired a 30.7% in Supermassive in March last year but announced in a blog post that it now wholly owns the studio.
Last year we announced our partnership with Nordisk Games.
— Supermassive Games (@SuperMGames) July 12, 2022
Today we're delighted to share Nordisk Games' full acquisition of Supermassive Games. Exciting times ahead!
Read more here: https://t.co/B7Vxj71g7d pic.twitter.com/z0hwnIHFzg
"Having had such a positive experience over the past year it wasn’t a difficult decision when Nordisk Games wanted to explore increasing their investment," said Supermassive CEO Pete Samuels.
"We have an exciting and ambitious growth strategy for Supermassive Games and Nordisk Games ownership only enhances that. I’m hugely excited about where the security offered by this partnership, and continued access to the expertise within Nordisk Games, will take us next"
The acquisition shouldn't negatively impact the development of Supermassive's games – with a new Dark Pictures game, The Devil in Me, the only one we know to be in development – and Nordisk also made clear it wants the studio to continue its story-focused style of games.
"In the year we’ve worked alongside Pete and Joe and the whole Supermassive team, it’s been clear to us the amount of talent, as well as how much potential there is to further develop the kinds of story and narrative-driven games they excel at," said Nordisk Games CEO Mikkel Weider. "In acquiring 100% of the studio we’ll be able to increase our support to the team, and most importantly, continue the great working relationship we have with them."
Supermassive most recently released The Quarry – the true spiritual sequel to its 2015 hit Until Dawn – but has mostly worked on Dark Pictures outside of these two. However, it seemingly has a lot more planned as the studio has registered trademarks for at least six more entries.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
Kirby’s Dream Buffet is a Fall Guys-Style Party Game Coming to Switch
Nintendo has announced Kirby's Dream Buffet, a Fall Guys-style party gaming coming to Switch this summer.
A short trailer (below) shows snippets of gameplay as different Kirbys race through bright and colourful courses in an attempt to become the plumpest Kirby in town.
"Kirby's Dream Buffet sees a gang of Kirbys rolling through a variety of food-themed stages in four rounds of frantic multiplayer fun," the official synopsis reads.
Nintendo's website shared some further details, saying players can choose to race downhill against another player locally or online against other players (at least eight players were shown in one race).
It doesn't appear to just be a race to the finish, however, as players will need to eat as many strawberries as they can on the way down. The more Kirby eats, the bigger it gets, and the faster it can roll towards the finish line, with the heaviest Kirby taking the crown. Players can also grab boxes to turn into different food items and gain certain power-ups.
This will be the second Kirby game to be released for Nintendo Switch this year, with Kirby and the Forgotten Land launched in March. Nintendo had promised a variety of other Kirby announcements were coming as the franchise is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022, and Dream Buffet appears to be one of them.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer who occasionally remembers to tweet @thelastdinsdale. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.