The release date of the strategy game Company of Heroes 3 has been postponed: now Sega and Relic Entertainment have decided to release their project early next year. The release of the strategy was postponed to “meet player expectations” and make Company of Heroes 3 one of the most profound tactical experiences in Relic history.
The developer added that he needs “a little more time to work on general improvement, balance and gameplay tweaking”. The game was originally supposed to be released on November 17th, but the latest trailer was very badly received by gamers, so the release didn’t happen in the fall.
Additionally, the delay in the release is due to the fact that Relic has asked players to sign up for a dedicated community platform system that helps the team implement actionable changes as quickly as possible.
Some of these changes include improvements to the dynamic campaign map, as well as a supply chain overhaul, more aggressive AI, and fast travel through airports. Additionally, more attention is now paid to visualization and other details during battles.
“We want to release the biggest and most exciting game in the history of our franchise, which means we need more time to fix bugs, balance and refine to ensure our players have a fantastic experience at launch.” – explained Justin Dowdswell, General Manager of Relic Entertainment.
Relic is pretty blunt about the reasons for the delay: the game isn’t ready yet. Therefore, fans are welcome to take part in the development of the game forum Company of Heroes and on Discord channels. The team is also “revising and improving” the dialogue to ensure that the voice acting is “authentic to the specific characters and their native accents in the game.”
Company of Heroes 3 will now be released on February 23, 2023, about four months away. The developer pointed out that you shouldn’t expect any new features, modes, factions or characters to be added.
