Battalion 1944 was a little bit of Kickstarter darling. After tripling its crowdfunding objective, growth started on the classic-leaning WW2 shooter.
The plan was to launch Battalion 1944 in Steam Early Access someday this 12 months. Despite showings at a few client and commerce occasions, and an ongoing closed alpha check, the sport was nonetheless nowhere near an precise launch date.
Battalion 1944 developer Bulkhead has now confirmed that the discharge date has slipped to 2018. There’s nonetheless no stable date, however Bulkhead is planning a reveal marketing campaign that begins on January 9, 2018 with a reveal trailer.
From there, you possibly can anticipate common updates all the way in which as much as the discharge. The recreation’s value has additionally been lowered from $20. Battalion 1944 will now value a modest $15 / £12 / €15 at launch. This is lower than even the bottom tier within the Kickstarter marketing campaign, which is why the developer is giving unique backer skins to gamers who confirmed their assist early.
In a press launch, Bulkhead didn’t explicitly say if the worth might be elevated after Early Access, however it’s doubtless given the wording. Until subsequent 12 months, you possibly can watch this new developer diary that catches you up on what’s been cooking behind-the-scenes thus far.
Battalion 1944 might be published by Square Enix as a part of its Collective label, which helps indie groups get publicity and promotion. It’s presently in growth for PC.
Source
