Battalian 1944 Comes out of Early Access with a Massive Update

So, not only did Battalion 1944, launch itself spectacularly out of Steam Early Access a few days ago, but it did so with a new update that brings even more goodies to the World War II based first person shooter developed by Bulkhead Interactive.

The latest update to Battalion 1944 is titled eastern Front, and introduces the Russians, one of our most valuable allies during the conflict, as well as giving the whole game a brand new fresh coat of paint ready for its new players.

Update Features

8 new weapons (PPSH41, PPS43, Mosin Nagant Rifle, Mosin Nagant Scoped, TT-33, Baikal 22, SVT-40, Fedorov Avtomat)
New competitive matchmaking powered by FACEIT
3 new maps – take the fight to Italy, Russia and France with all new levels inspired by classic shooters
New game mode: Free for All – where everyone becomes your enemy!
Improved game modes – Wartide, CTF, DOM and TDF all updated with more modern and rewarding design, with audio that reacts to your gameplay
Match replay system & match history – download and play your previous matches with high settings to create epic video content!
New BattleRank season
Challenges, medals and leaderboards – earn and collect medals based on gameplay to show off your in-game achievements and get ultimate bragging rights
Community modding – create your own maps via the all new Battalion 1944 Development Kit

Joe Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead Interactive, “I’m so excited. Early Access isn’t easy but the feedback from the community has been imperative to this massive overhaul of the game. I love that we took a step back and pivoted to target people’s core issues such as Time To Kill and wanting the game to be more like the older classic titles. We’ve kept sprint in the game, but there are so many new features that will feel familiar to classic FPS players.”

Brammer also goes on to say “We had a lot to improve on but I think it shows in the full release of Battalion 1944. Personally, I’ve learned a lot about being accountable to players and communicating issues from the players across all social media to the developers who are toiling away on the game. I think that link between the players and devs is now more important than ever in 2019.”

“We are excited to work with Bulkhead Interactive to provide the Battalion 1944 community with an engaging and rewarding competitive experience at launch. For the first time we will manage the entire competitive life-cycle of the game which will be accessible within the game client as well as the FACEIT platform, ensuring players have the most seamless experience to play competitively. This will be the first integration of this kind with many more to come and I can’t think of a better partner to be the first developer to take full advantage of the series of developer tools that we have built through the years,” said Niccolo Maisto, CEO & Co-Founder of FACEIT.