Community members! We are proud to announce Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Airborne, which releases worldwide today.
Depicting the famous 82nd and 101st US airborne divisions, this DLC offers single-player and Co-op content in the form of a long campaign that honors some of the most famous and courageous men of World War 2.
In parallel, we will release a QoL update, for which we ran a beta in the past few days.
On top, we have put the entire game on a discount - get up to 75%!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904660/Call_to_Arms__Gates_of_Hell_Airborne/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26447/Call_to_Arms__WW2/
Action
This campaign has an entirely new feel compared to what you’ve seen from us so far.
We have created a gripping storyline that starts on D- Day in Normandy, and takes you through some of the most iconic battles that were fought on the Western front. It will take you all the way through France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, right to the very end of World War 2.
You will be introduced to an entirely new format, where your tactical information comes in the form of a video that plays during the mission every time the situation requires you to focus your attention on major objectives.
The battlegrounds will be recreations of the real ones of course, as you may have come to expect from us.
You will be able to play all 12 missions in Co-op as well; they each have room for four players.
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Rendezvous with Destiny
The opening move in the campaign is the 101st Airborne Division, also known as the “Screaming Eagles”, who carried the ominous motto “Rendezvous with Destiny”.
We depict this famous unit in a total of 7 gripping missions, starting with the Pathfinder mission on D-Day.
This unit may be best known for its exploits in the wintery Ardennes when they stubbornly defended Bastogne and refused to surrender. Their commander, General McAuliffe, famously told the German negotiator and commander, “NUTS” instead of surrendering. However, many of the other missions will have a familiar ring to them, with lots of “Easy” company action in the mix.
All the way
The 82nd Airborne goes into action on D-Day as well, where their motto “All the way” is applied on St. Mère- Église first. The action that follows is as iconic as anything; and while a number of their most famous battles centered on bridges, they get to close the campaign deep inside of Germany at the crossing of the Elbe river.
The first bridge the 82nd took was the one at La Fière, helping secure St. Mère- Église against German counter attacks; the second one, at Nijmegen (during operation Market Garden), resulted in a battle of heroic proportions as well, which is commemorated in a memorial that was erected near the bridge after the war, by the Dutch population.
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A dedication
Last September, we were shocked by the loss of our friend Trevor Hackbardt, who worked on Gates of Hell as a historical researcher and as a moderator. His contribution to our project was a significant factor in the production of the “Liberation” DLC, and if you look at any of the 3d models from that DLC you should remember it was probably Trevor’s photo database - put together in hundreds of hours of work - that helped us get the details right.
Barbedwire Studios dedicates the release of the “Airborne” DLC to his memory.
His image will grace the game’s loading screen for months to come. Rest in peace, Trevor.
Quality of Life update
We have been running the Open Beta for the QoL update, which we previously announced. With this update, we improve performance, provide bug fixes and a lot of other additions and improvements that make the game one step better.
There are also some new US and German units that you can make use of in Conquest and Multiplayer. The Changelog is over 200 entries long!
Up next: The British
As we have announced before, we will now focus on developing the faction for the British Commonwealth.
This faction will be depicted by means of its actions and exploits on the Western front, starting early in the conflict and including late war action.
Development has been underway for quite some time, and we will announce its estimated release date as soon as we can. But for now, let’s focus on what’s new today!
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Discount
Upon release, for just 2 weeks, early adopters and quick deciders will be able to profit from a limited- time offer. The discount on the rest of the game is higher than ever before; up to 75%!
This discount only lasts for two weeks after release. Don’t miss out on this chance, get the “Airborne” DLC today:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2904660/Call_to_Arms__Gates_of_Hell_Airborne/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26447/Call_to_Arms__WW2/
