Bulkhead have introduced that they’re splitting methods with Sq. Enix, and that their WWII multiplayer shooter Battalion 1944 can be rebranded and relaunched as Battalion: Legacy.
Battalion 1944 is a WWII multiplayer FPS that sought to deliver again the outdated days of pre-Trendy Warfare Name of Obligation, earlier than the sequence was all about kill streaks, tacticool gun attachments, and 100-player Battle Royale maps. The sport entered Early Entry in 2018, and acquired a full launch in Could 2019.
Regardless of Sq. Enix buying a 20% stake within the recreation and serving to Bulkhead with publishing duties as a part of the Sq. Enix Collective indie initiative, issues clearly went very incorrect for Battalion 1944. The sport by no means actually went anyplace, and at present holds a 61% constructive consumer rating on Steam, with many of the latest opinions being adverse.
Not that it issues a lot, because the neighborhood appears to have fled the sport a very long time in the past. In line with Steam Charts, Battalion 1944‘s highest peak participant rely prior to now month was 39, which is roughly triple what the sport has been doing for a few yr now. Within the recreation’s protection, since most of its modes are 5v5, that’s truly nonetheless sufficient gamers to fill at the least one foyer.
There was additionally speculated to be a console port, however it has lastly been formally cancelled in at the moment’s announcement. Bulkhead states that they are going to be refunding any Kickstarter backers that pledged for the console model within the close to future.
The announcement undoubtedly implies that there was some unhealthy blood behind the scenes between Bulkhead and Sq. Enix, which has led to the businesses breaking their prior enterprise partnership. On August sixteenth, Battalion 1944 can be rebranded and relaunched as Battalion: Legacy on Steam.
This new model of the WWII shooter can be free. It seems, at the least at first look, that Battalion: Legacy received’t even have any monetization in any respect apart from server renting. If there are some type of microtransactions or season passes connected to Battalion: Legacy, then Bulkhead hasn’t talked about them but.
This relaunch will include some new options and enhancements as effectively. These embody new British weapons, steadiness tweaks, and an up to date UI.
Battalion 1944 remains to be obtainable on Home windows PC by way of Steam for $19.99, however there may be clearly no level in truly shopping for it because the Legacy relaunch is merely every week away.