http://store.steampowered.com/app/33310/ (requires steam)
since yesterday the open beta is live
the game is WWII set RTS game with less focus on micromanagement but more focus on how you combine your forces and create a strong striking force.
there is only one resource which makes resource management easy
nations include, each has a certain strength and weaknesses:
germany (tech)
france (defense)
britain (air)
russia (mass)
italy (speed)
usa (prodkution speed)
the game it NOT realistic (taking out king tigers with american 37mm pak is possible), simplified (no building trenches, no formations, no mines, no front/side/rear/ armor values)
forces a devided in
infantry (+ smaller infantry support tanks like sdkfz-222 etc)
tanks (light medium heavy superheavy)
anti tank (pak guns and tank hunters like m10 wolverine, marder etc)
artillery & anti air ( small and big flak guns, + howitzer & self propelled guns)
air (recon, paratroops, fighter, fighter-bomber, bomber)
experimental (has MAUS , tortoise, puma, P24, all the fun stuff
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the beta has 1on1, 2on2, 3on3, 2 on 2 on 2, and FFA game mode.
the maps range from rather small to very huge and look amazing. zooming in and out is awesome. same is the sound when you are zoomed in at max on a sturmtiger and it fires its 380mm mortar the whole ground shakes.
beside your basic tactics you are able to use so called RUSES
these include concealing your units movement with "radio silence", revealing enemy units with "spy", increasing your units speed by 50% for s short time with "blitz", deploying a large force of dummy units as decoys, striking fear into the enemies units with propaganda "terror" to make them retreat earlier and a few more
tactics are more viable then simply pumping out 20 tanks and trying to overrun the enemy.
concealed AT guns and infantry hidden in forests or cities will take down even the heaviest tanks in they get to close.
i highly recommend giving the beta a try, it looks great and plays good too. finding the right combination of forces to counter and overpower the enemy is nice.
again it has MAUS , churchill AVRE, IS-3 and other nice goodies, should be enough to make some people interested