Battalion 1944

Battalion 1944 is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bulkhead Interactive and published by Square Enix and released for Microsoft Windows. The game was announced via a Kickstarter campaign in February 2016, and released on May 23, 2019. Bulkhead Interactive however did not send out any codes for those backers of the Kickstarter that funded the project, scamming thousands of customers out of over £300000[2] The game is set during World War II and runs on Unreal Engine 4. Bulkhead is a collaborative effort between companies Deco Digital and Bevel Studios.[3][4] Versions for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were also announced.

Battalion 1944
Developer(s)Bulkhead Interactive
Publisher(s)Square Enix Collective[1]
Producer(s)Joe Brammer
Designer(s)David Jones
Programmer(s)Kevin Chandler, James Tatum
Artist(s)Howard Philpott, Alex Korakitis, Kieron White, Nathan Knight, Faye Smith, Adriel Lamam, James McCarthy, Tomasz Marczak
Composer(s)Pitstop Productions
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Release23 May 2019
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Development

The game's crowdfunding campaign was successfully funded in under three days.[5] In the announcement, Bulkhead Interactive stated that the game would feature dedicated servers while making use of certain anti-cheat measures.[6][7] The game was released on early access on 1 February 2018, and officially released on 23 May 2019.[8][9]

References
  1. Skrebels, Joe (9 March 2017). "Square Enix Collective to Publish Indie WW2 Shooter Battalion 1944". IGN.
  2. Copeland, Wesley (2 February 2016). "Battalion 1944 Wants to Be The World War 2 Shooter". IGN.
  3. "World War II Competitive Shooter Battalion 1944 Announced".
  4. "Battalion 1944 Press Kit". Bulkhead Interactive. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. "Battalion 1944 Kickstarter funded in just three days".
  6. "New World War 2 Shooter Announced for PS4, Xbox One, PC". GameSpot.
  7. "Battalion 1944 seeks funding to return the FPS to WW2". PC Gamer.
  8. https://www.vg247.com/2018/02/01/battalion-1944-perfectly-fills-a-call-of-duty-2-shaped-gap-in-the-pc-shooter-market/
  9. Bailey, Dustin. "Battalion 1944 player count increases by 3600% after leaving Early Access". PCGamesN. Retrieved 31 May 2019.


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