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[WCG GF09 Surprise] 'Company of Heroes Online' Developers participated WCG as players and commentator for the game that they made!

COHO stage Match VOD: game developed By Relic, played by relic, and commentated by Relic

 

There have been many games that were selected for WCG, yet it was a first time to see the staffs of the publisher participating for their game as players and commentator. In WCG Grand Final 2009, Relic (the developer of Company of Heroes online) staffs flew to Chengdu to promote their game and have fun at the same time.

 

Tim Holman, a senior producer of COHO and a director of production & online, commentated for the main stage broadcasting match of COHO. The matchup was ''Brotherhood'' vs ''Team Relic''. ''Brotherhood'' was a champion of Coho China National Preliminaries and ''Team Relic'' members were all staffs from the publisher, Relic Entertainment. For the record, the Relic team is playing as Axis during the game and comes out on the losing end of the match. Playing for Relic are Multiplayer Designer Jason Lee, and balance testers Braden Chan, Clint Tasker, Colin Hamilton. Their opponents were four members of a top Chinese guild who had been training together for about a year, and were actually meeting in person for the first time at the WCG event. That's one of the great things about these sorts of tournaments, meeting friends you have known for ages but only over the internet.

 

WCG thanks to all of Relic staffs who participated this invitational match. It was very amusing to see game developers on the main stage and it became a great opportunity to let people know more about the game.

 

Tim Holman, a senior producer of Compnay of Heroes, at the commentators' booth

 

What is Company of Heroes Online?  

Company of Heroes Online is the upcoming title by Relic in partnership with Chinese developer Shanda Entertainment. It is a free to play version of Company of Heroes that allows Allies and Axis players to compete against each other online.  Players gain levels, acquire special Army Items, unlock Hero Units, and new Commander Abilities. With new maps, new game types, and added levels of strategic depth, Company of Heroes Online greatly expands the multiplayer experience for the franchise!

Company of Heroes Online is only available in Chinese at this time and is in the beta stages of development. More information can be found on the official Chinese language website site: http://coho.sdo.com/

 

 

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