Company of Heroes 2 emulates the feel of Russian winter and suicide missions (preview)

Relic's developers visited Russia to experience the cold winter for themselves. That shows through in the gameplay.

Relic moving original Company of Heroes servers to Steamworks

Company of Heroes' original servers run on a now defunct platform. Steamworks will ensure longtime support.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: GLaDOS in Pacific Rim, more Black Ops II zombies, and Portal on a calculator

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

With Company of Heroes 2 multiplayer, ‘every battle tells a story’ (preview)

Victory can either come from grabbing strategic spots early, or building up your armor as fast as possible.

In Company of Heroes 2, blizzards may kill you before the enemy does

The Russian front of Company of Heroes 2 will be a merciless killing ground for infantry soldiers, who are as likely to die from the cold as from an enemy attack.

No casual or Facebook games for THQ: Internal studios all working on new triple-A titles

THQ's four internal studios have begun work on new games since company president Jason Rubin took over his position.

Company of Heroes 2 will feature cool new weather simulation technology for even more strategic gameplay

New Essenge Engine 3.0 and ColdTech will force players to consider the bitter cold, ice, and snow to complete their battle campaigns.

Struggling publisher THQ names game veteran Jason Rubin as president

Jason Rubin, the co-founder of famous game developer Naughty Dog, has been named the president of struggling video game publisher THQ.

Rubin will report to Brian Farrell, who remains chairman and chief executive. But Danny Bilson, who has headed THQ’s …

THQ attempting creative math to maintain NASDAQ listing

THQ hopes to maintain its NASDAQ listing by reducing the number of outstanding shares in a reverse stock split. The company will propose this maneuver to its shareholders at a meeting on June 29.

Company of Heroes 2 takes the battle to the frozen Russian front

On the frozen terrain of the Eastern Front, Germany suffered more than 80 percent of its casualties in World War II. That grim fact is reflected in the brutal combat of the upcoming Company of Heroes 2, which THQ plans …

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Company of Heroes 2 explores WWII’s Eastern front

Company of Heroes 2 shifts focus from the American and British troops of its predecessor (and accompanying expansion pack, Opposing Fronts) and lets players take control of Russian forces.