Company of Heroes 2 open beta launches today, lasts through June 18

Company of Heroes 2 kicks off its open beta later today, which will last through June 18. Unlocks earned in the beta will be available in the full game as long as you buy it within 60 days.

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Update: The Open Beta is now live.

Company of Heroes is launching its open beta test later today, developer Relic Entertainment has announced. You'll have roughly two weeks to survive the bitter Russian cold, as the beta is planned to run through June 18.

The open beta will let you tinker with six of the maps, in both competitive and cooperative play, and test the first 45 levels of the progression system. Your efforts won't be in vain, because you can keep your progression and unlocks earned in the beta so long as you purchase the game within the first 60 days. You'll have to play it on the same Steam account that you used for the beta, obviously. The full game is due on June 25.

"We have been working hard since the Closed Beta balancing and improving all areas of the game as well as adding new matchmaking servers," producer Greg Wilson said, in the announcement. "COH2 has had one of the most successful Beta programs we've ever run at Relic and the support of the fans has been a critical factor in making the game more balanced and stable for launch."

According to the Sega Blog, the beta is now live and can be downloaded through Steam,

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    June 4, 2013 9:00 AM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Company of Heroes 2 open beta launches today, lasts through June 18.

    Company of Heroes 2 kicks off its open beta later today, which will last through June 18. Unlocks earned in the beta will be available in the full game as long as you buy it within 60 days.

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      June 4, 2013 9:03 AM

      How does one get in and try this? There was no mention of that.

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        June 4, 2013 10:05 AM

        According to the Sega blog, the open beta is now live and can be downloaded through Steam, but I see nothing on the game's Steam page.

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          June 4, 2013 10:22 AM

          I see it in my steam library stating 14 days are left.

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          June 4, 2013 10:38 AM

          If it's not showing up for you give Steam a restart and it should be in your library after that.

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      June 4, 2013 10:48 AM

      this is a giant MEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

      honestly this game is like 2 steps fowards 3 steps back with respect to CoH.

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        June 4, 2013 10:54 AM

        :(

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        June 4, 2013 1:31 PM

        Why is that?

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        June 4, 2013 5:35 PM

        I was in the closed beta for awhile and it was always bad, but it was a beta so I didn't judge too harshly. I don't see this being that great on release.

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          June 4, 2013 5:55 PM

          I've seen several Relic betas (CoH, CoH:OF, DoW2, DoW2: Retribution) and just about every problem that dogs the beta will be in the released version.

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