As if THQ games haven't been marked down often enough, Steam is discounting a different game from the publisher every day this week.

While yesterday saw the Titan Quest series reduced by 50%, today's deal sees Relic's World War II RTS series Company of Heroes getting the same half-off treatment.

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The latest patch for Relic's Company of Heroes (PC) is now on FileShack, bringing the World War II real-time strategy game and its expansions up to v2.600.

Along with bug fixes and gameplay tweaks, the update adds a new map for the Panzerkrieg multiplayer mode, which is exclusive to the Tales of Valor expansion. Read more »

Last week, developer Relic began talking about a new Company of Heroes (PC) patch, which would "fix some key bugs" and add a new multiplayer map for those with the Tales of Valor expansion. Now, screenshots and details of that new map have arrived.

Titled Hebecrevon, the six-player Panzerkrieg arena offers tank-based warfare in a "more wide open" setting than the existing Panzerkrieg map, Industry. Balance changes for the mode will accompany the map, such as reduced effectiveness of sticky bombs. Read more »

Developer Relic has begun discussing the next Company of Heroes (PC) patch, noting its intentions to "fix some key bugs" and provide those that own the Tales of Valor expansion with a new map for the Panzerkrieg multiplayer mode.

While the company has yet to provide a release estimate for the patch, it did issue a list of the "main points" that will be addressed, along with a promise that "there are further bug fixes and changes in the patch, such as a reduction to the effectiveness of the T17." Read more »

It's been five months since one of Her Interactive's Nancy Drew games broke into the top ten, but the prodigal daughter has returned thanks to a cheap jewel case edition.

While Direct2Drive's top ten downloads packs several of that week's new releases, including The Chronicles of Riddick, only Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor managed to appear on both D2D's chart and NPD's list of top-selling games at US retailers. Read more »

"Certain retailers in Canada received Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor copies affected by incomplete manuals, resulting in the lack of a cd-key," THQ has admitted.

Those affected will need to send the publisher a picture of the manual's back page, showing the blank spot where the key should be, along with a copy of their sales receipt. After a support claim is filed with that info, THQ will dispatch the code via e-mail. Read more »

If hoofing it down to the local game store isn't your cup of tea, you'll be pleased to learn that you can now buy and install Relic's Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor (PC) from the comfort of your computer chair. Just hit up Steam, Impulse, or Direct2Drive.

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Relic today fired off a patch for the just-released RTS expansion pack Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

The file fixes a number of bugs, and also enables multiplayer for the title--a necessary feature, I think we'll all agree. Grab the 2.501 patch on FileShack.

The latest game out of Dawn of War II developer Relic Entertainment is off to manufacturing and will hit retailers on April 9, publisher THQ announced today.

A stand-alone expansion, Tales of Valor (PC) adds three campaigns and three new multiplayer modes, along with new maps and units, to the studio's WWII strategy series. Read more »

With the spring release of Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor approaching, publisher THQ has issued some new screenshots of Relic's latest stand-alone expansion.

The WWII PC strategy game will pack three new single-player campaigns, along with new multiplayer modes, maps and units. It will also sport a new "direct-fire" feature for better control, and interface with Company of Heroes and the Opposing Fire expansion.

Publisher THQ has deployed a trailer for Tales of Valor, the latest standalone expansion in the Company of Heroes series of strategy games. In the trailer players are given a peek at the new tactical control they will have over their units.

Tales of Valor plays nicely by being fully compatible with the original Company of Heroes and the previous Opposing Fronts expansion, and is expected in spring of next year. Read more »

Relic will continue its World War II PC strategy series next spring with Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor, publisher THQ announced today.

Previously revealed by retailer listings, Tales of Valor will be a standalone game, packing three new single-player campaigns and new multiplayer modes along with new maps and units. It also introduces a new "direct-fire" feature, said to offer players "more tactical control of their units and more strategic options in-game." Read more »

Listings for a new Company of Heroes entry titled "Tales of Valor" recently appeared at retailer Amazon.com, prompting speculation that publisher THQ is preparing a second expansion pack in the Relic-developed World War II PC real-time strategy series.

The listing puts Tales of Valor's price point at $29.99, identical to the initial cost of the previous standalone expansion Opposing Fronts, and suggests a tentative release date of March 1, 2009. Read more »