Ubisoft fueling Heroes Over Europe

Parisian publisher picks up Transmission Games' World War II flight combat game for September worldwide release.

When it was learned earlier this year that Red Mile Entertainment's publishing and development deals for Heroes Over Europe had fallen through, it was feared that the Transmission Games-developed World War II flight combat game was killed in action. That notion was dismissed today, as Ubisoft announced that it has signed on to publish Heroes Over Europe worldwide this September for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

All the cool kids just abbreviate it HOE.

The sequel to Heroes of the Pacific, Heroes Over Europe covers a new continent's worth of key air battles from World War II. Players will take flight over London and Berlin with a new game engine powering the series' current-gen debut. The game will also include online multiplayer skirmishes for up to 16 pilots and authentic cockpit re-creations.

Ubisoft is the third publisher to claim Heroes Over Europe. Originally Red Mile Entertainment had been set to release the game in fall 2008. As that window approached, the company brought Atari in to help publish and pushed the release date back into 2009.

For more on the game, check out GameSpot's hands-on preview of Heroes Over Europe.

18 Comments

  • Letmekilluplz

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 10:15 am PT

    @oflow Windows Live = sucks
    Linux + Wine = good

  • afeuer78

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 6:29 am PT

    I love air combat games, both sims and the arcade varieties, but after being immersed in Battlestations: Pacific for a while now, this title seems a bit mundane.

  • gedbyz

    Posted Jul 3, 2009 3:19 pm PT

    @makafri

    They definitely should make another Heroes of Might and Magic. I love those games.

  • brok

    Posted Jul 3, 2009 7:46 am PT

    I was going to gripe about how daft that B-17 looks with 4 bladed props, but the ones in the vid are done right so... I'll let 'em off

  • Phaselinear

    Posted Jul 3, 2009 4:05 am PT

    Well, it's along time coming, but these console air combat games are not up to speed with the PC flight sims. I'll wait until this game goes on sale before buying.

  • Gblazer01

    Posted Jul 3, 2009 12:58 am PT

    hahaha thats like the best game abbreviation ive seen lol HOE!! =D

  • Skiller1984

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 9:57 pm PT

    Just FYI "Games for Windows" =/= "Games for Windows LIVE". Also unless it's been officially announced it could just be a mock-up box shot.

  • godzillavskong

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 9:31 pm PT

    Ubisoft is probably my favorite publisher/developer, so I hope they succeed with this title. It seems like they really haven't had the success with a flight arcade fighter since Crimson Skies, so it would be nice to see them finally hit the mark.

  • nate_c-12

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 8:51 pm PT

    Awesomeness! I was wondering where this game went. Can't wait for 16 player battles!

  • jazilla

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 5:11 pm PT

    i wont get thi for my PC which means i wont get it for my console, because like FPS's, flying games are much better on a PC. nuff said. Windows Live is extra crispy fail.

  • Inconnux

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 4:44 pm PT

    Quite simply put is that Win Live is a Pain in the butt. I was involved in the beta of DoW2 which involved using Windows live and could not believe what a crappy service it was. Another pathetic ripoff product by Microsoft... its 'steam' coded by 2yr olds. Needless to say that I did not purchase DoW2 because of this and will not buy any product that uses this service. If it is available for consoles, I hope its for the Wii as I am mainly a PC gamer but do own a Wii as well.... well looks like I won't be purchasing this one...

  • topeira

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 2:06 pm PT

    so the only footage of this game is more than a year old?

  • makafri

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 2:04 pm PT

    mmm when I see ubisoft and heroes on the same sentence I though it was about heroes of might and magic VI... I hope that comes soon

  • zako94

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 1:52 pm PT

    @ klugenbeel
    windows live make games suck , when you got a PC offline you can't save thats the problem of using WL 2.0

  • ZedX-14Pilot

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 1:42 pm PT

    NO, this game is being offered for consoles as well, so get over the games for windows live thing. Heroes of the pacific was cool on the XBox. Hopefully this one is at least THAT good. I will probably pick this one up.

  • klugenbeel

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 1:36 pm PT

    @Inconnux,
    Windows Live is free, so whats the big deal? Other than this game looks sweet. I love a good dog fightintg game!

  • Inconnux

    Posted Jul 2, 2009 1:31 pm PT

    I see the 'games for windows' title bar... does that mean you have to sign into windows live? if so... no sale for me!

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