{"id":820978,"date":"2025-01-19T04:11:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T10:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/company-of-heroes-debuts-multiplayer-skirmish-mode-for-ios-port\/"},"modified":"2025-01-19T04:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T10:11:45","slug":"company-of-heroes-debuts-multiplayer-skirmish-mode-for-ios-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/company-of-heroes-debuts-multiplayer-skirmish-mode-for-ios-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Company of Heroes debuts multiplayer skirmish mode for iOS port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment <\/p>\n<section id=\"article-100800\" data-uri=\"\/company-of-heroes\/multiplayer\/\">\n<p>\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketgamer.com\/news\/\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Classic strategy PvP, in the palm of your hand<\/p>\n<figure>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\"  ><source type=\"image\/jpeg\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.pocketgamer.com\/artwork\/na-2333-1565872017\/company-of-heroes-ipad-feature_jpg_820.jpg\" alt=\"Entertainment Company of Heroes debuts multiplayer skirmish mode for iOS port\" width=\"310\" height=\"155\" importance=\"high\">\n\t\t<\/picture>\n<\/figure>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Company of Heroes, the hit RTS from Relic entertainment, ported by Feral interactive, is getting multiplayer!<\/li>\n<li>A recent iOS beta sees the addition of the highly-requested skirmish mode feature<\/li>\n<li>Duke it out as factions inspired by the real-life militaries of World War Two<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When it comes to Relic entertainment, although many will know them for the hit Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War series, some others will have a fondness for their WW2 RTS series\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketgamer.com\/company-of-heroes\/\">Company of Heroes<\/a>. The original was made available a little while back on mobile with one key missing feature, multiplayer. That is, until now.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I&#8217;ve spotted on the iOS page for Company of Heroes the enticing news that Online Skirmish Mode has debuted as a beta feature. This will allow you to duke it out with other players as one of the included factions; whether that&#8217;s the Americans and Germans, or the expanded UK and Panzer Elite factions that are featured in the included Opposing Fronts expansion.<\/p>\n<p>Company of Heroes is fondly remembered for managing to strike a dynamic balance between realistic warfare and more gamified RTS fun. It&#8217;s not just about having the more expensive unit, as one wrong move can leave your infantry shot to ribbons in the open or a tank holed in the vulnerable armour behind it.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UmbypVzZ1_s\" alt=\"Entertainment yt\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>There goes my (Company of) Hero(es)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I admit I always preferred duking it out versus the AI in RTS because it was shocking just how well-versed some players were in their build order and ability to micromanage their units. So for those of you who&#8217;ve been lamenting this key feature missing in the very polished iOS release of this RTS classic, I&#8217;m sure this is a red-letter day for you.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, if you&#8217;re looking to expand your strategy repertoire you may be shocked to find just how many great releases there are on mobile. Dig into our list of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketgamer.com\/android\/best-strategy-games-android\/\">top 25 best strategy games for Android<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketgamer.com\/ios\/best-mobile-strategy-games-ios\/\">iOS<\/a> to find all the best RTS and grand-strategy releases that&#8217;ll test your mettle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketgamer.com\/staff\/000349\/iwan-morris\/\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.pocketgamer.com\/artwork\/logos\/349\/Iwan-Morris-Headshot.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Entertainment Iwan Morris\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocketgamer.com\/staff\/000349\/iwan-morris\/\">Iwan Morris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/iwan-morris-7a1b05195\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 400 400\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 400 400;\" xml:space=\"preserve\" role=\"img\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<title>LinkedIn<\/title>\n<path d=\"M199.7,1.7C90.3,1.7,1.6,90.4,1.6,199.8s88.7,198.1,198.1,198.1s198.1-88.7,198.1-198.1S309.1,1.7,199.7,1.7z\n\t M199.8,373.1c-95.7,0-173.3-77.6-173.3-173.3S104.1,26.5,199.8,26.5s173.3,77.6,173.3,173.3S295.5,373.1,199.8,373.1z\" \/>\n<path d=\"M264.9,264.5h-27.3v-42.8c0-10.2-0.2-23.3-14.2-23.3c-14.2,0-16.4,11.1-16.4,22.6v43.5h-27.3v-88h26.2v12h0.4\n\tc3.7-6.9,12.6-14.2,25.9-14.2c27.7,0,32.8,18.2,32.8,41.9V264.5z M164.7,148.6c0,8.8-7.1,15.9-15.8,15.9c-8.8,0-15.9-7.1-15.9-15.9\n\tc0-8.7,7.1-15.8,15.9-15.8C157.6,132.8,164.7,139.9,164.7,148.6 M135.2,176.5h27.3v88h-27.3V176.5z M292.2,278.5V120.7\n\tc0-7.3-6.1-13.3-13.6-13.3H121.4c-7.5,0-13.6,5.9-13.6,13.3v157.7c0,7.3,6.1,13.3,13.6,13.3h157.1\n\tC286,291.7,292.2,285.8,292.2,278.5\" \/>\n<\/svg>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iwan is a Cardiff-based freelance writer, who joined the Pocket Gamer Biz site fresh-faced from University before moving to the Pocketgamer.com editorial team in November of 2023.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocketgamer.com\/company-of-heroes\/multiplayer\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Becki Mayoral<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Classic strategy PvP, in the palm of your hand Company of Heroes, the hit RTS from Relic entertainment, ported by Feral interactive, is getting multiplayer! A recent iOS beta sees the addition of the highly-requested skirmish mode feature Duke it out as factions inspired by the real-life militaries of World War Two When it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":820979,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[147,1798,4264],"tags":[5541,7903],"class_list":{"0":"post-820978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-company","8":"category-entertainment","9":"category-heroes","10":"tag-company","11":"tag-heroes"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/820979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}