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Battalion 1944 unveils a $50,000 USD esports tournament

A big update is also coming in June.

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Bulkhead Interactive and Square Enix have announced that Battalion 1944 is moving into esports with a four-day competition later this year, where $50,000 USD will be available for players of the early access game to get their hands on.

What's more is that we'll also be getting a huge update as of June 12, rehauling the competitive mode (known as Wartide 2.0), bringing a new Italian map called Savoia; introducing a new BattleRank Season where XP can unlock new skins, and more like matchmaking improvements and balancing the guns in the game.

As for the tournament, this is called the Battalion 1944 Blitzkrieg Major Tournament, and will be coming to the Esports Game Area between September 27 and 30 this year, including both invited teams and those coming from open qualifiers.

"If launching Battalion 1944 has taught us anything, it's that a game where anticipation is high offers a steep and very public learning curve - both for the studio as a whole, and myself personally," says Joe Brammer. Studio Lead at Bulkhead Interactive. "Listening to the community has been our most powerful tool and a lot of what's in this update is based on suggestions - from improving the graphics to making certain weapons more powerful. We've listened, and considered everything to try and push play forward in the way players want."

"Fans of the studio know I don't tend to hold back, so I'd like to offer a genuine thanks to players who have helped to improve Battalion 1944 these last few months. We've been listening, and we've been working hard."

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