SEGA announces a second annual
Make War
Not Love promotion is now underway as an unconventional way to celebrate
Valentine's Day. This will pit fans of
Company of Heroes 2 against fans
of
Total War: ROME II, with the winning game to receive a free content
update. In support of this, both games are playable for free
on Steam for the
duration of the event, and the strategy sequels are each on sale for 75% off as
well. Company of Heroes 2
won last
year's competition, and here's word on the rematch:
SEGA® of America,
Inc. and SEGA® Europe, Ltd present the rematch of the heavyweight strategy
gaming contest they said could never happen, with Total War™: ROME II and
Company of Heroes 2™ communities going head to head in the second annual ‘Make
War Not Love’ competition. This Valentine’s Day weekend, the two communities
will compete in consecutive three hour rounds. Every in-game victory will count
towards that side’s tally for the round and the community that wins the most
rounds will earn some free DLC for players of the respective game.
Battle commences at 18:00GMT/10:00PST today and blows will be traded until
18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 15. During this time, both games will be available
to play for free via Steam! Get involved in the pre-match trash talking on
Twitter by following @totalwar and @companyheroes using the hashtag - “#mwnl”.
If Company of Heroes 2 wins, an assortment of premium skins and commanders worth
around $20 will become available to download for free from 18:00GMT/10:00PST on
February 16 until 18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 18.
If Total War: ROME II lands the knockout blow, the Black Sea Colonies Culture
Pack will be made available for free from 18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 15 until
18:00GMT/10:00PST on February 17. The previously unannounced Longbeards Culture
Pack for Total War: ATTILA will also be free for a day when it launches in late
February.
To add some extra spice to proceedings, the winning team in each round will see
their community manager take a shot on the ‘Make War Not Love’ Shooting Range,
choosing from a selection of random historical weaponry and taking aim at
offensive Valentine’s trinkets. Make sure you catch all the carnage in merciless
slo-mo! There will even be exclusive Steam achievements to pick up throughout
the promotion! Look out for “Company of Zeroes, more like…” and “Snore, snore,
Total Bore!” along with several more.