Tripwire Interactive and Antimatter Games announce the release of the Rising Storm: Armored Assault Free Content Pack, which contains new content for both Rising Storm and Red Orchestra 2, their World War II shooters. Here's a trailer showing off what this includes, and here's word:

Armored Assault Free Content Pack Features Include:

New Weapon

• German MG 42 light machine gun added as veteran unlock for the Axis MG class (belt version as default in classic)

2 New Tanks

• Russian T-70 light tank - small, fast 2-man tank with a 45mm cannon, but lightly armored
• German Panzer III - smaller version of the Panzer IV, equipped with a 50mm cannon

New Official Custom Maps

• Kobura - Japanese attacking US defensive positions through jungle, streams and ruins
• TulaOutskirts - re-make of a classic map from the original Red Orchestra - a tough assault for the Germans through forest against prepared Russian positions

General

• Added a Greylist to allow mods to show up on the ranked server browser page but set servers into Custom mode
• Official Community Map Mods - Alpha and Beta versions of community-made maps, curated by Tripwire, for ease of access for players
  • Alpha Map Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/app/324830)
  • Beta Map Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/app/324850)

The Rising Storm: Armored Assault Free Content Pack is available NOW on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/234510/) as well as many other digital outlets. Rising Storm is also on sale at a 75% off discount during Steam's Midweek Madness Sale!