Kingdom Under Fire 2 is alive and is apparently being released here this year Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Kingdom Under Fire 2 is alive and is apparently being released here this year KUF! News by Robert Purchese Senior Staff Writer Published on 9 Jul 2019 9 comments Kingdom Under Fire 2 is alive and apparently it's actually really genuinely coming out. Publisher Gameforge is now in control and will release the game on PC in Europe and North America later this year, it has told me. You'd be forgiven for thinking the game was dead because it sort of was. It's been closed everywhere else in the world, it doesn't really exist, and it only ever really existed in limited beta form in Asia and Russia anyway. This, then, will be the game's first commercial launch, which is remarkable, really, for a game originally announced in 2008. To recap: Kingdom Under Fire 2 is a Korean-made, persistent online game. I'd say MMO but I'm not sure how massively multiplayer it is outside of hub spaces. It's always struck me as a cross between Dynasty Warriors and a real-time strategy game. You play as a very powerful hero who can carve through seas of opponents with huge, devastating powers, and you can also control your own army. And it's these armies you can join with other players to take on the game's biggest challenges. It all looks quite spectacular, or looked, perhaps - it's no spring chicken any more. Watch on YouTube Another reason I followed Kingdom Under Fire 2 was it was constantly linked with a console release, in addition to PC, and console MMOs were once very rare. To begin with, KUF2 was an Xbox 360 game, which always seemed super-ambitious, and indeed Xbox Live red tape made life super-difficult, and the game was held up and eventually dropped. Then, KUF2 reappeared as a PlayStation 4 game, when PS4 was very new, but the 2014 release date came and went, and the game disappeared again. That was the last I heard of it. A business model for Kingdom Under Fire 2 wasn't disclosed. I'd be surprised if it wasn't free-to-play but Gameforge told me confirmation will wait for a future announcement. There's a Kingdom Under Fire 2 Facebook page which Gameforge apparently intends to keep up to date. These are a couple of good videos I found which explore the game in much more depth. This shows you what it's like when you begin the game. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store