WW1 Verdun and Tannenberg devs have been bought by Focus Entertainment Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. WW1 Verdun and Tannenberg devs have been bought by Focus Entertainment The studio’s next game, Isonzo, is out tomorrow News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Sept. 12, 2022 Focus Entertainment have paid an undisclosed amount to acquire historical shooter devs WW1 Game Series, known for Verdun, Tannenberg and the upcoming Isonzo, from M2H. Set on the Italian Front, Isonzo actually happens to be out tomorrow too. Have a peek at the game, replete with many moustaches, in the trailer below. Watch on YouTube Isonzo is the next historical military shooter from developers WW1 Game Series, now BlackMill Games. Jos Hoebe, founder and creative director of WW1 Game Series, will retain a 33.33% stake in the company. He'll continue to run the studio, which will now go by BlackMill Games instead. BlackMill announced the deal on their Twitter account today. The Netherlands-based developer is the sixth studio acquired by Focus Entertainment, and Hoebe said he hoped his small team of 15 would benefit from Focus' track record with the FPS genre. "I'm proud and excited for the upcoming launch of Isonzo, and by teaming up with Focus Entertainment, which is a larger and more experienced partner, and will help the series to reach its full potential" Hoebe said. "The fans of our games can expect the same dedication and passion that we have delivered the past ten years with Verdun and Tannenberg but elevated to new heights with Isonzo and this partnership." Isonzo takes place on the Italian front, pitting the Austro-Hungarian Empire against Italy's forces. The game is similar to BlackMill's earlier Verdun and Tannenberg military shooters, but introduces a new Offensive mode with multi-map battles. Fraser Brown bunkered down for our Tannenberg review back in 2017. "While war shooters typically deal in bombast and screaming and artillery barrages," he said, "Tannenberg juxtaposes that with quiet, everyday tragedies." He felt that it was a bit more conventional than Verdun. Still, Verdun once had a special Christmastime map released for it that mimicked the fabled footballing truce between Britain and Germany, so I can see where he's coming from. Isonzo is out on PC tomorrow, September 13th, from Steam and the Epic Games Store. It's also coming to consoles. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here