The game is now called 'Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad'

[Nimsky]

(Haven't seen both links posted yet)

Yay, finally. RO2 sounds so much better.

Source:

http://www.incgamers.com/News/25114/slight-name-change-for-heroes-of-stalingrad

EDIT: from Gamasutra:

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/press...h_Now_Red_Orchestra_2Heroes_of_Stalingrad.php

After an amazing week at PAX 2010 we are taking this opportunity to rebrand Heroes of Stalingrad, the game that PC Gamer this week described as “the best thing I saw at PAX.” We got a lot of questions from the press and fans on whether Heroes of Stalingrad was an expansion or a full sequel. So to keep things clear and to let everyone know that the game is indeed a full sequel we are officially changing the name to Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad.
As an added bonus we are releasing a few more screenshots from RO2 for everyone to feast their eyes on – “a generational leap for WWII shooters. It simply has the most impressive systems I’ve seen in an FPS”, according to PC Gamer. We’re really excited that all the members of the press see it as one to watch for 2011 - “I haven’t truly been excited about a PC shooter since the days of Doom and Quake, but this one really has me wanting to see and play more” from NerdiestKids.com being a good example. And PC Gamer’s podcast adds “this game is going to be very significant – people should start paying attention to it NOW”, describing the in-game systems they saw as "done in a much more sophisticated way than we've seen before... it's amazing".

Also, a couple of pics from PAX:

http://www.tripwireinteractive.com/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=38http://www.tripwireinteractive.com/index.php?categoryid=1&p2_articleid=38

 

[NoxNoctum]

Yeah it def sounds better.

And oh how I wish I was sitting at that computer in shot #7.

 

[Apos]

That "2" comes from IS-2 name obviously.

 

[Dwin]

IS-2: Hero of Stalingrad.

 

[Fedorov]

I like the decision, many people thought it was the old game.

This will clear things out :IS2:

 

[MEGADETHTHRETH]

Them Google alerts are handy. Wise decision about the title.

 

[Mauser98k]

So much for new screens. =[

But yes, nice name change. More fitting.

 

[Fedorov]

This is bizarre:

Spoiler!

He is doing the "Modern Warfare 2" stare.

 

[BlackLabel]

Really cool to see that RO and TWI get the well deserved attention after all.

 

[NoxNoctum]

This is bizarre:

Spoiler!

He is doing the "Modern Warfare 2" stare.

hahahahahaha

 

[mamoo]

What's with that shot of RO2 just sitting at the menu? People should be fighting to play it!

 

[Reise]

Ramm-Jaeger always looks so unimpressed by everything.

 

[dogbadger]

If you are going to use red orchestra name then def better to label it 2 cos it indeed sounds like an addon pack for the first game.

However i would have prefered simply Heroes of Stalingrad - and imagined that dropping the name Red Orchestra may have had benefits.
I would have thought those were into RO would be clued in enough to know this game was from the same developers, and those who didn't get on with RO would be put off by association.

But then i'm not in marketing and phaps that's why.

 

[Nezzer]

This is bizarre:

Spoiler!

He is doing the "Modern Warfare 2" stare.

That's funny. The lead-dev of my favourite multiplayer game meeting a cosplay of my favourite singleplayer game
I'm Commander Shepard and this is my favourite picture in the TWI forums.

 

[SheepDip]

It's nice to see that all the attention has warranted the name change.

 

[Moyako]

This is bizarre:

He is doing the "Modern Warfare 2" stare.

hahahaha that's right, Fedorov xD

 

[Walwolf]

Sounds like a good idea to avoid confusion. I know when info of the game first started coming out some of our members were curious because of the title if it was a sequel or an expansion.

 

[Oldih]

I know when info of the game first started coming out some of our members were curious because of the title if it was a sequel or an expansion.

Since when a company has released expansion (no, I don't mean DLC or free content update or so, I mean good old fashion expansion pack\disc) for a game that is over four years old is one thing I'd like to ask all those who were confused about it.

 

[Bluehawk]

Paradox Software is coming out with a new expansion for Europa Universalis III, which is at least three years old.

 

[[TW]Ramm-Jaeger]

What's with that shot of RO2 just sitting at the menu? People should be fighting to play it!

That was a press room that was under lock and key. Only press were allowed to see the game at PAX.