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Your B-17 awaits you - Redux is here

Out on Steam and GOG in Early Access.

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January 26, 2024

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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]

MicroProse :

MicroProse is happy to announce that B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux is OUT today on Steam and GOG in Early Access.

Keys are available now. Just answer this email to request one.

Redux is the classic game remastered.
Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII. Plan the mission, choose your men and take action in every post onboard, from pilot to bombardier and machine gunners. Get ready for a high-flying adventure in this all-time classic remake.

Watch the new trailer.

B-17 REDUX STEAM PAGE
 

How does it play?

Unleash the might of the B-17 Flying Fortress: Experience the adrenaline rush of flying through relentless anti-aircraft fire and engage in intense aerial combat against Nazi warplanes. Become part of the legendary crew and relive the challenges faced at 15,000 feet with only a thin layer of steel between life and death.

Take control of various roles, including Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Bombadier/Chin Turret Gunner, Radio Operator, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, Port Waist Gunner, Starboard Waist Gunner, Ball Gunner, and Tail Gunner. From take-off to landing, from navigating across a realistically mapped Europe to operating the radio, experience the intensity of war from multiple perspectives.

 

Key Features

  • Take Control of Different Crew Roles aboard a B-17

  • Historical Campaigns

  • Quick Start Missions

  • Training Missions

  • Historical Missions

  • Updated visuals and interface

Redux: The same experience was remastered with the original engine upgraded to support the functionality present in Directx 12. Working on the redux will give the developers the opportunity to look back and learn in order to push forward with future Flying Fortress titles.

 

For more information, keys, assets, or interview requests, please contact: [email protected]


B-17 REDUX STEAM PAGE

B-17 REDUX PRESSKIT
 

MicroProse, founded in 1982, is a world-famous simulation software company known for developing groundbreaking, classics and cult titles like, the Falcon, F15 Strike Eagle, Silent Service, Gunship, Grand Prix, Civilization, B-17 The Mighty Eighth, and X-COM series and many more simulation products that sold millions of copies each at retail.

Today, MicroProse is not only remaking select classics from its past but also paving the road to next-generation, state of the art games that will create the memories and experiences of the demanding new generations of gamers.

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