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Relic Announces Company of Heroes 3: Operation Torch Campaign DLC for November 25

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Relic Entertainment has announced Company of Heroes 3: Operation Torch, a new narrative-driven campaign DLC launching November 25, 2026 on PC. It is the first single-player mission content released for the real-time strategy game since Company of Heroes 3 launched, and it arrives as Relic celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Company of Heroes franchise.

Inspired by the Allied campaign in Axis-occupied North Africa, Operation Torch puts players in command of an American force during its first major campaign against German troops. The campaign arc spans the opening Allied landings, the defeat at Kasserine, and the final assault on Hill 609, following three American soldiers whose stories frame the conflict from both command and field-level perspectives. Across the campaign, players lead an inexperienced army through hard-fought victories and costly defeats, forging it into the seasoned force that will go on to liberate Europe.

The DLC spans 15 missions covering a range of tactical scenarios, from beachfront landings and stealth operations to defensive actions and large-scale assaults, each built to highlight different units and mechanics. A progression system ties the campaign together: completing missions and optional objectives earns upgrades, giving players meaningful choices in how their combat forces evolve between missions, and army customization allows players to build around their preferred playstyle.

Operation Torch follows the recently released 3.0 Anniversary Update and lands alongside the upcoming Company of Heroes: Definitive Edition, as Relic marks two decades of the genre-defining strategy series with a year of support and new content across the franchise. For a series built its reputation on grounded, squad-level World War II storytelling, a return to a full single-player campaign, and to the North African theater where the American army learned its trade the hard way, is a fitting anniversary centerpiece. The campaign begins November 25.

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One Piece: Grand Gourmet Serves Up a Restaurant Adventure With 400 Characters

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The Straw Hat Crew is getting into the restaurant business. One Piece: Grand Gourmet, a restaurant-management simulation from developer Kairosoft and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment, has launched worldwide for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC via Steam, iOS and Android.

Players take charge of Baratie Number Two, the Straw Hat Crew’s floating eatery, with Sanji, the crew’s famously devoted cook, installed as head chef. In classic Kairosoft fashion, the game blends approachable management systems with deep customization: more than 400 One Piece characters appear as staff and customers, and over 200 decoration items let players design a restaurant that matches their own taste, from the layout of the dining room to the menu it serves.

The simultaneous worldwide launch is unusual for a licensed anime title, which often staggers Japanese and Western releases by weeks or months. Bandai Namco instead released Grand Gourmet globally on a single day across five platforms, bringing the game to console, PC and mobile audiences at once. On PC, the game is priced at €19.99 on Bandai Namco’s European store, with US pricing reported at $19.99.

Kairosoft has spent decades perfecting the cozy management sim, building a catalogue of pixel-art business games covering everything from game studios to hot springs resorts, and Grand Gourmet applies that formula to one of the biggest entertainment franchises in the world. For One Piece fans, the appeal is in the details: hundreds of familiar faces walking through the door of a restaurant you built, with Sanji running the kitchen the way only Sanji would.

One Piece: Grand Gourmet is available now on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Steam, the App Store and Google Play.

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