Order of Battle: US Marines Beta Call! By Rebecca Smith, 13 Feb 2016 Comments“The fruits of victory are tumbling into our mouths too quickly” – Japanese Emperor Hirohito, 19426 months after Pearl Harbour, the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere has reached its peak of expansion. Australia and New Zealand are under direct threat, weakening more and more the American ability to intervene in the Pacific.Only decisive actions to take the initiative could allow the Allies to re-establish a naval and air superiority over the Imperial Army.And that tiny island named Guadalcanal seems like the best place to start...The Artistocrats - developers of the Order of Battle series - aren’t resting on their laurels not even after the success of Order of Battle: Morning Sun, the second expansion of the innovative turn based wargame Order of Battle: Pacific!Today we are announcing a new chapter in the series, adding a new challenging set of scenarios and a new faction: the US Marines Corps!From the product page:“As the fighting progresses across small, isolated jungle islands, the Japanese adapt their strategy from ruthless assaults to deep, well-prepared defensive systems - determined to hold on and fight to the last man.”This expansion has opened its gates to Beta testers and we are inviting all the players to enlist and to concur in defining this great milestone!You can apply for the Beta from here!Get more information about the game from its official product page! WindowsGame Patch Written by Rebecca SmithRebecca is the Newshound Manager at TrueSteamAchievements, TrueAchievements and TrueTrophies. She has been contributing articles since 2010, especially those that involve intimidatingly long lists. When not writing news, she can usually be found sharpening her very, VERY, pointy grammar stick in anticipation of its imminent use. Outside of TSA, TA and TT, she works in an independent game shop so that she can spend all day talking about games too. At home, with a variety of PCs and consoles on hand from which to choose, starting with a ZX Spectrum, games are never far away there either. However, as you're not supposed to have an unhealthy obsession with just a single subject, she also likes to read and dream about owning her own tribe of minions. She'll occasionally go outside.