Here are a couple of things that people have been waiting for… firstly some box art, for the Russian and Western versions:

And now the system specs that people have been asking for:

Minimum:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Dual Core 2.3 GHz or better
RAM: 2 GB
Graphics card: 256 MB SM 3.0 DX9 Compliant NVIDIA® GeForce 7800 GTX or better ATI® Radeon® HD 2900 GT or better
Sound: Windows Supported Sound Card
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
Hard Drive: 8 GB free hard drive space

Recommended:
OS: Windows XP/Vista/7
Processor: Quad Core 2.6 GHz or better
RAM: 3 GB
Graphics card: 512 MB SM 3.0 DX9 Compliant NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 260 or better ATI® Radeon® HD 5750 or better
Sound: Sound Blaster Audigy or better
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
Hard Drive: 8 GB free hard drive space

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As we are doing more press stuff, we’ll start collecting links to it all here on the front page (and in the forums) for everyone to find easily… the first lot, giving some feedback from the press event in San Francisco on the 7th, plus the resulting screenshots:

• A brief preview on Gamespot
• Another preview, including single player, on DigitalHippos
• Screenshots, some new, some previously seen, over on RockPaperShotgun
• Here are the screenshots for the Swiss contingent at Gbase
• Keeping the international theme going – the Italian version at VGNetwork
• A piece on single player over at IGN

Late(r)-comers:

• A brief post from a surprising source… Handheld Heroes

If I have missed anything – let me know in the forums ->

For those of you who haven’t seen (and drooled) over the just-released screenies from 1C’s Prague-n-Play event, head over to RPS for the full set – click HERE!

Forum discussion already in full flow ->

For those not already aware, we are also very excited to announce the selection of PunkBuster™ Anti-Cheat software and PBBans streaming ban support for the game, in addition to using Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC). “With the selection of PunkBuster and PBBans in addition to VAC we’re taking a three pronged approach to cheat protection for Red Orchestra 2,” said John Gibson, Tripwire Interactive President. “We hope this sends a strong message to gamers that we take cheating very seriously and are tackling it head on BEFORE the game ships.”

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Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad – coming to you via Steam and other digital distribution sites, plus stores across the world, 30th August 2011. MSRP $39.99 for the USA, with prices for other territories set to appropriate pricing for those territories.

You waited this long – now you know how much longer there is left to wait!

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