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Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition!
Generals! Allied Headquarters has organised a fresh task force, the General Edition! This offers the Base Game, La Résistance, and Battle for the Bosporus, minus Man the Guns on account of it being free, in advance of f…
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Developer Diary | Alt-Historical Japan
Hisashiburi, and welcome back to another Japan dev diary, where this time I, D3vil, intend to showcase the alt-historical paths that Japan can take in the upcoming DLC, No Compromise, No Surrender. If you missed the his…
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Developer Diary | Historical Japan
Kon'nichiwa! Hello and welcome to Japan’s proper Dev Diary where we, I, PDX_Danne, and D3vil, will be talking about what’s new for historical Japan in the upcoming DLC, No Compromise, No Surrender. We’ve already touched…
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Developer Diary | Doctrines
Hello! I am Jack, a recent Game Designer addition to the HoI IV team. I’ve been given the exciting privilege of presenting you with a feature/system rework: Doctrines. Doctrines as a system has existed more or less unto…
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Steam Autumn Sale!
Generals! The Steam Autumn Sale is live now and you know the drill! The Quartermasters at Steam have leveraged more deals for you all, whether its to fill out your collection, or to grab something for a friend. Also, Ma…
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No Compromise, No Surrender | Expansion Pass 2
Generals! Forge new paths in history for Japan, China and the Philippines. Take even more control of factions, forge new military doctrines and steer towards a new future for the Pacific and beyond. Japan Seize control…
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Dev Corner | Final Countdown: Sneak Peeks & What's Next
When we release (not announce) [redacted], we will be removing Man the Guns from sale and rolling all content contained therein into the base game, as part of the free patch. Features such as the Ship Designer, Governme…
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Dev Corner | East Asia: Charting The Strategic Narrative
Hi again, Today’s Dev Corner is a bit different from the previous ones in that it is not about presenting new ideas, thoughts or concepts. Instead it ties together the East Asia arc we are currently building, and how th…
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Dev Corner | Character Building: The Faces of [REDACTED]
Hello! We wanted to take a moment to introduce several of the characters coming to [REDACTED]! Our Dev Corners have focused more on the higher level design ambitions, but didn’t talk much about who was actually leading…
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Developer Corner | Japan’s Dilemma: Internal Strife and Imperialism
Kon'nichiwa! Hello and welcome to this week’s Dev Corner, where I, PDX_Danne, and D3vil will guide you through some of the ideas of the new Japanese content for the upcoming DLC. As far as major themes for Japan go in t…
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Developer Corner | The Philippines: Pearl of the Orient Seas
Bear in mind that everything you see here is work in progress and subject to change or even removal! Hello! My name is Mordred Viking, though you may also know me as Gareth. I’d like to welcome you to this Dev Corner ab…
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Developer Corner | China's War: from Resistance to Civil War
China's War: From Resistance to Liberation Dàjiā hǎo, (that’s “Hello” for everyone who doesn’t speak Chinese), and welcome to this week’s Dev Corner. With this year marking the 80th anniversary of the end of WW2, we are…
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Steam 4x Fest!
Generals! We'll be launching an additional offensive to coincide with this Steam 4X Fest, so get involved, maybe grab something for yourself or a friend, and get back out there! This sale will run until August 18th 2025…
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Developer Corner | Aerohydrodynamics
Hello everyone! It has been a while since the last dev corner, as many of us (including myself) went on vacations - but now I have returned, even if it has been quite hard to readjust my brain back to the work frequenci…
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Merch Survey!
Generals! High Command has issued a survey in order to gauge your thoughts in future HOI Merchandise! Get involved with the Form below, and let us know your thoughts about them; Click the image above, or here, to fill o…
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Dev Corner | Faction Dynamics Part 2
If you haven't seen the previous Dev Corner, make sure to check it out here. Reinventing Faction Dynamics Part 2 Generals! Welcome to another Developer Corner. Let’s start with a reminder, or clarification, so you have…
