<s>
Heroes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Reto-Moto	O
,	O
now	O
by	O
since	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reto-Moto	O
was	O
founded	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
and	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
mass	O
participation	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
a	O
traditional	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
FPS-part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
reflect	O
into	O
the	O
strategy-part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Tanks	I-Application
,	O
War	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
is	O
developed	O
using	O
Reto-Moto	O
'	O
s	O
own	O
browser-based	O
3D	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Retox.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
BattlEye	B-Application
anti-cheat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Reto-Moto	O
released	O
the	O
first	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
alpha-version	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
as	O
an	O
exclusive	O
video	O
on	O
GameTrailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
a	O
pre-release	O
beta	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
TLM	O
Partners	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
acquired	O
Heroes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
and	O
related	O
businesses	O
from	O
Reto-Moto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
redeveloping	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
a	O
sequel	O
called	O
Heroes	B-Application
&	I-Application
Generals	I-Application
2	O
:	O
The	O
Next	O
War	O
using	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
after	O
determining	O
that	O
the	O
Retox	O
engine	O
had	O
become	O
antiquated	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
servers	O
in	O
approximately	O
6	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
was	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
