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The Elder Scrolls publisher Bethesda Softworks is jumping into the free-to-play business.

The company unveiled Battlecry, a 32-person online multiplayer combat game that will launch on PCs in 2015.

Designer Viktor Antonov, best known for his work with Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, is working on the game, which takes place near the dawn of the 20th century. Gun powder has been banned following a world war, paving the way for a revolution in industrial manufacturing. As a new war bubbles up, elite squads of fighters engage in battle in a variety of WarZones.

Players choose warriors with their own unique weapons and skillsets. The game features three classes: the Enforcer, the ranged Tech Archer and the speedy Duelist. Weapons include swords that can turn into shields, high-powered bows and blades wielding electro-static energy.

Bethesda will likely reveal more details during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles next month.

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