Beamdog, the developer known for Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition and plenty more have now revealed their strategy game Axis & Allies 1942 Online will release on July 31st.

This is the official adaption of the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition, and the release into Early Access will come with Linux support, as confirmed by Beamdog to us in their press release.

Feature Highlight:

The complete Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition experience

Asynchronous gameplay with custom defense profiles

Optional computer AI players

Learn to play with introductory tutorials

Selectable victory conditions

Keep informed with the action log and war diary

Over 20 minutes of all-new period appropriate music

You will be able to play with up to five other players, each controlling one or more of the Axis or Allied powers in multiplayer, one-on-one, hotseat, or AI mode. So you're not forced to play online, since you can play against the AI if that's more your thing.

You can check it out on Steam, it will be $19.99 when it's up. I'm hoping to take a look sometime after release, as Beamdog have already sent over a key to test. They continue to be great supporters of Linux gaming with all their recent titles having Linux support.