The developer and publisher behind Verdun, Tannenburg, and Isonzo has just revealed its latest World War 1 FPS, Gallipoli. BlackMill Games has been steadily depicting the First World War’s various fronts, and is now set to bring its signature realism to the Middle-Eastern Front, focusing on the bloody, under-explored Gallipoli Campaign.
Gallipoli was announced via a reveal trailer, and will release next year as the fourth title in BlackMill Games’ WW1 Game Series. Gallipoli makes history as the first game solely dedicated to the Gallipoli Campaign, a major theater on the Middle-Eastern Front where the Entente powers sought to secure key positions in the Ottoman Empire. BlackMill Games’ in-depth research will bring its realistic gameplay to the beaches of the Dardanelles and the deserts of the Gallipoli Peninsula, putting a spotlight on an important chapter for the war’s ANZAC troops.
WW1: Gallipoli Is The First Game Solely Dedicated To The Gallipoli Campaign
FPS History
Following in the footsteps of the brutal battlefields of Isonzo, which took place on the Italian Front, Gallipoli is focusing solely on the Gallipoli Campaign. Gallipoli saw some attention from outstanding WW1 shooter Battlefield 1, but it was only one part of the Turning Tides expansion, which was broadly about naval combat, also depicting the Zeebrugge Raid in Belgium and the Battle of Heligoland Bight off the coast of Germany.
BlackMill Games’ Gallipoli will, as far as I can tell, make history by being the first video game to be entirely dedicated to the Gallipoli Campaign. With its previous titles, BlackMill has covered the Western Front, the Eastern Front, and the Italian Front, bringing the series’ signature gameplay to most of the European theaters. Every facet of World War 1 has historical importance, but Gallipoli is under-explored, and carries incredible importance for being the first area of deployment for ANZAC troops.
Gallipoli Is A Major, Under-Explored Chapter In The First World War
The Reason Anzac Day Is Celebrated
In 1914, soldiers from Australia and New Zealand, then part of the British Empire, were formed into the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, ANZAC for short. The Gallipoli Campaign was the Anzacs’ first deployment, and is considered to be of significant historical importance to both Australian and New Zealand national identity, being a major step in both nations seeking independence. Both countries observe Anzac Day on April 25, the anniversary of the Entente’s amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915.
Gallipoli is the most significant campaign for Australia and New Zealand’s participation in the Great War, but the Middle-Eastern Front as a whole is often overlooked compared to the quintessential trench warfare of the Western Front. BlackMill Games gets WW1 history right with its FPS series, and Gallipoli is likely to be no different. Players will attempt to seize the Turkish Straits in what is ultimately considered a failed Entente campaign to expose the Ottoman capital of Constantinople.
