Commandos: Origins gets a sneaky April release date

thesixthaxis.com:

Commandos: Origins has a new release date on 9th April 2025, Kalypse Media and developer Claymore Game Studios have confirmed, but that’s just the beginning.

9th April is the digital release of Commandos: Origins, which is coming to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC – and day one for Xbox Game Pass – with a retail release across those three platforms then coming on 22nd May. Later in 2025, the game is also being released for PS4 and Xbox One.

There’s even more complexity with versions and pricing. The Digital Standard Edition is $49.99 | €49.99 | £45.99 on PC and $59.99 | €59.99 | £49.99 on consoles. A Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes skins from Commandos 2, a 3D printing template for the Green Beret, a digital calendar and the original soundtrack, will cost $59.99 | €59.99 | £54.99 on PC and $69.99 | €69.99 | £59.99 on consoles.

If you hang about for the physical retail release, though, this will include all the Deluxe Edition contents for the Standard Edition pricing – $49.99 | €49.99 | £45.99 on PC and $59.99 | €59.99 | £54.99 on consoles.

Have I made that complicated enough for you?

Set before the original games in the series, Commandos: Origins plainly promises to tell the origin stories of the Commandos and how they were united for their very first missions. Green Beret, Sapper and the rest of the gang will be taking on 10 high stakes missions from the Arctic to Africa.

It’s coming up on two decades since the series’ heyday in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but it’s always been considered a cult classic, with tough as nails missions and plenty of tactical shenanigans to get up to. Interest has been rekindled in recent times thanks to HD remasters and console ports of Commandos 2 and Commandos 3 in 2020 and 2022 respectively.

Original studio Pyro is long gone, but current IP owner Kalypso Media previously commissioned Raylight Games for the HD remasters. For this new entry in the game – which is effectively a series reboot – they’ve partnered with Claymore