BlackMill Announces WW1 Gallipoli Launch May 21, 2026

BlackMill Games has announced that its upcoming World War I multiplayer shooter, WW1 Gallipoli, will launch on May 21, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. The release marks the fourth entry in the studio's historically focused series, shifting the action to the Middle Eastern theater of the Great War.

The game centers on the 1915 Gallipoli Campaign, where Allied forces from the British Empire, including Australian and New Zealand troops known as ANZAC, attempted to seize the Dardanelles Strait from the Ottoman Empire. Players can fight as either side in squad-based matches that emphasize tactical realism and teamwork. Environments span coastal beaches, arid deserts, urban ruins, and sandstorms, with key locations including Anzac Cove for amphibious landings, V Beach, and sites from the Mesopotamian theater such as Ctesiphon and Kut Al Amara. Developers have teased one additional map yet to be revealed.

Gameplay builds on the mechanics of predecessors Verdun, Tannenberg, and Isonzo, featuring class-based roles like machine gunner, sniper, medic, and officer. Survival depends on coordination, as weapons deliver authentic recoil, methodical reloads, and effects from...