At the 2025 Action Briefing event, Renegade Games announced updated titles from the historic board game line Axis and allies. The franchise, which puts players in the roles of major military powers during World Wars I and II, has four major releases this year: a new war scenario, the return of an old classic, a deluxe battle map and a fantasy. game in their Powered by Axis & Allies line.
Action Briefing's biggest announcement is by far: the introduction of Axis and allies Stalingrada new game designed by Matt Hyra and Larry Harris that brings one of the deadliest battles of World War II to the table. After Renegade acquired the Axis & Allies license in 2022, the game studio surveyed its audience and asked them which historical battlefields they would like to see created. According to a Renegade spokesperson, the Soviet city was second on the list, just behind A&A: North Africawhich went on sale in 2024.
Renegade also revealed on the stream that it will be bringing the classic title. A&A: Battle of the Bulge print again. While not a new game (first published in 2006), the two-player game depicts the battle that led to the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany, with one player commanding the Allies and the other commanding the German powers. Axis. The publisher stated that there would be no major updates to the original game.
In addition to these two big announcements, Renegade reminded everyone of the other big releases it will debut this year. First is Axis and allies: battle for the depthsa fantasy game that takes players to an underwater world where four aquatic factions have fought each other for centuries. The four-player game, which will be released in February of this year, is a continuation of the Powered by Axis & Allies series, using the core mechanics of the AA system in non-historical environments, building on last year's release GI JOE Battle for the Arctic Circle.
Renegade will also be releasing a 1914 edition of their oversized Deluxe map. Like the 1940 Global Deluxe Map, the neoprene map will be more than four feet long and will depict sections of the world that were major conflict sites during the war. All products mentioned in the announcement will be available for pre-order on the Renegade Games website.