Day of Defeat is the latest online action experience from Valve, makers of Half-Life and Counter-Strike. Stationed in the heat of WWII's European theater of war, players join the ranks of an elite military squad. Missions are based on key historical operations. And, as war rages, squads must battle as a unit to achieve victory.

The game pits players in Axis vs. Allies battles in Western Europe at the height of the war in 1944. A class based first person action game, players can take the role of snipers, infantry, machine gunner, rifleman and sergeant. The game features authentic weaponry, multiple modes of play and 10 new multiplayer maps of action, 15 total.

There are also a host of graphics enhancements, including new character models and animations, increased textures and new particle effects. There’s even a new class of characters – so now gamers can choose to play as a British soldier.