A new Company of Heroes add-on pack will be released by in spring 2009, the publisher today detailing Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor.

This is the second expansion for the critically acclaimed Relic-developed title, and it'll be a standalone offering for the PC.

The new title will boast a full three new campaigns, new modes, fresh units, brand new maps and an enhancement described as Direct-Fire, which promises to give budding Generals more tactical control in battle.

"With Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor, Entertainment is delivering an all-new, standalone chapter in the franchise and continues to push the boundaries of innovation and quality in the genre," enthused PR-word from THQ.

More on this soon, no doubt.

By Luke Guttridge