Experience combat in a true 3D battlefield as machinegun tracers arc overhead and exploding artillery shells shake the earth! Watch the famous Deutsches Afrika Korps storm the fortress of Tobruk, or help the US and British forces defend against powerful German counterstrikes at Anzio. Fight with the elite German Fallschirmjäger units in Crete, or follow General Patton's sweep across the island of Sicily. Battlefront.com has released a multi-language demo (German, French & English) for their upcoming turn-based/realtime 3D WWII tactical combat sim letting you try out 2 scenarios (Fruhlingswind and Line of Defense) in single/multiplayer mode. Read more for download links ...

Combat Mission: Afrika Korps is a 1-2 player, hybrid turn-based/realtime 3D simulation of WWII tactical warfare in parts of the Mediterranean Theater including Italy, North and East Africa and Crete from 1940 to 1945. It is based on the award winning engine of Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin..

Lula 3D Release postponed Psychotoxic and Sabotain cancelled, Release of Combat Mission 3 in 2003 is the pressrelease from CDV.. Here is the full clip:

WWII real-time strategists can look forward to the next sequel of the classic Combat Mission series this year. The Karlsruhe Publisher CDV Software Entertainment AG announced today that "Combat Mission 3 - Arika Korps" is anticipated to be available for sale in stores around the end of November.

CDV Software Entertainment announces that "Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin" Special Edition for the PC is available in retail stores.

CDV sent out word that they have a released a new (UK, French & German)) patch for Battlefront's strategy title Combat Mission 2. The update brings your retail game to v1.03 and brings several game tweaks such as "Russian blunt-nose APBC ammo is reduced in effectiveness versus homogenous armor (e.g. Tiger, late StuG III) but increased versus face-hardened armor (some Pz IV, early/mid StuG III)." Read more for detailed fix list and download links ...

UPDATE : We now also have the US v1.03 patch available!

CDV announces that "Combat Mission Beyond Overlord: Special Edition" for the PC is available in retail stores. Lauded by GameSpot as "one of the best war games ever made for the computer," "Combat Mission" combines turn-based and real-time tactical action. Previously only offered for sale online, the special retail version of this World War II game includes more than 100 additional scenarios, improved in-game environments, and new vehicles, uniforms and enhanced sound.

Combat Mission: Afrika Korps (CMAK) is the latest game in the award winning Combat Mission series. Based on the same engine as Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin (Wargame of the Year 2003 - Computer Gaming World), it introduces a number of important upgrades and changes relevant for the fighting in the North African deserts, the Italian mountains and the island of Crete, such as multi-turreted tanks, dust and smoke kicked up by moving vehicles and much more. Combat Mission: Afrika Korps (CMAK) moves the focus to three new regions of conflict. North Africa from 1940-43. Italy (including Sicily) from 1943-45 and Crete in 1941.

A few days after Battlefront.com released the v1.02 patch for the US version of Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin, now CDV has released the Euro patch (but its quite a big bigger). This patch includes 17 new and improved vehicle and gun models, refinements to several commands and further tweaks to the fatigue and moral systems. Added Features include a new "pure armor" Quick Battle force type which will only allow "armor" units to be purchased plus dozens of unit and weapon/armor data updates and bug fixes. Read more for download links and detailed fix list ...

Battlefront.com has just released the v1.02 patch for Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin (PC Gamers Turn Based Strategy Game of the Year). This patch includes 17 new and improved vehicle and gun models, refinements to several commands and further tweaks to the fatigue and moral systems. Added Features include a new "pure armor" Quick Battle force type which will only allow "armor" units to be purchased plus dozens of unit and weapon/armor data updates and bug fixes. CDV will be releasing the v1.02 for the European Windows version of CMBB in the next few days, if not sooner. Read more for download links and detailed fix list ...

Big Time Software and Battlefront.com have just released an updated demo of Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin bringing this 3D turn-based war game by to v1.01, in sync with last month's retail patches. This release brings a huge list of changes so read more for the super long list of details and links where to grab this puppy (thanks 3DGamers).

The CMBB Strategy Guide for 'Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin' has been released today! The 300+ page CMBB Strategy Guide by acclaimed author Mark H. Walker covers… "everything from reconnaissance to reverse slope defense, flank attacks to foolish moves. If the vast array of tactics inherent to Combat Mission are twisting your brain into knots, this is the book to straighten you out." Moreover, the majority of units in the game are listed in charts with all the relevant data and statistics, providing a great printed guide what to purchase for your next QuickBattle. The Strategy Guide is available immediately for $15 (plus S&H) directly online from battlefront.com.

Combat Mission 2 microsite revealed - along with the return of the hugely-popular ‘Mini Combat’ challenge. CDV Software Entertainment UK has today taken the covers off the new Combat Mission 2 Web site.

Battlefront.com shipped WWII ground combat simulation 'Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin' and its distribution partner CDV Software made the game available in most European stores. The game features over 300 military vehicles and more than 600 other units in its various missions that chronicle major WWII events from the German invasion of Russia in 1941 to the 1945 storming of Berlin. A map and scenario editor are included for intrepid players to construct their own thrilling showdowns if they were to grow tired of the elaborate multiplayer aspect of CMBB. To celebrate the shipping, CDV send over some new screens .. njoy!

Battlefront.com tossed up a 60Mb Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin Demo. The demo contains two full scenarios playable by either side plus a playable tutorial and supports multiplayer gaming with hotseat or PBEM (Play by Email) or Network play via TCP/IP. For the Windows PC version the Demo is currently only available in English. For the Mac Demo, you can choose to download the demo in either English, French or German Languages.

Combat Mission II – Barbarossa to Berlin ventures into the heart of WWII wargaming: the Eastern Front. The struggle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union captures the flavor of the four years conflict that left Germany in ruins. Combat Mission II reflects 50 battles between 1941 and the final capitulation in May 1945. Today we tossed up 5 new screens!

When playing Combat Mission 2, you will be introduced to an extensive variety of detailed vehicles and combat units, in more than fifty vast missions and operations. The photo realistic appearances of the units are down to the fact that they have been modelled from their real counterparts from the second world war – details were noted with authenticity in mind. In some missions you will have to face the Russian army, which although enormous in size at the time, was mainly made up of farmers. These farmers were basically in good physical shape, but completely unskilled in the art of war. Check the Russian Army screens...

Combat Mission 2 throws you into one of the most prolonged chapters of WWII between 1941 and 1945, an age of heavy losses and excitement: the entire Russian campaign. Begin with Operation Barbarossa, battle from the Black Sea to Siberia and experience Germany's unconditional surrender in Berlin. An incredible range of detailed fighting units and vehicles awaits your command in 50 extensive missions. Four new screens is available below!

Today CDV has unleashed another bunch of screens from their upcoming RTS titles .. Grom, American Conquest and Combat Mission 2 .. In case you dont know what they are about .. check out the screens!

Combat Mission II throws you into one of the most prolonged chapters of WWII between 1941 and 1945, an age of heavy losses and excitement: the entire Russian campaign. Begin with Operation Barbarossa, battle from the Black Sea to Siberia and experience Germany's unconditional surrender in Berlin.

CDV Software Entertainment has today signed the rights to publish Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin throughout Europe. Due to be released during September 2002, the game is the sequel to one of the most popular strategy games of recent times – and one that has consistently scored in the high 80s and 90s.

The 3DO Company today announced the development of the Army Men: Air Combat “The Elite Missions” game for the Nintendo GameCube system. The Army Men: Air Combat “The Elite Missions” game follows the exploits of the heroic Captain Blade and his Alpha Wolf Squadron as they once again take to the skies in support of the Green Army in their ongoing struggle with the Tan forces. The game is planned to ship in time for Christmas 2002.

With Combat Mission due for an imminent release CDV showcases the additional bonus disk that will be available in the retail version. We also got some 30+ screens on some of the included mods for the vast range of tanks ... Clear the road! We're coming through!

One of the Internet’s best-kept secrets will be revealed to PC games-players in February, when CDV Software Entertainment UK releases Combat Mission Gold – a compilation of the best-selling turn-based strategy title, which until now has been available for purchase only via mail-order. Facts and some screens below!

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord takes you from Normandy 1944 to Germany 1945 on World War Two's Western Front. Play as Allied or Axis, ranging from US Airborne to German Volkssturm. Battle across the blockage, tackle a village or two, drive through the plains, push into the woods, and slog it out in cities. We have four new screnshots from the Front Line.