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21 November 2009

Blitz 1941 Open Beta Begins Today

FEATURED GAME SECTION posted on 3 SEP 2009 by Jim Zabek

Download the open beta and check out the game.

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Operation Barbarossa - The Struggle For Russia

DEVELOPER FEATURE posted on 1 SEP 2009 by Jim Zabek

The developers of Operation Barbarossa - The Struggle for Russia, discuss some of the thoughts and designs behind their upcoming game.

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Making History II

INTERVIEW posted on 13 AUG 2009 by Jim Zabek

The Wargamer gets some inside scoop on the upcoming sequel to this World War II strategy game of alternative history.

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Blitz 1941 Closed Beta Annnounced

PRESS RELEASE posted on 5 AUG 2009 by Jim Zabek

The publishers of Navy Field have announced a new closed beta for their upcoming tank sim MMOG, Blitz 1941

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Hearts of Iron 3

SCREENSHOTS FEATURE posted on 2 JUL 2009 by Jim Zabek

Paradox has just released some new screenshots for its upcoming strategy game, Hearts of Iron 3 - just in time for the holiday weekend.

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New Memoir '44 Map Pack

PRESS RELEASE posted on 23 MAR 2009 by Jim Zabek

Tigers in the Snow, a new Battle Map pack for Memoir '44 has been Announced.

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Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 Gets Release Date

PRESS RELEASE posted on 15 SEP 2008 by Jim Zabek

Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942, a new tank sim set in the Eastern Front, has a final release date.

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Panzer Command: Kharkov

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 20 AUG 2008 by Bill Macon

Panzer Command: Kharkov is the second game in the Panzer Command series released by Matrix Games and Koios Works. Set in May 1942 when both the German and Soviet armies were preparing simultaneous major offensives around Kharkov in Ukraine, this new release introduces many new features and provides a compelling simulation of tactical combat on the Eastern Front.

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Panzer Command: Kharkov

PC GAME PREVIEW posted on 30 MAR 2008 by Jim Zabek

The second in a series of simultaneously resolved tactical World War II wargames, Panzer Command: Kharkov looks like more and better of the original. Find out what’s changed with this latest edition.

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Panzer Command: Kharkov

SCREENSHOTS FEATURE posted on 16 MAR 2008 by Matrix Games

A Major New Release in the Panzer Command 3D Tactical Wargame series from Matrix Games! David Heath says, "If you enjoyed Winter Storm, just wait till you see what Kharkov can do!" Take a peek at some screenshots The Wargamer received.

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Close Combat – Cross of Iron AAR #3

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 5 JUL 2007 by Jim Zabek

In his final AAR in a series of three, see if Jim Zabek can make it three-for-three. Read as he tries to stave off the Soviet army in the Second Battle for Kharkov.

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Close Combat – Cross of Iron AAR #2

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 30 JUN 2007 by Jim Zabek

The second in a series of Close Combat – Cross of Iron AARs, The Wargamer’s Jim Zabek takes readers back to the Eastern Front to try and halt the Soviet advance.

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Close Combat - Cross of Iron AAR

AFTER ACTION REVIEW posted on 27 JUN 2007 by Jim Zabek

The Wargamer’s Jim Zabek shares some of his experience in holding every inch of ground as the Soviets begin their long trek toward Berlin. Find out how it goes in this AAR.

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Budapest '45

INTERVIEW posted on 25 JUN 2007 by Jim Zabek

Jim Zabek sits down with the three designers of the latest Panzer Campaigns title, Budapest ’45, and discusses the delicate interplay between gaming, history, and how it all comes together.

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Close Combat - Cross of Iron

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 28 MAR 2007 by Bill Trotter

Bill Trotter tries his hand at the latest edition to the famous Close Combat series, Cross of Iron. Does this real time strategy sequel hold the line with its predecessors? Trotter offers his insight and a vignette or two.

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War Front: Turning Point

PC GAME PREVIEW posted on 14 FEB 2007 by Lloyd Sabin

Is War Front: Turning Point another clone of two dozen other WWII-themed games or is something new coming to the no doubt saturated genre? Lloyd Sabin jumps in his Panzer and Blitzkriegs through CDV's upcoming title in this preview.

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Minsk ‘44

PC GAME REVIEW posted on 4 FEB 2007 by Jim Cobb

Operation Bagration saw the destruction of four German armies in three weeks. See how John Tiller and HPS tackle this classic Eastern Front confrontation and make it playable by both sides.

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Silent War: The United States’ Submarine Campaign Against Imperial Japan, 1941-1945

BOARD GAME REVIEW posted on 6 DEC 2006 by Scott R. Krol

"For what is essentially a start-up company in the world of wargaming, Compass Games’ has torpedoed the long standing publishers with the production qualities of Silent War. Featuring hundreds of gorgeous counters, full color play aids, and a beautiful map Silent War is a game that won’t make a purchaser wonder what exactly their hard-earned cash went to."

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Slaughterhouse: The Encyclopedia of the Eastern Front

BOOK REVIEW posted on 2 DEC 2006 by Bill Trotter

Western historians freely acknowledge that they don’t know how much they don’t know about the Soviet’s story of the Eastern Front. Bill Trotter dug up Slaughterhouse: The Encyclopedia of the Eastern Front and says, “Slaughterhouse: The Encyclopedia of the Eastern Front represents the most detailed, painstaking analysis yet published in English…” Find why in this book review.

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When Gaming Meets History #28: Prokhorovka: The Deciding Battle of Kursk

EDITORIAL posted on 23 NOV 2006 by Bill Wilder

Kursk was ultimately it was a conflict in which skilled warriors with high-tech equipment would fight a larger swarming horde. Wild Bill narrates this epic battle.

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