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Founded in 1990, CDV is one of the leading publishers and distributors of PC software in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, having published over 300 games in total. The company launched on to the Neuer Markt in Germany (equivalent to the USA's NASDAQ index) earlier this year and has recently set up its UK division with Sudden Strike as its first UK-published title.

At the end of summer 2003, CDV closed its UK office in north London.

Software Highlights from Credited Titles

CDV's first work that SPOnG is aware of is the 2000 title, "Sudden Strike" (PC).

The company has been involved titles released on the PC, DS/DSi and Xbox. Of these, "Cossacks: European Wars" (PC) and "Cossacks: The Art of War" (PC) have been best selling titles.

The company's most recent involvement was on the 2010 release "Mr Physics" (PC).

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Related Press Releases

The Blitzkrieg continues

Blitzkrieg Sequel due for release in second quarter of 2004.

18 Feb 2004

CDV Software unveils UK release date for Breed

Breed launches 19th March in the UK.

06 Feb 2004

Finally for all you Breed fans

The long awaited Breed single player demo is here!

05 Dec 2003

Codename: Panzers movie now live

CDV reveals World War II tactical combat title in full motion.

12 Aug 2003

Apocalyptic adventure!

CDV announces release of Psychotoxic.

09 Jul 2003

CDV Entertainment announces international Blitzkrieg tournament

Best WWII Real-Time Strategists from Germany, France, United Kingdom and United States compete.

20 Jun 2003

Americans win War of Independence (again)

US and UK competitors slug it out in 11 hour American Conquest marathon.

28 May 2003

American Conquest fight back adds to wealth of nations

CDV’s classic strategy game plays on and on.

22 May 2003

CDV Software Entertainment announces line-up for Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) 2003

Line-up spans CDV's best RTS PC games to next-generation platform Xbox titles.

29 Apr 2003

CDV’s Breed earns nVidia seal of approval

Breed is included on nVidia’s 'The Way It’s Meant To Be Played' campaign.

24 Apr 2003

Hop until you drop

CDV releases Rosso Rabbit free to download from the web.

23 Apr 2003

Tanks a million! CDV wheels out the big guns

Blitzkrieg release date announced.

17 Apr 2003

CDV seeks out a whole new galaxy

Science fiction based real-time strategy game changes its name to establish its own identity.

28 Mar 2003

Death or Glory – Blitzkrieg tournament announced

Blitzkrieg online championship begins at the end of April.

27 Mar 2003

American Booty

CDV offers more prizes in bonus American Conquest tournament this weekend.

13 Mar 2003

UK students fail US

CDV Software Entertainment Conducts US History Survey on UK Student Population.

13 Mar 2003

CDV increases gaming bounty

Prize fund now doubled to $20,000 for worldwide American Conquest tournament.

25 Feb 2003

The CORE of Xbox

CDV enters into Xbox publisher license agreement with Microsoft.

17 Feb 2003

Trans-Atlantic war declared as CDV launches proper American Conquest

CDV Software Entertainment is asking gamers throughout Europe to unite in a battle to defeat their American counterparts.

28 Jan 2003

Save our Santa

CDV Software Entertainment releases free festive platformer.

28 Dec 2002

Colonel GROM - Finger lickin' good!

CDV release English demo.

19 Dec 2002

Let the Panzers roll

CDV to publish next-generation 3D tactical combat title.

28 Nov 2002

Sudden Strike Tournament ends with a bang

2002's UK Champion crowned at weekend's Finals.

14 Nov 2002

UK gets Airborne Assault

CDV Software Entertainment to publish acclaimed real-time strategy title in UK.

12 Nov 2002

Neocron welcomes first UK citizens

British games players begin moving in to virtual city.

28 Oct 2002

Neocron ships

Massively multiplayer role-playing game heading to stores across the UK.

28 Oct 2002

A site for war eyes

Combat Mission 2 microsite revealed - along with the return of the hugely-popular ‘Mini Combat’ challenge.

28 Oct 2002

CDV announces revised Breed and Imperium Galactica III dates

Two major PC titles to launch in Q2 2003.

24 Oct 2002

CDV releases Cossacks free

Major campaign update available for download, as full expansion pack hits retail.

17 Oct 2002

Cheers and Booze

Competition to find the UK’s best Cossacks: Back to War player launches next Friday.

11 Oct 2002

Silver Lining

CDV celebrates ELSPA Silver Sales award for Cossacks.

12 Sep 2002

Divinity Comes up Trumps

CDV launches Web-only promotion to win superb set of surround-sound speakers.

10 Sep 2002

Divine goes for UK gold

Well, the title says it all

06 Sep 2002

Best of Breed

Breed named PC game of the show at ECTS 2002

06 Sep 2002

When two tribes go to War!

CDV and The VGA hold the first official Sudden Strike 2 tournament in the UK

22 Aug 2002

Combat out of Hell – Part Two

CDV Software Entertainment to publish sequel to critically acclaimed strategy game throughout Europe.

16 Jul 2002

Divine Reading

CDV releases free e-book chronicling the background to its forthcoming role-playing title.

02 Jul 2002

CDV Announces E3 Line up

Neocron, Divine Divinity, Sudden Strike 2 and more.

28 Apr 2002

Conquer the Underground World of Sudden Strike 2

New tunnel feature exposed.

12 Apr 2002

Climb the Cossacks Ladder

UK Games Service Multi Player Zone proudly team up with CDV Software Entertainment to deliver the first official Cossacks 1v1 prize ladder.

04 Apr 2002

Neocron Takes CeBIT Glory

Forthcoming massively multiplayer online role playing game wins Emil award at world’s largest computer fair.

28 Mar 2002

World Wide Web War Expands

New maps and Mini Combat takes on i10.

15 Mar 2002

CDV Bags Top I-10

Top publisher unveils world first and more at UK’s largest multiplayer games event.

14 Mar 2002

Combat Intensifies

And CDV get ready for European battle, again!

11 Mar 2002

World Wide Web War

CDV Software Entertainment UK announces Mini Combat, an online mini-game, designed to promote the forthcoming Combat Mission.

12 Feb 2002

Legions Gather for The Art of War

The most comprehensive league system in RTS history available only in Cossacks: The Art of War.

07 Feb 2002

UK Gamers Create own Art Of War

CDV Entertainment Software offers world exclusive to UK games players.

15 Jan 2002

CDV UK to Launch Combat Mission

Special two-disc compilation pack of top rated strategy game, featuring mods, new scenarios, units and skins.

10 Jan 2002

The Art of War Files Episode 4

Infantry and Calvary Formations Explained.

17 Dec 2001

Broadband on the Run

Release of Neocron to prompt surge in high-speed Internet subscribers.

05 Dec 2001

Master of the Universe

CDV challenges you to the toughest interstellar quest yet in Imperium Galactica III: Genesis.

15 Nov 2001

Final Showdown for the UK's Best Sudden Strike Players

24 crack troops sent into London to seize Sudden Strike UK Championship.

04 Oct 2001

The Cossacks Ride Again

CDV's massive RTS hit returns in enhanced form.

28 Sep 2001

CDV’s Nomads Wins Best in Show Award

Project Nomads acclaimed as best PC game at ECTS.

28 Sep 2001

Further Mysteries of the Druids

CDV Software releases new download demo for adventure gamers.

21 Sep 2001

This World is Not Enough

CDV takes on brand new online RPG Neocron.

10 Sep 2001

CDV Shows Magnificent Eight at ECTS 2001

CDV's line-up for 2002 reveals strength in depth.

28 Aug 2001

Druids Get Stoned

Halligan stuck between a rock and a hard place - Stonehenge!

28 Aug 2001

Big Guns at ECTS

As the big guns arrive, ECTS numbers swell at Europe’s largest gathering of interactive entertainment talent.

17 Aug 2001

Hercules Lends Strength To Sudden Strike Championships

Top-of-the-range graphics accelerators to be won by UK finalists.

28 Jul 2001

A Very Graphic Adventure

Content within The Mystery of the Druids prompts rating re-think.

28 Jul 2001

It's Official! Sudden Strike UK Championships Are Biggest Ever

A battalion of 700 British get ready for war in Europe.

19 Jul 2001

From Damned To Divine

Divine Divinity sets new standards for artificial intelligence.

13 Jul 2001

Are You A Warrior or A Wizard?

Divine Divinity takes the player on a fantastic quest in a land torn apart by corruption and dark magic.

28 Jun 2001

September 14th 2001 Named As D-Day

CDV to rejuvenate point-and-click adventure genre with Mystery of the Druids.

28 Jun 2001

Murder, Mystery and … Druids!

CDV takes you to ancient Stonehenge and modern Scotland Yard in this atmospheric adventure.

31 May 2001

CDV Announces Eight New Titles At E3

CDV Software Entertainment cements reputation as fastest-growing PC games publisher.

24 May 2001

CDV Brings Out Best Of Breed

CDV signs up new Britsoft developer for science fiction combat game.

24 May 2001

The Battle For Europe Intensifies

CDV organises international Sudden Strike Championship - the biggest RTS tournament ever held, to find Europe's best Sudden Strike strategist.

15 May 2001

Cossacks Gallop In At Number One

CDV celebrates as Cossacks goes straight to number one in this week's ChartTrack PC listings.

28 Apr 2001

Sudden Strike The War Continues

CDV's best-selling real-time strategy game aims for immortality with launch of Sudden Strike Forever.

20 Apr 2001

Re-Write The History Books

CDV wages war on an epic scale in Cossacks.

02 Apr 2001

The Night Of A Thousand Scars

Cossacks tournament ends with Dutch victory.

27 Mar 2001

Cossacks: Seeing is Believing

CDV releases gameplay video for Cossacks: European Wars.

23 Mar 2001

CDV Software Invests In Grass Roots

CDV sponsors a game design scholarship for students.

28 Feb 2001

The Cossacks 16 Nation Challenge

Hear ye, CDV Software is recruiting 16 players from the countries outlined below for an all night pre-launch event for Cossacks: European Wars.

26 Feb 2001

CDV makes five new Sudden Strike missions available on the web.

Players of the blockbuster RTS Sudden Strike can now play a new set of missions for the game free of charge.

07 Feb 2001

CDV Lifts The Fog Of War!

Tips and tricks for real time blockbuster Sudden Strike.

22 Nov 2000

Sudden Strike Set To Redefine Strategy Games.

CDV launches in UK with stunning WWII simulation.

14 Aug 2000

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