Theatre of War 2 now has a home... And gets an expansion pack!

by: Jake - posted: 7/28/2009 6:53:00 AM

"Woah, that thing's opperational!" (That's my Star Wars reference for today!) As all games MUST have, Theatre of War 2 HAS. It's own official site. It's place on the Internet to call "home." Alsom, The 1C Company and Battlefront.Com have announced an expansion pack for Theatre of War 2... It's name is Africa 1943.

Official website now operational

MOSCOW - July 27, 2009 - Leading Eastern and Central European
publisher 1C Company and Battlefront.com are excited to announce a new
expansion pack for the critically acclaimed Theatre of War 2: Africa
1943, thetactical World War II title. The expansion pack will be
available later this year via download and/or mail delivery for $25.00
at www.battlefront.com. Ownership of the original Theatre of War 2:
Africa 1943 is required.

The new expansion pack, Theatre of War 2 - Centaurois dedicated to the
131st Armored Division Centauro and the battles it took part in North
Africa starting from December 1942 till mid-May 1943. The 131st
Armored Division Centauro (in Italian: 131ª Divisione Corazzata
"Centauro") was an armored division of the Italian Army during World
War II. The pack features a new campaign and covers missions from
rearguard actions near El Ageyla in Libya to the battles in Tunisia.
New desert and mountain landscapes of North Africa will be available
on ten new maps accurately reconstructed according to historical
documents. There will also be ten new missions based on real battles
in Tunisia allowing would-be Generals to command counterattacks,
breakthroughs, flanking manuevers, hardened defenses and stealthy
ambushes. Ten new military vehicles will also make their debut in
this expansion including the Semovente M40 tank destroyer, the Carro
Armato M13/40 medium tank, the Autoblinda AB 40 armored car, and many
more. For more information please go the official website at
www.battlefront.com/tow2.

Theatre of War II is considered to be the most realistic simulation of
modern battle ever played on a PC. Covering the events of 1943 during
the operations in Tunisia players have the option to lead the German
Afrika Korps of Rommel in their last full-scale attack or be at the
head of the opposing English and American armies, led by Montgomery
and Eisenhower, during 15 missions in three campaigns.

About 1C Company

1C Company specializes in distribution, publishing and development of
business, entertainment and educational software. Founded in 1991, 1C
has become the largest publisher and distributor of computer and video
games in Eastern and Central Europe. 1C Company is widely acknowledged
as a game developer and has several internal studios. Internal
developments of 1C include IL-2 Sturmovik series and Theatre of War.
1C Company works as a publisher and producer with over 30 independent
development studios and has produced over 100 projects for PC and
consoles including titles like Space Rangers, Soldiers: Heroes of
World War II, Men of War, Perimeter, Fantasy Wars, Elven Legacy,
Death to Spies, King's Bounty: The Legend.

For more information on 1C please contact us at the numbers above or
go to our website at www.1cpublishing.com

About Battlefront.com

Battlefront.com is an independent, internet-based publisher and
developer of superior war and strategy games since 1997! Among our
games you will find the award-winning 3D tactical combat simulation
series Combat Mission (three successive Wargame of the Year Awards).
Other titles include the ultimate WWII RTS game Theatre of War by
acclaimed developer 1C Company, grand strategy classic Strategic
Command 2 Blitzkrieg by award-winning designer Hubert Cater, the WWII
air combat game Down in Flames by Dan Verssen, the uniquely
"realistic" Sci-Fi combat game DropTeam and the famous TacOps 4modern
combat simulation, a commercial version of the official tactical
training tool used by the U.S. Army. Look out later this year for the
ultimate Napoleonic combat simulation HistWar: Les Grognards from
Jean-Michel Mathé! Besides computer games, Battlefront.com offers a
selection of books, prints, and other warfare related articles to one
of the world's largest and fastest growing wargamer fan communities!

Find out more at www.battlefront.com

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CENTAURO Expansion Pack for Theatre of War 2

1C Company and Battlefront.com are thrilled to announce the first
add-on to Theatre of War 2: Afrika 1943! Titled Theatre of War 2 -
CENTAURO, it is dedicated to the Italian 131st Armored Division
„Centauro“ and the battles it took part in North Africa, starting from
December 1942 until mid-May 1943.

A wholly new campaign allows players to take command of a variety of
units from the 131st Armored Division Centauro, covering a variety of
missions: from rearguard actions near El Ageyla in Libya to the
battles in the area of Cape Bon in Tunisia.

Other exciting new features include:

New desert and mountain landscapes of North Africa on ten brand new
maps accurately reconstructed according to historical documents.
Ten new missions based on real battles in Tunisia during the Second
World War: counterattacks, breakthroughs, flanking manuevers, hardened
defensed and stealthy ambushes.
Ten new military vehicles such as the Semovente M40 tank destroyer,
the Carro Armato M13/40 medium tank or the Autoblinda AB 40 armored
car, and many more.

[ For first screenshots, click here to jump directly to the official
webpage for the expansion ]

Theatre of War 2 - CENTAURO is currently in development and will be
available for purchase for $25 later this summer. Ownership of the
base game, Theatre of War 2: Afrika 1943, will be required to play.