In the good old tradition of the original "Empire" game of the 80's, Empires of Steel lets you create a random map from scratch within seconds and a couple of clicks. But in addition to that, Empire of Steels includes one of the most powerful map editors available on the market. Beta tester Chris Nelson has written a developer blog article about his (successful :)) attempt to re-create the European map within a short time, armed with nothing else but the game editor, a google'd map and using the editor's "overlay" feature and some imagination.

[ Click here to jump directly to the EoS Developer Blogfront ] 

Larry Levandowski from the Armchair General online magazine has posted an in-depth 4 page review of the just released WW2 real-time tactical blockbuster by 1C Company. The overall review score is 88%, and here's a quote:

The true test of historical accuracy for any tactical game, is how well real-life tactics work on the game map. In terms of tactical fidelity, TOW2 gets an “A.”

[ Click here to read the full review ]

Here's a bone! CMSF British Forces does not only include a whole new army (in case you can't guess it... it's the British Army), but also contains a nice surprise: the IBCT (Infantry Brigade Combat Team) has been added to the TO&E of the US Army!

5 new screenshots showing the IBCT in action (including the new LMTV armored truck) have been added to the CMSF British Forces media files web section!
 

1C Company and Battlefront.com are thrilled to announce the release of a massive (and completely free) ModPack for their groundbreaking WW2 tactical combat simulation Theatre of War.

The TOW ModPack contains over 2.6 GB (!) of free maps, weapon and vehicle models, and buildings which can be used to create countless modifications to the original game. Two instruction manuals covering modding basics (such as how to add new units to the game as well as about model and building conversions) are included as well.

A complete list of all the material included in the mod, and a number of additional and enlarged screenshots, can be found by clicking on the Read More link below.

The ModPack is released as a free download to the public, broken up into 4 parts, via Battlefront’s File and Mod Repository at www.battlefront.com/repository, as well as via participating mirror and file hosting partner sites (download links to the mirror sites are listed below).

The ModPack contains no immediately playable materials, but can be used for creating countless mods and missions with the editors and battle generator that has been released with the game. Only your imagination is the limit!

Download Links: 

[ Battlefront Repository ]

[ Gamershell ] 

[ Atomicgamer ] 

[ GZDownloads ] 

[ Filefront ]