Codename: Panzers Phase II - CDV Release Content Update

BASINGSTOKE, ENGLAND (NOV 18TH 2005)

Available today, the update to the award winning WWII RTS can be found at the official Codename: Panzers website http://www.panzers.com or by accessing the following http://www.cdv1download.de/panzers/phase2/patch/1_06/

It brings the retail game to version 1.06, and includes the following updates, fixes and content.

New features / general enhancements include:

• The much anticipated cooperative mode is now available for single-player missions, allowing players to work with each other rather than just to fight against each other in multi-player mode. Note: missions must first be completed in single-player mode before they are "unlocked" or available for cooperative play.

• Unit limits have been placed on maps to help reduce lag in online multiplayer

• Players can transfer units to each other in multiplayer and cooperative modes

• Maps download more quickly

New maps include:

• One new multiplayer Team Match map (supports up to four players)

• Four new eight-player Domination maps

• One new six-player Domination map

• One new four-player Domination map

• One new multiplayer Mission map (supports up to four players)

General enhancements include:

• "Test in Game" button works in the mission editor

For all UK press enquires relating to Codename: Panzer Phase II, please contact:

DAVID BLUNDELL,

HEAD OF PR

+44 870 027 6530

David.Blundell@kochmedia.co.uk

NEIL PULLMAN,

PR EXECUTIVE

+44 870 027 6533

Neil.Pullman@kochmedia.co.uk

About CDV:

CDV Software Entertainment is dedicated to publishing and distributing top-notch war and strategy games worldwide. The publicly traded company, founded and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, has its North American offices located in New Jersey and North Carolina, and partners with top-notch distribution partners across the globe. As publisher of critically acclaimed titles like Codename: Panzers, Divine Divinity, American Conquest, Combat Mission, Hammer & Sickle, War Front: Turning Point, Cossacks and the Blitzkrieg series, CDV is Europe's leading publisher of PC strategy titles". For further information on CDV, visit www.cdv.de

ABOUT KOCH MEDIA UK:

Founded in 1994, KOCH MEDIA UK develops, publishes and distributes a range of titles for home console gaming systems, and personal computers. Based in Basingstoke, under its own brands of DEEP SILVER and EUROPRESS, KOCH MEDIA develops and publishes its own range of gaming, lifestyle and educational software. Additionally it has exclusive distribution contracts with both games and software publishers who utilise KOCH's expansive sales, press and marketing resources to maximise sales success. For more information on KOCH MEDIA and its products, visit www.kochmedia.co.uk