Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy pre-order announcement

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Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy pre-order announcement
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy - News
Thursday, 10 March 2011

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History is being made today! Battlefront.com is thrilled to announce that pre-orders are now open for our new flagship wargame Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy. What started 11 years ago with the release of multiple Wargame of the Year "Combat Mission Beyond Overlord" (still on PC Gamer's list of Best Games of All Time) is now coming full circle, and finally returning to the beaches and bocage fields of Normandy, France, 1944.

ImageCombat Mission: Battle for Normandy (CM:BN) faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two. Using the unique Turn-Based (WeGo)/Real-Time hybrid game system of our proprietary CMx2 battle engine, the first installment in this new series covers the three months after the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944, from Operation Overlord in June through the Cobra Breakout in August.

Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy is now available for pre-order in a special SteelBook(TM) Limited Collector Edition! The metal SteelBook(TM) is a high-quality retail-style package, fitting up to 4 discs inside (the game disc as well as up to three future modules) as well as the full printed 200(!) page manual. If you want to find out more about this exclusive box, check out the Interactive Online Viewer (*Windows only, Internet Explorer required) courtesy of Scanavo, or the SteelBox(TM) YouTube video.

This SteelBook(TM) edition is limited, and only available as long as supplies last. Orders will be fulfilled in the order they are placed.

If you pre-order now for only $60 plus S&H, you secure your SteelBook(TM) Limited Collector Edition copy today!

But wait, there is more:

* you will be able to also download the game immediately on release day. So you get both the digital download right away AND the collector's box by mail.
* unbelievably, you even save $5 on this pre-order deal in comparison to purchasing a Download&Mail Delivery for $65 + S&H after release.

[ Click here to secure your copy of the SteelBook(TM) Limited Collector Edition ]

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Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy is scheduled for release around the end of April, 2011. Once released, it will be available as a digital download ($55), via mail ($55 + S&H) and both download & mail package ($65 + S&H).

Mac users! The game will be available for both the PC platform as well as Mac OS X. Today, we are launching pre-orders for the PC version only! If you are interested in purchasing the Mac OS X version, please wait until we open pre-orders separately for it in the next weeks. The Mac OS X version is currently scheduled to be released not too long after the PC version.

And in order to shorten the wait for R(elease)-Day, here's something to oogle at: in the CM:BN media section, you'll find 5 sets of desktop wallpapers and a new in-game gallery with 8 brand new screenshots! Enjoy!

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Pre-order my copy for $70.00 ($60 plus $10 for S/H.)
Now how do I hide my purchases from the Wife?
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LH

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Not shy about what they charge for it, are they?
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No they weren't. The follow up CD's better be about half, what they charged for the first I hope.
And every time I see their German infantry in BLUE summer uniform, it really bugs me.
It's German field Gray, not blue.
 
Steelbook editions tend to be pretty expensive and the manual doesn't look like it's printed on standard paper either... Still, it's more expensive in standard version than I had thought. Odd.
 
I ve preorder it,had to get a birthday present so this preorder was ideal.
PS A bit expensive though but it is what it is.
 
its a bit rich for my blood at the moment, plus I need to upgrade my rig to run it..(I barely can run CMx1 on my 7 year old system)
 
P.S.: You'll get other shades for the German uniforms in theofficial release - just weren't ready yet when those screens were taken. :RpS_cool:
 
Me, too! Will be very interesting seeing lots of people fail with their old gamey CMx1 tactics... :biggrin1:
 
We'll see...I don't like being ripped off by companies that have already burned my arse before (TOW). We'll see the outcome upon release and how many people are aggravated by it...
 
P.S.: You'll get other shades for the German uniforms in theofficial release - just weren't ready yet when those screens were taken.
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Thanks
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LH
 
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We'll see...I don't like being ripped off by companies that have already burned my arse before (TOW). We'll see the outcome upon release and how many people are aggravated by it...
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I completely understand that. I hope it doesn't feel like a ripoff although I got no explanation why they made it so expensive. Maybe all BFC employees demanded a salary increase...? :tongue1:
 
I've gone for this, if it gives me anywhere the enjoyment CMx1 has, then it will be well worth it. And I'm hoping that early support ensures more work on future add-ons. I never got into CMSF, not my time-frame, and the early bugs put me off a bit. Although I know it is a much better product now. From what I've seen on the DAR over at Battlefront, Normandy looks like it will be good fun. Not sure about how big PBEM files will be though...
 
The more stuff that's going on in your battles, the bigger the files will be. You have to expect 30MB or more for battles with a battalion of troops and tanks on each side, I'm afraid. I somehow doubt they improved the code, but haven't had the chance to do a PBEM yet.
 
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