Battlefront.com

Battlefront.com

Industry	Video games
Founded	1997
Founder	Steve Grammont Charles Moylan
Products	Combat Mission Strategic Command Theatre of War
Website	Battlefront.com

Battlefront.com is a video game developer and publisher. Battlefront specialises in war-related games, including turn-based and real-time strategies, as well as simulations of air, land and naval military vehicles.

Apart from publishing the self-developed Combat Mission series, the company publishes games created by other studios (such as 1C Company), including Strategic Command and Theatre of War series.

History

The company began life as Big Time Software when Charles Moylan and Steve Grammont decided to form an independent game company. They produced the successful and unique Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord to critical acclaim in 1999. The fledgling company utilized an online sales model and published a manifesto on its website pledging dedication to its fanbase.

The company continued to grow as subsequent titles in the CM series were released, and other publishers began to partner with BTS. A name change to battlefront.com, coinciding with the domain name of the official website, followed.

List of games published

Release date	Title	Genre	Platform	Developer	Notes
2000	Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord	Hybrid turn-based / real-time strategy	Macintosh, Windows	Battlefront.com	First game in the Combat Mission series
2002	Strategic Command: European Theater	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	First game in the Strategic Command series
2002	Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Macintosh, Windows	Battlefront.com	Second game in the series
2003	Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Macintosh, Windows	Battlefront.com	Third game in the series
2005	T-72: Balkans On Fire!	Vehicle simulation	Windows	1C Company
2005	Down in Flames	Vehicle simulation	Windows	Dan Verssen Games
2005	Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	Second game in the series
2006	DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future	Real-time strategy	Linux, Macintosh, Windows	TBG Software
2006	Down in Flames: Eastern Front	Vehicle simulation	Windows	Dan Verssen Games	Expansion pack of Down in Flames
2007	Theatre of War	Real-time strategy	Windows	1C Company	First game in the Theatre of War series
2007	Combat Mission: Shock Force	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Battlefront.com	Fourth game in the series
2007	Strategic Command 2: Weapons and Warfare	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	Expansion pack of Strategic Command 2
2008	Strategic Command 2: Patton Drives East	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	Expansion pack of Strategic Command 2
2008	Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	Third game in the series
2008	Combat Mission: Shock Force - Marines	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Battlefront.com	Expansion pack of Combat Mission: Shock Force
2009	Combat Mission: Shock Force - British Forces	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Battlefront.com	Expansion pack of Combat Mission: Shock Force
2009	Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943	Real-time strategy	Windows	1C Company	Second game in the series
2009	Theatre of War 2: Centauro	Real-time strategy	Windows	1C Company	Expansion pack of Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
2009	Empires of Steel	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Atomicboy Software
2009	PT Boats: Knights of the Sea	Simulation	Windows	Akella
2009	Combat Mission: Afghanistan	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Snowball	Will be the fifth game in the series [1]
2010	Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	Fourth game in the series
2010	Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943	Real-time strategy	Windows	1C Company	Expansion pack of Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
2010	CM:SF - NATO	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows		Will be the third Module for Shock Force
2010	CM: Battle for Normandy	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac		Initial game of the CM:X2 game engine set in World War II.
2012	Combat Mission: Fortress Italy	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac		Second title of the CM:X2 game engine set in World War II
2014	CM:Red Thunder	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac		Third title of the CM:X2 game engine, first to be set on the Eastern Front of World War II.

In development

Announced	Title	Genre	Platform	Developer	Notes

Cancelled games

First announced	Cancelled	Title	Genre	Platform	Developer	Notes
2004	5 November 2009[2]	Modern Naval Battles: World War II at Sea	Simulation	Windows	Dan Verssen Games	[3] Would be based on a board game of the same name
2005	2009	Combat Mission: Campaigns	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Hunting Tank Software	Had been in development well before 2005; work was mainly by private software company under license.[4]
2005[5]	2009	Histwar: Les Grognards[6]	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows

Personnel

Matt Faller spent nine years as chief information officer and project manager, leaving the company for employment with Software Generation Ltd. in August 2009. Faller's duties involved design, implentation and support of the battlefront's IT infrastructure and management of customer support.^[7]

On July 1, 2010, battlefront hired Phillip Culliton as a "First Second Programmer" after operating for 13 years with a single coder.^[8]

Notes and references

1. "Combat Mission: Afghanistan". At the official website of Battlefront.com. URL accessed on March 29, 2010
2. battlefront.com forum announcement Archived September 27, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
3. "Modern Naval Battles". At the official website of Battlefront.com. URL accessed on December 12, 2009
4. "Combat Mission Campaigns announcement". At the official website of Battlefront.com. URL accessed on December 12, 2009
5. gamershell announcement
6. Flash of Steel website
7. tvnewscheck article
8. battlefront.com announcement Archived August 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Official website
• "About us" page at the official site
• Battlefront.com profile at MobyGames