Atari Announces Codename Panzers: Cold War for PC

November 26, 2008

ATARI TO BRING ‘CODENAME PANZERS:
COLD WAR’ OUT FROM BEHIND THE (IRON) CURTAIN

– Cold War Sequel in Award
Winning Codename Panzers Real-time Strategy Series to be Published Worldwide by
Atari for Windows PC –

It’s time to reshape cold war
history as Atari announces the upcoming launch of Codename Panzers: Cold War,
the latest PC real-time strategy title in the acclaimed Codename Panzers series
from developers StormRegion and InnoGlow. The tense period in history when a
word out of place could lead to all-out war provides a chilling backdrop for the
real-time strategic action of Codename Panzers: Cold War, scheduled for release
worldwide in February 2009 for Windows PC.

During the Cold War conflict
portrayed in Codename Panzers: Cold War, the status quo between the occupying
Allied and Soviet forces rests on a knife edge, when an aircraft accident over
Tempelhof Airport during the Berlin Blockade threatens to tip the scales towards
full-blown conflict. The tragic collision of an American cargo plane with a
Russian fighter costs not only the lives of both crews, but proves to be all the
encouragement Stalin and his Red Army needs to wage all out bloody war against
the NATO forces.

“The intensely realistic scenarios
of the cold war era make it one of the richest and dynamic periods in history to
set a game,” said Phil Harrison, President, Infogrames Entertainment. “With the
added benefit of Stormregion’s online gameplay innovations, Codename Panzers:
Cold War will continue the success of its predecessors.”

Codename Panzers: Cold War
represents the pinnacle of Cold War era conventional warfare including real
world post-war heavy armor battles between heavy tanks like the American M103
and the Russian Troyanov. To take the gameplay beyond build-and-rush tactics the
game uses a Point of Interest system, with distinctive structures on the map
that teams must occupy to gain additional Prestige Points. Depending on the
location and type of structures you occupy, Prestige Points can then be used to
call in special attacks like napalm or helicopter support, or to produce
additional units. Infantry can employ special urban warfare tactics like
building and taking cover, constructing fortifications or tunneling, while the
dynamic weather conditions affect unit behavior and limit sight range creating
even more tactical gameplay depth.

Taking the Cold War online, Codename
Panzers: Cold War features extensive multiplayer gameplay options including
coop, deathmatch and domination modes. A high level of customization means that
entire armies can bear their own unique livery and that every single unit
including tanks can be customized with equipment including flamethrowers,
amphibian devices, camouflage nets and more. The title is undergoing extensive
fine tuning and balancing of the gameplay prior to launch to ensure the most
satisfying RTS experience possible.

With highly detailed visuals
generated by Stormregion’s next-generation engine and online multiplayer for up
to 8 players, Codename Panzers: Cold War brings the full cold-blooded chill of
war to RTS fans, scheduled for release in February 2009.