Nov 9, 2023

Winter has arrived at the Italian Front!

Tannenberg - Major Raquel ~ヾ(・ω・)

Hi wintery soldiers from the Eastern Front!

A new cold battlefield has arrived. The snowy Marmolada and ice trenches of the Ice City awaits you!

The new Marmolada map is now available for free! This expansion also includes 3 new weapons and a new cosmetic DLC unit as well; the Glacial Units! Haven’t played Isonzo yet, make sure to keep reading for some exciting news...

To give you some information, For Marmolada in Isonzo, the Italians will be the attacking side, which means the Austro-Hungarians will be defending the mountain and their Ice City. Starting off, the Italians will be placed on the mountain side in the open, surrounded by snow. Fighting for objectives outside on the snowy mountain top, making your way through the tunnels of the Ice City to eventually make your way to the final objective; This map is unlike any other in the game.

If you would like to read more in-depth information about this map, you can find it in our latest devblog.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1556790/view/3791528713024015694

Join the Italian Front for free!

Yes, that’s right! For the first time, Isonzo will have a free weekend! Starting today at 7PM CET until November 13, you can join the battles in Isonzo for free, right in time to join the White War!

Become a permanent recruit

Want to continue playing Isonzo after the Free Weekend, or looking to update your DLC collection, we got a sale going on later today! Isonzo is at its highest discount ever, 67% off and several DLC’s are discounted, alongside our new Second Wave.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556790/Isonzo/

See you at the Italian Front!

Oct 18, 2023

A pack of wolves made it to the Eastern Front

Tannenberg - Major Raquel ~ヾ(・ω・)

Soldiers!

It’s time to put your strengths together and fight a shared enemy. On this cold front, the icy and winter weather has made it hard to survive, but not only for you. The wolves are hungry, and you all seem like the perfect meal…

Winner winner, wolf’s dinner

The annual Wolf Truce has returned to Tannenberg! Starting today, October 18th, until November 1st you can participate in this unique Tannenberg event. When you hear the wolves howl on the battlefields*, the wolf pack will soon charge in to make their attack on you and your enemy. Both sides of the battlefield have the opportunity to cease fire and fight the hungry wolves together. If everyone is able to eliminate the pack of hungry beasts without hurting anyone on the opposing team, you’ll all earn a special medal.

*These events randomly trigger on snowy maps

Historical background

During the third winter in 1917 of the Great War, the region between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea was the battlefield for the German and Russian Armies. Having to fight each other often in brutal conditions and harsh environments resulted in negative effects on the soldiers’ supply lines, leading to some serious food shortages.

However, the soldiers weren’t the only ones who were hungry. The wolves who were native to the region faced an increased difficulty in hunting their normal prey. They already started feasting on the livestock in nearby villages, but it wasn’t enough to quell their hunger.

The wolf attacks might at one point have been so fearsome that the German and Russian troops called a temporary cease-fire toward each other and formed a brief alliance to jointly fight the lupine threat (although reports do come from US newspapers, so take them with a pinch of salt).

Price-hungry wolves

Seems like the wolves started to nibble on some things here in the Steam store. Tannenberg will be on sale later today with a 75% discount (7pm CEST)! Join the Eastern Front and save yourself (and your enemies) from becoming dinner.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/633460/Tannenberg/

Additionally, to celebrate Isonzo winning the Best Audio award you can find Tannenberg’s soundtrack on sale as well!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239620/Tannenberg__Original_Soundtrack/

Southern Europe Getaway

Want to change out the icy cold of the Eastern Front for the sunny Italian landscapes (and the occasional snowy mountain top)? Then be sure to get our latest game Isonzo!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556790/Isonzo/

Stay alive soldiers!

Sep 19, 2023

WW1 Game Series turn 10 years old!

Tannenberg - Major Raquel ~ヾ(・ω・)

Today marks the anniversary of the WW1GameSeries, as today Verdun went into Early Access 10 years ago!

We want to thank all our soldiers who have joined the fronts over the years. Did you make your way from the Western Front, towards the Eastern one and ended up high in the mountains in Isonzo?
Or are you a new recruit who recently joined any of the fronts?

No matter what, we thank you for playing our games!

Here are some fun facts for each games, that you might not know.

The first ideas and concepts for Verdun were made back in August 2006, 17 years ago!
For Tannenberg, the team considered for a long time to make a Cossacks soldier the main promo banner character
Isonzo's well beloved OST 'Rinascereme Insieme' wasn't planned at the beginning, but more a place holder song. It really grew on the team and they decided to make it into a full song that you now know and love today
Combined, the games have 29 maps. Here they are from west to east, north to south:
Flanders, Artois, Picardie, Aisne, Champagne, Argonne, Vauquois, Douaumont, st. Mihiel, Vosges, Cengio, Fior, Dolomiti, Piana, Grappa, Piave, Caporetto, Sabotino, Gorizia, Carso, Baltic, East Prussia, Galicia, Poland, Carpathians, Prsemysl, Ukraine, Roumania, Dobrudja

We'll have more fun little activities along the way so stay tuned here in the Discord and on our social media

Thank you for everything soldiers!

Aug 25, 2023

The Battles of August 1914 Campaign

Tannenberg - Major Raquel ~ヾ(・ω・)

August 26, 1914; the start of The Battle Of Tannenberg. The battle took place in Allenstein, Prussia, which is located in current day Poland. Here, the German army and Russian army fought each other for 5 days (until August 30th), which led to the almost full destruction of the Russian Second Army. Its commanding general, Alexander Samsonov, took his own life.

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

The German success was brought to them by Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, along with his staff-officer Erich Ludendorff.

The battle got his suggested name to avenge the Teutonic Knights’ defeat, who fought the first Battle of Tannenberg 500 years prior. The Teutonic Knights were part of a Christian military order, who aided Christians on their pilgrimages on the way to the Holy Land, Jerusalem.

In-game event

Starting today until September 1st, you can play our latest campaign. All casualties in Frontlines & Maneuver game modes in Verdun and Tannenberg will be added to the total losses. The winning side will be whoever suffers the least amount of killed and wounded soldiers. Too many First World War battles essentially became meat grinders (or were even conceived as such from the start) and so it is for our campaigns.

A new battle awaits at the Italian Front

The Monte Piana map for Isonzo is coming closer! Want to know more about the battle it's based on? Read the latest devblog here:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1556790/view/3667672110007215602?l=english

Jul 28, 2023

The beginning of World War One

Tannenberg - Major Raquel ~ヾ(・ω・)

Hello soldiers,

You might all be aware of what today is. On this day in 1914, the first World War had officially begun. What many initially thought as a 'short' conflict, turned into an international battlefield for 4 years and changed the world forever.

To commemorate this, we've enabled the Film Memoir mode for you all to experience for free, even if you don't own a Supporter Pack DLC. This provides a new experience in the game, so be sure to check it out! You can use this feature for free until August 4th. You can enable the feature by going to Options > Graphics.

You can share your screenshots and video clips with us in our Discord or on our social media when using the filter!

Other ways to remember

Additionally, we’ve arranged a list of activities you could do remember this important day in history

Visit a memorial monument
Depending on where you live, there might be a WW1 memorial monument nearby. See if you could visit and pay your respects.
Visit a museum with a WW1 exposition
Again, this is depending on where you live, but potentially worth going there. Visit a museum with a WW1 exposition brings you a little closer to the events that took place. There might be even a special tour regarding this important day in history.
Read a book regarding the Great War
Books can be important means of media to remember history, but they can also be used for entertainment purposes. Fiction or nonfiction, there are many books regarding the subject of WW1. Here are a few you could read on this day.
- A Mad Catastrophe: The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire by Geoffrey Wawro. Delving into the “dark heart” of Vienna, Wawro shows how it goaded Serbia and Russia into war, before tracing the wavering fortunes of the Royal and Imperial Army as it faced off against two strong opponents and, ultimately, nearly collapsed after just three months of fighting.
- The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919 by Mark Thompson. Featuring many well-known characters of the Italian front such as General Luigi Cadorna, Ernest Hemingway and Gabriele D’Annunzio, it shows us what happened when Italy joined the First World War and fought so hard for a victory that was, in the end, a “mutilated” one that would poison her body politic for generations.
- Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington. Semi based on the author’s own experience during World War One, the story follows George Winterbourne, who enlists in the British Expeditionary Army during the Great War and gets sent to France. After a rash of casualties leads to his promotion through the ranks, he grows increasingly cynical about the war and disillusioned by the hypocrisies of British society
Watch a movie/series centering WW1
You might not have much free time to read a book or visit a place. Movies/series are also a great media to remember what happened and experience stories of what (could’ve) happened. Here are a few recommendations

- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930/1979/2022). All based on the novel with the same title by Erich Maria Remarque, it’s for many a must-watch if you’re interested in history and World War One. You might’ve only seen one movie adaptation. Now is a good time to give others a chance too!

- 1917 (2019), directed by Sam Mendes. You follow the story of Blake & Schofield. The date is April 6th, 1917 and an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory. It’s up to them to deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
- Apocalypse la 1ère Guerre mondiale (2014). Originally a French, mini documentary tv series, it is highly acclaimed as it doesn’t solely focuses on the the relatively known Flanders and France battles, but also the generally unknown Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman Empire- Allied and African German Colonies, and other unknown or forgotten fronts and battles. Later translated into English for international audiences as ‘World War 1: The Apocalypse’.
Play a World War One game
Fully immerse yourself and experience World War One for yourself (to a certain extent of course). Join the Western-, Eastern and/or Italian Front in our games. Hold a moment of silence before you start the battle with your fellow soldiers* in a match. Or play any other WW1-inspired game in your library.

*this not referring to a moment of silence that’s triggered by the game, more a suggestion of what you can do as players yourself.

Anniversary Sale

Additionally to the free Film Memoir mode, you can now find our other games Verdun (-75%) & Isonzo (-50%) discounted.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556790/Isonzo/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/242860/Verdun/

Lest We Forget