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D-Day is here! Panzer Corps has released!

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:22 pm
by IainMcNeil
D-Day!
The next generation of wargaming has arrived!

Slitherine (www.slitherine.com), Matrix Games (www.matrixgames.com), and The Lordz Games Studio (www.thelordzgamesstudio.com) are thrilled to announce that their long-anticipated next-generation World War II strategy game, Panzer Corps, is now available!

There have been plenty of exciting details and features about Panzer Corps leading up to the release, such as an AAR, screenshot packs, a gameplay video and teaser trailer, plus plenty of preview coverage as well. Panzer Corps has also been avidly covered by the press. Gamer’s Hall said, “Panzer Corps seems to combine the strengths of the original [Panzer General] with modern amenities.” DigitallyDownloaded.net also agreed, “It’s great to see Panzer General’s spirit lives on!”

Panzer Corps will feature 26 scenarios on 21 unique maps, covering most major battles of the European Theatre of World War II and including a few hypothetical 'what if' scenarios based on your actions.[ul][*]400 unit types, divided into 19 unit classes with 20 detailed parameters to identify units abilities, 17 terrain types affecting gameplay in various way. Panzer Corps will celebrate the glory days of strategy gaming with the aim of attracting new players to the genre;
[*]Campaign: all 26 scenarios are combined into a large campaign tree with several entry points at various stages of the war. Depending on the outcome of each battle (decisive victory, marginal victory or defeat), the player will be faced with different challenges and a progress along different parts of the campaign tree;
[*]Nations: all major and many minor nations represented: Germany, Italy, Poland, France, Great Britain, USA, USSR, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Romania, Greece and more.
[*]Core units that travel with you throughout the campaign gaining experience and that can be upgraded as new weapon technologies become available.[/ul]Get more information on Panzer Corps from its official on the Slitherine site or on the Matrix Games site.


D-Day -1 and counting!
Special Unit Screenshots Released for Panzer Corps
The next generation of wargaming is almost here!

Slitherine, Matrix Games and The Lordz Games Studio are thrilled to announce that tomorrow Panzer Corps will be invading hard drives across the world! To commemorate this exciting time, we are releasing a pack of unit renders which show off in up-close detail some of the most famous units of World War II in all their glory!

Although the new screenshots are quite exciting, nothing quite tops the fact that Panzer Corps will be releasing tomorrow!

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D-Day -2 and counting!
Panzer Corps AAR on the Wargamer.com
Follow the Panzer Corps as it battles through the Ardennes on D-Day -2!

Slitherine, Matrix Games and The Lordz Games Studio are proud to announce the release of an AAR on the Wargamer.com that follows the German attempt to break through the Allied lines at the Battle of the Bulge.

The AAR can be found here.



D-Day -3 and counting!
Manual Preview Now out for Panzer Corps
An in-depth look at Panzer Corps to satisfy the daily craving on D-Day -3!

Slitherine, Matrix Games and The Lordz Games Studio are proud to release a sneak peek at the full manual for Panzer Corps to mark D-Day -3, or only 3 days to go until the release of Panzer Corps. Beautifully simple yet wholly addicting, the manual shows how easy it is to be a Panzer commander no matter how many strategy games you play!

Download the pdf manual here!



D-Day -4 and counting!

New Screenshots Released for Panzer Corps
It’s units galore with these unique screenshots marking D-Day -4 in our countdown!

Slitherine, Matrix Games and The Lordz Games Studio are excited to release a pack of new screenshots for their highly anticipated World War II strategy game, Panzer Corps. The screenshots show off the massive number of units at the players command from all the major nations of the European Theater World War II, including some lesser-used units from minor nations as well. Try not to stare too long at the Germany screenshot, we know those tanks are beautiful!

And remember… only 4 days to go until the release of Panzer Corps!

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D-Day -5 and counting!
New Panzer Corps Avatars Headed to the Slitherine Forum!
Some new forum images to mark the second day of this exciting countdown to launch!

With only 5 days left until the next generation of wargaming is here, Slitherine, Matrix Games and the Lodz Games Studio are thrilled to continue their countdown with an exciting new avatar system in the Slitherine forums! Head over to the Slitherine forums and check out the new Panzer Corps-themed images showing off your rank in the community. Are you a Opel Blitz truck or a mighty Panther? Participate in the forums by sharing your thoughts on our products and interacting with other wargamers and watch your avatar level up!

And remember… only 5 days to go before the release of Panzer Corps!

Are you a Panzer IV or a King Tiger!


D-Day -6 and counting!
The countdown is kicked off with a gameplay video and there’s plenty more on the way!

D-Day is approaching ! We are so thrilled to kick off the Panzer Corps’ countdown to release! Every day from now until July 11th we will be releasing more details, preview looks, and content for Panzer Corps, starting with a brand new gameplay video showing of the wide variety of compelling gameplay in this hotly awaited strategy game. Be sure to check the Matrix Games and Slitherine forums and websites every day for new updates, exciting things are on the way soon!

Check out the gameplay video on YouTube and be sure to subscribe to the Slitherine and Matrix Games channels to see more great promo videos.

Developed by The Lordz Games Studio and published by Slitherine, Panzer Corps has already been avidly covered by the press. Gamer’s Hall said, “Panzer Corps seems to combine the strengths of the original [Panzer General] with modern amenities.” DigitallyDownloaded.net also agreed, “It’s great to see Panzer General’s spirit lives on!” Plus, there’s plenty more preview coverage as well.

Panzer Corps will feature 26 scenarios on 21 unique maps, covering most major battles of the European Theatre of World War II and including a few hypothetical 'what if' scenarios based on your actions.

400 unit types, divided into 19 unit classes with 20 detailed parameters to identify units abilities, 17 terrain types affecting gameplay in various way. Panzer Corps will celebrate the glory days of strategy gaming with the aim of attracting new players to the genre;
Campaign: all 26 scenarios are combined into a large campaign tree with several entry points at various stages of the war. Depending on the outcome of each battle (decisive victory, marginal victory or defeat), the player will be faced with different challenges and a progress along different parts of the campaign tree;
Nations: all major and many minor nations represented: Germany, Italy, Poland, France, Great Britain, USA, USSR, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Albania, Romania, Greece and more.
Core units that travel with you throughout the campaign gaining experience and that can be upgraded as new weapon technologies become available.

Get more information on Panzer Corps from its official product page and be sure to check out the new video![/img]

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:57 pm
by Sonator
I have played fully enthusiastic the panzer general series from the beginning (First PG-Demo Christmas 1994) over hundred times. It seems on july 11 we go to war with a smile on our faces again.

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:58 pm
by Surtur
I would love to own that game, but unfortunatly can't pay for it (yet) :(

Anyway, great job guys!

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:49 am
by freakorama
nice gameplay video :)
cant wait to get my hands on this

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 3:15 pm
by IainMcNeil
Main post updated with D-Day -5 info!

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:06 pm
by freakorama
just a opel :(

afk ... going to rust a bit


:>

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:40 pm
by lordzimoa
It is an Opel... Blitz!

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:13 pm
by lynx
Very good car! :D

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:46 am
by freakorama
wondering what tank iainmcneil got with almost 9k posts


probably this baby here

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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:52 am
by lynx
Mine tank is faster :lol:

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:01 pm
by soldier
I'm not going anywhere

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:26 pm
by VPaulus
soldier wrote:I'm not going anywhere
:lol:
You will. Just post more.

Ok I'm sold!

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:48 pm
by devoncop
Well Slitherine have the honour of finally getting me playing multiplayer through their dedicated servers for FOG and Blitzkrieg France .............if the Panzer Corps server is as user friendly I am going to be well happy........
after I have been humiliated in private with the AI of course.
:oops:

As I never played the original version I think I have a treat coming........... :D

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:06 pm
by IainMcNeil
D-Day -4 and counting!

See the top post in the thread!

Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:37 pm
by freakorama
beautiful tanks, all of them

nice details

best looking tanks are still the german ones with the Woodland camo :)

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:21 am
by claymore58
freakorama wrote:beautiful tanks, all of them

nice details

best looking tanks are still the german ones with the Woodland camo :)
Nice paint job, but have your tried to recreate it yourself? I have a Tiger I model that I have been working on for awhile. The camo paint is one of the hardest tasks.

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:17 am
by freakorama
im dying here :(

come here every day, see something new....

i really cant wait till monday



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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 7:53 pm
by Douaumont
Great looking units for all sides, this should be amazing!

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 8:33 pm
by Kerensky
Wow that is a really in-depth AAR.

Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:58 pm
by HBalck
Very nice units - I will play yet !!!

H.Balck