Tannenberg News

[h2]The Poison Prince 1915 Campaign has ended[/h2]
When the dust settled, the Entente were well ahead, having suffered 50,280 less casualties than the Central Powers. It certainly seems like the Entente are the favored faction among the player base, as they keep coming out on top. A new campaign will be coming soon, so maybe things will be different next time.

The total casualties once again cleared 2,000,000 total, almost reaching 2,500,000. There were more casualties than the German military suffered during the entirety of WW1. An important reminder that games like Verdun and Tannenberg represent particularly intense frontline combat, of a kind that generally wasn't sustained for very long.

German troops releasing gas from canisters on the Western Front.

[h2]New Isonzo intel is released![/h2]
Last year we made a small road trip down to Italy for some on-site research. Three of us made the trip: series creative director Jos, together with producer Thomas and level designer Robin. While there, we made a few videos too...

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]Developer Jos on location in Italy, discussing the Sixth Battle of the Isonzo.

Alongside the video, we've released an extensive dev blog going into more detail about the multi-map Offensive game mode! Check it out:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1556790/view/3059609427948758060
[h3]A new campaign will be coming soon - stay sharp![/h3]

On the morning of January 31st, 1915, a German soldier on the Eastern Front might have looked towards the town of Bolimów hoping to see an experimental German weapon in action for the first time. The weapon in question was a number of 15cm artillery shells loaded with tear gas. Once the shells met a charge of TNT, they would be blasted open and the canisters would transform into a large cloud of xylyl bromide tear gas. Russian soldiers would suffer extreme irritation to their eyes, noses and ears. Once blinded and suffering, they would be unable to prevent a German attack breaking through their lines.

That German soldier would have been terribly disappointed - the contents of thousands of gas shells blew back towards German lines instead of towards the Russians. Ultimately, an even greater debacle was only avoided because the gas froze due to the cold temperatures on the battlefield, which minimized German casualties.

Sturmtruppe geht vor unter Gas - etching and aquatint by Otto Dix.
(Stormtroopers Advance Under a Gas Attack)

Although the attempt went poorly (to say the least), the new German innovation in their usage of poison gas did not go unnoticed by the Russians. But the failure did mean that the news was not widely spread to Russia’s allies in the west, which set the stage for a more effective gas attack the following year at the Second Battle of Ypres. Read about that here!

[h3]The Poison Prince Campaign Continues[/h3]
At the time of writing, the Central Powers have suffered around 22,000 more casualties than the Entente, which would be a significant loss compared to previous campaigns, where the differences were often less than 10,000.

The campaign will end on April 30, this Friday.

The Entente and Central Powers clash again in our latest campaign event: the Poison Prince campaign. Casualties from both Verdun and Tannenberg on PC will be tallied up until April 30, and the side which loses the least men will emerge victorious.

Poison gas was first used on the Eastern Front at the Battle of Bolimów in Russia, by the Germans. It failed (badly) but poison gas would be used again on the Western Front during the Second Battle of Ypres. It would be far more successful there… we’ll share more about these two moments in history during the course of the campaign!

Russian soldiers wearing gas masks.

The Poison Prince campaign is named after the German commander for the second, more effective gas attack. Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg was the crown-prince of the Kingdom of Württemberg, part of Germany which would cease to exist in 1918.

Read the Campaign FAQ here!

Good luck out there…

After fighting on the Western Front of World War 1 in Verdun then the Eastern Front in Tannenberg, the first-person shooter series will continue on the Italian Front in Isonzo later this year. Blackmill Games and M2H today announced their latest game will rumble across the mountains, valleys, and towns of northern Italy. Watching the announcement trailer, oof yeah I don't think the lovely weather makes up for the hellish battlefield terrain.

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Our new game Isonzo is coming later this year!

The Great War had many battlefields with a vast variety of landscapes and warring nations - and later this year you will be able to fight on the Italian Front.

Although you’re used to fighting in the cold in Tannenberg, high up in the mountains of Isonzo will be a new experience! The rivers and charming Italian towns create an entirely new environment for you to conquer!

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[h3]Read all about Isonzo![/h3]
Check out the special announcement post we made on the Isonzo page, and wishlist the game too while you're there!

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

[h3]Thank you[/h3]
For now, we want to thank you all for your love and support for Verdun and Tannenberg! We’re definitely not forgetting the games that brought us here - we’re excited for the next step in our WW1 Game Series adventure and hope you’ll join us!

Arrivederci, hope to see you all in Italy later this year!

- The WW1 Game Series team