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A pack of wolves made it to the Eastern Front

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…

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[h2] Winner winner, wolf’s dinner [/h2]

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



[h2] Historical background [/h2]

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).

[h2] Price-hungry wolves [/h2]

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/

[h2] Southern Europe Getaway [/h2]

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/

[h3] Stay alive soldiers! [/h3]

WW1 Game Series turn 10 years old!

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



[h3]Thank you for everything soldiers! [/h3]

The campaign results

Hello soldiers!

[h2] Campaign results [/h2]
The Battles of August 1914 event has ended and here are the results.

Central: 1,595,930
Entente: 1,531,553

Thank you all for participating. We hope to see you again for the next event in the future.

[h2] News from the Italian Front [/h2]

The Monte Piana map is now available for free in Isonzo!

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A lot has happened since Isonzo’s release almost a year ago, and we’re not stopping anytime soon! Be sure to join the Italian Front.

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

A new map is coming to Isonzo!

Hi soldiers!

The new, free map; Monte Piana is releasing next week on September 7th!



If you would like to read more about the map and the battle it’s based on, be sure to read our two latest devblogs about it.

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

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1556790/view/3668799277521916727?l=english

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

[h3] See you at the Italian Front! [/h3]

The Battles of August 1914 Campaign

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.

[h2] In-game event [/h2]

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.

[h2] A new battle awaits at the Italian Front [/h2]

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