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We are proud to announce that we’ve partnered with Battlefront to bring Combat Mission: Shock Force 2 to our stores. The game, and all its DLCs, will be available from August 25th on Matrix Games, Steam, and other digital stores.

We already work with Battlefront on some very engaging professional projects where Combat Mission is used for training and analysis purposes. We are now genuinely excited to be able to bring it to our wargaming community.

What is Combat Mission Shock Force 2

Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army, in which you can play either in real-time or with the innovative turn-based WeGo system. Take command of US Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCT) and Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (HBCT) to fight against Syrian Army Infantry, Mechanized and Armored units in an arid setting. Experience the full range of modern threats to conventional military forces, including irregular combat forces, terrorists, spies, suicide bombers, IED's and other deadly tools employed in the asymmetric warfare of the modern-day. Play the Task Force Thunder campaign, more than a dozen carefully crafted battles, or unlimited Quick Battles. Shock Force 2 focuses on tactical platoon-level action and features both a single-player campaign and multiplayer (Hotseat or PBEM).

Check out the product pages to know more:

Combat Mission Shock Force 2
Combat Mission Shock Force 2: British Forces (DLC)
Combat Mission Shock Force 2: Marines (DLC)
Combat Mission Shock Force 2: NATO Forces (DLC)

Can you tell us if the other Combat Mission games will follow? My interest is the WW2 titles.

Nice [:)]

I recently got my anniversary coupon, will I be able to use it for this?

Also, if I buy it here, will I be able to get a Steam key like other matrix Games have?

ORIGINAL: Alan Sharif

Can you tell us if the other Combat Mission games will follow? My interest is the WW2 titles.

Hi Alan, unfortunately only Shock Force 2 is planned at the moment.

ORIGINAL: blackcloud6

I recently got my anniversary coupon, will I be able to use it for this?

Also, if I buy it here, will I be able to get a Steam key like other matrix Games have?

Yes of course, for both the questions.

ORIGINAL: ledrobi

ORIGINAL: blackcloud6

I recently got my anniversary coupon, will I be able to use it for this?

Also, if I buy it here, will I be able to get a Steam key like other matrix Games have?

Yes of course, for both the questions.

Awesome, thanks. I'm looking forward to the 25th!

Very good news!

CM will run on Linux finally!

Ummm whats the version you are going to release? and related with this... your patch politics, you know, pay for patch games.

I never was into new CM because i dislike a lot DRM and pay to mantein game update (i buyed Normandy years ago but after first reinstall try i leave the ship).

I prefer east front title or the Rusia VS Ucrania title but...

well that's interesting news...

Yep. Queuing the traditional forum CM haters to pop in... in 3...2...

ORIGINAL: blackcloud6

I recently got my anniversary coupon, will I be able to use it for this?

Also, if I buy it here, will I be able to get a Steam key like other matrix Games have?

Please note that that the coupon code is only valid for 30 days after you've redeemed it.

Will info on pricing be revealed during the upcoming stream?

i like it

Very interesting game

If I buy CMSF2 on steam will it recognise the fact I already have CMSF1 and all DLC? Can I use it as an upgrade?

Or get the SF1 to SF2 upgrade on Battlefront as they stated that they will hand out Steam keys aswell

ORIGINAL: Alan Sharif

Can you tell us if the other Combat Mission games will follow? My interest is the WW2 titles.

From the Battlefront.com website:

Posted On: Ausgust 4, 2020
Battlefront is happy to announce a new commercial sales partnership with Slitherine Publishing. The new arrangement puts Slitherine’s considerable marketing muscle to work getting Combat Mission into more hands than ever before through its Matrix Games online store and Steam. Combat Mission Shock Force 2 is the first CM family to make the move to Slitherine with more to follow over time. Battlefront’s online store will remain unchanged, except that pricing will stay in synch with a coordinated sales strategy. Yes, that means Battlefront will finally offer periodic sales to its customers! On the development side of things Battlefront remains fully independent as it has for the past 20+ years. You can read the official press release by clicking here

https://www.battlefront.com/

Thanks. That's excellent, if, I suspect, expensive, news.