CDV Software Entertainment AG (formerly CDV Software GmbH, stylized as cdv) was a German

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s founded 1989 in

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. On April 17, 2000, cdv became a Frankfurt

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traded company. In the beginning of the 2000s, CDV was the biggest German publisher in the German video game market. As of the 2006 annual financial statements, the company also reported balance sheet over-indebtedness of EUR 1.9 million, which is, however, covered by a subordinated loan taken out in 2005 (see also mezzanine capital) in the amount of EUR 3.8 million. The company's financial position is based on a balance sheet of EUR 1.9 million. They opened a UK office in 2008. In 2010,

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reported that they filed for preliminary insolvency when

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failed to pay a settlement. After only a few employees were still working in the company and the share price had been tumbling for some time, CDV filed for bankruptcy on April 12, 2010.

Published titles

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American Conquest ''American Conquest'' is a real-time strategy video game developed by GSC Game World and published by CDV Software Entertainment. It is set between the 15th and the early 19th centuries in the American continents. There is also an expansion pack ...

'' ** '' Fight Back'' (add-on) ** '' Divided Nation'' (add-on) * ''

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'' * '' Codename: Panzers – Phase One'' * '' Codename: Panzers – Phase Two'' * '' Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord'' * '' Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin'' * '' Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps'' * '' Cossacks: European Wars'' ** '' Cossacks: The Art of War'' (add-on) ** '' Cossacks: Back to War'' (stand-alone add-on) * '' Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars'' ** '' Cossacks II: Battle for Europe'' (stand-alone add-on) * ''

Divine Divinity ''Divine Divinity'' is an action role-playing game developed by Larian Studios and published by cdv Software Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, which was released in September 2002. It has three sequels, ''Beyond Divinity'', ''Divinity II'', a ...

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Glory of the Roman Empire ''Glory of the Roman Empire'' is a 2006 city-building video game set during the age of the Roman Empire, developed by Haemimont Games. The game features a three-dimensional game engine and individual modeling of game character behaviors. The gam ...

'' * ''

Hammer & Sickle ''Hammer & Sickle'' () is a tactical role-playing game for the PC, co-developed by the Russia-based companies Novik&Co and Nival Interactive and published by CDV in 2005. The game is set in the same universe (and runs on the same game engine) ...

'' * ''

Hard Truck Apocalypse ''Hard Truck: Apocalypse'', known in Europe as ''Ex Machina'', is a vehicular combat post-apocalyptic science fiction video game developed by Russian game developer Targem Games. It is part of the ''Hard Truck'' series. It is a Privateer-like gam ...

'' * '' Heaven and Hell'' * '' Lula: The Sexy Empire'' * '' Lula 3D'' * ''

Neocron ''Neocron'' is a 2002 apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic cyberpunk massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) developed by Reakktor Media GmbH (based in Hannover, Germany) and published by cdv Software Entertai ...

'' * '' Night Watch'' * ''

Project Nomads ''Project Nomads'' is a computer game by Radon Labs released in 2002. It is set on the fictional planet Aeres, a fantastic world of gigantic floating islands A floating island is a mass of floating aquatic plants, mud, and peat ranging in ...

'' * '' Sacred 2: Fallen Angel'' (North America only) * '' Shadowgrounds: Survivor'' * '' Sudden Strike'' * ''

Sudden Strike 2 ''Sudden Strike 2'' or ''Sudden Strike II'' is a real-time tactics computer game set in World War II, the second game in the ''Sudden Strike'' series and the sequel to the original ''Sudden Strike (video game), Sudden Strike''. Gameplay ''Sudden ...

'' * '' Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory'' * ''

The Mystery of the Druids ''The Mystery of the Druids'' () is a single-player adventure video game developed by the German company House of Tales and published by cdv Software Entertainment. The game was first released in March 2001 for Microsoft Windows. The story tak ...

'' * '' ÜberSoldier''

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