Battlefront.com

Battlefront.com is a video game developer and publisher located in Dover Foxcroft, Maine. Battlefront specialises in war-related games, including turn-based and real-time strategies, as well as simulations of air, land and naval military vehicles. On August 27th 2024, the 25th Anniversary of Combat Mission, Battlefront was acquired by Matrix Games.
Apart from publishing the self-developed Combat Mission series, the company publishes games created by other studios, including Strategic Command and Theatre of War series.

WWW Official Site

History

The company began life as Big Time Software when Charles Moylan and Steve Grammont decided to form an independent game company. They produced the successful and unique Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord to critical acclaim in 1999. The fledgling company utilized an online sales model and published a manifesto on its website pledging dedication to its fanbase.
The company continued to grow as subsequent titles in the CM series were released, and other publishers began to partner with BTS. A name change to battlefront.com, coinciding with the domain name of the official website, followed.

List of games published

Release date	Title	Genre	Platform	Developer	Notes
2000	Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord	Hybrid turn-based / real-time strategy	Macintosh, Windows	Battlefront.com	The first game in the Combat Mission series.
2002	Strategic Command: European Theater	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	The first game in the Strategic Command series.
2002	Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Macintosh, Windows	Battlefront.com	The second game in the CM series.
2003	Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Macintosh, Windows	Battlefront.com	The third game in the CM series.
2005	T-72: Balkans On Fire!	Vehicle simulation	Windows	1C Company
2005	Down in Flames	Vehicle simulation	Windows	Dan Verssen Games
2005	Strategic Command 2: Blitzkrieg	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	The second game in the SC series.
2006	DropTeam: Mechanized Combat in the Far Future	Real-time strategy	Linux, Macintosh, Windows	TBG Software
2006	Down in Flames: Eastern Front	Vehicle simulation	Windows	Dan Verssen Games	Expansion pack for Down in Flames.
2007	Theatre of War	Real-time strategy	Windows	1C Company	The first game in the Theatre of War series.
2007	Combat Mission: Shock Force	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Battlefront.com	The fourth game in the CM series.
2007	Strategic Command 2: Weapons and Warfare	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	Expansion pack for Strategic Command 2.
2008	Strategic Command 2: Patton Drives East	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	Expansion pack for Strategic Command 2.
2008	Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	The third game in the SC series.
2008	Combat Mission: Shock Force#Combat Mission [Shock Force - Marines\|Combat Mission: Shock Force - Marines]	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Battlefront.com	Expansion pack for Combat Mission: Shock Force.
2009	Combat Mission: Shock Force - British Forces	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Battlefront.com	Expansion pack for Combat Mission: Shock Force.
2009	Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943	Real-time strategy	Windows	1C Company	The second game in the Theatre of War series.
2009	Theatre of War 2: Centauro	Real-time strategy	Windows	1C Company	Expansion pack of Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
2009	Empires of Steel	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Atomicboy Software
2009	PT Boats: Knights of the Sea	Simulation	Windows	Akella
2009	Combat Mission: Afghanistan	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows	Snowball	The fifth game in the CM series
2010	Strategic Command WWII Global Conflict	Turn-based strategy	Windows	Fury Software	The fourth game in the SC series.
2010	Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943	Real-time strategy	Windows	1C Company	Expansion pack for Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
2010	CM:SF - NATO	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows		The third module for Shock Force.
2010	CM: Battle for Normandy	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac		The first game to utilize the CM:X2 engine.
2012	Combat Mission: Fortress Italy	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac		Second title utilizing the CM:X2 engine.
2014	CM:Red Thunder	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac		Third title utilizing the CM:X2 game engine and the first to be set on the Eastern Front of World War II.
2014	Combat Mission: Black Sea	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac		Presents a escalation to open warfare between Russia and Ukraine, with NATO intervening.
2016	Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac		Set during the final months of World War II.
2018	Combat Mission: Shock Force 2	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac	Battlefront.com	A graphical improvement over Shock Force 1.
2021	Combat Mission: Cold War	Turn-based / real-time strategy	Windows/Mac	Battlefront.com	Presents a Cold War gone hot scenario.

Personnel

Matt Faller spent nine years as chief information officer and project manager, leaving the company for employment with Software Generation Ltd. in August 2009. Faller's duties involved design, implementation and support of the battlefront's IT infrastructure and management of customer support.
On July 1, 2010, Battlefront hired Phillip Culliton as a "First Second Programmer" after operating for 13 years with a single coder.