Multi-game publishing deal inaugurates "The Greatest Battle Series"

Today Shrapnel Games announced a multi-game partnership with Breakaway, Ltd, Games Divsion. This partnership will launch the "The Greatest Battles Series" and bring "the best in war games to the market", the first of which is Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory.

Richard Arnesen, Director of Covert Operations for Shrapnel Games, said, "Breakaway is a leader in the development of award winning war and strategy game titles. Members of their staff have contributed to some of the greatest wargames of all time, and they continue to move the genre forward with each release. Austerlitz: Napleon's Greatest Victory is just another example of this commitment to excellence. In the coming months we will release more info about the upcoming The Greatest Battles Series, which will fill the void for first-rate grand battle wargames that is currently missing in the genre today. Both Shrapnel and Breakaway are committed to bringing the best in
wargaming to our fans. We are anxious to get started!"

Tim Brooks, President of Shrapnel Games, added, "We are truly excited to have Breakaway on board. This is the first major development house to say that there is more money to be made in internet-only sales than in the retail market. We are looking forward to a long and profitable relationship with Breakaway. "Austerlitz: Napoleon's Greatest Victory is the latest in the line of computer wargames based on the award winning Sid Meiers' "Gettysburg" engine. We were fortunate to have this great base to work with and we've added significantly to it."