cdv Software Entertainment

Germany publisherfounded in 1989 closed in 2010 status: dead

77
games
3.3
per year
23
years active

Branches:
* USA

cdv Software started with distributing shareware software/games for the German market and soon made itself a name for being the official distributor of the full versions of games from id Software, Apogee and Epic MegaGames in Germany. In the second half of the 90s they started publishing their own games and became one of the major German publishers in the following years.

Notable collaborators: Jason Gee, Jef Wall, Yohei Takashima, Alexander Shuskov and Ed Scio

It is known for Alien Shooter, Allods, Combat Mission, Cossacks, Divinity, Hard Truck: Apocalypse, Lula, Moorhuhn, Neocron, Sudden Strike

Releases per year

1996 2
1997 2
1998 4
1999 4
2000 7
2001 7
2002 8
2003 7
2004 5
2005 8
2006 8
2007 6
2008 3
2009 2
2016 2
2018 1

76 video games with valid date were considered (98.7%)

Overall rankings

1
20
15
6
0
3.4
average

Common gametypes

strategy38%shooter12%action/reflex12%role-play10%adventure10%other16%

Top platforms

  Windows 64
  MS-DOS 3
  Xbox 3
  Linux 3
  Nintendo DS 1
  X360 1
  Wii 1
  PS2 1
DarkStar One image #0 DarkStar One
DarkStar One
Windows 2006-08-14
Hard Truck: Apocalypse image #1 Hard Truck: Apocalypse
Hard Truck: Apocalypse
Windows 2005-12
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division image #2 Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Windows 1998-10-01
Alien Shooter: Vengeance image #3 Alien Shooter: Vengeance
Alien Shooter: Vengeance
Windows 2007-02-05
Heaven & Hell image #4 Heaven & Hell
Heaven & Hell
Windows 2003-08
Seek and Destroy image #5 Seek and Destroy
Seek and Destroy
MS-DOS 1996
Zombie Shooter 2 image #6 Zombie Shooter 2
Zombie Shooter 2
Windows 2009-09
Rage of Mages II: Necromancer image #7 Rage of Mages II: Necromancer
Rage of Mages II: Necromancer
Windows 1999
Divine Divinity image #8 Divine Divinity
Divine Divinity
Windows 2002-09-25
Seven Kingdoms: Conquest image #9 Seven Kingdoms: Conquest
Seven Kingdoms: Conquest
Windows 2008-03
Project Nomads image #10 Project Nomads
Project Nomads
Windows 2002-11
Icarus: Sanctuary of The Gods image #11 Icarus: Sanctuary of The Gods
Icarus: Sanctuary of The Gods
Windows 1998

cdv Software Entertainment best rated games

Divine Divinity 2002 win
Sudden Strike 2000 win
City Life 2006 win
American Conquest: Fight Back 2003 win
Blitzkrieg: Rolling Thunder 2004 win
Shogo: Mobile Armor Division 1998 win
Blitzkrieg 2003 win
Cossacks: European Wars 2001 win
Alien Shooter: Vengeance 2007 win
Erotica Island 2002 win

cdv Software Entertainment worst games

Heaven & Hell 2003 win
Hammer & Sickle 2005 win
Night Watch 2006 win
Breed 2004 win
Seek and Destroy 1996 dos

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