CDV Software Entertainment today announced that Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, has shipped to North American retail outlets. Cossacks II will put gamers in control of one of six 19th-century nations as they wage war, secure alliances and work to economically and militarily defeat their opponents to become the dominant European power. Cossacks II Napoleonic Wars challenges players to take on the roles of general, diplomat and economist as they strive to etch their names in the history books.

Developed by GSC Gameworld, Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars expands upon everything that gamers enjoyed about the original Cossacks: European Wars, which has sold over 2.5 million units to date. In Cossacks II, gamers take on the roles of diplomat, warrior and economist as the leader of one of six nations as they expand their empires through treaties, truncheons and treasuries. Utilizing an attractive 3D engine, the game allows for tens of thousands of units to be onscreen simultaneously, as armies battle in sweeping landscapes featuring more than 1,000 types of realistic flora and fauna. For more information about Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars, please visit http://www.cossacks2.de.

CDV Software Entertainment is dedicated to publishing and distributing top-notch war and strategy games worldwide. The publicly traded company, founded and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, has its North American office located in Cary, North Carolina. As publisher of critically acclaimed titles like Codename: Panzers, Divine Divinity, American Conquest, Sudden Strike, Combat Mission, Cossacks and the Blitzkrieg series, CDV is Europe’s leading publisher of PC strategy titles.