Strategy and Wargaming

June 2025 saw the launch of Broken Arrow, and with thousands of copies sold, this is just the beginning for developer Steel Balalaika Studio and publisher Slitherine, who have both been hard at work perfecting the ‘Everyone Fights!’ Update 1.0.10, available now for Broken Arrow via Steam.

Watch the Broken Arrow Update 1.0.10 – “Everyone Fights!” Trailer HERE.

What is coming with Update 1.0.10?

Player feedback continues to be crucial and is meticulously monitored by Steel Balalaika and Slitherine teams. The point of players leaving matches with no consequence is one that is flagged most notably, and will no longer be an issue with this latest game patch.

In the standard matchmaking mode, a system of progressive penalties is in place, meaning that if a player quits a match with no reconnection, a temporary ban will be in place from joining new matches. Each repeated violation will increase the penalty duration, ranging from 2 minutes for the first offence up to 3 hours for systematic leavers.

With this new system, Broken Arrow aims to reduce the number of matches where teams are left at obvious disadvantages, ultimately making the battles a more enjoyable gameplay experience for everyone involved.

This isn’t the only upgrade in 1.0.10, far from it. Alongside deserter penalties, Broken Arrow will also see the implementation of the surrender option mode. When victory is long past the horizon and only defeat remains, players can look to end matches early with this option, allowing them to move on to the next match and put their focus into new battles.

The surrender option also grants players greater control over the flow of a match and the time spent in each foray. This mode will be available in all current game mode inclusions and allows teams to end a battle on their own terms, without the additional penalties. The match is simply recorded as a loss for one side and a victory for the other.

Other 1.0.10 changes:

On top of the aforementioned improvements, Broken Arrow will also receive an abundance of amendments, bug fixes, brand new dynamic battle music, new and improved models for certain units, several new customisation options, and improved controls. Other highlights include:

Balance Improvement

· New tools to analyse player habits

· Factions’ win rates rebalance

· US Specialisations interoperability improvements

New Models

· Improved models for BMD-4 family of vehicles

· Upgraded armor customisation

· M4A1 URG-I Rifle

The battle pushes on, and so does Broken Arrow. Future updates will see further performance enhancements based on player feedback, and the developers will continue to iron out issues and improve overall factors of the game.

For more game information please visit the games website or its official Steam page.

Today, SNEG, Ltd., curator and publisher of treasured classic PC games, is distributing Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord, Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin, and Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps on Steam for PC for $5.39 USD after a limited-time 10% discount. A bundle of all three games is available for an extra 20% discount.

YouTube Trailers: Beyond Overlord | Barbarossa to Berlin | Afrika Korps

The iconic Combat Mission franchise was created by Battlefront and is now being developed and published by wargames specialists Matrix Games. Featuring turn-based “WeGo” gameplay, all players deploy their units, issue commands, and then watch as the results unfold in real-time, with outcomes determined by realistic elements such as behavioral logic and physics.

All three games feature various community-created mods and scenarios (see each game’s features for the included content.

For fans of the entire series, a Combat Mission bundle is now available on Steam This bundle includes, but is not limited to, these three new SNEG titles.

Urban Warfare update is now live and delivers six new maps, each designed to push your tactical decision making to the limit:

Whether in Skirmish or Multiplayer, these maps bring fast-paced, high-stakes urban combat that will challenge even veteran commanders.

AI Improvement

One of the most requested improvements from the community was to make the AI more challenging and lifelike. With this update, we’ve completely reworked how the Skirmish AI makes decisions:

These improvements make the AI more unpredictable and lifelike, ensuring every encounter feels fresh.

Find out more about Headquarters: World War II at the games official website or via Steam. A new Urban Warfare tournament has been announced and you can get more details and sign up HERE.

The pomp and circumstance of royal celebrations come to life in Coronations, a new event pack for Crusader Kings III. This pack, included in the Chapter IV expansion pass for the game, gives your kings and emperors the choice of proclaiming their majesty and legitimizing their rule through a new activity and related events. Coronation ceremonies offer new opportunities for earning prestige and inciting envy in Paradox Interactive’s popular grand strategy role-playing game set in a deeply researched medieval world.

Watch the Crusader Kings III: Coronations Release Trailer HERE.

Key Features of Crusader Kings III: Coronations include:

New Activity: Coronations

Oaths

Crusader Kings III: Coronations is available now on Steam for the suggested retail price of $4.99/£4.29/€4.99. It is also available as part of the Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV Expansion Pass. More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website or on its Steam page.

Slitherine Software today announced United States of Annihilation, the next DLC for ICBM: Escalation. This new campaign explores an alternate history where the United States rises from WWII determined to impose its will on the entire world.

The DLC is now entering beta, and they are inviting players to sign up and help them test before release. Your feedback will be essential in shaping the final version.

Sign up for the beta HERE.

Back in December last year, we launched our Squadron Leader Game Mode, which lets players step into the shoes of a WWII leader and manage a squadron through a 30-day single-player campaign, learning how to combine different pilot traits, when to send people on leave, and how to rebuild a balanced crew after casualties.

Squadron Leader quickly became one of the most played and appreciated parts of our Early Access journey, and ever since, we’ve been thinking about how to take it to the next level.

Today, with the Pilots & Squadron Update, we’re expanding on that foundation, adding deeper improvements to both the squadron and pilot layers.

What’s New in the Pilots & Squadron Update?

We’ve introduced a number of systems and mechanics that shape how pilots behave, grow, and impact your squadron:

The Pilots & Squadron update deepens strategic decision making in the Squadron Leader game mode, and the new mechanics will help players tell a more rich and emotional story of each squadron. Pilot Trait modifications are another important building block for our in-development Channel Defense Campaign. We will continue adding new pilot traits and trait modifications in each update on our road to leaving Early Access. In addition to Squadron Leader mechanics, this update is packed with improvements to Scramble VFX and bug fixes.

For more information about Scramble: Battle of Britain, visit the games official webpage or on the games Steam page.

Show Off Your Power in Coronations

It is one thing to inherit a crown, but another thing to own it. Demonstrate your command of pomp and circumstance in Coronations, a new event pack for Crusader Kings III, Paradox Interactive’s celebrated grand strategy role playing game about dynastic rivalry in the Medieval era, coming on September 09, 2025.

This event pack adds Coronations as a new in-game Activity. Gather your vassals in a grand ceremony so they can bear witness to your ascension to the throne, or use the cover of this majestic event to undermine or eliminate rivals at court. Use this sacred royal event to chart the course for your rule and set the tone for how you will govern.

Key Features:

Crusader Kings III: Coronations will be available on 09 September 2025 for the suggested retail price of $4.99/£4.29/€4.99. It is also available as part of the Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV pack. More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website.

One of the most celebrated series in PC strategy gaming will get a complete reimagining this fall. Europa Universalis V, the next iteration of Paradox Interactive’s flagship historical title, will be available on 04 November 2025.

Developed by the Barcelona-based Paradox Tinto under the direction of Paradox co-founder Johan Andersson, Europa Universalis V is a continuation of the series’ record of deep, quality strategy gaming, but also a major departure from the previous titles. The new game moves further from the game’s boardgame roots, and embraces population simulator models that have been explored in other Paradox games.

The result is Europa Universalis V, one of the most complex and deep strategy games on the market – a game that can tell deeper and more realistic historical tales, rooted in a deeply researched interpretation of the late medieval world as the era of castles and knights prepares to yield to a time of explorers and Renaissance.

Watch the Europa Universalis V: Pre-Purchase Trailer HERE.

Key features of Europa Universalis V include:

If you pre-order Europa Universalis V, you will receive an MP3 collection of the original soundtrack for Europa Universalis IV, including songs composed for almost every expansion and immersion pack through the life of the game. (This bonus does not include any Sabaton compilations or compositions.)

Europa Universalis V will be available for PC on 04 November 2025 for the suggested retail price of $59.99/£49.99/€59.99. The Premium Edition, including two upcoming chronicle packs and one upcoming immersion pack as well as an instant cosmetic reward, is being sold for the suggested retail price of $84.99/£70.99/€84.99.

More game information is available on the Europa Universalis V website.

Slitherine has announced that Panzer Corps 2 – Frontlines: Westwall is available now for $9.99 on the games official website or on Steam.

Command US forces in the assault against Germany’s Siegfried Line in Panzer Corps 2 – Frontlines: Westwall. This new DLC covers the campaign from September to December 1944, taking you from the fortified city of Aachen to the deadly Huertgen Forest and the southern drive through Metz.

Featuring new scenarios, units, and iconic Westwall defenses, this is one of the toughest challenges yet in the Frontlines series.

Commanding the American side, players get to fight in the Low Countries, France, and in Germany, across vastly different settings and conditions ranging from rather open areas with towns and villages in between to heavy terrain covered by dense forest or larger swamps that restrict movement.

The campaign spans from the summer of 1944, after the liberation of Paris, to December of the same year, covering scenarios from the Schnee Eifel, to Saarlouis, passing through the Stolberg Corridor, North Brabant, Metz and much more, for a total of 14 missions.

Watch the Panzer Corps 2: Frontlines – Westwall Gameplay Trailer HERE.

Key Features

Game preservationist and publisher bringing three classic WWII tactics games to Steam this September – multiple updates, bug fixes, and a war-chest packed with community-created content included.

Today, SNEG, Ltd., curator and publisher of treasured classic PC games, is announcing the upcoming re-releases of three classic titles in the acclaimed “Combat Mission” series of WWII tactics wargames: Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord, Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin, and Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps. The Combat Mission titles feature “We-Go” turn-based gameplay, where each turn is split into two parts: players first plan their moves at the same time, then watch as all actions unfold together on the battlefield, keeping the action intense while giving armchair commanders time to plan their next move between rounds. All three games feature a variety of bugfixes and feature updates, including support for non-4:3 resolutions!

And as a bonus, the games include various community-created mods and scenarios (see each game’s features for which content they feature).

— All three titles will be released via Steam on September 10, 2025, for $5.99 USD and will feature a limited-time 10% discount –