Nival Interactive is pleased to announce a publishing agreement with CDV Software Entertainment AG for Hammer & Sickle. As part of this agreement, CDV will obtain publishing rights for Hammer & Sickle in Western Europe, the United States, Canada, Central and Southern America, Japan and Australia.

This publishing agreement builds on an established partnership between CDV Software Entertainment AG and Nival Interactive. In March 2003, CDV released Nival Interactive’s Blitzkrieg, an internationally acclaimed, highly realistic World War II RTS for the PC. That game quickly topped sales charts across Europe. The success of the Blitzkrieg franchise now includes a total of ten published and planned expansion packs.

Blitzkrieg II, the official sequel to the very successful original, is currently in development by Nival Interactive and slated for worldwide release through CDV in September 2005. The partnership between the two companies also includes Nival Interactive’s localization of a number of successful CDV titles for publication in the Russian-language market.

Hammer & Sickle is a tactical RPG based on the award-winning Silent Storm engine. The player will assume the role of a top Soviet spy on clandestine duty in the British-American controlled sector of Germany in 1949. In a world where no one is quite who they appear to be, gamers will have to navigate a web of intrigue and make decisions that could determine the fate of the world. To get more information on the game please visit http://www.nival.com/hs/

About Nival Interactive

Nival Interactive is a leading Russian game developer, with a staff dedicated staff of nearly 200 industry professionals. The company has recently developed such popular titles as Blitzkrieg, Silent Storm and Battle Mages. A range of products are currently in development, including Heroes of Might and Magic V, Blitzkrieg II, Night Watch and Hard Truck: Apocaliptyc Wars. At KRI 2005 – The Russian Annual Game Developer’s Conference – Nival Interactive was awarded “Best Developer” while Heroes of Might and Magic V  won the award for “Best Game.”

About CDV Software Entertainment AG
CDV Software Entertainment AG 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 offices located in New Jersey and North Carolina. As publisher of critically acclaimed titles like Codename: Panzers, Divine Divinity, American Conquest, Sudden Strike, Combat Mission, and the Blitzkrieg series, CDV is Europe’s leading publisher of PC strategy titles.