CDV Software

German video game publisher

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CDV Software Entertainment AG

Company type	Aktiengesellschaft
Industry	Video games
Founded	1989
Founder	Wolfgang Gäbler
Defunct	2010
Headquarters	Bruchsal, Germany
Number of employees	Around 100^[1]

Old logo

CDV Software Entertainment AG (formerly CDV Software GmbH, stylized as cdv) was a German publisher of video games founded 1989 in Karlsruhe. In April 2000 CDV became a Frankfurt stock market traded company.^[2] In the beginning of the 2000s, CDV was the biggest German publisher in the German video game market. As of the 2006 annual financial statements, the company also reported balance sheet over-indebtedness of EUR 1.9 million, which is, however, covered by a subordinated loan taken out in 2005 in the amount of EUR 3.8 million.^[3] The company's financial position is based on a balance sheet of EUR 1.9 million. They opened a UK office in 2008.^[4] In 2010, VG247 reported that they filed for preliminary insolvency when SouthPeak Games failed to pay a settlement.^[5] After only a few employees were still working in the company and the share price had been tumbling for some time, CDV filed for bankruptcy on 12 April 2010.^[6]

Published titles

American Conquest
- Fight Back (add-on)
- Divided Nation (add-on)
Blitzkrieg
Breed
Codename: Panzers – Phase One
Codename: Panzers – Phase Two
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps
Cossacks: European Wars
- Cossacks: The Art of War (add-on)
- Cossacks: Back to War (stand-alone add-on)
Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars
- Cossacks II: Battle for Europe (stand-alone add-on)
Divine Divinity
Glory of the Roman Empire
Grom: Terror in Tibet
Hammer & Sickle
Hard Truck Apocalypse
Heaven and Hell
L.A. Blaster
Lula: The Sexy Empire
Lula 3D
Neocron
Night Watch
Project Nomads
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (North America only)
Shadowgrounds: Survivor
Sudden Strike
Sudden Strike 2
Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory
The Mystery of the Druids
ÜberSoldier

References

^ "cdv Company Profile". cdv.de. Archived from the original on 2004-12-07.
^ "CDV Software Entertainment AG Geschäftstätigkeit, Finanzanalyse, Ausblick und Historie - boersen-zeitung.de". Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2007-01-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-14. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
^ Martin, Matt (2008-07-22). "cdv Software opens UK office". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^ Nunneley, Stephany (2010-04-15). "cdv Software files for preliminary insolvency". VG247. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
^ "DGAP-Adhoc: cdv Software Entertainment AG: Insolvenzantrag". FinanzNachrichten.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-28.

External links

"Official website in German". Archived from the original on 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2005-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
"Official website in English (NA)". Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2007-12-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Press Room for North American media and journalists
CDV Software at MobyGames