CDV Software Announces Christopher Columbus' Arrival in the Americas "American Conquest" Screenshots Released to Commemorate Historical Event

ISLAND OF GUANAHANI, BAHAMAS - October 12, 1492 - CDV Software today announced that Christopher Columbus has set foot on the island of Guanahani, one of the 700 islands that make up the archipelago now known as the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Columbus, an Italian explorer searching for a shorter route to the Spice Islands, received funding from the Queen of Spain. Though his quest for a shorter route to the East proved fruitless, Columbus' landfall will provoke centuries' worth of conflict on American soil.

This momentous event is simulated in "American Conquest," a historical real-time strategy title devoted to the quest for the New World. This latest in RTS features a dozen playable nations and beautiful art and animation lauded by GameSpot as "shockingly good and detailed."

About "American Conquest"

In the year 1492, Christopher Columbus traveled to America and sparked 300 years of heated battles for land, riches and freedom. In eight campaigns spanning more than 40 missions, players delve into epic real-time battles with up to 16,000 soldiers. Discover new technologies, improved fighting units and the dangerous world of diplomacy with "American Conquest."

Features for "American Conquest" include:

• * Over 300 years of American history - from the 15th to 18th centuries.

• * 12 playable nations: Britain, Spain, France, Aztec, Inca, Maya, Algonquin, Huron, Delaware, Pueblo, Iroquois, and the future United States.

• * Costumes, architecture, and game balance based on true-to-life historical data.

• * Up to 16,000 units on the map to allow staging of grandiose battles.

• * More than 40 missions in eight thrilling campaigns, including Pizarro's Expedition, the War of Tecumseh, the Seven Years War, the American War of Independence.

• * Up to seven players over LAN or the Internet with multiplayer modes that include Deathmatch, Historical Battles, Battle for America, and automated Internet championships via global rating system.

About CDV Software Entertainment Founded and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany with offices in London, U.K., CDV Software Entertainment AG is one of the leading publishers and distributors of PC software. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, CDV Software Entertainment USA, Inc. has offices in Cary, NC and Los Angeles, CA. In 2000, the Company successfully completed its initial public offering in Germany.

Its first three internationally published titles, "Sudden Strike,"Cossacks: European Wars," and "Sudden Strike Forever," were worldwide blockbusters, selling a combined total of over 1.2 million copies.