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The Second World War: Air Power

July 01, 2017

In my previous post I wrote briefly about the importance of carriers in the Pacific theater and how the ability to project air power from a distance changed naval warfare. All kinds of warships were destroyed from the air, and the aircraft carrier became the principle capital ship of the modern surface fleet. Air power played a decisive role in World War II and was responsible for the destruction of entire cities. On land and at sea, the ability to dominate the air became a critical advantage.

The Second World War: Naval Gameplay and Carriers

June 06, 2017

When working on the design of the Second World War, I spent many hours immersing myself in the drama and core themes of the conflict reading books and even watching old movies. This being my third involvement in a Making History WWII-based title, I know the main story-lines. Still I felt the need to review the course of the war many times over focusing on the important timeline events...

Update: The Second World War

May 22, 2017

In the coming weeks and months, we will begin posting more informative updates on The Second World War and describe in greater detail the new features and the general gameplay design. At this point revisions to the UI have not been completed so we won’t be showing much in-game images until we get those changes at least partially finished. We do have most of the new unit models ready so we can share these with you...