BATTLEGROUND EUROPE - 7 YEARS STRONG!

CORNERED RAT SOFTWARE and PLAYNET INC are pleased to invite you to return to the battlefields of Western Europe to celebrate our 7th year online. We have an exciting week of special events, promotions and prizes lined up for old and new players. We will be re-activating tens of thousands of accounts with a Welcome Back Soldier promotion and inviting new players to join us for the week long celebration with a 14-day Free Trial!

It's been seven years since a small group of developers in Bedford, Texas launched "WWII Online: Blitzkrieg". It was an ambitious project that introduced the gaming world to a new type of play: the MMOFPS. "WWII Online: Blitzkrieg" has evolved into "Battleground Europe", a mature and feature rich game with a dynamic and devoted community. With over 100 accurately modeled weapons available and a game world measuring over 350,000 square miles. "Battleground Europe" remains the most immersive World War II MMOs ever made.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

WELCOME BACK SOLDIER
Playnet is inviting all previous players to enjoy 7 days of free game time between June 6th and June 13th. Tens of thousands of accounts will be activated for the promotion.
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14-DAY FREE TRIAL
From June 6th through June 13th, new players can create a 14-day FREE trial account and to celebrate our anniversary, there is no credit card required to sign-up and at the end of the free trial, we're giving you a an activation key ($19.99 value) FOR FREE!
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BLITZKRIEGERS VS THE WORLD!
Here's a chance for all our veteran players to really show their stuff! All players who have the 'B' or 'B1" decal are invited to join a special veteran's brigade. This elite brigade will dig into Area 51 and challenge the world. They will be hard pressed to hold against wave upon wave of fresh-faced recruits eager to prove their mettle on the battlefield. Who will emerge supreme? Only you can decide! Log into the Battleground Europe Training server on June 7th for a battle to remember!
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HIGH SCORE WINNER - WE'LL MAKE YOU FAMOUS!
The highest scoring fighter pilot on June 8th will win an incredibly unique prize: Their own face immortalized in game! Don't miss this opportunity to have your likeness digitized and added to the Battleground Europe catalogue of avatar faces. Log in on June 8th and rid the skies of your enemies!
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REALISM EVENT- OPERATION SEA LION
The Realism Event team is a group of players who volunteer tremendous amounts of time to create special events and recreations of World War II battles. The team is hosting an event of June 8th dubbed "OPERATION SEA LION".

The Axis High Command has captured the mainland of Europe and have set their sights on the capture of England to control all of Europe. Months of planning, preparation, training, and gathering of troops and equipment have come to a close and it's time now for "Operation Sea lion" to commence. The England invasion orders have been issued and dispatched to the troops.

Full details of the event can be found in the Realism Event forums. Please sign up and help make this event memorable!
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HIGH SCORE WINNER - WE'LL MAKE YOU FAMOUS! (PART DEUX)
Here's the chance for ground pounders to make their mark in Battleground Europe: The top scoring infantry player for June 9th will have their face digitized and entered into the catalogue of game avatars. So log in, pick up a weapon, and hit the battlefield to scrap it out for this great prize!
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KILL-A-RAT
Everybody's favorite! Add 3 Rat (Game Staff) kills to your CS&R (ststs) and earn bragging rights, a T-shirt and a shot at a free year of gameplay! An announcement will be made as to which part of the map The Rats will be located. Don't worry, they're splitting up and fighting for both the Allies and the Axis. T-shirts will be awarded for 3 kills on a Rat and the grand prize is a one-year free subscription.
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THE RATS LAST STAND
Cornered Rats in name, Cornered Rats in reality...The premise is simple: The Rats have infested Willemstad Castle, and the community must exterminate them. The Rats have taken refuge in the castle and must hold it at all cost until a transport ship From Hellevoetsluis arrives to withdraw them to Cromstrijen. If Willemstad is captured before the transport ship arrives and the Rats cannot make good their escape, the community claims victory! If the Rats holds against the unwashed horde and can board the transport, then all shall bow before their might!

2pm - Rats will play Axis
8pm - Rats will play Allied

A few hours prior to the beginning of the event, there will be a sytem message reminding players to log in to the training server to begin this titanic struggle.
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SERVER-WIDE CEASE FIRE
Battleground Europe may be the most immersive and realistic war game you can play, but it pales drastically in comparison to the real thing. Join us in-game at 2pm and 8pm CST to quietly honor all of the men and women in the armed forces around the world who served and sacrificed during World War II. Axis and Allied players are requested to meet on the bridge at Dinant for a 15-minute peaceful gathering and memorial service.
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We hope that you all enjoy the celebration. The staff at Playnet and Cornered Rat Software is thankful for your continued support of BATTLEGROUND EUROPE. We look forward to providing you with many more years of quality gaming.

SALUTE!