New York, USA (July 31, 2007) – Global publisher Paradox Interactive announced today that Combat Mission: Shock Force will be slightly delayed in reaching retail shelves in North America.

The products will start shipping to stores in USA and Canada the week of August 6, 2007.

About Combat Misson: Shock Force

Combat Mission: Shock Force depicts a hypothetical near future conflict between NATO and Syrian forces in Syria. Players will play a highly story driven semi-dynamic Campaign from the US perspective. A highly accurate environment, playable in real time or turn based, and the intuitive Scenario Editor work to give players an authentic modern ground warfare experience.

Combat Mission: Shock Force has been very well received by the Wargaming community and critics have already awarded the game its first Editors Choice Award.

About Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive has been a leading publisher and developer of strategy games for the PC platform since 1999. Well-known worldwide for their strategy titles, the company has a particularly strong presence in Europe and the US. The steadily growing publishing portfolio includes in-house developed titles such as critically acclaimed franchises Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron; as well as third party titles that include Rush for Berlin in North America, Galactic Civilizations II in Europe and the worldwide release of Combat Mission: Shock Force.

The latest release from the experienced development team, Europa Universalis III, has won numerous awards worldwide. Visit http://www.paradoxplaza.com for more information.