<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
real-time	B-Application
computer	I-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
it	O
simulates	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
29th	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
Division	O
and	O
Germany	O
's	O
352nd	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
Division	O
after	O
the	O
Invasion	O
of	O
Normandy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
an	O
artificially	B-Application
intelligent	I-Application
army	O
whose	O
behavior	O
is	O
dictated	O
by	O
psychological	O
models	O
:	O
each	O
soldier	O
makes	O
decisions	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
circumstances	O
of	O
the	O
battlefield	O
and	O
can	O
disobey	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
orders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
began	O
production	O
at	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
under	O
publisher	O
Three-Sixty	O
Pacific	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
,	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
Avalon	O
's	O
million-selling	O
Squad	O
Leader	O
board	O
wargame	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renaming	O
the	O
project	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
Atomic	O
continued	O
production	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
ultimately	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
July	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Military	O
psychologist	O
Dr.	O
Steven	O
Silver	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combats	I-Application
psychological	O
modeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
started	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
encompassed	O
17	O
titles	O
and	O
sold	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
5	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
developed	O
four	O
sequels	O
to	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
by	O
2000	O
and	O
later	O
created	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Marines	I-Application
for	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Marine	O
Corps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
computer	I-Application
wargame	I-Application
that	O
takes	O
place	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
graphical	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
visuals	O
used	O
in	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simulation	O
of	O
short-distance	B-Application
battles	I-Application
during	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
recreates	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
29th	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
Division	O
and	O
Germany	O
's	O
352nd	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
Division	O
in	O
the	O
six	O
weeks	O
after	O
the	O
Invasion	O
of	O
Normandy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
either	O
side	O
and	O
manages	O
infantry	B-Protocol
,	O
crew-served	O
weapons	O
and	O
armor	O
via	O
six	O
commands	O
:	O
move	O
,	O
fire	O
,	O
move	O
fast	O
,	O
defend	O
,	O
hide	O
and	O
smoke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
soldier	O
in	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
behaves	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
simulated	O
psyche	O
,	O
which	O
influences	O
his	O
actions	O
,	O
combat	O
readiness	O
,	O
and	O
obedience	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
system	O
allows	O
even	O
an	O
unattended	O
squad	O
to	O
continue	O
fighting	O
and	O
using	O
tactics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
allows	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
39	O
small-scale	O
confrontations	O
or	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
long-form	O
campaign	O
,	O
which	O
extends	O
from	O
the	O
Normandy	O
landings	O
to	O
the	O
Battle	O
of	O
Saint-Lô	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
29th	O
Infantry	B-Protocol
Division	O
wins	O
the	O
campaign	O
by	O
claiming	O
Saint-Lô	O
in	O
under	O
43	O
days	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
German	O
side	O
focuses	O
on	O
delaying	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
began	O
production	O
at	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
V	B-Application
for	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
series	O
under	O
publisher	O
Three-Sixty	O
Pacific	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
Project	O
X	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
real-time	O
infantry	B-Protocol
tactics	O
in	O
a	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
real-time	O
wargame	B-Application
,	O
first	O
came	O
when	O
Atomic	O
president	O
Keith	O
Zabalaoui	O
encountered	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zabalaoui	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
more	O
traditional	O
wargames	B-Application
"	O
never	O
really	O
excited	O
"	O
him	O
as	O
a	O
designer	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
veterans	O
Atomic	O
had	O
consulted	O
for	O
those	O
games	O
"	O
repeatedly	O
"	O
brought	O
up	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
unrealistic	O
portrayal	O
of	O
soldiers	O
 '	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Avalon	O
offered	O
the	O
team	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
one-to-one	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Squad	O
Leader	O
board	O
wargame	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
shown	O
Project	O
X	O
,	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
chose	O
to	O
adopt	O
and	O
rebrand	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Atomic	O
team	O
started	O
developing	O
this	O
project	O
and	O
the	O
World	O
at	O
War	O
series	O
for	O
their	O
new	O
publisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Public	O
anticipation	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
was	O
high	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
R	O
.	O
Trotter	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
declared	O
it	O
"	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
eagerly	O
awaited	O
PC	O
wargame	B-Application
ever	O
"	O
,	O
thanks	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
board	O
titles	O
 '	O
"	O
fanatical	O
"	O
fanbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soldiers	O
 '	O
AI	B-Application
dictated	O
much	O
of	O
their	O
behavior	O
beyond	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zabalaoui	O
expected	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leaders	I-Application
deviations	O
to	O
prove	O
controversial	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
decision	O
subsequently	O
polarized	O
the	O
wargame	B-Application
community	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
biggest	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
board	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
underwent	O
a	O
long	O
and	O
troubled	O
development	O
cycle	O
,	O
and	O
Atomic	O
and	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
experienced	O
creative	O
friction	O
during	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
both	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
World	O
at	O
War	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
estimated	O
that	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
was	O
65%	O
complete	O
and	O
on	O
track	O
for	O
a	O
summer	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ultimately	O
described	O
as	O
vaporware	B-Application
Stephen	O
Poole	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
while	O
William	O
R	O
.	O
Trotter	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
looked	O
like	O
it	O
would	O
never	O
come	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
unnecessarily	O
slow	O
development	O
cycle	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leaders	I-Application
team	O
size	O
had	O
reached	O
four	O
main	O
programmers	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
coder	O
Steve	O
Mariotti	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
overriding	O
goal	O
across	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
to	O
attract	O
both	O
mainstream	O
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
players	O
and	O
hardcore	O
wargamers	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
whom	O
were	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
difficult	O
to	O
please	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
complementary	O
algorithms	O
,	O
tactical	O
(	O
TAI	O
)	O
and	O
strategic	O
(	O
SAI	O
)	O
,	O
power	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ultimately	O
grew	O
to	O
2,000	O
source	O
lines	O
of	O
code	O
that	O
relate	O
to	O
psychological	O
modeling	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
CPU	O
time	O
was	O
allocated	O
to	O
its	O
AI	B-Application
simulation	O
than	O
to	O
its	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
1995	O
,	O
Rose	O
had	O
left	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
to	O
found	O
TalonSoft	O
,	O
and	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
had	O
entered	O
alpha	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rose	O
said	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
they	O
'd	O
given	O
me	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
money	O
to	O
do	O
what	O
needed	O
doing	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
would	O
be	O
out	O
by	O
now.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
Games	O
split	O
with	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
in	O
September	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
D-Day	B-Application
:	I-Application
America	I-Application
Invades	I-Application
was	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
 '	O
last	O
game	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
title	O
remained	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
's	O
property	O
,	O
Atomic	O
owned	O
all	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
chose	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
under	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
further	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
ca	O
n't	O
say	O
at	O
this	O
point	O
what	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
called	O
,	O
although	O
I	O
personally	O
like	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
publisher	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
;	O
Atomic	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
developer	O
contracted	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
wider	O
push	O
into	O
strategy	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
which	O
later	O
included	O
Ensemble	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
Leader	I-Application
was	O
ultimately	O
renamed	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
displayed	O
it	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
in	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
more	O
than	O
three	O
years	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
completed	O
in	O
June	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
commercially	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
frustrating	O
to	O
see	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
sell	O
only	O
200,000	O
units	O
when	O
other	O
RTS	O
titles	O
sell	O
5	O
times	O
that	O
or	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
,	O
Steve	O
Wartofsky	O
,	O
hailed	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
as	O
an	O
intuitive	O
combat	O
simulation	O
akin	O
to	O
SimCity	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
later	O
nominated	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
as	O
its	O
pick	O
for	O
the	O
best	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
1996	O
,	O
but	O
ultimately	O
gave	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
Battleground	B-Application
games	O
:	O
Shiloh	O
,	O
Antietam	O
,	O
and	O
Waterloo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Wartofsky	O
praised	O
Close	B-Application
Combats	I-Application
stripped-down	O
quality	O
as	O
"	O
focus	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
small-scale	O
campaign	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
,	O
Miller	O
considered	O
these	O
signs	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
shallowness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combats	I-Application
"	O
focus	O
is	O
too	O
narrow	O
,	O
its	O
depth	O
too	O
limited	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
argued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writer	O
found	O
its	O
AI	B-Application
system	O
fundamentally	O
flawed	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
allowing	O
troops	O
to	O
disobey	O
orders	O
is	O
interesting	O
in	O
theory	O
,	O
in	O
practice	O
it	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
frustrating	O
and	O
unfair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
the	O
troop	O
AI	B-Application
questionable	O
and	O
disliked	O
the	O
abundance	O
of	O
on-screen	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
immediately	O
found	O
ourselves	O
longing	O
for	O
the	O
relative	O
simplicity	O
of	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
"	O
,	O
wrote	O
Ryan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Wright	O
called	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
"	O
a	O
big	O
step	O
forward	O
for	O
wargamers	O
"	O
in	O
PC	O
Zone	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
scrolling	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
him	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
effective	O
compromise	O
between	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
and	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
traditional	O
wargaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
again	O
noting	O
the	O
"	O
sluggish	O
"	O
scrolling	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamess	O
Andrew	O
Miller	O
agreed	O
with	O
Wright	O
that	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
represented	O
a	O
new	O
plateau	O
for	O
computer	B-Application
wargames	I-Application
and	O
held	O
its	O
audiovisuals	O
in	O
particularly	O
high	O
regard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
editors	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
presented	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
with	O
their	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Wargame	B-Application
"	O
award	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
its	O
developers	O
had	O
"	O
broken	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
long-established	O
,	O
turn-based	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
by	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
Tigers	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Prowl	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
soon	O
named	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
the	O
46th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
radical	O
leap	O
forward	O
for	O
wargames	B-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
predictable	O
and	O
staid	O
of	O
PC	O
game	O
genres.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
long-running	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
contained	O
17	O
entries	O
and	O
sold	O
above	O
5	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Bridge	I-Application
Too	I-Application
Far	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
in	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Russian	I-Application
Front	I-Application
in	O
December	O
1998	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
opted	O
to	O
discontinue	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
published	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
title	O
to	O
title	O
"	O
basis	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Keith	O
Zabalaoui	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
reacted	O
by	O
splitting	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
migrating	O
to	O
Mindscape	O
's	O
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
(	O
SSI	O
)	O
label	O
in	O
April	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
create	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Bulge	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
fifth	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
game	O
with	O
SSI	O
in	O
early	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
V	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Mattel	O
Interactive	O
,	O
a	O
financially	O
unstable	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
subtitled	O
Invasion	B-Application
:	I-Application
Normandy	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Marine	O
Corps	O
(	O
USMC	O
)	O
began	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
modify	B-Device
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
USMC	O
training	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
USMC	O
training	O
simulations	O
,	O
and	O
ultimately	O
produced	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Marines	I-Application
for	O
the	O
division	O
's	O
training	O
program	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Marines	O
,	O
Atomic	O
worked	O
with	O
Destineer	O
and	O
the	O
USMC	O
on	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
First	I-Application
to	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
intended	O
again	O
as	O
a	O
training	O
tool	O
for	O
the	O
military	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
strategy	O
title	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	O
Red	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
First	O
to	O
Fight	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Peter	O
Tamte	O
of	O
Destineer	O
as	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
"	O
combine	O
Destineer	O
's	O
first-person	O
technology	O
with	O
Atomic	O
's	O
military	O
expertise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destineer	O
ultimately	O
purchased	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
in	O
May	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
stated	O
goal	O
of	O
reviving	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
strategy	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Destineer	O
licensed	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
intellectual	O
property	O
to	O
Matrix	O
Games	O
;	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
remake	O
and	O
update	O
Atomic	O
's	O
early	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partnering	O
with	O
CSO	O
Simtek	O
,	O
Matrix	O
began	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
remake	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
companies	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
update	O
the	O
first	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
a	O
choice	O
dictated	O
by	O
"	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
game	O
engine	O
changed	O
dramatically	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
iteration	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Simtek	O
's	O
Shaun	O
Wallace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
the	O
remakes	O
,	O
Matrix	O
worked	O
with	O
Slitherine	O
Software	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
new	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
entry	O
,	O
Panthers	O
in	O
the	O
Fog	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
companies	O
created	O
Gateway	O
to	O
Caen	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
by	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
's	O
first	O
five	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
entries	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
original	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
,	O
were	O
re-released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
early	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
