<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Russian	I-Application
Front	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Atomic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battles	O
follow	O
the	O
general	O
pattern	O
of	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
James	O
Dunnigan	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best-selling	O
wargame	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
presented	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
their	O
1999	O
"	O
Best	O
Wargame	B-Application
"	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
hailed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
strongest	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
title	O
yet	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
vividly	O
recreate[s]	O
the	O
fluidity	O
and	O
chaos	O
of	O
real	O
combat	O
without	O
compromising	O
playability.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
and	O
IGN	O
both	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
their	O
pick	O
for	O
1998	O
's	O
best	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
prizes	O
went	O
to	O
Sid	B-Application
Meier	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Centauri	I-Application
and	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
opted	O
to	O
discontinue	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
franchise	O
in	O
early	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atomic	O
reacted	O
that	O
April	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
,	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
fourth	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Bulge	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1999	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invasion	I-Application
Normandy	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Atomic	O
's	O
sale	O
to	O
Destineer	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
its	O
new	O
parent	O
partnered	O
with	O
Matrix	O
Games	O
to	O
create	O
expanded	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
result	O
was	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Cross	I-Application
of	I-Application
Iron	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Matrix	O
and	O
developer	O
CSO	O
Simtek	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remakes	O
of	O
Battle	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Bulge	I-Device
,	O
Invasion	O
Normandy	O
and	O
A	O
Bridge	O
Too	O
Far	O
followed	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
titles	O
Panthers	O
in	O
the	O
Fog	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
Gateway	O
to	O
Caen	O
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
The	O
Bloody	O
First	O
(	O
2019	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sales	O
of	O
Atomic	O
's	O
original	O
five	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
Close	B-Application
Combat	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
totaled	O
1.2	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
the	O
mid-2000s	O
.	O
</s>
