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    BFC main page trojan

    in Combat Mission: Shock Force Tech Support

    Posted

    Moon,

    I'm afraid to say that I think the email did originate from Battlefront rather than just having a faked sender address.

    This is the header of the email I received (if you would like a copy of the unredacted header or the full SMTP session log from my mail server please let me know)

    From - Tue Mar 23 12:59:20 2010

    X-Account-Key: account2

    X-UIDL: 2VWY65Q.CNM3C772A49

    X-Mozilla-Status: 0001

    X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000

    X-Mozilla-Keys:

    Received: from spooler by redacted.com (Mercury/32 v4.72); 23 Mar 2010 12:53:58 -0000

    X-Envelope-To: <redacted@redacted.com>

    Return-path: <SRS0=c5ac8e96f672fac7a2880cc597f443fe26ee986c=355=battlefront.com=bounce@battlefront.com>

    Received: from mail.battlefront.com (216.121.6.209) by Mercury SMTP Server (smtp.redacted.com) (Mercury/32 v4.72) with ESMTP

    ID MG0000F0 (Using SSL/TLS, 3DES, CBC mode, keysize 192 bits) ; 23 Mar 2010 12:53:47 -0000

    Received: from www.battlefront.com (mail.battlefront.com [216.121.6.209])

    by mail.battlefront.com (Battlefront.com Mail Server) with ESMTP id FPY03252

    for <redacted@redacted.com>; Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:53:52 -0600

    Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:53:51 -0600

    To: Paul Redacted <redacted@redacted.com>

    From: Battlefront Newsletter <newsletter@battlefront.com>

    Subject: We are proudly presenting new update client for all games from battlefront for FREE.

    Message-ID: <33263b74e9603f47ff06263526fdb143@www.battlefront.com>

    X-Priority: 3

    X-Mailer: PHPMailer [version 1.73]

    X-Mailer: SM2 Email Marketing

    X-SM2MessageID: 227

    Precedence: bulk

    X-SM2Recipient: redacted@redacted.com

    MIME-Version: 1.0

    Content-Type: multipart/alternative;

    boundary="b1_33263b74e9603f47ff06263526fdb143"

    The relavent line is

    Received: from mail.battlefront.com (216.121.6.209) by Mercury SMTP Server (smtp.redacted.com) (Mercury/32 v4.72) with ESMTP

    ID MG0000F0 (Using SSL/TLS, 3DES, CBC mode, keysize 192 bits) ; 23 Mar 2010 12:53:47 -0000

    This indicates that the IP address of the server that actually sent the message to my mail server is 216.121.6.209 which is the same IP address as www.battlefront.com (and also the address I've receieved other Battlefront mail from) which, I'm afraid, makes me think that there's something more here going on than just a hack of the front page.

    Can I also suggest that the download that the email points to http://www.battlefront.com/products/battlefront_client.exe

    is, as a matter of urgency, replaced with a webpage that details what Battlefront know about what has happened and what they are doing to investiage.

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    IT. IS. IN. MY. HANDS.

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Originally posted by Fly Pusher:

    Sorry... the reserve platoon of über Finns required to take on a country like Sweden is already on its way. It will be a wasteland of pine cone shrapnel and mangled volvos within 48hrs.

    Serves em right..... :mad: :mad: [/QB]

    Damn !!!

    Anyone know where I can get 2 sets of level 3a body armour and kevlar helmets by Monday ?

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    New preview up at Worthplaying

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    There's a new preview up here

    http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=44381&mode=thread&order=0

    It's quite brief and short on any new details but it is pretty complementary:

    "Combat Mission: Shock Force appears to be a worthy successor to the previous World War II incarnations of the game and is shaping up to be the best title in the series"

    &

    "With the game shaping up to be one of the year's better war games, both fans of the Combat Mission series and gamers looking for a realistic and challenging simulation of modern warfare will want to take a closer look at Combat Mission: Shock Force when it's released later this month."

    There are also a few screenshots that might be new though the majority I think have been seen before.

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    Big Price Differences

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    17.5% VAT on £17.99 would be £3.15 which puts the cost @ £21.14 = $42.62 = €31.30 included p&p.

    So even if you add in British VAT they are still charging about €3.70 (or approx $5) less than Martin's average price even before you factor in that the £17.99 includes p&p.

    [ July 04, 2007, 05:51 AM: Message edited by: Matchstick ]

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    Big Price Differences

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    As J_Toe says Play are a very reputable that I've used many times and quite frequently have new and pre-order games on special offer for £17.99

    I got the Special Edition Tin of STALKER from then for £17.99 and for example right now they have the PC versions of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 and Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for £17.99 each

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    Big Price Differences

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Cpl Steiner,

    I've also pondered how Play et al can afford these prices.

    All I can think is that they squeeze the distributors for as much discount as possible and then use them as a loss leader hoping that while you're there you'll pick up a copy of Hot Fuzz on DVD etc (or in my case Serenity for £2.99 inc p&p ;) )

    (I'm guessing that they aren't buying from BFC directly but through Paradox. In which case I hope that Paradox pay BFC a fixed amount per copy sold rather than a percentage of the selling price.)

    I don't see how being able to get a copy for £17.99 (with disc copy protection <spit>) can avoid canibalizing some direct from BFC sales but CF:SF will benefit from get a much greater profile.

    It's one thing to read a review of CF:SF then hunt down the BFC website and order a copy (and I hope that the reviews are good enough that alot of people will do that) but I'm guessing most gamers arent like that, so having copies they can see on the shelf or in their usual online stores will ultimately help shift ALOT more copies (thought with BFC making less per copy)

    Of course there's also the issue of BFC being able to sell copies direct LONG after stores and websites have removed them from their shelves and catalogues. So whether direct BFC sales or retail sales will ultimately make more money is an interesting question.

    I don't know how BFC expect the numbers to break down but they've been in the business a long time and they know what they are doing, so I assume the numbers work for them.

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    Big Price Differences

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    I'm in the UK but I've still pre-ordered the deluxe edition from Battlefront.

    Sometimes paying a more in order to help support the people creating the kinds of games I want to play makes sense to be.

    Plus the more copies they see being sold to the UK, the more chances that the British expansion module will become reality ;)

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    Syrian Mig Purchase.

    in Combat Mission Shock Force 1

    Posted

    Close in there's very little that comes close to the best Migs & SUs, but the west still has the avionics edge and seeing the other guy first is frequently decisive.

    Always thought that buying up modern soviet airframes and wedging in western engines and avionics would make for one hell of a cost effective package.

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