Enter the Shadows: Armored Warfare Announces Battle Path Shadow Protocol

Armored Warfare, the tactical free-to-play MMO with over 12 million downloads from developer Wishlist Games, is excited to announce the upcoming Battle Path: Shadow Protocol, launching in April 2025. This event takes you deep into the world of mercenaries and modern warfare, delivering exclusive vehicles, overhauled missions and customization rewards – all set against gritty battlefields spanning urban, desert and jungle environments. Pre-order now and claim exclusive rewards, available only in the Web Shop.

EXCLUSIVE VEHICLES

  • Borsuk (Tier 10 Premium AFV) – A brand-new Polish Infantry Fighting Vehicle designed to replace the outdated BMP-1. Equipped with a 40mm autocannon, Spike ATGMs, and Mechanized Infantry deployment, the Borsuk excels in mobility and fire support. Its unique Repair Zone ability deploys a temporary field that restores allied vehicles, making it a crucial support asset on the battlefield.
  • T-64BV Mod.2022 (Tier 8 Premium MBT) – A modernized Ukrainian main battle tank, featuring upgraded rear protection with cage armor and additional plating over its fuel tanks. Armed with a 125mm cannon and a new Laska K-2 machine gun mount, this tank offers solid protection and firepower in close combat.
  • KNIFV (Tier 10 Premium TD) – A futuristic South Korean tank destroyer developed by Hanwha. It features a long-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher in the back and a remote-controlled weapons station with a 30mm automatic cannon for additional defense. Built for precision strikes, it dominates long-range engagements.

    • FEATURES AND REWARDS

  • 50 levels of progression, each packed with rewards including exclusive camouflages, decals, in-game currency, and loot crates.
  • Mission System Overhaul – More challenging, but also more rewarding.
  • Exclusive skins not available by any other means.
  • Mercenary Loot Crates featuring Premium vehicles and commanders like Ophelia Kitescu & Alexander Cortez, gold compensation for duplicate drops.
  • Expanded Battle Path Shop – Additional vehicles and items will be available at standardized prices.

    • PRE-ORDER BONUSES AND BUNDLES

  • Standard Access Bundle – Includes Shadow Protocol access, the Mists of Winter camouflage, the Winter Mercenary player avatar, and the Cold-Hearted player title.
  • Battle Coin Boost Bundle – Includes Shadow Protocol access, 50,000 Battle Coins, the Mists of Winter camouflage, the Winter Mercenary player avatar, and the Cold-Hearted player title.
  • Mission Boost Bundle – Includes Shadow Protocol access, 10 Battle Coin boosters, the Mists of Winter camouflage, the Winter Mercenary player avatar, and the Cold-Hearted player title.

    • To find out more about Armored Warfare and download the game for free, visit the games official website, or visit the games Steam page.

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    Campaign Series: Vietnam Remastered Free Update Released

    campaign-series-vietnamMatrix Games has released the Remastered free update for Campaign Series: Vietnam Version 2.00.01. It brings a host of new features, enhancements, and fixes, ensuring an even deeper and more immersive tactical wargaming experience.

    What is new?

  • Revamped 3D Map Graphics: the game’s visuals have been improved for better readability and an overall enhanced look, making it easier to analyze the battlefield at a glance. Screen: New Look – Map Graphics in a scenario
  • A completely new Main Menu Interface: the front-end UI has been redesigned to streamline navigation, making it easier than ever to jump into your favorite scenarios.
  • Expanded Order of Battle: The North Korean Army is now fully integrated into the Order of Battle editor, offering new strategic possibilities.

    • You can download the Remastered Update from the store page or by navigating to the File Downloads section under My Page and downloading it from there. View the changelog HERE.

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    Victory At Sea Atlantic Expands Warfare with Strategic Land Targets and Cinematic Visual Upgrades

    victory-at-sea-atlanticEvil Twin Artworks is excited to announce the latest update for Victory At Sea Atlantic, bringing strategic land targets into the conflict alongside enhanced visuals for a more cinematic experience. This major addition allows players to strike key locations from both sea and air, while the visual improvements ensure battles look more dramatic than ever.

    New Features in This Update:

  • Strategic Land Targets – Attack vital enemy locations to disrupt supply lines and weaken defenses.
  • Coordinated Naval & Aerial Strikes – Utilize ships and aircraft to launch combined assaults.
  • Expanded Tactical Gameplay – New mission objectives provide fresh challenges and strategic choices.
  • Cinematic Visual Upgrades – Improved effects, lighting, and detail bring battles to life like never before.
  • Performance & Gameplay Enhancements – Various improvements for a smoother experience.

    • This update reinforces Victory At Sea Atlantic’s commitment to delivering a dynamic, historically inspired naval warfare experience. Players now have even more options to shape the tide of war, while the cinematic enhancements make every battle feel more intense and immersive.

    Victory At Sea Atlantic is available now on Steam, with the update rolling out today. Join the battle, command your fleet, and rewrite history!

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    The Ardennes Offensive Arrives in Headquarters: World War II

    headquarters-world-war-iiThe battle in Headquarters: World War II rages on, as Slitherine and developer Starni Games are proud to announce the release of the Ardennes DLC, bringing players to the snow-covered battlefields of one of the most pivotal engagements of World War II. This new expansion follows the success of the Market Garden DLC and introduces a wealth of new content, tactical challenges, and historical depth.

    The Ardennes DLC plunges players into the brutal winter of 1944, where the German army launched a desperate counteroffensive in the hopes of turning the tide of war. At the heart of this battle was the siege of Bastogne, where American forces, surrounded and outnumbered, famously responded to a German surrender demand with a single word: “NUTS!”

    Watch the Headquarters: World War II – Ardennes Gameplay trailer HERE.

    The Ardennes DLC is a must-have for both veterans and newcomers to Headquarters: World War II, offering fresh strategic challenges and an immersive look at one of the war’s most dramatic battles.

    Headquarters: World War II – Ardennes DLC is available now on Steam with a launch discount of 10%. Players must prepare to hold the line and defy the odds. The battle for the Ardennes begins today!

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    ICBM: Escalation – Update v1.0.6 & v1.0.6a

    icbm-escalationSlitherine Software has released brand new update for ICBM: Escalation. This latest patch introduces Steam Achievements, full Russian localization and a few bug fixes.

    Jump in, put your strategies to the test, and let us know what you think. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping the future of ICBM: Escalation.

    EDIT: We’ve just released a hotfix to address a few last-minute bugs reported after the latest update.

    View the changelog HERE.

    ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS game that plunges players into the high-stakes world of global warfare, where every decision could tip the balance between survival and annihilation. Command vast armies, develop cutting-edge technology, and wield the most devastating weapons ever created to ensure your faction’s supremacy. Whether by conventional forces or through nuclear firepower, you’ll need to conquer or obliterate your enemies to secure dominance in a volatile global arena.

    To find out more about ICBM: Escalation, and to purchase, visit the games official webpage or via Steam.

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    Armored Brigade II – Steam Release Date + Update

    armored-brigade-iiMatrix Games has announced that the Steam version of Armored Brigade II will be out April 8th, 2025.

    Today’s update brings you many new unit models – especially for the Finnish army. You can admire them in all their unique glory.

    You can download update v1.583 HERE.

    You can view the changelog HERE.

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    Command: Modern Operations – Fail Safe Announced

    command-modern-operations-fail-safeMatrix Games has announced Fail Safe, the next DLC for Command: Modern Operations.

    Fail Safe is set in 1965 – during one of the most fraught and perilous periods of the Cold War. A Yak-27 has just crashed on the Svalbard Islands after a daring reconnaissance mission over Greenland. As Soviet and NATO forces race to the downed aircraft, a tense standoff is about to escalate into an all out shooting war.

    Fail Safe will see you command both old and new platforms. F-86 Sabers and F-104 Starfighters will take on Mig-15′s and 21′s. Old ships like the HMS Victorious, a carrier veteran of World War II, will take on the newest ships of the 1960′s like the Soviet November-class submarines and Sverdlov-class cruisers.

    Old naval guns serve next to the newest anti air and anti ship missiles – every ship and air-frame in service will be needed.

    The 12 mission campaign will see World War 3 fought out from the Arctic circle and the Atlantic to the Aleutians and the Pacific. Nowhere is safe from the Atom Bomb.

    Fail Safe will be out on the Matrix Store and Steam February 25th.

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    Rewrite the History of a Continent in New Hearts of Iron Pack

    hearts-of-iron-4-graveyard-of-empiresGraveyard of Empires Opens Host of New Alternate Histories

    Imperial ambitions collide in the challenging lands of Central and South Asia. The British Empire is secure in the Raj and Iraq, but has long held designs on influencing oil rich Iran and unconquerable Afghanistan – also targets of an aggressive Soviet foreign policy from the north. Rewrite the history of a region caught between bowing to a larger alliance and homegrown dreams of national strength. Can you defy the odds and possibly resurrect the glories of a far distant past?

    Choose the fate of a nation seeking a new destiny or ancient prestige in Graveyard of Empires, a new country pack for Hearts of Iron IV. Follow the historical path of Afghanistan, India, Iran or Iraq or explore dramatic alternate histories with the rebirth of old empires.

    Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires includes new content for:

  • Iran: Iran is a potential great power, hemmed in by the pressure of the Soviet Union and the British Empire. A significant new Focus Tree allows the player to resist the imperial incursions that historically weakened Iran, as well as offering potential for a revived and modern Persian Empire in the heart of Asia.
  • India: The Raj is the jewel of the British Empire, rich and strategically vital. However, a growing independence movement threatens to disrupt the war effort and dissolve the empire. A large focus tree focused on the struggle of Indian Independence offers many alternate historical paths, including the revival of the East India Company as a corporate nation, as well as the possible freedom of the Princely States, restoration of the Mughal Empire and more.
  • Iraq: Take control of this British client state and try to chart your own path, embracing the calls for pan-arab nationalism and siding with the axis against the allies. Manage the many competing ethnic and religious factions in Iraq and develop the strategically important oil fields.
  • Afghanistan: The historic Graveyard of Empires, isolated from the wider war, offers many alternate paths. Continue the historical path of neutrality and isolation, or choose the road of rapid industrialization and building a new power in the mountains of Central Asia.

    • Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires also includes new art, with more leader portraits, infantry models and unit models.

    Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires will be available on March 04, 2025 for the suggested retail price of $14.99/ £12.79/ €14.99 and is also available as a part of the Hearts of Iron IV Expansion Pass.

    Watch the Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires Story Trailer HERE.

    For more game information please visit the official Hearts of Iron IV website, or via the games Steam page.

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    Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2 – Official Update 01.04.05

    gary-grigsbys-war-in-the-east-2Matrix Games has released a new update for its RTS game Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2. The version 01.04.05 update brings several fixes to the table, along with some minor feature revisions.

    You can download the update HERE.

    The main highlights for this update come down to the following major areas:

    Bug fixes. Some highlight bug fixes are…

  • Fixes some of the less common German ground elements so they fight as they should (better, mostly later in the war)
  • Fixes the system for artillery reduction of forts
  • Fixes first winter so penalties are correctly applied to support units and units committing from reserve

    • More updates include the following:

  • Data changes
  • Updates to the manual
  • Minor improvements
  • Increased number of Panzerschrecks in German OBs (generally more of them)
  • Improved MP chat system for better readability

    • You can read the full changelog HERE.

    To find out more about Gary Grigsby’s War in the East 2 and to purchase the game, visit the games official webpage.

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    Company of Heroes 3 – Fire & Steel DLC Later This Month

    company-of-heroes-3An announcement post on Steam reveals the soon to be released DLC Fire & Steel, for Company of Heroes 3, the World War II action/strategy sequel from Relic Entertainment. Click here to visit the Fire & Steel Steam page to add to your wishlist.

    Company of Heroes 3: Fire & Steel is a Battlegroup DLC pack consisting of four Battlegroups for Multiplayer and Co-Op/Skirmish vs AI. That means each faction in the game will receive a new Battlegroup! These supplemental forces consist of powerful units and abilities to enhance your forces and employ new tactics and strategy.

    These Battlegroups may well be our most exciting post-launch content to date. Firstly, each battlegroup contains one super-heavy tank, each of which are franchise classics, and have been highly requested by the CoH3 community. The M26 Pershing, Churchill Crocodile, King Tiger, and Elefant Tank Destroyer are all making their return.

    The Fire & Steel DLC pack will release in late February 2025 and will be priced at US $24.99.

    Watch the Company of Heroes 3: Fire & Steel Trailer HERE.

    For more information about Company of Heroes 3, head to www.companyofheroes.com.

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