Month: April 2017

In Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine you’ll brave heavy enemy fire while at the lead of powerful battleships and cruisers – true beasts of steel! You will command silent predators, marvels of German engineering, the U-Boots, in their lethal hunt for Allied convoys. You will build and employ massive new Carriers, platforms from where to launch your newest aircraft, and gain a devastating edge over your enemies.

Kriegsmarine is all of this, and more. Your efforts will decide the fate of the war. Are you up to the task?

The new DLC for the Order of Battle series releases today on our store and on Steam. It features the exploits of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy, in its effort to fight Allied supremacy at sea. It adds many new units, and it presents players with the intriguing possibility of exploring “what-if” scenarios: what if Germany had developed, built and deployed aircraft carriers? What if Germany had fully executed Plan Z and built the next-generation battleships? You have the choice.

That’s not all! Kriegsmarine is accompanied by several new features which have an effect on naval gameplay in general: new mechanics such as fire efficiency and hit avoidance, new submarine rules, primary and secondary guns for ships, new unit types, a first look at the Skirmish mode, and more! It is truly a massive update.

And if you’re still unconvinced, we’ll stream the game tomorrow on our Twitch channel!

So what are you waiting for? Get Kriegsmarine now, and give us your feedback on the forum!

Watch the new Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine Gameplay trailer HERE.

Learn more about Order of Battle: Kriegsmarine at the games official webpage.

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD has released the latest version of Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition. The new Radeon Software Crimson ReLive 17.4.3 WHQL drivers add official support for the newly launched Radeon RX 500 series GPUs, such as the RX 580, RX 570, RX 560, and RX 550; besides support for Windows 10 Creators Update (v17.4.2 already added WDDM 2.2 support).

You can download the Radeon Software Crimson ReLive 17.4.3 WHQL drivers here.

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• EVGA Upgrades their GeForce GTX FTW2 and SC2 with 11 Gbps Memory
• Cooler, Quieter, Faster – CORSAIR Launches the Hydro GFX GTX 1080 Ti
• Inno3D Announces GeForce GTX 1080 11 Gbps and GTX 1060 9 Gbps Graphics Cards
• ZOTAC Intros the GeForce GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme with 11 Gbps GDDR5X Memory
• ZOTAC Also Intros GeForce GTX 1060 6GB AMP+ with 9 Gbps GDDR5 Memory
• Meet the Galax GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Hall of Fame (photos)
• Biostar Announces Mini-ITX AM4 Motherboards For Ryzen
• Phanteks Announces the Enthoo Evolv MATX Tempered Glass Edition
• ASUS Announces its Radeon RX 580 and RX 570 STRIX and Dual-X Graphics Cards
• Cherry Launches B.Unlimited 3.0 Wireless Desktop
• DeepCool Announces the Gammaxx 400 Blue CPU Cooler with AM4 Support
• Tt eSPORTS Announces New VENTUS X PLUS Smart Gaming Mouse
• Radeon RX 480 Cards Can Successfully be Flashed to RX 580
• Logitech Announces the G413 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
• EK Water Blocks is Releasing Full-Cover Water Blocks for the ASUS ROG Strix GeForce® GTX 1080 Ti
• AOC Announces C4008VU8 40″ Curved 4K UHD Display with 10-bit Color
• Razer Expands the Razer Hammerhead V2 In-Ear Audio Line with Bluetooth and iOS Lightning Models
• Sapphire Announces the Radeon RX 580 and RX 570 NITRO+
• ENERMAX Launches D.F. STORM, the 3500RPM Fan Featuring Self-cleaning Design

Publisher Strategy First and developer Graviteam, a studio with a long history of developing realistic wargames such as Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star and Steel Armor: Blaze of War, are teaming up to deliver the historically accurate World War II strategy war game Tank Warfare: Tunisia 1943 to Steam.

“Set in North Africa during the Tunisian campaign in World War II, one of World War II’s most intense conflicts and offers real-time and turn-based strategy options, making it perfect for hardcore strategy fans, World War II enthusiasts and history buffs,” said Vladimir Zayarniy, Graviteam CEO. “We dedicated a lot of time, energy and passion into offering a painstaking level of realism and detail in all of our units and battle scenarios, and for the first time are featuring US military battling against Axis forces.”

Tank Warfare: Tunisia 1943 offers two ways to play, with both turn-based and real-time strategy options, each featuring unparalleled levels of realism with adaptive soldier behavior and complex vehicle damage for more than 50 detailed vehicles created between Germany, U.S and the U.K. Players can choose between the Allied and Axis soldiers to relive the Tunisian Campaign and experience this ambitious and historically accurate tank warfare game.

Tank Warfare: Tunisia 1943 will launch in May 2017 on Windows PC via Steam. Further details, including a date for commercial launch and an upcoming trailer, will be revealed later this month.

 Source: Gamers Hell

Ubisoft today announced that Narco Road, the first expansion for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, is now available for season pass owners across all platforms. Season pass owners will have access to Narco Road one week before it releases for individual purchase on April 25 on consoles and PC for the suggested retail price of $14.99.

Narco Road trades in stealth and assault for subterfuge and tasks players with infiltrating three gangs of smugglers led by the elusive El Invisible. Players will have to go undercover and work their way up the ranks and earn the trust of the mysterious leader if they have any hope of bringing him to justice. Playable entirely in solo or co-op, players will have to earn the respect of gang leaders by completing brand new campaign missions and taking part in adrenaline-fueled racing challenges.

Watch the Narco Road DLC Trailer HERE.

Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm has been updated to version 2.0.12 and this version brings decisive improvements to the game!

Numerous bugs affecting the Map editor, waypoints, radio traffic – and more! – have been solved, so don’t wait any further and check the entire changelog HERE!

You can download the update from here.

See you on the battlefield!

Get more information about the game on its official product page.

Today AMD introduced the Radeon RX 500 series, a new line of graphics cards featuring a powerful combination of improved game performance, higher clock speeds, and a refined 2nd generation Polaris architecture, giving PC gamers the best reasons yet to upgrade their graphics. Can AMD’s new graphics cards challenge the NVIDIA dominance? Will they make the same splash as AMD’s new Ryzen processors?  Check out the numerous reviews we have gathered featuring cards from ASUS, MSI, Sapphire, Gigabyte and Powercolor via the links below and find out.

• HARDWARE CANUCKS
• TOM’S HARDWARE
• TWEAKTOWN
• ANANDTECH
• HARDOCP
• HOT HARDWARE
• PC PERSPECTIVE
• HEXUS
• BIT-TECH
• GURU3D (ASUS)
• GURU3D (MSI)
• GURU3D (SAPPHIRE)
• EXTREMETECH
• ETEKNIX

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• AMD Announces the Radeon RX 500 Series Graphics Cards
• MSI Reveals Radeon RX 580 and RX 570 Graphics Cards
• GIGABYTE Announces AORUS Radeon RX 500 Series Graphics Cards
• PowerColor Announces the Radeon RX 580 Red Devil and Red Dragon Graphics Cards
• PowerColor Announces the Radeon RX 570 Red Devil and Red Dragon Graphics Cards
• KFA2 Intros GeForce GTX 1070 Single-slot Graphics Card
• NZXT Launches their S340 Elite Hyper Beast Mid-tower Case
• Scythe Intros Mugen 5 Rev. B with AM4 Support
• Palit Introduces GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GameRock Series
• Colorful Reveals iGame GTX1080Ti Vulcan X OC With 2GHz Boost Clock
• G.SKILL Announces DDR4-4333MHz 16GB (8GBx2) Memory Kit and Achieves DDR4-4500MHz Speed

It’s been a long time coming, but it looks like Call of Duty is finally heading back to where it all began, World War II, and that makes a lot of sense.

By Nathan Lawrence @ IGN

Around this time two years ago, I predicted that Treyarch’s 2015 Call of Duty game would go back to the trenches of World War II. I even labelled that prediction as “extremely likely”. Turns out I was on the wrong side of history with that one, and while I’m happy to eat humble pie, I firmly believe that Call of Duty 2017 will jump back to where the series began, in the trenches of World War II.

Naturally, it helps that recent leaks suggest that Sledgehammer Games’ 2017 series entry will be called Call of Duty: WW2. Obviously, it’s possible that these leaked images are fake – we do, after all, live in the Photoshop age – but it’s likely they’re on point. Here’s why.

Read on…

All Arma 3 players receive aircraft carrier as free bonus content

In follow up to their latest dev diary, which discussed the planned new content for Arma 3 in 2017, Bohemia Interactive today announced the release date of the first upcoming DLC package: Arma 3 Jets. Available worldwide on May 16th 2017, the Jets DLC will enhance the combined arms experience by adding three new air-superiority jets, an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), a new Showcase scenario, and more.

As is protocol with each Arma 3 DLC release, the Jets DLC will be accompanied by a free platform update that improves the game for everyone. The main highlights of this update are the ‘sensor overhaul’ to improve targeting and target detection, an upgraded fixed-wing damage model with more hitpoints and new damage effects, dynamic vehicle loadouts, and various other jets-related improvements.

In addition, as a special surprise, Bohemia Interactive is proud to reveal truly massive bonus content in the form of the CVN-83 “USS Freedom” Aircraft Carrier (watch new trailer). This nuclear-powered aircraft supercarrier, which will be available for free to everyone who owns Arma 3, serves as a naval main operating base, and can carry various aircraft and helicopters on board. In terms of in-game functionality, the ship is a static object that can be positioned across the map via the 3D Scenario Editor, but cannot be ‘driven’. The carrier supports catapult take-offs and tailhook landings, and features functional autonomous defensive weapon systems.

Arma 3 Jets DLC Key Features

• F/A-181 Black Wasp II – The F/A-181 Black Wasp II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter jet. The aircraft was designed primarily as an air-superiority fighter, but also has ground attack capabilities. Its additional external hard points enable the aircraft to carry a wide variety of weapons configurations. The Black Wasp is fitted with the required equipment for carrier operations.
• To-201 Shikra – The To-201 Shikra is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter jet. The aircraft was designed by a CSAT and Russian joint syndicate with the goal to build a highly agile and maneuverable air-superiority fighter. Similar to the F/A-181, the To-201 also has ground attack capabilities, and is able to support various weapons configurations via its conventional pylons, but also its internal weapons bay.
• A-149 Gryphon – The A-149 Gryphon is a fourth-generation, single-seat, single-engine, and all-weather tactical fighter jet. The aircraft was designed as a multi-role platform at an affordable cost, and unlike some of the larger air-superiority jets, it can also perform well in low-altitude flight. Despite its aging platform, the A-149 has still been upgraded with the newest sensors and weapons systems.
• Sentinel – The Sentinel is a fifth-generation, state of the line, twin-engine, all-weather tactical Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). The Sentinel was designed primarily as a reconnaissance platform, but can also perform precision ground attacks. It typically operates from an aircraft carrier.
• Showcase Fighter Jets – Take to the skies above Altis and engage in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat in a brand new Showcase scenario.

The Jets DLC is now available for pre-order on the Bohemia Store and Steam with a 10% pre-order discount (original price: € 9.99 / $ 11.99 / £ 8.99). Alternatively, if they already wish to enlist for all planned upcoming DLC, players can purchase the Arma 3 DLC Bundle 2 on the Bohemia Store or Steam (€ 22.99 / $ 24.99 / £ 19.99), which saves more than 25% over purchasing the upcoming Jets, “Orange” (working title), Tac-Ops, and Tanks DLC separately.

For a complete overview of the Arma 3 Jets’ content and features, check out the official website at www.arma3.com/dlc/jets.