Month: October 2021

Matrix games announces the release of Command: Red Tide.

Red Tide, a new DLC from Command Modern Operations, recreates a “what if” conflict between NATO and Communist powers; a theoretical sequel of the “Northern Inferno 1975″. Tensions explode in the Norwegian Sea when a standoff takes place between a NATO Destroyer and a Soviet Submarine, which drew both Powers into a rapidly escalating war that draws in Neighbours and super powers alike.

Command vast air and naval forces as war rages across all areas of the World including the Pacific, North Atlantic, South China Sea to name a few. Take control of your forces either NATO or Soviet Union as the conflict demands that every resource you have is pressed into service.

Plan your naval strategy carefully, you will require the mutual support of the entire fleet if you are to ensure that your enemies are crushed decisively.
Dominating the battlespace will allow you to blind your enemy’s ability to communicate and coordinate.

Ensure the victory of your forces through thoughtful strategy and planning. Creative deployment will be needed to overcome deficiencies in your mix of modern and outdated forces.

Get more information from the DLC’s Product Page.

Watch the release trailer HERE.

Source: Windows Blog

Microsoft Flight Simulator, which first launched on PC, gained a new audience of PC gamers with Xbox Game Pass. In July 2021, millions of console players were introduced to the flight simulation experience through the game’s launch on Xbox Series X|S.

Now, the Microsoft Flight Simulator Game of the Year (GOTY) Edition arrives Nov. 18. This “Thank You” to fans – new and old – includes new aircraft (such as its first military jet and a legendary short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility plane), new airports, new missions and much more.

To celebrate the launch of Windows 11, 11 landmarks across the globe will be lit up in Windows blue within Microsoft Flight Simulator. There will also be a special Windows 11 themed livery for simmers to add to their collection.

Head over to Xbox Wire for all the details on this edition.

Reno Air Races: Expansion Pack and Reno Air Races: Full Collection will also be available to buy in the Microsoft Flight Simulator marketplace starting Nov. 18. The Microsoft Flight Simulator team worked closely with the Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) and dozens of pilots and owners to develop highly authentic recreations of many of the world’s most famous racing aircraft, such as North American P-51 Mustangs and Aero L-39 Albatros.

Find out more about Reno Air Races on Xbox Wire.

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.

• ROCCAT Unveils Vulcan TKL PRO Keyboard in White
• CORSAIR Launches New PRO Custom Cooling CPU Water Blocks Ready For Intel® Alder Lake
• Sharkoon Announces SKILLER SGP30 Big Hex and 1337 V2 Big Mouse Mats
• CORSAIR Launches ELITE LCD CPU Coolers
• SilentiumPC Gear offers the GK650K Omnis Onyx White Pudding Edition
• G.SKILL Announces World’s Fastest DDR5-6600 CL36 Trident Z5 Memory Kits
• EK-Quantum Velocity² D-RGB – New LGA 1700 CPU Water Block Ready for Alder Lake
• NZXT Announces BLD PC Building Kits
• ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II with RGB Now Also Available in 280 and 420 Models
• ZOTAC Introduces the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti AMP White Edition LHR
• Sharkoon Launches its Skiller SGK60 Keyboard with Kailh BOX Switches
• TEAMGROUP Announces T-Force Vulcan DDR5 Gaming Memory
• ASRock Announces Radeon RX 6600 Challenger Series Graphics Cards

Source: Blue’s News

Electronic Arts now offers a new Zombies Reveal Trailer, showing how the undead will participate in the upcoming release of Call of Duty: Vanguard. The video is allowed to speak for itself, as it includes just this minimal description:

Your mission: Stop the undead army with a new set of Dark Aether skills.
Welcome to Call of Duty: Vanguard Zombies.

Track: Billie Eilish – bury a friend (Chris Avantgarde Remix)

Greetings No-Pats! During the last few months we’ve shown you how Battlefield 2042 is enhancing the series’ All-Out-Warfare suite of classic modes and how we’re giving you the tools to build the Battlefield experience of your dreams with Battlefield Portal.

Today, we’re excited to dive into Battlefield Hazard Zone, a mode unlike anything we’ve done before, where you and your squad must scavenge for valuable resources as foes and cataclysmic storms close in. So strap in and get ready to deploy. Things are about to get intense.

Watch the Battlefield 2042 Hazard Zone Official Trailer HERE.

In the year 2040, a worldwide event known as The Blackout has caused over 70% of satellites in orbit to malfunction and fall into the atmosphere. Communication, navigation, and surveillance were crippled, bringing an already tenuous relationship between the US and Russia to the edge of war.

In response, both countries have begun to use satellites equipped with capsules containing radiation-hardened Data Drives to collect important intelligence throughout the world. These capsules are dropped down into US/RUS controlled territories for the Occupying Forces to secure.

Such Data Drives are essential to No-Pats around the globe, providing them with valuable information to keep all No-Pats (including non-combatants) safe. And when necessary, the information can be sold to the Dark Market in return for supplies needed for survival.

This is where you come in.

In Battlefield Hazard Zone, you play as an Elite Task Force assigned to retrieve these critical Data Drives. You and your squad must locate, gather, and extract these drives before a storm overtakes the area in a high-stakes, one-life experience.

Every bullet, every skirmish, and every decision counts.

Read more…

By Jarred Walton @ Tom’s Hardware

Two months back, AMD launched the AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT, the first card to use the Navi 23 GPU. Today, AMD follows up with its first truly mainstream priced RX 6000-series card, the Radeon RX 6600. Take the same GPU but with four of the CUs (compute units) disabled, clock it a bit lower and you get the RX 6600 non-XT.

Read the Review 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.

• AMD Launches Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card
• MSI Unveils Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X Graphics Card
• PowerColor Unveils Radeon RX 6600 Series Graphics Cards
• ASUS Launches Dual Radeon RX 6600 Graphics Card
• Gigabyte Launches AMD Radeon RX 6600 Eagle 8G Graphics Card
• MSI Liquid Coolers Support Intel’s LGA 1700 Socket
• CORSAIR All-in-One Coolers are Ready for LGA 1700 and Intel Alder Lake Processors
• EK Launches EK-Pro GPU Water Blocks for NVIDIA A6000 and A100 GPUs
• Acer Announces Predator Orion 7000 Gaming PC Powered by Intel 12th Generation Core “Alder Lake” CPUs
• G.SKILL Announces Flagship Trident Z5 Family DDR5 Memory
• SteelSeries Introduces the Apex 3 TKL — The First Water-Resistant TKL Gaming Keyboard
• GeIL Announces the Availability of POLARIS RGB DDR5 Gaming Memory Kits
• Samsung’s 980 PRO SSD Now Includes a Stock Heatsink as Option
• EK Launches Quantum Vector Active Backplate Waterblocks for MSI Trio and Suprim RTX 3090/3080 GPUs
• Noctua Presents Chromax Line NF-A12x25 Fan, NH-U12A Cooler and Heatsink Covers
• Sharkoon Launches its Skiller SFM11 Gaming Chair Mats

World of Warships launches early access German battleships and prepares for Halloween festivities

Today Wargaming, developer and publisher of the world’s most popular free to play naval warfare game, World of Warships, is launching an explosive new update packed with new features. It includes limited time themed events for the ghoulish Halloween season, as well as the arrival of a fleet of new German battleships.

Take to the seas aboard all-new German Battleships

With the ‘German Battleships: Part One’ event, a sweep of Tier III-IX German battleships hit Early Access, from the WWI-serving BB Von der Tann to the Tier IX Prinz Rupprecht. Armed with lethally precise main battery guns and a gamut of long-ranged secondary battery guns, consumables include Hydroacoustic Search, as well as Fast Damage Control Team with a limited number of charges. From Tier VII upwards, ships will also come fitted with torpedo tubes.

Tiers III-IX of these powerful vessels will be available within sequential bundles in exchange for German Tokens, a new temporary resource earned through taking part in the Personal Challenges event or obtainable from the Armory. The port of Hamburg has also been spruced up in honour of the update.

And going once, going twice! Coming up for auction will be early access to the Tier X Schlieffen, starting at 1,000 doubloons. More details about the dates and rules of the auction will be announced further into the update.

Trick or treat with new and returning game modes

The temporary battle type, Twilight Hunt, makes a ghostly entrance in this update from 21 October, pitting 16 players both against each other and the AI-controlled Twilight Fleet in the Polygon map. The aim is to earn as many Battle Points as possible by destroying the enemy armada, led by the fearsome boss ship Rasputin. Hop aboard the monster ships Fangblade, Thornridge, and Lobster-Eyed for the spookiest experience!

From the start and until the end of the update, old favourites Operation Saving Transylvania and Sunray in Darkness will be making a grand comeback.

More game-changing additions

In Personal Challenges, players must fill out the mission requirements of each personal records table to progress onto the next part and bring in those juicy rewards – coal and German Tokens, that can be used to obtain new German battleships plus a host of camouflages and flags.

Submarines will also be available for rental in random battles to test this class in a live environment with their new balance changes.

Watch the Update 0.10.9: Halloween video HERE.

Visit the official World of Warships website now for more game info and to sign up to play World of Warships for free!

Your journey to bring revolution to the beautiful Caribbean island of Yara begins today with the launch of Far Cry 6. Available now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Amazon Luna, and PC, the newest adventure in the explosive franchise pits you and the rebel guerrillas of Yara against the better-armed, better-equipped, and far more numerous forces of the dictator Antón Castillo (played by Giancarlo Esposito). Wield powerful improvised weapons and vehicles, enlist adorable and deadly Amigos to your cause, and explore the beautiful open world of Yara as you fight to end Castillo’s tyrannical rule.

The Ubisoft Store is your one-stop shop for all things Far Cry 6, including the Gold Edition of the game, which comes bundled with the Season Pass. The Season Pass will grant players access to the remastered Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon: Classic Edition, as well as three upcoming DLC episodes that cast them in the roles of legendary Far Cry villains Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min, and Joseph “The Father” Seed. Upgrade to the Ultimate Edition to get Far Cry 6, the Season Pass, and the Ultimate Pack, which includes three bundles of in-game items: the Croc Hunter Pack, the Vice Pack, and the Jungle Expedition Pack.

Far Cry 6 is out now for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Amazon Luna, and PC (and is available as part of a Ubisoft+ subscription).

Allies Resurgent, the second chapter in the trilogy of DLCs featuring World War II from the Allied perspective, is out now. The new campaign depicts battles in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and finally in Europe from late 1942 to early 1944.

At the start of the campaign, you lead US forces in Operation Torch, which marks the beginning of US involvement in the fighting in North Africa. After the first battle against Vichy-French units, you’ll need to prevail against veteran Axis forces in Tunisia.

To purchase and to find out more about Order of Battle: Allies Resurgent, visit the games official webpage.