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Total War Rome 2: How To Lose Friends and Assassinate People
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-19 15:10:34 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Reaping the benefits of a sharp sword and a sharper tongue.
By Stace Harman, IGN
The Total War series has never struggled to convey its epic subject matter. Accompanying the announcement of each new game in the long-running series are myriad screens and videos that depict hundreds of soldiers cleaving bloody carnage on battlefields throughout history. Clearly, The Creative Assembly has chosen a fitting name for its most prized and famous franchise; one that cuts right to the heart of what the franchise is all about.
Of course, any fool can wield a sharp stick and so, as the series has grown in stature, ambition and complexity, so too has the quieter, more devious side of the war effort. It’s unsurprising, then, that diplomacy and administration are vital facets of Total War: Rome 2 and that the title further broadens the scope for effective empire governance and canny politicking with a host of new micromanagement tools.
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II Vengeance DLC Unveiled and Video
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-19 15:05:56 in category: First-Person Shooter News [ Print ]
Get an early start on your 4th of July weekend celebration with Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Vengeance. Available first, exclusively on the Xbox Live® online entertainment network from Microsoft beginning July 2, the game’s third epic Downloadable Content (DLC) Pack from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard and its award-winning studio Treyarch, Vengeance takes players to four diverse locations around the globe, including a deserted tropical island, a destroyed suspension bridge, an abandoned paintball course, and the jungles of Myanmar. Vengeance also serves up a new addition to the game’s esteemed Zombies experience with “Buried,” where the undead residents of an abandoned subterranean Old West mining town have come back to claim their home.
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Recruiting Privates for Germany at War: Barbarossa 1941!
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-19 14:56:52 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Matrix Games and Phobetor have recently announced their upcoming release of Germany at War: Barbarossa 1941, a new introductory turn-based operational wargame. Now we are searching for tough and keen volunteers to enroll in the ranks of the German Army and face the Russian winter with no fear in their heart.
If you think you can do this, sign up for Beta testing HERE and follow the Wehrmacht through 4 Campaigns, including 37 scenarios and 14 stand-alone scenarios. Try using the editor to add new missions and experience multiplayer using the PBEM++ server. We need your effort to improve this game which promises to be an exciting new milestone for gamers who enjoy Panzer Corps and similar games.
If that was not enough, we are also providing a collection of screenshots from the game to give you a clearer idea of its look. Download the file HERE.
Get more information on Germany at War: Barbarossa 1941 from its official product page.
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New Artillery Units Rain Down Destruction in World of Tanks Update 8.6
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-19 14:52:32 in category: Action/Action Strategy News [ Print ]
Wargaming, the leading free-to-play MMO developer and publisher, today announced that Update 8.6 is now available in Europe and rolling out to the rest of the world later this month. Southeast Asia will see the update go live on June 20th, while American and South Korean players will get the update on June 25th and July 4th, respectively.
The latest update to World of Tanks brings further changes and balance to the in-game economy, as well as adds new SPGs that further bolster that line of vehicles up to Tier X. Along with the new artillery units, Update 8.6 also adds a new premium British tank, the A33 Excelsior, as well as a new battle arena-Sacred Valley, based on a Korean setting.
Get more game info at the official World of Tanks website.
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War of the Roses Brings Out the Big Guns
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-19 14:49:17 in category: Action/Action Strategy News [ Print ]
New Content Update Adds New Map and Handgonnes to Medieval Multiplayer Game
Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games and a ranged combatant, today fired the latest salvo in War of the Roses, the medieval squad combat title from Fatshark, with a new content update. The latest addition to War of the Roses is entitled “Guns of Burgundy”, and adds a new weapon type to turn the tide of the endless struggle between Lancaster and York: handgonnes, the world’s first portable firearm. Capable of cutting down fleeing foes and punching damaging holes in a knight’s shield, handgonnes come in four types and can be wielded by knights with a steady arm and reliable flint. A new map and new armor pieces are also included in this update, which is now available for download in War of the Roses.
In “Guns of Burgundy,” the new Ravenspurn map is ready for war in Conquest, Team Deathmatch, and Pitched Battle modes, where the sounds of explosive fire from new handgonne weapons will punctuate the ongoing chaos. Combatants will have to rely on their wits and their armor to stay alive, making use of new items such as Brigandine Armour, the Kettle Sallet Helmet, Hand Pavise Shield, and the Burgundian Side Sword.
New user interface (UI) features are also included in this update, including a popup system to alert players of in-game events and news – such as the new 500 coin bonus awarded when a round is successfully won.
To find out more about War of the Roses, visit the games official website.
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Just Announced Hardware for 19 June 2013
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-19 14:36:51 in category: Hardware News [ Print ]
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.
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Company of Heroes 2 E3 Demo Available
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 12:52:08 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
You have read about the Company of Heroes 2 demo shown at E3 and now you can try it for yourself by simply visiting the game’s page on Steam.
The demo is part of the game’s campaign and comes from a mid-game mission called ‘The Land Bridge to Leningrad’ where the player will be asked to cross a frozen lake under heavy German fire. The demo is a portion of the full level included in the retail game.
This mission will be included as part of the currently running Open Beta on Steam. Players who have the beta installed will notice the Campaign button on the title screen is now unlocked. Clicking on it will take them to the mission select screen where the demo can be launched. New players will need to download the Open Beta from the game’s page on Steam.
There are tutorial videos available in the build to help any new players familiarize themselves with the Company of Heroes 2 control system.
This demo will be available to play along with the Open Beta up until Tuesday, June 18th.
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Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem v5.60.53 Update
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 12:46:22 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Matrix Games announce the release of the new v5.60.53 update for the WWII tactical wargame Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem.
As part of the continuing post-release support for the Close Combat series ,thev5.60.53 update fixes bugs with Multi-player campaigns, with supply propagation across maps with blown bridges, and crashes at the conclusion of a battle possibly resulting in the loss of the saved game file.
he v5.60.53 update is comprehensive and will bring all versions of Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem to v5.60.53.
To download the update, players can run “Check for Update” via the game menu or download it directly from the game’s download page.
Get more information on Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem from its official product page.
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Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions Released - CoH: Awakening the Bear Patch
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 12:39:05 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Matrix Games and Western Civilization Software are proud to announce the release of the long awaited Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions, the first expansion for the official computer adaptation of the award-winning World War 2 tactical wargame Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear.
Similar to the Awakening the Bear release, Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions adds new content that has never been available before to Conflict of Heroes players, while staying true to the original board game rules. It also adds an exciting new feature – the ability to play any campaign multiplayer against a human opponent!
Ghost Divisions focuses on the battles of Army Group Center (nicknamed the "Ghost Division" because of its speed and independent movement, which even the German High Command had difficulty following) and its two Panzer Groups under Guderian and Hoth against the Red Army, the rapid initial Blitzkrieg and the drives to encircle and destroy the Soviet forces. Speed, coordination, concentration and combined arms will be necessary to lead your forces to victory!
This brand new expansion allows you to play company and platoon-sized forces from the 7th Panzer Division and the Grossdeutschland Regiment in two additional campaigns with 10 Scenarios total as a stand-alone or directly in the main game. Multiplayer has also been added for head to head linked campaign games!
Accordingly with this new expansion, we release also the v1.30 update for Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear. This update includes improvements in memory management, and numerous bug fixes, plus adds features to be used with Ghost Divisions.
To download the update, players can run “Check for Update” via the game menu or download it directly from the game’s download page.
Get more information on Conflict of Heroes: Ghost Divisions from its official product page.
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Germany at War: Barbarossa 1941 Announced
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 12:32:48 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Matrix Games and Phobetor are pleased to announce the upcoming release of Germany at War: Barbarossa 1941, a new introductory turn-based operational wargame.
This new title features gameplay in the style of Panzer General and Panzer Corps, with a branching, event-filled campaign that takes you from the start of Operation Barbarossa towards the historical goals of Archangel or Astrakhan. Follow each Army Group through its initial battles, build up a core force, then decide which front will have the main focus, North, Center or South. Your decisions and outcomes determine the course of the campaign, which is designed with replayability in mind.
Germany at War: Barbarossa 1941 is more historically focused than similar games, with an emphasis on historical units and attachments and consistent modeling of unit and hex scale, but is still a fun and easy to learn wargame. With 4 Campaigns, including 37 scenarios in the main campaign, 14 stand-alone scenarios and an editor with which to add new mission, multiplayer PBEM++ support and good graphics, this game is an exciting new milestone for gamers who enjoy Panzer Corps and similar games.
Get more information on Germany at War: Barbarossa 1941 from its official product page.
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Strategic Command: WWII Global Conflict Assault on Democracy Released
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 12:18:23 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Battlefront.com has released the latest add-on to the critically acclaimed Strategic Command: WWII Global Conflict strategy game of global dominance! Assault on Democracy adds dozens of major new features, changes and improvements.
Click here for more game info and to buy now!
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Strategic Command WWII: Assault on Communism v1.01 Patch
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 12:07:57 in category: Strategy and Wargaming News [ Print ]
Battlefront.com has released a new patch for Strategic Command WWII: Assault on Communism. This patch includes not only improvements to the game engine but also two new bonus campaigns, 1941 Barbarossa to Berlin, and 1944 Bagration!
Click Here for links to download the patch. (200 MB)
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Review: NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller and NZXT Grid
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 11:59:18 in category: System Cooling [ Print ]
By Vinny Petronio @ PureOC
Today we are looking at a new arrival from NZXT. It is a successor to the Sentry Mix, and appropriately labeled the Sentry Mix 2. For those of you who are not familiar with its predecessor, the general design was a little gaudy with those big plastic silver sliders. It is reminiscent of some of the older styled audio mixing equipment. But boy did it perform, boosting 6 channels at 50 watts per channel. The new Sentry Mix 2 from NZXT along with its continuation of customizable lighting features, also brings with it a new look.
Also on my test bench today is another new arrival from NZXT, it’s called the NZXT Grid. This is a fan hub that sports LED lighting, and is designed not only for the NZXT family of controllers, but can also be powered by your power supply’s 4-pin Molex connection. The NZXT Grid can be attached to the back side of your MB tray, and gives you the options of installing up to ten fans in any location, thus keeping your motherboard and your build free from any unsightly fan cables. Read on to see what else these two dynamic duos may have to offer and if the NZXT Grid can become the perfect companion when paired together with the NZXT Sentry Mix 2.
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Review: ASUS GTX 780 DirectCU II OC 3 GB
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 11:38:26 in category: Video Card News [ Print ]
By W1zzard @ techPowerUp!
With the GTX 780 DirectCU II OC, ASUS introduces a new cooler design with upgraded heatpipes capable of carrying even more heat and two new fans that optimize airflow. The card is also overclocked out of the box and comes with a 10-phase power design.
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Review: Corsair Vengeance K70 Gaming Keyboard
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 11:29:10 in category: Game Controller News [ Print ]
By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D
In this article we review the all new Corsair Vengeance K70 cherry red mechanical keyboard. The K70 is the mighty descendant of the fashionable K60 in terms of the overall basis and concept, but it adds some more features, is much more cool looking with full LED lit keys and has a trick or two encompassed in the new design as well.
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Just Announced Hardware for 14 June 2013
Posted by Donster on: 2013-06-14 11:17:51 in category: Hardware News [ Print ]
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.
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