Month: December 2015

Welcome to the chaotic and devastated world of Tom Clancy’s The Division

Source: Gamer’s Hell

Ubisoft has unveiled a new video for Tom Clancy’s The Division, an online, open-world RPG developed by Massive Entertainment and due to launch on March 8th, 2016 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. The beta test will take place in early 2016.

A devastating pandemic sweeps through New York City, and one by one, basic services fail. In only days, without food or water, society collapses into chaos. The Division, a classified unit of self-supported tactical agents, is activated. Leading seemingly ordinary lives among us, The Division agents are trained to operate independently of command, as all else fails. Fighting to prevent the fall of society, the agents will find themselves caught up in an epic conspiracy, forced to combat not only the effects of a manmade virus, but also the rising threat of those behind it.

More game information can be found on the official Tom Clancy’s The Division website.

Source: UbiBlog

If you’re playing Rainbow Six: Siege on PC, there’s an extra treat waiting for you today alongside the latest update – and it’s one you’ll definitely want to grab if you’re playing on a higher-end rig. Download the Ultra HD Texture Pack, and you’ll get new weapon and character textures that look amazing at resolutions up to 4K.

You don’t need a 4K monitor or ultra-high-end graphics card to take advantage of the new textures, however. For example, if you’re running a GPU with at least 4 GB of memory, you’ll notice a difference when using the new textures between 1080p and 1440p resolutions. Rainbow Six: Siege looks even better on a GPU with 6 GB or more, which lets players take full advantage of the Ultra HD Texture Pack at 4K resolution.

Finally, those running dual GPUs with 6 GB or more each will be able to breach walls and rescue hostages with the game looking its absolute sharpest, with 4K resolution, Ultra HD textures and the highest settings for lighting and shading.

The Ultra HD Texture Pack is available today as free DLC through Uplay and Steam. It’s separate from the update that’s also available now – which brings an auto-kick feature for intentional team killers, closes an exploit that let defenders leave their building duras well as bug fixes, matchmaking changes and a number of other improvements – so if your hardware is up to the challenge, be sure to grab it and make sure your Operators always look their best. Details on the larger update can be found here , and there’s always more news at the Rainbow Six: Siege blog.

Wargaming is proud to announce the new Czechoslovakian Tech Tree for World of Tanks is ready to carve out a name for itself in Update 9.13. This line rolls out to battle with light and medium vehicles, giving tankers new weapons in their ever-growing arsenal to outwit and outhit their opponents.

Sitting proud at the top end of the Tech Tree are the Tier 9 and 10 Škoda TVP tanks. Boasting excellent accuracy, when combined with their range and stabilization, these powerful vehicles create a perfect recipe for destruction. Also joining the fight is the Tier 7 Konštrukta T-34/100, an upgraded version of the Soviet T-34 with an improved armament that will be very familiar to experienced players.

“With a rich and interesting tank-building history, World of Tanks could not pass up the opportunity to include these dynamic Czechoslovakian tanks into the game,” said Sergey Laptenok, Publishing Product Director, World of Tanks. “These vehicles, with a number of great features like maneuverability and autoloading guns, create an experience that players don’t want to miss out on.”

Also in Update 9.13 is the Czechoslovakian-inspired map “Pilsen”, which is set to be featured in Random and Rampage battles. This map was based on the actual Škoda tank factory in Pilsen that birthed a number of legendary vehicles. A first for World of Tanks, players will prowl around close-quarters environments within enclosed buildings.

Watch the Update 9.13 video here.

For more information about World of Tanks, visit the games official website.

Dynamic, exclusive anime-inspired game mode coming to World of Warships

The battle-torn oceans in World of Warships are getting new and unique in-game content inspired by the naval-themed sci-fi anime “ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL –ARS NOVA-”. This new mode is set to arrive soon, bringing with it special missions, skins for vessels styled on the anime, and more.

These series of missions will offer players great rewards modelled on the hi-tech reincarnations of warships featured in “ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL –ARS NOVA-”. Captains can take the helm of Kongo-class battleships from the series, as well as other vessels that will be added in the future.

If that’s not cool enough, these unique vessels feature Mental Models (humanoid AI avatars) from the show as their commander and will appear with their special, designated vessels. The actual voiceover actress of the main heroine “Iona” has been recruited to lend her talent, calling out battle actions. Finally, players will also be able to select a special “ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL –ARS NOVA-”-themed port to dock their Blue Steel fleet.

To learn more about the new “ARPEGGIO OF BLUE STEEL –ARS NOVA-” game mode, and to watch the announcement video, visit the official World of Warships portal.

By Ben @ EnosTech

Today we will be taking a look at the Aerocool Aero-1000 PC Case! Aerocool is very well-known for offering some amazing budget friendly cases that offer great functionality and performance. Choosing a new case, either for a complete new build or just to upgrade your current build can be quite the daunting task. Cases come in all sorts of colours, sizes and can have loads of different features that you may or may not need. One of the more recent case design changes I am personally a big fan of is that manufacturers have started to not always include any optical drive bays. This is great for me as I can’t remember the last time I used one, must be at least 6-years as I much prefer to use USB drives for anything one might use a CD or DVD for.

Read The Review Here

Author: Paul Johnson @ HardOCP

XFX is targeting serious gamers and hardware enthusiasts with its new XTR Series of PSU. XFX suggest other power supplies do not always deliver, “The Wattage you see isn’t always the wattage you get.” We will certainly find out if that is true with the XTR 850W PSU delivers the power and efficiency it promises in its marketing.

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.

• Sapphire Announces NITRO Radeon R9 Fury with Custom PCB
• BIOSTAR Announces GeForce GTX 750 Ti OC Graphics Card
• BenQ Announces Product Lineup for CES 2016
• VisionTek Expands Super-Speed USB 3.0 Pocket SSD Line
• NEC Enhances 27-inch and 30-inch MultiSync EA Monitors with IPS Panels
• Acer Predator Z35 Curved G-Sync Gaming Display Runs At Up To 200Hz
• ADATA Showcases Future Evolution at CES 2016
• SilverStone Releases EP03 Hub with Fast Charging and Power Meter

The British are coming! Rumbling over the ridge – but they are definitely not dressed in red, olive drab is the duty colour for the incoming 1.55 “Royal Armour” update. The new major update introduces armoured vehicles to Great Britain. More than 30 machines of the finest British steel, 9 new aircraft, 2 amazing North African locations and many more features have been added to the game.

We can’t wait to put British armour into the hands of our players! Some vehicles will be available to play right from the start.. The rest of them will be first tested and then introduced step by step. Follow our news to learn how to join the beta-test, that also grants access to all of the initial machines. Don’t miss it!

See the full list of changes in the Changelog section.

Thirty British tanks including variants of Valentine’s, Matildas, Cromwells and Churchills will be introduced over the coming weeks with five regular and four premium tanks initially for the Brits. Over the next few weeks the British ranks will steadily grow and encompass self-propelled guns and the very first armoured cars in War Thunder in the form of the T17E2 and Mk II AA.

Get more 1.55 “Royal Armour” information and watch the new video on the official War Thunder website.

“Rangers lead the way” – Rangers’ motto

All right gents! This no time for sitting back, and if you thought the fight was over, well, I tell you: you thought wrong. Heroes of Normandie: US Rangers – the first expansion of one of the most recent and innovative tactical wargames around has been released, featuring a precious addition for American Player: the US Rangers, the toughest among the toughest warriors!

From the Product Page:

”These tough soldiers are an invaluable asset and a sure threat to Jerry thanks to their love of the assault! Many of these brave soldiers have enhanced combat stats that reflect their harsh selection and training under Captain Pepper!”

Not even the panzers can save the Germans this time!

To better celebrate this milestone, a completely free new feature has been added, available both to the base game and the expansion, finally introducing for single player and multiplayer alike, the Editor!

You can download the update following this link. Watch the “Showcasing the Editor” trailer here.

Grab the game now!

Heroes of Normandie: US Rangers is a DLC for Heroes of Normandie and requires the Heroes of Normandie base game to play.

Source: Blue’s News

The Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate website has a new trailer showing off the Jack the Ripper DLC that’s part of a season’s pass for the action/adventure sequel. This is available today for consoles and will come in one week to PCs. The trailer highlights VR support in the add-on, as it offers a 360 degree view of a slow motion run through Victorian London. Here’s word on the DLC and the trailer:

Featuring the infamous namesake of the DLC, the trailer takes you through the gritty streets of Victorian London and plunges viewers into Jack’s grisly world. This trailer is currently available in its full VR form for the Samsung Gear VR platform, but if don’t have that hardware and still want to get a taste of the experience, you can view it through YouTube and Facebook’s 360 video player.

The Jack the Ripper trailer provides insight into how Ubisoft imagines the future of storytelling through the unique immersion VR provides. “Nicolas [Bouchet] and I started working on this as a test to see how we could adapt a trailer to offer a true VR experience,” says Adrian Lacey, Director of IP Development at Ubisoft Montpelier. “Originally, we hadn’t planned on releasing it, but the results were so good we had to share it. The Jack the Ripper VR trailer is just a small taste of what virtual reality can bring, both in terms of storytelling and how it can help players go deeper into our worlds.”