Month: December 2015

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa, one of the most innovative wargame of the year has received an update! Version 1.01 is finally live and it brings a lot of improvements!

Alongside some fixes – like the addition of three hexes to East Prussia on map – this update is strongly AI oriented!

Now the Soviet AI has been implemented to perform better in this version, having more offensive edges, more caution with the defense of key objectives such Leningrad and Moscow and more flexibility in army placement!

Be sure to check the entire list of changes here.

You can download the patch from here.

Source: Blue’s News

EA announces Getaway DLC for Battlefield Hardline, saying this will come to the premium version of the cops and robbers shooter next month. Here’s word on the new maps, weapons, vehicles, and more that this will add:

Drop the clutch, lay on the gas, and hold on to your seats, because Battlefield™ Hardline is gearing up for its fastest, most explosive expansion yet! Whether you’re making a dusty, high-speed escape across the Mexican border, or closing in on a hot pursuit along the sun-drenched Pacific coast, you’ll be chasing glory at top speed when you play Battlefield™ Hardline: Getaway*, coming January 2016.

A great getaway is key to a great heist. If you’re a criminal wheelman, your payday is dependent on your ability to evade the cops. If you drive for the law, the fastest way to earn your badge is to take down the thieves before they can escape into a cloud of dust and burnt rubber. Ready to rev your engines? Here’s what owners of Battlefield Hardline: Getaway will get…

• Four massive maps: Pacific Highway, Double Cross, Train Dodge, and Diversion
• New game mode: Capture the Bag
• 4 new vehicles
• 3 new weapons for the Mechanic Class
• One new gadget and a new melee weapon
• 4 new Legendary Camos

In addition, all Battlefield Hardline players will receive a game update that includes new weapons and patches, as well as new features we’ll talk about soon.

By Sean Sinha @ Legit Reviews

Founded in 2002 within the Akihibara district of Tokyo, Japan, Scythe is a global distributor and manufacturer of high quality computer parts. With offices in the USA and Germany, in addition to R&D facilities in Taiwan in China, Scythe has grown from their humble beginnings and today are well known with PC enthusiasts around the world. While known for producing excellent heatsinks with an emphasis on quiet operation, Scythe perhaps is best known for their amazing Gentle Typhoon series of fans. With the  Ninja 4 CPU cooler that we are reviewing today, Scythe is attempting to remind enthusiasts that they can provide excellent CPU cooling solutions at an amazing value.

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Author: AkG @ Hardware Canucks

Since the release of the Z170 series of motherboards we have looked at numerous ASUS offerings. Everything from entry level -A, to the impressive Deluxe and even multiple Republic of Gamers motherboards. However, we have not taken a close look at one of ASUS’ more popular lines: The Ultimate Force (TUF) series. As a perennial favorite amongst users who want durability above all else this oversight is rather glaringly obvious in hindsight. Today we fix this issue by reviewing the Z170 Sabertooth, what may be one of the best looking and arguably most advanced ASUS boards on the market today.

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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.

• Phanteks Announces Enthoo Pro M Acrylic Window Edition Chassis
• MSI Announces CPU Guard 1151
• AMD Silently Launches FX-6330 Black Edition Processor
• Sharkoon SHARK ZONE MK80 RGB Keyboard Announced
• 3DMark “Time Spy” Benchmark 5 Times Heavier on your GPU than “Fire Strike” – VIDEO
• ASRock SKY OC Unlocks Skylake Non-K CPUs Making Them Overclockable
• AOC Prepares Three Frontline Monitor Launches for CES 2016
• Alphacool Intros Eisdecken Top for D5 and DDC Pumps
• AMD Radeon R9 390 Now Offered with 4GB Memory
• EVGA Releases 700B Power Supply
• ASUS Intros Maximus VIII Hero Alpha, Featuring Native RGB LED Headers
• Intel Core i7 “Broadwell-E” Lineup to Feature Four SKUs

Ubisoft has announced the Jack the Ripper add-on content for Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate will be available for download on console on December 15 and PC on December 22. Jack the Ripper takes place 20 years after the events of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, where players will hunt the notorious serial killer as Assassin Evie Frye.

Jack the Ripper is available for Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate players for $14.99, or as part of the Season Pass, which includes: Jack the Ripper, The Last Maharaja mission pack, A Long Night Season Pass exclusive mission, Streets of London gameplay pack, two top-tier sets of gear and weapons and an exclusive XP boost for $29.99. Jack the Ripper is included in the Gold Edition of the game. Season Pass holders can download the add-on starting December 15.

For more information on Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate - Jack the Ripper, and to view the latest video, please visit official Assassin’s Creed website.

Source: Gamer’s Hell

Coming this December to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC, Legacy Operations, a new Battlefield 4 DLC, includes Dragon Valley 2015, a classic map reimagined both visually and with new gameplay features. This large map opens up for vehicular mayhem on land, air, and sea. Players can destroy or repair bridges for a tactical advantage. For infantry players, the dockyards offer intense close-quarter combat in Team Death Match.

The Battlefield 4 Holiday Update will be automatically released to your platform on the same day, but the free Legacy Operations DLC will be a separate, manual download available from the Origin My Games tab, the PlayStation PS Store, and Xbox Marketplace.

The Battlefield 4 Legacy Operations DLC Cinematic Video can be viewed here.

Ubisoft has launched a new video for Rainbow Six: Siege, a reboot of the series that puts players in the middle of lethal close-quarters confrontations.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege promises to give players unprecedented control over their ability to fortify their position – by reinforcing walls and floors, using barbed wire, deployable shields and mines, and more – or breach the enemies’ using observation drones, sheet charges, rappelling, and more.

Click here for more game information.

Out now, the Age of Charlemagne Campaign Pack is an epic expansion for Total War: Attila; set in the Middle Ages, long after Attila’s vicious reign has ended. Today, existing players will also automatically receive the latest free content update for the main game, featuring a new playable Faction and a free copy of the game for Steam OS/Linux.

The White Huns are the third free playable faction to be added to the game since launch, providing a new take on the Sassanid-dominated eastern reaches of the Campaign map.

The Linux version of Total War: Attila which will be available for free to anyone who currently owns Total War: Attila on Steam.

In the largest Total War: Attila expansion to date – Age of Charlemagne Campaign Pack – brings a brand new campaign map resplendent in medieval-style artwork and focuses on Europe from the year 768AD. With the introduction of Knights, Housecarls and other new era units, battlefield conflict takes an iconic turn. With over 50 conquerable provinces and new campaign mechanics, a detailed and vibrant geopolitical starting position will offer hundreds of hours of gameplay.

As well as an exciting new campaign, Age of Charlemagne also offers access to 8 new playable factions. Check out the trailer here.

Total War: Attila - Age of Charlemagne is out now and available to download today from 2pm GMT via Steam.

The White Huns and Steam OS free content will download for current owners automatically, whether or not they purchase Age of Charlemagne.

For more information on Total War: Attila - Age of Charlemagne visit the Total War Wiki.

Source: Blue’s News

A recent blog update from Activision reveals plans for The Awakening, the first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops III. They don’t offer a release date yet, but remind us this will start as a PlayStation 4 exclusive before heading to other platforms. Here’s word:

To help kick off PlayStation Experience in San Francisco, today we are thrilled to share the first details of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s first DLC map pack and some exciting news for the upcoming Call of Duty World League season. Revealed during this morning’s keynote address, the first of four planned DLC map packs will be Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Awakening and it will arrive first on PlayStation 4. Awakening features four new multiplayer maps—Skyjacked, Rise, Splash, and Gauntlet—and the next chapter in the Black Ops 3 Zombies saga, Der Eisendrachen.