Month: May 2016

You say you want The Revolution, well now you know… you probably don’t.

By  Jon Ryan, IGN

For all of its problems, 2011’s Homefront introduced an interesting Red Dawn-like concept, and revisiting post-invasion America in an open-world first-person shooter format sounded promising; but this fledgling FPS franchise has let me down again. There are some genuinely good ideas in Homefront: The Revolution, but nearly every one of them comes with a big fat “but.” While initially engaging, the stealth and shooter gameplay quickly becomes tedious, the story is terrible, and a general lack of polish means Homefront: The Revolution fails to make finishing its 20-hour campaign feel worthwhile.

Read on…

New High-End Weapons And Four New Gear Sets Introduced

Today, Ubisoft announced that the second content update for Tom Clancy’s The Division is now available for all players on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. Conflict is part of the post-launch plan aimed at keeping the experience fresh for players by introducing new ongoing content. This second free update offers a new incursion, High Value Targets, and features to make the journey through mid-crisis New York even more challenging and intense.

NEW ACTIVITIES:

• New Incursion “Clear Sky”: This new incursion takes players to Columbus Circle area, where they face an overwhelming force of Rikers who are now in full control of the Manhattan airspace. Players need to team up to take back the area and secure the supply route.
• Search and Destroy Missions: Once all side missions and encounters have been completed in a named zone, Search and Destroy missions lead players to groups of enemies located in the open-world.
• High Value Targets: After completing Search and Destroy missions, players are granted with valuable intel to hunt down new enemy leaders who have appeared all over Manhattan.

NEW ITEMS:

• Clear Sky introduces new top-of-the-line gear sets. Players will be able to try out these new powerful sets to match their gameplay style:
• Final Measure – Defensive set, enables players to defuse hostile grenades.
• Hunter’s Faith – Powerful long range set, deals severe damages to enemies.
• Lone Star – Damage per second gear set, increases the ammo capacity.
• Predator’s Mark – Support set, enables players to fight enemies at range and increases damage.

NEW FEATURES:

• Hijack Extractions: Now players have the ability to interrupt an extraction by cutting the rope and attempt to acquire the fallen loot bags. But this is not without risk, as this action will instantly mark them as Rogue.
• Sealed Cache: Sealed Caches can now be dropped by named enemies in the Dark Zone. The content of these caches remains mysterious until they are extracted and can include gear, Division Tech, and Dark Zone funds.
• Player Stashes: Player stashes are now available in every Dark Zone checkpoint.
• ISAC Assignments: These weekly assignments are now included in the map overview. Also with this update, weekly exclusive rewards will be introduced as well as free vanity items.

For more game information, visit the Tom Clancy’s The Division website.

Author: SKYMTL / AkG @ HardwareCanucks

Today’s SSD market is a crowded place with plenty of options for everyone but there is a sense of stagnation within it as well. While there’s no better time to be looking for a mid-range drive, the high end has been largely unmoved due to a lack of suitable interfaces. Motherboard manufacturers put their eggs in the SATA Express basket but thus far the actual storage manufacturers themselves have shunned that standard and have moved beyond SATA completely. First it was Intel’s 750 series, then Samsung’s 950 Pro, and now OCZ and by extension Toshiba are planting their feet in the NVMe space with the new RD400 series.

Read The Review Here

Source: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA released its GeForce 368.22 WHQL drivers. These drivers are Game Ready for “Overwatch,” “World of Tanks,” and “War Thunder.” This includes performance optimization, SLI support (for games that support multi-GPU), and GeForce Experience optimal settings. These drivers also address a stuttering issue noticed with “Tom Clancy’s The Division,” after 20-30 minutes of gameplay, on SLI machines.

You can download the new GeForce 368.22 WHQL drivers from GeForce Experience and GeForce.com.

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD released its encouraging fourth update to Radeon Software Crimson Edition for this month, with version 16.5.3 beta. The new drivers come with optimization for three games – “Overwatch,” “Total War: Warhammer,” and “Dota 2″ with Vulkan API. The drivers also add CrossFireX profiles for “Overwatch” and “Total War: Warhammer.” The drivers address a micro-stutter issue affecting CrossFire machines on “Fallout 4.”

You can download the Radeon Software Crimson Edition version 16.5.3 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.

• MSI Launches New X99 and Z170 TITANIUM Motherboards
• ASUS Teases its Next-gen DirectCU III Cooler
• EK Water Blocks Unveils New NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Water Blocks
• Corsair Launches Dominator Platinum ROG Edition
• Xilence Announces Performance A+ Series PSUs
• CRYORIG Will Reveal Two PC Cases on Computex
• FSP Readies a Redundant PSU for Standard ATX Desktops
• Toshiba Launches the OCZ RD400 NVMe SSD Series
• FSP Also Readies the Dagger Line of SFX PSUs
• Aqua Computer Reveals M.2 Riser Card with Heatsink and Water Block Compatibility
• EK Water Blocks Releases Monoblock for ASUS SABERTOOTH Z170 S Motherboard
• ECS Launches Brand New LEET GAMING Motherboards
• AOC Q2781PQ Has 4-side Borderless WQHD AH-IPS Panel
• GeIL’s New EVO-X Memory Kit Sports Innovative LED Technology

Source: Blue’s News

Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Eclipse is now available on Steam, offering DLC for the Windows edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the futuristic black ops shooter sequel. This second add-on pack adds a bunch of multiplayer environments to the game, and expands the included zombie campaign with more undead action. Here’s word:

“In the latest episode of the Zombies experience, the Origins characters head to ‘Zetsubou No Shima’, a tropical island where experiments with Element 115 have created horrors beyond belief. Battle your way through four stunning Black Ops III Multiplayer environments: Spire, Knockout, Verge and Rift.”

DLC releases while the Wargame franchise is 70% off on Steam this week-end

Wargame is back again with a brand new DLC for the million-selling franchise’s third installment, Wargame Red Dragon. In this new expansion for the spectacular real-time strategy game from Eugen Systems, the Dutch units are finally playable! Choose between 80 units and enter into a coalition with West Germany! To celebrate this DLC release, the Wargame Franchise Pack will be available at 70% off this week-end on Steam – May 19-23.

The Netherlands have a foundation of unique, indigenous, units such as the YP-408 and the YP-104 that are joined by the Korps Marinier and the Special Forces unit, KCT. Most nations buy foreign gear second hand and often obsolete, but the Netherlands has access to some of the best units that other countries have to offer. Following their units are local variations of French, English, American and German units like the Cheetah, the YPR-765, and the AMX-13 / FL-12.

The Netherlands DLC for Wargame Red Dragon is available today at 5,99$/5,99€/£4,99.

Get more game information at the official Wargame: Red Dragon Website.

Sim155 Ltd, developer of the flight and naval combat simulator Combat Air Patrol 2, has announced a chance for members of  Steam Community Hub to win a free copy of the game when released. So join the Combat Air Patrol 2 Steam Community and maybe you’ll  be one of the lucky winners!

Combat Air Patrol 2 (CAP2) is a flight and naval combat simulator game for PC (Steam/Windows) where you pilot the AV8B Harrier II. After initial flight and tactical training you will be pitched into an immersive scenario against aggressive ground, sea and air based enemies. Use your skill as a pilot and your tactical awareness to engage in dogfights, carry out ground attacks and command your fleet to ultimately ensure the safety of your comrades and the final capitulation of the enemy. Strategic decisions such as commanding your fleet on the tactical map and your performance in the air will affect the final outcome: Go ‘gung ho’ with a full out assault and the outcome will be in the balance or plan ahead and the end result will be your ultimate victory.

You can follow the development of Combat Air Patrol 2 on Facebook. Find out more about Combat Air Patrol 2 at the games official website.

1942, war rages as Germany and its allies continue the colossal invasion of the Soviet Union, which seems to be on the brink of collapse. An increasingly isolated Great Britain is the last bastion of resistance in Europe, and the armies of the Axis seem unstoppable. But the USA have entered the fight! The Allied High Command debates the opening of a new front: it’s time to reverse the tide…

This is the news all Panzer Corps fans were waiting for, no doubt: Panzer Corps: U.S. Corps is going to be released on Thursday May 26!

Panzer Corps: U.S. Corps is composed of three different DLCs, each one with its unique theatre of operations and scenarios, but all linked in a colossal branching campaign with complete unit carry over!

Start with brave but inexperienced “rookies” in the sands of North Africa, then assault the shores of Italy and fight your way up the peninsula, and eventually land on Normandy and take part to the final push for Germany! Learn how to wisely employ your troops to save your veterans for the next battles!

Get more information on Panzer Corps: U.S. Corps from its official product page.