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By Peter Donnell @ eTeknix

Regular eTeknix readers may recall our review of the Lian Li 011-Dynamic just a couple of months ago. Well, Lian Li is back and they’re going big! The new Lian Li 01–Dynamic XL is their latest monster-case built for those with big intentions. Massive water cooling and air cooling potential, huge tempered glass windows, and uncompromising hardware support? It has them all, and then some. If that’s not enough, it’s also ROG Certified. Albeit, to my knowledge that means the built-in RGB can be used with Aura Sync and it has a ROG logo on the side. But hey, that’s still cool with me.

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By Hilbert Hagedoorn @ Guru3D

High-performance NVMe SSDs tend to run hot. Ergo you have seen the manufacturers offer solutions with heatsinks, incl motherboard manufacturers making that even easier for you. Team Group takes it to the next level, as they are fitting the Cardea NVMe SSD with a heatsink holding liquid. That’s right, that is passive liquid cooling for you.

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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.

• Be Quiet! Unveils the Pure Base 500 Case
• ENERMAX Introduces a New CPU Air Cooler ETS-T50 AXE ARGB Version
• AOC Launches CQ27G1 Curved Monitor: 27 Inch, 144 Hz, FreeSync, Sub-$300
• HyperX Now Shipping the Cloud Orbit and Cloud Orbit S Gaming Headsets
• EK Water Blocks Announces the EK-Momentum MSI Z390 MEG Godlike D-RGB Monoblocks
• Antec Striker Open-air Mini-tower Launched at $249.99
• ASROCK Radeon RX 5700 XT TAICHI OC Pictured
• MSI Rolls Out MAG Optix G27C4 1500R Curved Monitor with 165Hz Refresh Rate
• AMD To Handle Boost Clock Frequency Differentials with Firmware Update
• Intel Releases Graphics Drivers with Integer Upscaling – Only Available on Ice Lake

Tactical Hide and Seek For Higher Ranked Vehicles as Helicopters and Tanks Equip Night Vision and Thermal Aids for Low Light and Night Time Combat

Gaijin Entertainment today announced that War Thunder will receive a new major Content Update this September, nicknamed “Night Vision”. It will bring a lot of new content, including the eighth playable nation – China.

The initial line-up of Chinese vehicles available in War Thunder features tanks, fighter aircraft and bombers which were used during World World II or shortly after, and will show just how turbulent the history of the country’s military in the 20th century was. Players will be able to try aircraft employed by foreign volunteers from the Flying Tigers regiment that helped China fight against Imperial Japan, captured Japanese vehicles, military imports from the USSR that became part of China’s military as well as local variants of Soviet MiG jets and American Patton tanks. Each vehicle that will become a part of War Thunder’s initial Chinese vehicle tree was historically used by China at some point: The Henschel Hs 123A-1, for example, was imported by the Chinese Nationalist forces from Nazi Germany and was used against the Imperial Japanese Navy during battles at the Yangtze river.

Immediately after the release of the “Night Vision” Update, all players will get access to a first selection of Chinese ground vehicles and aircraft. Players who wish to gain access to the entire Chinese tech tree as fast as possible can do so by fulfilling a series of in-game tasks in War Thunder, or by purchasing one of the Chinese pre-order packs that include a premium vehicle, in-game currency, premium account time and cosmetic items. One of the packs will grant access to the aircraft tech tree and the other one will unlock the ground vehicles tech tree.

Another important part of the new update and a significant expansion to the gameplay of War Thunder on higher ranks is the introduction of night vision devices and thermal sights. For the latter, the game will calculate the temperature of each component of a vehicle, i.e. the gun or tracks, and show their temperature accordingly. The hotter components get, the more visible – and thus more vulnerable to detection – the affected vehicles will become. On the other hand, tankers in War Thunder will then be able to turn off their engines to decrease their vehicle’s temperature, e.g. to prepare for ambushes. Night vision devices, which allow increased visibility in dimly lit conditions or darkness, will not only be available to tanks, but helicopters as well – including the modern Eurocopter Tiger, which is also included in this update. Of course, this also means that there will be an increased chance for night time encounters in higher-ranked ground forces battles.

More information about the Chinese vehicle tree, new vehicle models from other nations and the night vision and thermal sight features are available at the official War Thunder website.

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.

• EVGA Intoduces the SuperNOVA G5 Series Power Supplies
• Lian Li and EKWB Launch O11D Distro-Plate G1 Custom Water Cooling Reservoir, Routing and Pump Solution
• Lian Li Announces O11 Dynamic XL ROG Certified Case
• XPG to Unveil World’s First 4D Gaming Mouse and New Mera Edition Gaming Gear at IFA Berlin 2019
• Team Group Releases new T-Force Gaming Products: Gaming Memory Dark Z & DELTA MAX RGB SSD
• LG Launches Meridian Audio based Bluetooth 5.0 Headsets
• MSI Unveils New Creator’s Desktop PC & Monitor – The Prestige P100 & PS341WU

Source: Gematsu

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for the Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown‘s fourth Season Pass downloadable content, “Unexpected Visitor.”

While the first three add-ons for the Season Pass have already been released and consist of additional aircraft, the three add-ons that have yet to be released are story-based mission downloadable content.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

To find out more about Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, head over to the games official website.

Square Enix Ltd. is pleased to announce that Just Cause 4: Danger Rising is available now for Gold Edition and Season Pass owners.

Watch the Just Cause 4: Danger Rising Gameplay Trailer HERE.

Danger Rising is the third and final part of the “Dare Devils, Demons and Danger” expansion pass and the biggest addition to Just Cause 4 since launch, featuring 9 new missions, plus exciting new gadgets, weapons and vehicles. Last but not least is a new addition to Rico’s already impressive suite of traversal options in the massive open-world of Solís: a fully functional Hoverboard.

The story picks up with giant submarines appearing off the coast of the island of Solís, serving as massive outposts for the Agency, who have arrived to hunt down the rogue agent Rico and reclaim their technology. He must take down all strongholds to bring the Agency to their knees. Every submarine base presents new gameplay challenges and requires a fresh approach to strategy in order to put them out of commission.

With Agency operatives stalking the shores of Solís, Rico is faced with a difficult new challenge – an enemy with the same technology and training as him. For the first time, Rico must fight other agents, tough and dangerous foes with grapple hooks of their own and incredible new high-tech weaponry.

Just Cause 4: Danger Rising is available now on XBOX ONE, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The game has been rated M (Mature) by the ESRB and the latest expansion is available for a suggested price of $11.99 (US) and £9.99 GBP.

You can read more about the improvements to Just Cause 4 on the Developer Blog.

Gold Edition purchasers receive 7 days early access to the Just Cause 4: Danger Rising DLC, starting the 29th of August. Standard Edition access begins on September 5th, 2019.

For more information on the Gold Edition visit: http://justcause.com/buy-now

After a fairly long break, we have a new update for Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager!

This brings the Slitherine version up to the same level as the recently released GOG one.

Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager (SPM) is the ultimate game of space exploration. The game features the race to the Moon, the historical event that started in the early 1960s and that ended in July 1969, after the successful completion of the Apollo 11 mission. To verify its accuracy and authenticity, the game has been developed in consultation with Dr. Buzz Aldrin, former U.S. Air Force combat pilot (66 missions in Korea) and NASA astronaut, who took part in the first Moon landing mission and became the second human being to walk on the Moon.

You can update your game via the game’s updater, logging into our website’s My Page section (requires the game to be registered under your username), or you can download it directly from THIS LINK.

v1.7.1 Changelog:

• Fixed a bug in the general stats screen shown at the end of the game.
• Added functionality in order to validate the fact that a rocket is not being used by a scheduled mission when attempting to close it.
• Revised the list of Soviet candidates from all three employee groups.
• Changed the TLI property of the Atlas-Agena from 366 Kg to 390 Kg. This value is more realistics and will allow players to use it in the ‘Lunar Orbiter program’.
• Achieving the ‘LK lander test in Moon orbit’ goal will now grant the achievement of ‘Soyuz 7K-L3 lunar orbital flight’.
• Removed the ‘Venus Orbiter’ goal penalty from the ‘Venera 7 Venus Lander’ mission.
• Fixed a bug that triggered a runtime exception when players exceeded the maximum number of turns.
• Accomplishing the 28_TEST_EARTH_ORBIT_LANGLEY_LIGHT_LUNAR_LANDER and 30_EARTH_LEM_TEST goals grants the DOCKING goal.
• Fixes to the ES (Spanish) strings that were causing issues with the tutorial.
• Fixed goals cancelled by 28_TEST_EARTH_ORBIT_LANGLEY_LIGHT_LUNAR_LANDER and 30_EARTH_LEM_TEST (DOCKING).
• Added functionality for cleaning the data cache when exiting the game.

Get more information about Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager from its official product page.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey took a big step into Greek myth this year with The Fate of Atlantis, a three-part post-launch story arc that brought Alexios or Kassandra into the Greek afterlife – and, eventually, to the titular lost city of Atlantis, once a teeming center of the mysterious First Civilization. If you haven’t yet begun your journey into The Fate of Atlantis, its first episode – titled Fields of Elysium – is free from August 26 through September 1. During that period, players can download and keep Fields of Elysium on PS4, Xbox One, and PC (via Uplay, Steam, or the Epic Games Store).

Fields of Elysium transports players to Greek mythology’s equivalent of heaven, a vibrant paradise of white cliffs and flowering meadows presided over by the Greek goddess Persephone (actually a member of the First Civilization, or Isu). However, this seeming utopia hides dark secrets and super-powered enemies, as well as treasure-filled labyrinths and four new enhancements for your Abilities, which let you wield the powers of the Isu in battle.

Once downloaded, Fields of Elysium is open to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey players who’ve reached at least level 28 and finished the Between Two Worlds questline, along with the Heir of Memories questline. Players who want to jump straight into Fields of Elysium’s content, meanwhile, can take a shortcut option and begin playing with a pre-leveled character (although you’ll still need the Assassin’s Creed Odyssey base game to play). Should you decide to continue your journey by purchasing The Fate of Atlantis or the Season Pass, any character progression or loot you earn in Fields of Elysium will carry over into the second and third episodes, Torment of Hades and Judgment of Atlantis.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and its post-launch content, including The Fate of Atlantis and Legacy of the First Blade story arcs, are available now on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and will be included in UPLAY+ when the subscription service launches on September 3. For more on Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, check out our previous coverage.

The PC specs for Ghost Recon Breakpoint have been revealed, giving players planning on visiting Auroa on PC a look at the PC-exclusive features, and the hardware needed to best run Breakpoint. While the full launch, on October 4th, is a little over a month away, Breakpoint’s closed beta starts on September 5th. Players on any platform can get guaranteed access into the beta by pre-ordering now or signing up for UPLAY+.

Watch the Ghost Recon Breakpoint: PC Features Overview Trailer HERE.

Features

• Full PC optimization
• 4K resolutions
• Uncapped frame rate
• Ultra-wide and multi-monitor support
• Fully customizable controls
• AMD FidelityFX
• Discord integration
• Gameplay and menu eye tracking with tobii

PC Specifications
Minimum – Low Setting | 1080p

• OS: Windows 7/8.1/10
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 1200/Intel Core I5 4460
• RAM: 8 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon R9 280X/Nvidia Geforce GTX 960 (4 GB)

Recommended – High Setting | 1080p

• OS: Windows 7/8.1/10
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600/Intel Core I7 6700K
• RAM: 8 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 480/Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 (6 GB)

Ultra – Ultra Setting | 1080p

• OS: Windows 10
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X/Intel Core I7 6700K
• RAM: 16 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700XT/Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080

Ultra 2K – Ultra Setting | 2K

• OS: Windows 10
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X/Intel Core I7 6700K
• RAM: 16 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700XT/Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080

Elite – Ultra Setting | 4K

• OS: Windows 10
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X/Intel Core I7 7700K
• RAM: 16 GB
• GPU: AMD Radeon VII/Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080

Players who pre-order a digital version of Ghost Recon Breakpoint for PC (including Ubisoft Store’s exclusive WOLVES COLLECTOR EDITION) between May 9th and October 4th 2019 or have pre-ordered it before the announcement of the offer will also be eligible for additional in-game rewards in:

• Rainbow Six: Siege: 7-day renown booster
• The Division 2: Military P416 Wolves weapon skin
• Ghost Recon Wildlands: Pack of 1700 Ghost Recon Credits

For the latest about Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint and other Ubisoft games, please visit news.ubisoft.com.