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Gaijin Entertainment is thrilled to announce that the “Tusk Force” major content update for the online military action game War Thunder has been released to players. The update name is inspired by the new subtree of Thai ground vehicles, and the update itself features dozens of new military vehicles for different nations and eras. Some great examples include the American M55 self-propelled howitzer and the sleek B-66B jet bomber, the Chinese Qing-6 flying boat, the Thai F-5TH Super Tigris and the USS Charles F. Adams destroyer.

Watch the Tusk Force Release Trailer HERE.

The F-5TH Super Tigris is an extensively modernized variant of the F-5E/F Tiger II developed and operated by the Royal Thai Air Force in the late 2010s. This considerable upgrade brings modern avionics, radar, new cockpit elements and most importantly — compatibility with highly advanced air-to-air and precision-guided weapons, bringing the capabilities of the aircraft up to a modern standard.

The M55 is a huge 203mm self-propelled howitzer produced in the USA, and later exported to many allied nations, including Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Turkey. In War Thunder, it relies on teamwork to operate effectively, helping the team behind the frontline by supplying devastating supporting fire from a safer position. The benefit of a cannon this size is that accuracy doesn’t need to be perfect, as long as the shell connects it will more than likely be game over for your target.

Douglas B-66B Destroyer is a light bomber developed for the U.S. Air Force in the early 1950s as part of America’s shift toward jet-powered tactical aircraft at the beginning of the Cold War. Originally derived from a naval twin-engine jet bomber, the B-66B features sleek swept wings, optimized for transonic speeds. Powered by a pair of Allison J71 turbojet engines, the B-66B can reach top speeds of around 1,000 km/h at medium altitudes, complete with a sizable bomb load.

Charles F. Adams-class destroyers became iconic during the Cold War, combining traditional gunfire with cutting-edge missile technology. The lead ship of the class entered service in 1960 and immediately found itself at the epicenter of history, participating in the Mercury 8 mission and later the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. She is armed with the RIM-24 Tartar anti-aircraft missile system, which can also be used against enemy ships.

More information on the update is available on the official website.

Armored Warfare, the tactical free-to-play MMO from Wishlist Games, expands its Black Company Special Operations with the release of Tiger Shark. Mercenaries Joshua Seagrove and Kathryn Grey return in Tiger Shark, tasked with reclaiming a hijacked vessel from a pirate stronghold in the Indian Ocean. Facing ex–special forces warlord Louis Pareil, this mission pushes them into their toughest fight yet.

Check out the Launch Trailer HERE.

A New Chapter in the Black Company Saga

Tiger Shark picks up after the liberation of Port Houston in Lone Star. Seeking redemption from war crime accusations, Seagrove and Grey strike a deal with Suez Incorporated: recover a hijacked vessel in exchange for clearing their names. Their hunt leads them to a remote island, now a pirate fortress under Pareil’s command. Cunning, ruthless, and unpredictable, Pareil ensures this fight will be unlike any before.

Key Features

Rewards Highlights

Players can unlock a full set of achievements across vehicle classes and difficulty levels, with rewards such as:

The Tiger Shark Special Operation is available now in Armored Warfare. Jump in today, unlock rewards, and continue the Black Company story.

To find out more about Armored Warfare and download the game for free, visit the games official website, or visit the games Steam page.

June 2025 saw the launch of Broken Arrow, and with thousands of copies sold, this is just the beginning for developer Steel Balalaika Studio and publisher Slitherine, who have both been hard at work perfecting the ‘Everyone Fights!’ Update 1.0.10, available now for Broken Arrow via Steam.

Watch the Broken Arrow Update 1.0.10 – “Everyone Fights!” Trailer HERE.

What is coming with Update 1.0.10?

Player feedback continues to be crucial and is meticulously monitored by Steel Balalaika and Slitherine teams. The point of players leaving matches with no consequence is one that is flagged most notably, and will no longer be an issue with this latest game patch.

In the standard matchmaking mode, a system of progressive penalties is in place, meaning that if a player quits a match with no reconnection, a temporary ban will be in place from joining new matches. Each repeated violation will increase the penalty duration, ranging from 2 minutes for the first offence up to 3 hours for systematic leavers.

With this new system, Broken Arrow aims to reduce the number of matches where teams are left at obvious disadvantages, ultimately making the battles a more enjoyable gameplay experience for everyone involved.

This isn’t the only upgrade in 1.0.10, far from it. Alongside deserter penalties, Broken Arrow will also see the implementation of the surrender option mode. When victory is long past the horizon and only defeat remains, players can look to end matches early with this option, allowing them to move on to the next match and put their focus into new battles.

The surrender option also grants players greater control over the flow of a match and the time spent in each foray. This mode will be available in all current game mode inclusions and allows teams to end a battle on their own terms, without the additional penalties. The match is simply recorded as a loss for one side and a victory for the other.

Other 1.0.10 changes:

On top of the aforementioned improvements, Broken Arrow will also receive an abundance of amendments, bug fixes, brand new dynamic battle music, new and improved models for certain units, several new customisation options, and improved controls. Other highlights include:

Balance Improvement

· New tools to analyse player habits

· Factions’ win rates rebalance

· US Specialisations interoperability improvements

New Models

· Improved models for BMD-4 family of vehicles

· Upgraded armor customisation

· M4A1 URG-I Rifle

The battle pushes on, and so does Broken Arrow. Future updates will see further performance enhancements based on player feedback, and the developers will continue to iron out issues and improve overall factors of the game.

For more game information please visit the games website or its official Steam page.

This is not a drill. German tanks have been spotted on the horizon, moving fast and closing in. On September 19 at 17:00 CEST / 08:00 PST, Call to Arms: Panzer Elite will launch its Early Access offensive on Steam. The mission is more than pure entertainment—it’s a rallying call for players to join the front lines and provide vital feedback to help shape an outstanding game.

Call to Arms: Panzer Elite’s Early Access adventure begins with the opening chapter of its campaign in France, where players command a German tank platoon on a desperate mission to halt the Allied advance. During the Early Access period, developer Digitalmind Software will roll out regular updates, including additional campaign missions, more tanks and armored vehicles, and expanded PvP content, as well as new features for players.

A detailed Steam post answers frequently asked questions and emphasizes how community input will guide the game’s evolution throughout Early Access.

Watch the Call to Arms: Panzer Elite Early Access Release Trailer HERE.

Players can choose the standard edition, which delivers the full game experience for $29.99 / €29.99. For the first week of Early Access, a 10% launch discount will be available.

A Deluxe Edition upgrade adds extra skirmish maps for multiplayer or solo play, along with cosmetic skins for three vehicles. It will be offered at $19.99 / €19.99 and will also receive the launch discount.

Deluxe Edition Content:

About Call to Arms: Panzer Elite

Call to Arms: Panzer Elite is a tactical World War II simulation that puts players in command of a German armored battalion during the summer of 1944. Set in the aftermath of the D-Day landings, the game challenges players to hold the line against overwhelming Allied forces through strategic tank warfare and authentic battlefield decision-making. With full support for single-player, co-op, and competitive modes, Call to Arms: Panzer Elite combines realism, historical depth, and explosive action. Built in Unreal Engine 5, the game features destructible environments, meticulously modeled vehicles, and uncompromising attention to simulation detail.

Today, SNEG, Ltd., curator and publisher of treasured classic PC games, is distributing Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord, Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin, and Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps on Steam for PC for $5.39 USD after a limited-time 10% discount. A bundle of all three games is available for an extra 20% discount.

YouTube Trailers: Beyond Overlord | Barbarossa to Berlin | Afrika Korps

The iconic Combat Mission franchise was created by Battlefront and is now being developed and published by wargames specialists Matrix Games. Featuring turn-based “WeGo” gameplay, all players deploy their units, issue commands, and then watch as the results unfold in real-time, with outcomes determined by realistic elements such as behavioral logic and physics.

All three games feature various community-created mods and scenarios (see each game’s features for the included content.

For fans of the entire series, a Combat Mission bundle is now available on Steam This bundle includes, but is not limited to, these three new SNEG titles.

Urban Warfare update is now live and delivers six new maps, each designed to push your tactical decision making to the limit:

Whether in Skirmish or Multiplayer, these maps bring fast-paced, high-stakes urban combat that will challenge even veteran commanders.

AI Improvement

One of the most requested improvements from the community was to make the AI more challenging and lifelike. With this update, we’ve completely reworked how the Skirmish AI makes decisions:

These improvements make the AI more unpredictable and lifelike, ensuring every encounter feels fresh.

Find out more about Headquarters: World War II at the games official website or via Steam. A new Urban Warfare tournament has been announced and you can get more details and sign up HERE.

The pomp and circumstance of royal celebrations come to life in Coronations, a new event pack for Crusader Kings III. This pack, included in the Chapter IV expansion pass for the game, gives your kings and emperors the choice of proclaiming their majesty and legitimizing their rule through a new activity and related events. Coronation ceremonies offer new opportunities for earning prestige and inciting envy in Paradox Interactive’s popular grand strategy role-playing game set in a deeply researched medieval world.

Watch the Crusader Kings III: Coronations Release Trailer HERE.

Key Features of Crusader Kings III: Coronations include:

New Activity: Coronations

Oaths

Crusader Kings III: Coronations is available now on Steam for the suggested retail price of $4.99/£4.29/€4.99. It is also available as part of the Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV Expansion Pass. More information about Crusader Kings III is available on the official Crusader Kings III website or on its Steam page.

New update features the first Ukrainian-made tank in the game

Gaijin Entertainment announces that “Tusk Force”, the next major content update for the online military action game War Thunder, will be released in mid-September. Alongside dozens of other ground, air and naval vehicles, Tusk Force adds a brand-new subtree of Thai ground vehicles (within the Japanese tech tree), the American battleship USS Maryland, the British Sky Sabre SAM system, the Russian Buk-M3 SAM system, and the Canadian CF-188A fighter jet.

Watch the “Tusk Force” Update Trailer HERE.

The Oplot-T tank is War Thunder’s first Ukrainian-made tank. A modification of the T-80UD main battle tank built for the Royal Thai army, these vehicles saw combat during the brief 2025 border clash with Cambodia. The Oplot-T sports reactive armor, a Laser Warning Receiver (LWR), and an optronic countermeasures system. Thanks to its upgraded transmission, it can reverse at up to 30 km/h, allowing it to quickly fall back to cover. In addition to ammunition typical for the USSR tech tree, the Oplot is armed with Chinese-made ammo like the GP125 ATGMs and the new top-end BTA4 APFSDS round – capable of penetrating over half a meter of armor.

The USS Maryland is the third of the Colorado-class battleships. In World War II she delivered naval gunfire support for the landings on Tarawa, Kwajalein and Saipan, where she was damaged by a torpedo, and later endured kamikaze attacks during the battles for Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. In combat, she relies on eight powerful 406 -mm main guns, rapid-fire secondary batteries, and a battery of automatic anti-aircraft artillery.

Britain’s Sky Sabre system entered service in December 2021 and now protects the skies over the British mainland and the Falkland Islands. In War Thunder, players deploy a radar vehicle to detect targets and two launchers – each armed with 8 new-to-the-game CAMM or extended-range CAMM-ER missiles with ranges of 25 and 45 km, respectively – to keep enemy aircraft at bay.

The Buk-M3 is a modern Russian anti-aircraft missile system, adopted in 2016. Its 9M317MA missiles feature thrust- vector control and can endure an overload of 30G, allowing them to engage agile targets even at close range. Even if the primary radar vehicle is lost, the player can continue the battle using the launchers alone, which are equipped with their own sights, a thermal imager, and a built-in radar capable of detecting and tracking targets in a narrow sector.

For full details on the “Tusk Force” update, visit the official War Thunder website.

Slitherine Software today announced United States of Annihilation, the next DLC for ICBM: Escalation. This new campaign explores an alternate history where the United States rises from WWII determined to impose its will on the entire world.

The DLC is now entering beta, and they are inviting players to sign up and help them test before release. Your feedback will be essential in shaping the final version.

Sign up for the beta HERE.

Blue Dot Games has just unveiled the latest in their Developer Tapes series showcasing different aspects of ‘83, their upcoming 40v40 squad-based tactical first-person shooter set in an alternate 1983 where the Cold War escalated into an all-out warzone. This latest video highlights the two factions in this conflict: The United States Army and the Soviet Ground Forces.

‘83 Developer Tapes #2 – Factions

Each faction is based on years of research, utilising military archives, historical photographs, re-enactment groups, Cold War museums, and direct consultation with military history forums.

The US Army is built for structure, coordination, and precision. Utilising period appropriate weapons like M16A1, The M60 LMG, and the MP5SD, this army is designed for accurate fire and tactical versatility. US Special Forces bring even more specialisation, like shotguns tuned for close quarters combat. Their uniforms are standardised, with machined components, and plastics and polymers commonly utilised in weapons and gear; equipment that can be efficiently mass produced to adapt to the everturning tide of war. Adopt the strategies of fire discipline, coordination, and role-based tactics to emerge victorious.

Soviet forces are designed for relentless forward pressure, implementing iconic weaponry like the AK074, RPK-74, and the RPG-7. Deploy Soviet tactics in ‘83 using movement in numbers, with waves of infantry supported by armored vehicles, and overwhelming firepower. Donning repurposed uniforms of canvas and leather, the soviet battle fatigues reflects the resourcefulness of the Eastern Bloc and their reliance on repurposed stock from earlier decades. Blitz through your opponents’ defenses with offensive pressure and volume of fire.

‘83 was built on the idea of “accessible realism”, with an aim to make everything as realistic as possible, until the point where it stops being fun, then it gets ratcheted back one notch. Taking you to the action fast, matches average around 30-40 minutes, and whilst dying only takes you out of the match for a short while, before allowing you to respawn, don’t underestimate this seemingly low-stakes penalty, as that time-out is enough to turn the tide of battle since ‘83 requires thorough communication and teamwork, with Team Commanders guiding their faction through strategic organisation and nail-biting calls.

Players can choose from a variety of roles: from frontline riflemen to vehicle operators and support units – each with their own loadouts and strategic value. ‘83 features era-authentic weapons and equipment with realistic handling and lethality, with each armament meticulously designed and animated according to its real life counterpart. Every weapon behaves in a realistic way, with barrels and suppressors overheating when rapid firing, machineguns require a stable surface for accuracy, and bullets don’t magically teleport in between magazines when you reload a half-empty one. ‘83’s focus on realism, coordination and large-scale immersion offers players a gritty, boots-on-the-ground experience in a world teetering on the edge of nuclear war!

’83 is coming to Steam Early Access later this year.