Author: Donster

Source: CVG

Activision has released a new Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Season Pass video detailing what players will get for paying up-front for additional DLC content.

The Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Season Pass will cost $50 and will grant buyers access to four DLC packs planned for release throughout 2015 – Havoc, Ascendance, Supremacy, and Reckoning – each one containing new multiplayer content, typically including maps and modes.

Season Pass holders will also get early access DLC weapons, and will get an additional DLC multiplayer map on launch day. Called Atlas Gorge, the map is an enhanced remake of Call of Duty 4′s Pipeline map, and the focus of the above video.

The $50 Season Pass will represent a $10 discount on buying the expansions separately at $15 each. The first DLC expansion, Havoc, is set to drop in January.

Activision recently announced that customers who purchase Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare digitally on Xbox 360 or PS3 will be able to download the new-gen version within the same console family for free.

The Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare release date is November 4 on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4 and PC.

Electronic Arts has announced that Battlefield Hardline, a Battlefield title in the works at Visceral Games, is scheduled to be available on March 17 in North America, March 19 in Europe and March 20th 2015 in the UK.

In a crime drama filled single player story, Miami is embroiled in a drug war and Officer Nick Mendoza has just made Detective. Alongside his partner, veteran detective Khai Minh Dao, he follows the drug supply chain from the streets to the source. In a series of increasingly off-the-books cases the two detectives come to realise that power and corruption can affect both sides of the law.

In multiplayer, the world is simple. You’re on one side of the law or the other – a baton or bat, stun gun or rifle, armoured police truck or powerful muscle cars. But either way, teamwork is going to be essential if you’re going to want to pull off that perfect heist or big time bust in this new take on Battlefield multiplayer.

Battlefield Hardline will be available for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PC via Origin™, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Get more game information at the official Battlefield Hardline website.

Today, SEGA and Relic Entertainment are launching a brand new update for the award-winning real-time strategy game Company of Heroes 2 adding two new community features to the game – Observer Mode and Mod Tools. The update will go live on STEAM at 2PM PST.

Observer Mode allows players to sync up and watch live multiplayer matches as they unfold. The feature will let them view games from a variety of different angles, at different speeds and player perspectives and grants access to live data that was previously inaccessible. It provides viewers the opportunity to analyze strategies and learn from the best players in the world. Players can also broadcast their feed through our integrated Twitch interface and showcase their skills to a broader audience.

Mod Tools are an eagerly awaited addition to Company of Heroes 2’s roster of community centric features and will equip the modding community with even more opportunities to create their own custom content. Allowing players to modify existing content to refine the game experience and giving them options to establish their own win conditions and game rules will ultimately create even more and diverse content available for everyone to enjoy.

Lobsters of Doom!!!! Strike that. Crabs of Doom!

Battlefront.com has announced the release of the Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy Vehicle Pack for Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy.The Sherman Crab anti-mine tank is just one of a number of unusual and exciting vehicles included in the Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy Vehicle Pack (for PC and Mac OSX)! How about the Churchill VII Crocodile or the French Char B-2(f) flamethrower tanks? Or the Churchill AVRE with a massive 290mm “Petard” mortar! The CM:BN Vehicle Pack includes over a dozen oddball vehicles that were too fun to leave out of the game.

The Vehicle Pack requires the base game upgraded to v3.0 but no other modules (however, to access module specific vehicles, that module is required; for example, you can’t access the British vehicles if you only have the base game and no modules).

The Vehicle Pack doesn’t include any missions or campaigns. The vehicles can be used right away in any new QuickBattle or in the editor to make your own scenarios and campaigns.

The Vehicle Pack updates your game engine from v3.00 to v3.10. It includes a number of bug fixes and other improvements to the engine that will also be part of future free patches.

Click here for complete vehicle information and more details!

By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven

A couple of months ago we reviewed a new mouse from Cougar and despite it being their first real entry into the high end gaming peripherals market it was rather impressive. Today in our Cougar 700K Review we find out if they can repeat that with a new high end keyboard.

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.

• DeepCool Captain 360 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler Revealed
• Thermaltake Announces TR2 Bronze Series 450W, 500W, and 600W PSUs
• Zalman Outs Z11 Neo Mid-tower Case
• GIGABYTE Announces the Release of Raptor FPS Gaming Mouse
• Tt LCS Certified: Thermaltake Releases New Core V41 Window Mid-Tower Chassis
• Alienware Announces Revolutionary New Area 51 Gaming Desktop, Graphics Amp
• WD Purple Now Shipping in 6 TB Capacities
• Raijintek Aeneas Cubical Micro-ATX Case Starts Selling
• Phanteks Announce MP Series High Static Air Pressures Fans
• ELSA Unveils GeForce GTX 980 SAC Graphics Card
• Philips to Launch BDM4065UC 40″ UHD 4k Monitor

Steam has updated the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare product page confirming the PC system requirements for the game.

MINIMUM:

• OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
• Processor: Intel® CoreTM i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD PhenomTM II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz or better
• Memory: 6 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 450 @ 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 5870 @ 1GB or better
• DirectX: Version 11
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Hard Drive: 55 GB available space
• Sound Card: DirectX-compatible
• Additional Notes: Field of View ranges from 65°-90°

RECOMMENDED:

• OS: Windows 7 64-Bit / Windows 8 64-Bit / Windows 8.1 64-Bit
• Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 760 @ 4GB
• DirectX: Version 11
• Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Hard Drive: 55 GB available space
• Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c Compatible 16-bit
• Additional Notes: Field of View ranges from 65°-90°

Source: Blue’s News

UbiBlog now offers PC system specifications for Assassin’s Creed: Unity, revealing the action/stealth sequel will require a 64-bit OS and 6 GB of RAM. Also, this new trailer is the third in the “experience” series from the game, highlighting its open world, as noted in the description: “In Assassin’s Creed: Unity, all of Paris will be at your fingertips. Creative Director Alex Amancio introduces the huge and detailed city full of opportunities and exciting side missions. Whether you’re solving murder mysteries or exploring the different and unique districts of the city, Paris and the entire world of Assassin’s Creed: Unity are yours to explore.”

64-bit operating system
Required

Supported OS
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8/8.1 (64bit versions only)

Processor
Minimum
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Phenom II x4 940 @ 3.0 GHz

Recommended
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better

RAM
Minimum
6 GB

Recommended
8GB

Video Card
Minimum
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon HD 7970 (2 GB VRAM)

Recommended
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 or AMD Radeon R9 290X (3 GB VRAM)

In support of the Make Arma Not War contest, Arma 3 will be available to play for free this weekend on Steam (October 23rd – 27th), and can be purchased with a massive 50% discount. By logging in to www.makearma.com/entries with their Steam account during this free weekend, people will also be able to vote for their favorite Singleplayer entries in the €500,000 Make Arma Not War contest.

More information about the contest, the rules, prizes, and categories is available on www.makearma.com.

Flight combat MMO gets new aircraft line, bigger map and revamped warplane roster in Update 1.6

Wargaming today announced the launch of content update 1.6 for its massively multiplayer aviation combat game World of Warplanes. The update adds a new line of Tier 5 and higher Russian MiG fighters as well as revamps the currently existing plane roster by adding a new multirole class of warplanes for ultimate player freedom and customization.

Known for their breakneck speed and power, the Russian MiG line of jets helped define an entire era of aircraft combat. Starting at Tier 5, the new line of aircraft includes the MiG-3, MiG-9 and the legendary MiG-15bis, one of the world’s first swept wing jet fighters to be ever produced and find success in the skies of battle.

Update 1.6 will also see major changes in the creation of a brand new class of warbird—the multirole fighter. Made specifically for players looking for fighters with a balance between both air and ground combat, the new multirole class will allow them to outfit planes with armaments balanced between high caliber guns and ground destroying bombs and rockets. Previous aircraft in the fighter class, as a result, have now been designated as pure aerial combat dogfighters, which will also benefit from new balance changes for both cannons and machine guns.

Lastly, the El Halluf map will see its boundaries extended, providing a more ample landscape for battle. For more information on World of Warplanes Update 1.6 and to register for a free account, visit:

• www.worldofwarplanes.com (North America)
• www.worldofwarplanes.eu (Europe)