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The Total War Blog announces that mod support has arrived for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS, the latest installment in Creative Assembly’s strategy series. The Assembly Kit and Steam Workshop support are now available, and they have word on some improvements they’ve made to some of the tools in the kit. Here are the details:

We know that modding is an important part of the Total War community, and so we’re happy to officially announce the release of the Assembly Kit and Steam Workshop support for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS.

I’M NOT A MODDER – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
This means you can expect to see a wide variety of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS mods including unit reskins, balance tweaks, new battle maps, scripted mods, new UI elements, new events, new characters, and much more.

You’ll be able to find these on the Steam Workshop, much like you would for other titles such as Total War: WARHAMMER II or Total War: ROME II. Simply find the mod you like, subscribe to it, and check it’s loaded in the launcher’s mod manager next time you launch the game.

KNOWN ISSUES
There are currently some unexpected issues when downloading custom battle maps through multiplayer lobbies. On occasion, acquiring a map this way can cause the game to become temporarily unresponsive, and may additionally place players in separate lobbies. There is also a crash that can occur when loading a replay after quitting a game on a map acquired through the lobby.

While we are working on a fix, we recommend you acquire maps from the Steam Workshop before attempting multiplayer battles that use them.

AND FOR THE MODDERS?
First and foremost, the modding process will largely remain the same as in previous titles.

As such, if you want to take a dive into modding THREE KINGDOMS we recommend you take a look at some of the guides out there for ROME II onwards to get you ready for release on Thursday the 4th of July.

Strategy and Wargaming Total War: Three Kingdoms | Donster | July 5, 2019 |

Just Announced Hardware for 5 July 2019

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.

Hardware | Donster | July 5, 2019 |

Just Announced Hardware for 2 July 2019

Hardware | Donster | July 2, 2019 |

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super and RTX 2060 Super Reviews

NVIDIA announced today it has launched the new GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER and GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER graphics card family, claiming that these new cards deliverer best-in-class gaming performance and real time ray tracing for today’s and next-generation games. The GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER, and GeForce RTX 2060 Super are priced at $699, $499, and $399 respectively. The 2070 Super and 2060 Super will be released on July 9th. The 2080 Super has a release date of July 23rd. A number of GeForce RTX 2060 Super and GeForce RTX 2070 Super Founders Edition reviews are now available. Click on the links below to learn all about these two latest graphics cards from NVIDIA.

HOT HARDWARE
ANANDTECH
GURU3D
HARDWARE CANUCKS (VIDEO REVIEW)
HEXUS
PC PERSPECTIVE
TOM’S HARDWARE
KITGURU (VIDEO REVIEW)
OC3D
TECHPOWERUP! (RTX 2060 SUPER)
TECHPOWERUP! (RTX 2070 SUPER)

Hardware Video Cards | Donster | July 2, 2019 |

World of Warships Goes Post-Apocalyptic With Its First Battle Royale Mode

Four teams of three commanders face off against each other in a savage struggle for resources

Developer and publisher Wargaming just released a new post-apocalyptic Battle Royale mode for their popular naval combat game World of Warships. Rogue Wave, a temporary battle mode set in a dark and toxic sea world is coming as part of the new 0.8.5 Update, which also introduces two new seasons of Ranked Sprint and few mechanical and cosmetic changes.

A brand new trailer for the post-apocalyptic Rogue Wave mode is available here.

In Rogue Wave, World of Warships’ new temporary Battle Royale mode, players will face off in four teams of three over resources in the flooded ruins of a sunken city, adding the ability for more than two teams to battle for the first time to World of Warships. Players will start with no consumable items, and will have to navigate a world on the brink of collapse with nothing but their ship and her armaments to defend themselves from other players. Other players aren’t the only threat, however, as throughout the match a wall of Wild Fire will steadily engulf the battlefield, pushing players closer and closer together, lest they get caught in the Fire and quickly lose HP.

Rogue Wave features three new ship classes specifically designed for the mode. The Octopus gathers ships armed with powerful torpedoes and low detectability, though featuring automated main batteries. The Moray Eel is comprised of highly maneuverable ships, designed for aggressive close quarter brawls, whereas the ships belonging to the Barracuda class are formidable vessels focusing on speed and powerful main battery guns.

Alongside Rogue Wave’s temporary Battle Royale mode, 0.8.5 introduces four Directives featuring ten missions each. Accomplishing these missions will enable players to earn Fuel Tokens and various other in-game items. Fuel Tokens can then be spent in the Armory on exclusive consumable post-apocalyptic camouflage, credits, Premium Account time and even a new Premium ship, the Benham – a Tier IX American destroyer, equipped with 16 torpedoes – a record for this Tier – and featuring unique post-apocalyptic camouflage as well as a new commander.

Additionally, the 0.8.5 update will introduce two new seasons of Ranked Sprints, where players will compete in 6v6 battles, while controlling Tier VII ships. Season 5 battles will be played in Domination mode, whereas Season 6 will feature Epicenter mode.

This update will also include Clan Brawl – a series of battles where clans will fight against one another over a single day for Steel and other valuable items, as well as a host of improvements and modifications, including new mechanics for damage inflicted to ships and shell penetration, a reworked minimap which now displays only the necessary information and much more.

Further details on the update 0.8.5. are available here and can be seen in the dev diary video here.

Head over to the official World of Warships website now to sign up for World of Warships for free!

MMORPGs World of Warships | Donster | June 27, 2019 |

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown DLC Package #2 Fueled and Ready for Deployment

Ace Combat fans, your mission parameters have been updated and you are requested to rendezvous at the PlayStation™ Store, Microsoft® Store or on STEAM® to download a new addition to your aircraft fleet in the form of the ADF-01 FALKEN aircraft (which can utilize TLS, 4AAM and FAEB special weapons), Su-30M2 Sol skin and four new emblems including the Wardog emblem, Aces of Razgriz emblem, Ghosts of Razgriz emblem and the Scarface emblem. The Ace Combat franchise has always presented cutting-edge aircraft and weaponry, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown continues this tradition with today’s DLC #2 package.

Adjust your heading to this YouTube link to see the contents of DLC #2 in action.

More Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown DLC will be deploying in the near future; we’ll keep you apprised of the latest intel around their arrival.

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

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Combat Flight Sim | Donster | June 27, 2019 |

Just Announced Hardware for 27 June 2019

Hardware | Donster | June 27, 2019 |

Steel Division 2 Review

By Ian Boudreau @ Wargamer

Up near the Korean DMZ there’s a place called Rodriguez Range. If you make the trek up the hill to the control tower, you can almost see the whole thing. Tank gunnery lanes stretch out for miles before you, curving around rugged mountains and eventually disappearing in the misty distance. Abrams tank crews qualify on this range, firing at targets five kilometers from their position, and seeing it from such a height, but still so close, provides a fleeting glimpse at the sheer geographic scale of war.

Steel Division 2 aims to provide an even larger and better perspective on war, and I’ll be damned if it doesn’t almost pull it off.

Read on…

Steel Division 2 Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | June 25, 2019 |

The Just Cause 4 ‘Trials, Toys & Terror’ Update Arrives

New Free Content Arrives Along With New DLC Packs

Just Cause 4 gets even bigger and more explosive this summer, with the arrival of another big content update for the most over-the-top open world sandbox experience around!

Watch the Trials, Toys & Terror Trailer HERE.

As supernatural forces invade the towns of Solis and infest its people, only Rico can save the day in Los Demonios, releasing on June 26th 2019 for Gold Edition & Season Pass owners, and July 3rd for everyone, on XBOX ONE®, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

A parasitic infestation now spreads across the island of Solis, terrorizing its inhabitants and attacking anyone that stands in its way. Los Demonios will challenge even the most experienced action hero. Rico will need all of the skills & toys at his disposal in order to face the horrifying new threat and eradicate the demon invasion permanently, before it’s too late!

The Free Challenges update arrives as well to bring new ways to play in the Just Cause 4 open world sandbox. Every month, players will be able to earn cosmetic rewards for their wingsuit and parachute by completing inventive new Challenges & Trials that will test the limits of their mastery over Rico’s skills & gear.

Turn back the clock with the clean cut Just Cause 2 Rico skin, available now in the customization menu and free for all players.

Take the fight to the Black Hand in style with the outrageous Toy Vehicles pack, available in the all-new Black Market store. The miniature sized Tank, Boat & Jet brings hilarious explosive action and takes the over-the-top mayhem of Just Cause 4 to new heights, and even the Black Hand will respond in kind with Toy Vehicles of their own. Grow your collection of incredible vehicles that will add crazy new abilities and destructive powers to your tool set, with new premium packs available each month via the Black Market store.

“We wanted to follow-up the huge Spring Update for Just Cause 4 with even more great new content for our players! The Trials, Toys & Terror update will add more new gameplay elements, new challenges, awesome new equipment and new reasons for players to return to the open world sandbox action all year long,” said Victoria Setian, Senior Producer at Avalanche Studios.

“’Los Demonios’ is not only a return to the classic liberation style gameplay but also introduces a supernatural threat to the world for the first time in Just Cause,” said Bryan Rodriguez, Creative Producer at Avalanche Studios. “Players will face the most challenging content yet in ‘Los Demonios’, pushing them to their limits in both combat strategy and survival. Even veteran players will need to bring their A-game if they want to succeed in tackling the emerging demonic presence and protect Solis from total annihilation! Prepare your weapons and your wits, as ‘Los Demonios’ will be an off-the-wall experience Just Cause players will not soon forget!”

The Free Challenges and the Toy Vehicle Pack are available now. Gold Edition & ‘Dare Devils, Demons & Danger’ Season Pass owners will receive 7 days early access to the Just Cause 4 Los Demonios DLC on June 26th, 2019.

More game info is available at the official Just Cause 4 website.

First-Person Shooters Just Cause 4 | Donster | June 25, 2019 |

Review: Team Group XCalibur Phantom Gaming RGB 16GB DDR4-3200

By Tarinder Sandhu @ HEXUS

Price reductions for DDR4 ICs, and memory in general, have been welcome news for the industry. Looking at system RAM in particular, it’s now possible to buy 16GB of DDR4-3,000 memory for £65, which is about half the cost as at the turn of the year.

Such pricing puts those companies interested in producing RGB-laden RAM into something of a quandary; they cannot charge too much more for the light-infused technology when the base cost is so low. It’s to this backdrop that Team Group intros the XCalibur Phantom Gaming modules.

Read The Review Here

Hardware Memory | Donster | June 25, 2019 |