By Martynas Klimas @ Wargamer

Call of Duty 2 released so long ago, the series has left WW2, gone ‘Black Ops’, come back to WW, and now is leaving it again with a reboot of Modern Warfare. However, it still remains possibly the best single-player FPS set within that particular conflict. And for many, it’s still the greatest Call of Duty multiplayer experience. With that in mind, where does the recently released Battalion 1944 stand?

Read on…

By Hilbert Hagedoorn @ Guru3D

In this review, we peek at a more mainstream Z390 motherboard from ASRock, meet the Z390 Steel Legend. Ready for 8th or 9th Gen processors this board is about performance, aesthetics, and features. The board looks great, a PCH cover. and black and grey style with some gear imagery really looks nice. The board’s covered with Aluminum Alloy Heatsinks enhance stability and according to ASRock, overclocking potential. Dual full coverage M.2 SSD heatsinks dissipate heat efficiently to ensure your high speed drives always work at their best.

Read The Review Here

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD has released the latest version of their Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition Drivers. The 19.6.2 Beta release offers no performance improvements however it does add support for various Vulkan extensions while simultaneously solving a few problems. These fixed issues include, Crackdown 3 experiencing application hangs on Radeon R7 370 series products, Wireless VR experiencing performance drops across various titles on some Radeon RX 400 and 500 series graphics products, and Performance Metrics Overlay failing to enable or being disabled when toggling Radeon Overlay in game just to name a few.

The new Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.6.2 Beta drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

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.

• Noctua Presents New Chromax Line Fan and Heatsink Accessories
• Thermaltake Intros UX200 ARGB Lighting CPU Cooler
• GIGABYTE AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD Released
• FSP Announces New SFX DAGGER PRO 550W and 650W Power Supplies
• Wooting Explores Hall Effect and Inductive Sensing for Analog Keyboards
• Apacer Releases Panther AS2280P2 PRO M.2 NVMe SSDs
• Cooler Master Silencio S400 and S600 Cases Released

New World Interactive and Focus Home Interactive are delighted to announce six more months of free content for Insurgency: Sandstorm on PC, outlined in today’s roadmap. Much of this content is possible thanks to the fantastic community support, with much of what’s planned coming directly from player feedback and multiple surveys.

Starting July this year, the six months of free content includes the following major additions (order of release is TBD):

• Level editor and tools – mod support is coming!
• Two new maps – includes a snow map and another yet to be revealed
• Night versions of maps – this includes the release of special nighttime equipment
• New weapons and equipment – toggleable optics, mini-shotgun attachments and more are planned, along with others based on post-launch community surveys
• Hardcore ruleset across all modes – the option for hardcore rulesets will be made available to every game mode
• PvP Frontline & Co-op Outpost game modes – these two new game modes were chosen in Sandstorm’s first community survey. Frontline features two teams in a tug-of-war over multiple objectives to reach and destroy their enemy’s weapon cache. Outpost allows players to go on the defensive at randomized locations against waves of enemy AI.
• New character customization – many more cosmetics will be added, for both Insurgent and Security teams.

All this and more are aimed for release this year. For more information on the above additions and updates, have a read of the Roadmap Community Update by lead game designer Michael Tsarouhas.

Visit the official Insurgency: Sandstorm website for more game information. Insurgency: Sandstorm is available now on Steam.

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.

• Phanteks Announces Glacier Asus ROG Dominus Extreme Kit Waterblock and Glacier C3647i Standalone Waterblock for Narrow/Square Socket P
• CORSAIR Expands Its Lineup of Performance Gaming Mice with the New NIGHTSWORD RGB and M55 RGB PRO
• Thermaltake Intros UX100 ARGB Low-profile Top-flow CPU Cooler
• USB 4.0 Will Arrive In Late 2020
• ASUS Reveals their ROG Strix LC 360 Radiator, Big Cooling without the OLEDs
• AMD’s Upcoming $750 Ryzen 9 3950X (16C, 32T) Shown Beating Intel’s $2,000 i9-9980XE (18C, 36T)

Source: Blue’s News

Steam News announces the launch of Naval Action, a sandbox (seabox?) naval combat game, that’s now officially available for Windows on Steam. A look at the game can be found in this trailer, though this is from three years ago. Developer Game-Labs discusses the game’s emergence from Early Access in this post, saying, “In the next 2 weeks we plan to stabilize the build, provide final updates for localization (including the steam page) and publish the roadmap for the 2019.” In spite of the game’s PvP focus, they confidently say, “Naval Action is one of the few games where hacking is made impossible by design.” That’s explained further in this description:

Naval Action is a hardcore, realistic, and beautifully detailed naval combat game immersing players into the experience of the most beautiful period of naval history – when sailing ships ruled the seas. No game has come closer to the replication of the Age of Sail sailing mechanics and combat.

Here is what you can expect:

• Beautiful ships – We have been painstakingly recreating the beautiful ships of the Age of sail period. Accurate hull models, sail plans, guns, internal upgrades, historical speed trials were used in the creation of vessels. The game features 50+ ships from small cutters to large 100+ gun 1st rates allowing the player to experience every possible role of that era.

Conquest and PVP Activities

• Fight on War Server – Fight for the domination of the West Indies, recreated based on 18th Century maps and navigational charts. Build ships, trade, attack enemies of your nation almost everywhere and capture their ships. Open trading outposts and levy taxes in the ports governed by your clan. Invest to turn your controlled ports into industrial hubs, shipbuilding arsenals or fortified harbours. Invite other clans of your nation into your alliance.

Built for PVP

• Age of sail combat is a personal affair with no dirty tricks, corner camping, or hiding in bushes: you see the enemy from 20km and so do they. Just like in boxing you have to get close; and use all your tactical knowledge of wind, your ship to slug it out face to face. Broadside weight matters, but even a smaller vessel can overcome the superior enemy by focusing on the enemy weak spots.

Absolutely no hackers.

• Hacking is a killer of fun in PVP games. From the start we have build the tech around one main goal – complete elimination of hacking from PVP. We are very proud to say that we have succeeded. Naval Action is one of the few games where hacking is made impossible by design. Every battle action is calculated on the servers, even water and wave shapes. Yes – you have heard it right: there is a special server that calculates and replicates waves to all users in battle. When fighting in Naval action you can be sure you are only facing skills and ship fittings.

More game info is available on the official Naval Action website.

Mark the date into your calendar (Julian Calendar of course), as Field of Glory: Empires will be released on July, 11th!

In a month you’ll be able to forge your civilization and lead it toward the heights of History!

Alexander the Great just died on the limits of the known world, and its dominions shatter in pieces. A tragedy for the Greek and Macedonian civilization, but a golden opportunity for a new leader to forge a new Empire from one of over 70 playable factions, each with its own set of national traits and units.

Are you still on the fence about Field of Glory: Empires? Maybe this short video will help you!

Get more information on the Field of Glory: Empires official product page at Matrix Games. Or visit the official Field of Glory: Empires Steam page.

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.

• LG Makes a Bold Claim – 1ms IPS Gaming Monitors Inbound
• Phanteks Announces Glacier Radeon VII Full-coverage Water Block
• Logitech G Expands HERO 16K Sensor to New Line-Up of Gaming Mice
• ASUS ROG Previewed 4K 43-inch ROG Gaming Monitor with Display Stream Compression (DSC)
• Samsung Announces the CRG5 Gaming Monitor: 27″ VA, 1080p, 240 Hz, G-Sync and 1500R Curvature
• NETGEAR Delivers Advanced Network Protection With New Nighthawk Cybersecurity WiFi Router
• BenQ Zowie XL2731 Monitor Offers eSports Gamers 144 Hz, 1080p TN
• GIGABYTE Launches the Made for FPS Gamers AORUS KD25F Tactical Monitor
• Razer Unveils the Kraken X Ultra-light Headset
• ASUS Updates Hyper M.2 x16 V2 NVMe RAID Card
• ASUS ROG STRIX GL10DH Packs 3rd Gen Ryzen into an Affordable Gaming Desktop

From the creators of Zombie Army Trilogy and Sniper Elite 4 comes Zombie Army 4: Dead War, rising early 2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and the Epic Games Store for PC.

1946 A year ago Hitler, defeated, initiated “Plan Z.” Now Europe lies in ruins. A brave band of heroes managed to cast the zombie army and the demon Führer back to hell. But little do they know… HITLER’S HORDES ARE BACK FOR MORE!

RAISING HELL LIKE NEVER BEFORE!

As showcased in the ghastly reveal trailer, Rebellion is taking the Zombie Army series to a whole new level of terror!

A HARROWING NEW CAMPAIGN FOR 1-4 PLAYERS

• Featuring drop-in, drop-out co-op from start to finish!

HUGE NEW LEVELS ACROSS ITALY AND BEYOND

• Creep across corpse-riddled Venice canals! Survive a zombie zoo!

DEEP PROGRESSION AND CUSTOMIZATION

• Unlock dozens of skills, special attacks, weapon upgrades, cosmetic items, emotes and more.

ENHANCE YOUR WEAPONRY WITH INCREDIBLE POWERS

• Harness divine devastation! Stun hordes into shock with electricity!

GORGE ON THE GORY X-RAY KILL CAM

• Upgraded for the undead and now includes traps and explosives!

…and more to be revealed at a later date!

Hot on the shambling heels of the reveal trailer, Rebellion have released the first ever gameplay footage for Zombie Army 4: Dead War!

Based on the playable demo being shown at E3, the video showcases some of the rot new features coming to Zombie Army 4. Fans can take a first look at additions like the paranormal weapon enhancements, unique special attacks, devastating environmental traps and much more.

The video also features exclusive commentary from Rebellion devs Tim Jones (Head of Creative) and Ryan Baker (Lead Designer).

More information and screenshots are available on the official Zombie Army 4: Dead War website.