Command large-scale armies in this premium deep real-time tactics title

Tactical Boar has announced Veterans: Napoleonic Wars, a premium real-time tactics and strategy game set during the Napoleonic Wars. Coming to Steam, Veterans: Napoleonic Wars places players in command of historical armies, focusing on mastering formations, maintaining morale, and making tactical decisions across authentically recreated battlefields.

Veterans: Napoleonic Wars – Official Teaser Trailer

On the battlefields of the late 1700s, combat is built around accurate formations such as line, column, and square, with morale and unit experience playing a critical role in victory or defeat. As campaigns progress, units gain veterancy, allowing players to shape and customize their armies while adapting to increasingly complex tactical scenarios. Artillery features multiple ammunition types, reinforcing the importance of positioning and timing during engagements.

Blending strategic depth with accessible, fast-paced gameplay, Veterans: Napoleonic Wars delivers a focused single-player experience centered on tactical missions and historically grounded encounters, supported by a realistic visual style that combines 3D terrain and lighting with readable 2D unit rendering.

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Veterans: Napoleonic Wars is in development for PC via Steam. Will you too be defeated at Waterloo? Wishlist the game on Steam now and prepare for battle in Veterans: Napoleonic War.

Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN, the narrative-driven flight combat game, has surpassed 7 million units worldwide. The game is currently available on PlayStation®4 (playable on PlayStation®5 consoles), Xbox One (playable on Xbox Series X|S consoles), Nintendo Switch™, and PC via Steam®. For more information, visit www.bandainamcoent.com/games/ace-combat-7.

To celebrate the milestone, commemorative wallpapers for ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN are available here: https://acecombat.jp/wallpaper/. In addition, music from ACE COMBAT X and ACE COMBAT X2 has been added to the ACE COMBAT™ Series Soundtracks available at Bandai Namco Game Music here: https://gamemusic.bn-ent.net/en/.

ACE COMBAT™7: SKIES UNKNOWN is an aerial combat game where players take on the role of an ace pilot to experience the exhilaration of intense dogfights in full 360-degree environments. Featuring both a memorable narrative-driven singleplayer experience as well as multiplayer modes, players fly the world’s most advanced fighter jets in a game marked by stunning visual details and effects, with realistic expanses of clouds, finely rendered terrain and landscape, and the added challenge of navigating through inclement weather. The acclaimed sequel captures the fiercest and most intense aerial battles and sense of speed in the series’ 28-year history.

Battlefield Studios announced today an extension of Battlefield 6 and Battlefield REDSEC first season, will include new weekly challenges, a Bonus Path, and a continuation of the Season 1 Battle Pass.

The first season will now run until the launch of Season 2 on February 17, with the Season 1 extension update being released on January 20. This revised launch has been implemented to allow extra time to further develop and refine Season 2 as a result of community feedback.

Available on January 27, the Frostfire Bonus Path gives players the chance to unlock new free and premium customization rewards, including a Weapon Package and a Soldier Skin, as well as XP Boosts, by advancing through the tiers of the Frostfire Bonus Path. Premium Tier Rewards require purchase of the Season 1 Battle Pass.

Free rewards from the Frostfire Bonus Path will include a Hardware XP Boost, a Vehicle Skin and playercard customization items, while Battle Pass owners can grab a new Weapon Package, a Career XP Boost and additional customization items.

The Frostfire Bonus Path can be completed concurrently alongside the Season 1 Battle Pass. Players do not need to choose to make progress between a Season 1 Battle Pass Path – i.e. Rogue Ops, Soldiers Of Fortune – and the Frostfire Bonus Path. Each Bonus Path Tier requires 10 Bonus Path Points to unlock, with a total of 110 Bonus Path points required to fully complete the Bonus Path. Unlike previous Bonus Paths, all Bonus Path Points for the Frostfire Bonus Path are earned through Weekly Challenges; there are no Bonus Challenges associated with this Bonus Path.

Later this update, love is a battlefield as the team will be celebrating Valentine’s Day. Another set of Daily Login Rewards will be introduced, alongside several Double XP Weekends throughout the update period.

The Season 1 extension update also includes various updates and fixes. Full information about what those updates and fixes entail can be found in the “Game Updates” section of our website here.

MicroProse is proud to announce that Task Force Admiral – Vol.1: American Carrier Battles, the long-awaited 3D command simulation of US Navy carrier operations in 1942, will launch in Early Access on Steam on January 27th.

To mark this milestone, a new public demo of Task Force Admiral is available now on Steam, giving players their first opportunity to experience the game’s distinctive approach to carrier warfare and real-time naval command.

This new version of the demo includes the following features:

• Two single scenarios (one historical, one variant with a new guest).

• A functional Battle Generator using the scenarios’ assets.

• Take control of your friendly fighters in 1st- and 3rd-person view to defend the skies over your Task Force!

• Compatibility with Tacview to review and assess your accomplishments.

• Updated gameplay and graphics.

Task Force Admiral Vol.1: American Carrier Battles is a single-player experience centered on the command of an early Pacific War US Navy carrier task force. As the overall commander, you are in charge of seeking the destruction of the enemy naval forces and preventing your opponent, the Japanese Navy, from accomplishing its objectives. To achieve your aims, you have at your disposal the most fearsome sea projection weapon known to Man in 1942: your carrier air groups and the task forces that support them.

As a carrier task force admiral in this pioneering age of air/naval warfare, assume the mantle of retribution in this innovative interpretation of a classic topic, as the first title in a new series that will further explore and develop the genre. Forget about the limitations of the past, and let the best of wargaming and simulation blend and blossom together in this new take on command at sea! Re-live the great battles of the first year of the Pacific War as if you were there yourself. In here there is no dice roll, no artificial skill-tree, no arbitrary stats, selective fog of war or supernatural crystal-clear communications. It is real-time crisis management for you, realism and historicity without concession, as little abstraction as can be, and loads of action, suspense and refreshing gameplay packed in the same single computer software.

The new update features a new legendary WW2 battle and more

Gaijin Entertainment and Darkflow Software announce that the “Far Eastern Front” content update for the online military shooter Enlisted is now available to players. It focuses on the confrontation between the USSR and Japan during the final stages of World War II, when Soviet troops fought the 700,000-strong Kwantung Army.

The Heilongjiang location is inspired by the landscape of northeastern China, with its characteristic hills, traditional villages, and thriving urban areas. Japanese troops have built powerful defensive lines here, which the Soviet army has to storm. A large city in the center of the map features a blend of Chinese and Russian cultures typical to this region at that time: massive stone buildings, wide streets, and signs in Cyrillic.

New weapons available include the Chinese Type 88 rifle, the Italian KE7 machine gun, the American Browning M1919A4 machine gun, the experimental Japanese Type 2 assault rifle (6.5mm) with an incredible rate of fire, and the legendary German Ferdinand heavy self-propelled gun, based on the Tiger (P) tank with an 88mm PaK 43/2 cannon and frontal armor up to 200mm thick.

Furthermore, in Enlisted, explosions from grenades, mortar shells, and anti-tank guns now leave craters, hot metal areas are displayed on vehicles, and the destruction of paper and wooden objects is accompanied by special effects.

“Far Eastern Front” Update Trailer

More information about the game is available at the official Enlisted website or on Steam.

MicroProse is proud to announce the release of MicroProse B-17 Flying Fortress v1.0 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Built with deep respect for the aircraft’s legacy, this release brings a high-fidelity Flying Fortress experience to MSFS 2024, combining research-driven systems work, detailed visuals, and a rich soundscape captured to match the character of the real aircraft.

Version 1.0 is available now via Just Flight and will also be available via Contrail. The Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace release is planned as soon as Microsoft’s testing and ingestion process is complete.

Version 1.0 Highlights

MicroProse B-17 v1.0 includes a wide range of features designed specifically for MSFS 2024, including:

The Road Doesn’t End Here

The release of v1.0 is a major milestone—but it’s not the finish line. MicroProse remains committed to continuous improvement, bug fixing, and expanding the feature set over time. Development is also planned to bring the aircraft to Xbox and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 in the future.

For more information about the Heritage Valor Collection and the B-17 Flying Fortress – The Queen, visit www.heritagevalorcollection.com.

Gaijin Entertainment announces that the “Line of Contact” major content update for the online military action game War Thunder is now available to players. It brings dozens of new iconic ground, naval, and air vehicles, including the M10 Booker tank, the Terminator series tank support combat vehicles, the F/A-18E Super Hornet carrier-based fighter, and the Prince of Wales battleship. Applications for the Infantry mode Closed Beta Test have also opened on the official website, and the test itself will start in the coming weeks.

“Line of Contact” Release Trailer

The M10 Booker is a modern American light tank with good mobility, a 105mm XM35 gun, and the best armor-piercing shell of its caliber, capable of penetrating even the best protected main battle tanks. The fire control system includes a convenient panoramic sight, a laser rangefinder, and a thermal imager. Although the M10 Booker program was canceled this year, two dozen vehicles were delivered to the troops in February 2024. In War Thunder, this tank is ideal for reconnaissance and in the sniper role.

The F/A-18E Super Hornet is a major upgrade of the F/A-18C Hornet, significantly different from the original model. For example the airframe was redesigned and is 90% different, featuring an increased proportion of composite materials. It is the most modern and advanced carrier-based 4++ generation fighter-attack aircraft in the US Navy, equipped with an active electronically scanned array radar, 11 hardpoints, a vast arsenal of smart weapons, and a convenient helmet-mounted targeting system.

The BMPT Terminator is a Russian specialized tank support vehicle. Its two 30mm automatic cannons can engage light vehicles and aircraft, while the Ataka ATGM allows for tank hunting. The first iteration of the Terminator also has an automatic 30mm AGS grenade launcher as part of its combat module. Both Terminator versions added to War Thunder use a tank chassis (T-90 or T-72), which provides good mobility and a good amount of protection compared to infantry fighting vehicles and other light vehicles.

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

Slitherine has released Update 1.0.12 “Allied Command” for Broken Arrow. This update introduces an important new feature, several gameplay improvements, and a number of resolved issues.

The key feature of this update is the introduction of allied bots in Skirmish mode. Our goal was to ensure that bots act as reliable, predictable teammates while still remaining flexible enough to adapt to dynamic in-game situations.

To support this new functionality, we expanded the lobby settings. Bots can now be assigned to any available slot on either side, while retaining familiar options such as difficulty and specialization. This gives players more room to experiment – assembling custom teams, balancing sides, or testing new tactical approaches.

Skirmish mode has also received several quality-of-life improvements aimed at enhancing convenience and gameplay variety. Lobbies are now private by default and automatically filled with bots upon creation, allowing matches to start more quickly. Additionally, you can now change the time of day, making each battle more atmospheric and adding greater variability to battlefield conditions.

For more game information and to purchase Broken Arrow, please visit the games website or its official Steam page.

A fresh content update for Call to Arms: Panzer Elite has been spotted, and it’s packed with player-requested goodies, battlefield toys, and a few surprises.

Let’s start with the big one: Checkpoints. Yes, you asked for it. Yes, we finally delivered. And yes, this is only the first step toward a full savegame system. No more staring at your monitor in existential dread after losing a 45-minute mission. As of now, it’s experimental, single-player only, and fully toggleable. Baby steps toward sanity.

A new campaign mission, St. Vith, drops you straight into the frozen teeth of the Battle of the Bulge. Expect gritty winter engagement, full of snow, chaos, and a whole lot of resistance. And if you want to flatten your opposition in style, the iconic Panzerkampfwagen V “Panther” tank is finally here. If you haven’t heard of it, think of a Tiger built for mobility and firepower. It’s big, mean, and very ready to ruin someone’s day.

Skirmish players, we heard you yelling for bigger playgrounds. Say hello to ALG “A-1″, a huge airfield map designed for long-range duels and few places to hide. On top of that, the new Testing Grounds mode strips PvP down to its pure, chaotic essentials: 5v5, no AI, no nonsense. Just you, your aim, and whoever you blame when things go sideways.

Open-top vehicles now feature visible crews, because tanks shouldn’t feel like empty metal coffins. And with new HUD presets – Immersive, Casual, or Custom – you can dial the battlefield exactly to your liking without diving through menus like it’s your part-time job.

The update also includes a healthy pile of fixes, animation upgrades, UI tweaks, and other improvements that make everything look, sound, and play better.

Watch the Update Trailer HERE.

Call to Arms: Panzer Elite is available now for PC in Early Access exclusively on Steam, priced at $29.99 / €29.99.

Revealed at The Game Awards with a visceral audio-visual intro priming the audience before dropping a trailer featuring the first glimpse at game play, Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE™. Developed by Bandai Namco Aces Inc., the first mainline entry in ACE COMBAT in seven years promises to elevate the flight shooting franchise to new heights, harnessing the power of Unreal® Engine 5 and proprietary technology to create a visually stunning, ultra-realistic aerial thrill ride. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE will feature a deep, engaging Campaign Mode revealed at announcement that puts players in the role of an ace pilot in an emotionally charged story of identity and duty, fighting for the survival of their homeland. With details to be revealed later, the title will also deliver multiplayer modes that thrust players into unforgettable aerial dogfights against friends and foes. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE is coming in 2026 to PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X | S, and PC via Steam®. For more information, visit the games official website.

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Announcement Trailer

ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE™ carries on the legacy of ACE COMBAT, a franchise that has always pushed the envelope of game visuals and action-packed, arcade-inspired game play in the flight shooting genre. The newest entry will once again break boundaries, with the reveal showing a glimpse at what realism powered by new generation consoles can bring to the experience. Players fly various real-world fight jets in a game marked by stunning visual details and effects, with realistic expanses of clouds and finely rendered terrain and landscape, and the added challenge of navigating through inclement weather. Players will also experience thrilling first-person point-of-view cinematics, adding even more immersion to the story.

The announcement trailer gives the first taste of the game’s deep Campaign Mode, where players take on the role of an ace pilot in Strangereal, a world at war, rooted entirely in a fictitious universe but one where the weight of decisions, the pressure of command and the bonds forged in battle will feel all too real. With their nation Federation of Central Usea (FCU) occupied and its navy shattered, players enter the cockpit as the “Wings of Theve” – a legendary ace, a name tied to Theve, the capital of the FCU, and a symbol of hope for every citizen in their homeland. Joined by three new fighter pilots, theirs is a flight against odds versus the Republic of Sotoa to reclaim their lost homeland, eliminate the threat to their people, and carry the hope of every FCU citizen.

Bandai Namco will reveal many exciting details between now and launch for ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE™, including multiplayer modes and other features that promise to make this an unforgettable sequel in the legendary franchise and a must-own title for fans of combat-inspired action games.