For King and Country, Paradox announces Together for Victory

When the fires of war erupt and your nation is under siege from the greatest war machine the world has ever seen, it is good to know that you are standing shoulder to shoulder with your brothers and sisters around the world. Together for Victory, the first expansion for Paradox Development Studio’s World War II game Hearts of Iron IV (PEGI 7), shines a bright light on the British dominions and colonies that rallied around the flag in England’s darkest hour.

The centerpiece of Together for Victory is a set of new National Focus trees for five subjects of the British crown: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the British Raj in India. Make history with appropriate technology or alternate history paths, as well as new portraits, new leaders and new companies for the Dominions. Together for Victory is the first step in a process that Paradox hopes will tell the story of every nation in the great conflict.

Watch the Hearts of Iron IV: Together For Victory, Mood Trailer here.

Together for Victory will also include:

• New Autonomy system has different levels of dependency and status for subject nations – puppets, Dominions and fully independent states
• Continuous National Focus ideas will add new bonuses and improvements to your country as you take it through the crucible of war
• Nations can request a Lend-Lease agreement from their allies and friends if they are in dire need of equipment and vehicles
• And much more, including updates and changes to the combat system

Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory is coming soon to major digital retailers, including the Paradox store.

The day is approaching – Order of Battle: Blitzkrieg will be released on November 10th!

The latest DLC for the free-to-play game Order of Battle: World War II brings you back to the first two years of the World War II, two years in which Germany set Europe aflame and showed the world a new way to wage war…

Watch the trailer here.

With over 200 new units, 9 new nations and 12 single player scenarios Blitzkrieg will be the biggest expansion to date. It also comes with a huge free update to the base game, adding new multiplayer scenarios, a new Specialization system (including specialization trees for ALL campaigns!) and a tool to carry over your Core Army between different campaigns.

The war in Europe begins!

After violent demonstrations in Eastern Ukraine and Moldova, the Command: LIVE Team has been dispatched and has collected many evidences of mounting tensions, possibly fueled by Moscow. While the United States are concentrating their attention on what’s happening in the Middle East, a new conflict in Eastern Europe could allow the Kremlin to act more aggressively in the region.

Can NATO counter the Russian Ambitions?

Watch the report here.

Command LIVE: Don of a New Era will be available on November 2nd!

By Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D

MSI today releases a new GeForce GTX 1070, the Quick Silver OC edition sits in the Gaming series of products. Basically this GeForce GTX 1070 is a Gaming X model in a different jacket. This GTX 1070 has been fitted with Micron GDDR5 memory, as such we’ll put tweaking stability to the test with the new BIOS. Next to that we upgraded our software suite and added game benchmarks with games like Battlefield 1, Deus Ex, Mafia III and Gears of War 4.

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 D-Shield Mid-tower Chassis Launches
• NZXT Launches H440 Hyper Beast Limited Edition Chassis
• MSI Unveils Limited Edition Geforce GTX 1070 Quick Silver 8G
• LEPA Launches CHOPPER ADVANCE Fans with Kaleidoscopic Lighting Effects
• AOC Announces the AG241 Series Fast WQHD Monitors
• Thermalright Unveils the TRUE Spirit 140 Direct CPU Cooler
• Geil Evo X RGB DDR4 RAM Now Available
• Transcend Announces the SSD230 Series with 3D NAND Flash
• Aqua Computer Reveal Innovative Cuplex Kryos NEXT CPU Water Block
• GIGABYTE Enables Support for Intel® Next-Gen CPUs

Obsidian Entertainment and global publisher My.com, have released the new Global Operations mode for Armored Warfare. Global Operations is an exciting new approach to the tank genre, fusing PvE and PvP game modes together in a unique and explosive mix. Teams of tank commanders will not only compete against each other, but can now capture tactical bonuses that give their team a strategic edge over their adversaries. These tactical Wildcards modernize the theatre of war by adding surveillance drones, stealth bombers, and deployable anti-tank turrets functioning as support for either team. Global Operations is played on Desert Crossing, the largest map the game has ever introduced, which features game changing weather effects like a sandstorm that limits the player’s view range.

Watch the Armored Warfare Global Operations Release Trailer HERE.

One important new feature in the Global Operations mode released with the update 0.18 is the option to deploy Wildcards. These are special abilities that, based on their use, can have a major effect on the course of battle.

• The Recon UAV represents a Predator drone that circles over a certain area, spotting all enemy units within its view range.
• The Airstrike Wildcard consists of a B2 Spirit bomber that rains hell in a limited area on the map, selected by the player who managed to capture it.
• This Wildcard allows the players to deploy a series of 3 pillboxes, which fire anti-tank missiles into eight pre-determined positions on the map.

Read all about the other introductions made to Armored Warfare HERE.

You can download the game for free and get more information at the official Armored Warfare website.

An Ancient Evil Haunts the Transylvania!

“Looks like you’ve wandered far off course, mortal. Here in these dark waters lie sinister forces mankind cannot imagine . Are you prepared to face a barrage of fire and brimstone? Can you weather the assault of the abyssal vessels? We’ll find out soon enough, won’t we?”

In Saving Transylvania, you control one of three otherworldly warships placed in your port for the duration of the event: the destroyer Blade, the battleship Jackal, and the cruiser Igor. Together, they must escort the Transylvania to the arcane portal that brings them all to safety. Unfortunately, they’ll have to fend off Zikasa battleships and hellfire-slinging catapults led by the mysterious Rasputin, determined to destroy the Transylvania and her escorts!

The goal is simple: Get Transylvania to the portal before she’s destroyed!

Click here to watch the “Halloween Mode – Saving Transylvania” trailer and to find out more about this special event!

Night Witches Racing Events, Store Discounts and Enchanted Tanks for Halloween & Fourth Anniversary Events

For Halloween, Gaijin Entertainment is celebrating the fourth anniversary of War Thunder’s launch with prizes, events, discounts and competitions.

Halloween specials are running from October 28th through November 2nd. Pilots and tankers can take part in special racing events; pilots can take the helm of the infamous soviet night bomber, the Polikarpov Po-2 of the ‘Night Witches’ squadron, as they race for first place, evading opponent turret fire. Similarly, fans of ground forces can race to the Sepulchre in an enchanted M18 Hellcat tank, operating without a commander or crew. Successful racers are rewarded with a Witches’ Cauldron, yielding unique decorative items such as pumpkins and witches hats that you can adorn your vehicle with, as well as boosters that improve earnings.

Festivities will include discounts of up to 50% on vehicles, premium accounts, modifications and other in-game items. Players can look forward to new events, promotions and discounts every day culminating in a great two-day celebration of War Thunder’s fourth anniversary on November 1st and 2nd. No fan of War Thunder should miss this!

For more details on the War Thunder Halloween events and approaching 4th anniversary celebrations be sure to visit the news page here.

Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm gets one final polish as the team jumps headlong into development work on Southern Storm! Version 2.0.11 is availble and it brings tons of improvements to this masterpiece! Among all now is possible to turn Radio Messages on/off, new and improved Red Storm maps, and Radio Intercept Icon is ready and functional!

Other improvements featured are the following:

• New Intel panels from our custom Origins build and the scenarios we used at this year’s Origins Game Fair to do the Army Staff Training Exercises.
• Many AI enhancements and bug fixes for pathing, attacking, and grouping of AI led forces.
• A major boost to game speed from code optimization work. Should really be seen in larger scenarios.
• Several UI fixes and improvements to better show information.

But the list is very long so be sure to check the whole changelog here.

Get more information about the game on its official product page.

You can download the update from here.

RORTOS, the Italian leader in the development of flight simulators, announced today “Blue Angels: Ready, Break!” has launched for Windows 10 on the PC. Rortos successfully launched its mobile flight simulator Blue Angels: Aerobatic Sim for ioS and Android platforms in July, and an Xbox version of the game is currently in development.

The flight simulator for PC includes new features since the mobile version was released including enhanced graphics, compatibility with the joystick, Hotas, Flight Yoke and Pedals for an even more immersive and realistic experience.

“We are excited to introduce “Blue Angels: Ready, Break!” to our fans, gamers, and flight simulator enthusiasts,” , said Roberto Simonetto, CEO of RORTOS. “Players will find BLUE ANGELS: READY, BREAK!” delivers the perfect flight simulation experience for PC. With the addition of the keyboard, joystick and pedals, gamers can expect an exhilarating Blue Angels flight ahead.”

The game is now available for $9.99 at the Windows store.