Author: SKYMTL / AkG @ HardwareCanucks

Today’s SSD market is a crowded place with plenty of options for everyone but there is a sense of stagnation within it as well. While there’s no better time to be looking for a mid-range drive, the high end has been largely unmoved due to a lack of suitable interfaces. Motherboard manufacturers put their eggs in the SATA Express basket but thus far the actual storage manufacturers themselves have shunned that standard and have moved beyond SATA completely. First it was Intel’s 750 series, then Samsung’s 950 Pro, and now OCZ and by extension Toshiba are planting their feet in the NVMe space with the new RD400 series.

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Source: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA released its GeForce 368.22 WHQL drivers. These drivers are Game Ready for “Overwatch,” “World of Tanks,” and “War Thunder.” This includes performance optimization, SLI support (for games that support multi-GPU), and GeForce Experience optimal settings. These drivers also address a stuttering issue noticed with “Tom Clancy’s The Division,” after 20-30 minutes of gameplay, on SLI machines.

You can download the new GeForce 368.22 WHQL drivers from GeForce Experience and GeForce.com.

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD released its encouraging fourth update to Radeon Software Crimson Edition for this month, with version 16.5.3 beta. The new drivers come with optimization for three games – “Overwatch,” “Total War: Warhammer,” and “Dota 2″ with Vulkan API. The drivers also add CrossFireX profiles for “Overwatch” and “Total War: Warhammer.” The drivers address a micro-stutter issue affecting CrossFire machines on “Fallout 4.”

You can download the Radeon Software Crimson Edition version 16.5.3 drivers 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.

• MSI Launches New X99 and Z170 TITANIUM Motherboards
• ASUS Teases its Next-gen DirectCU III Cooler
• EK Water Blocks Unveils New NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Water Blocks
• Corsair Launches Dominator Platinum ROG Edition
• Xilence Announces Performance A+ Series PSUs
• CRYORIG Will Reveal Two PC Cases on Computex
• FSP Readies a Redundant PSU for Standard ATX Desktops
• Toshiba Launches the OCZ RD400 NVMe SSD Series
• FSP Also Readies the Dagger Line of SFX PSUs
• Aqua Computer Reveals M.2 Riser Card with Heatsink and Water Block Compatibility
• EK Water Blocks Releases Monoblock for ASUS SABERTOOTH Z170 S Motherboard
• ECS Launches Brand New LEET GAMING Motherboards
• AOC Q2781PQ Has 4-side Borderless WQHD AH-IPS Panel
• GeIL’s New EVO-X Memory Kit Sports Innovative LED Technology

Source: Blue’s News

Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Eclipse is now available on Steam, offering DLC for the Windows edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the futuristic black ops shooter sequel. This second add-on pack adds a bunch of multiplayer environments to the game, and expands the included zombie campaign with more undead action. Here’s word:

“In the latest episode of the Zombies experience, the Origins characters head to ‘Zetsubou No Shima’, a tropical island where experiments with Element 115 have created horrors beyond belief. Battle your way through four stunning Black Ops III Multiplayer environments: Spire, Knockout, Verge and Rift.”

DLC releases while the Wargame franchise is 70% off on Steam this week-end

Wargame is back again with a brand new DLC for the million-selling franchise’s third installment, Wargame Red Dragon. In this new expansion for the spectacular real-time strategy game from Eugen Systems, the Dutch units are finally playable! Choose between 80 units and enter into a coalition with West Germany! To celebrate this DLC release, the Wargame Franchise Pack will be available at 70% off this week-end on Steam – May 19-23.

The Netherlands have a foundation of unique, indigenous, units such as the YP-408 and the YP-104 that are joined by the Korps Marinier and the Special Forces unit, KCT. Most nations buy foreign gear second hand and often obsolete, but the Netherlands has access to some of the best units that other countries have to offer. Following their units are local variations of French, English, American and German units like the Cheetah, the YPR-765, and the AMX-13 / FL-12.

The Netherlands DLC for Wargame Red Dragon is available today at 5,99$/5,99€/£4,99.

Get more game information at the official Wargame: Red Dragon Website.

Sim155 Ltd, developer of the flight and naval combat simulator Combat Air Patrol 2, has announced a chance for members of  Steam Community Hub to win a free copy of the game when released. So join the Combat Air Patrol 2 Steam Community and maybe you’ll  be one of the lucky winners!

Combat Air Patrol 2 (CAP2) is a flight and naval combat simulator game for PC (Steam/Windows) where you pilot the AV8B Harrier II. After initial flight and tactical training you will be pitched into an immersive scenario against aggressive ground, sea and air based enemies. Use your skill as a pilot and your tactical awareness to engage in dogfights, carry out ground attacks and command your fleet to ultimately ensure the safety of your comrades and the final capitulation of the enemy. Strategic decisions such as commanding your fleet on the tactical map and your performance in the air will affect the final outcome: Go ‘gung ho’ with a full out assault and the outcome will be in the balance or plan ahead and the end result will be your ultimate victory.

You can follow the development of Combat Air Patrol 2 on Facebook. Find out more about Combat Air Patrol 2 at the games official website.

1942, war rages as Germany and its allies continue the colossal invasion of the Soviet Union, which seems to be on the brink of collapse. An increasingly isolated Great Britain is the last bastion of resistance in Europe, and the armies of the Axis seem unstoppable. But the USA have entered the fight! The Allied High Command debates the opening of a new front: it’s time to reverse the tide…

This is the news all Panzer Corps fans were waiting for, no doubt: Panzer Corps: U.S. Corps is going to be released on Thursday May 26!

Panzer Corps: U.S. Corps is composed of three different DLCs, each one with its unique theatre of operations and scenarios, but all linked in a colossal branching campaign with complete unit carry over!

Start with brave but inexperienced “rookies” in the sands of North Africa, then assault the shores of Italy and fight your way up the peninsula, and eventually land on Normandy and take part to the final push for Germany! Learn how to wisely employ your troops to save your veterans for the next battles!

Get more information on Panzer Corps: U.S. Corps from its official product 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.

• Inno3D Unveils the iChill X4 Ultra Cooling Solution for Next-gen Graphics Cards
• In Win Launches Its All New 303 Chassis
• Colorful & Bykski Announces First Water Block for GTX 1080 Founders Edition
• GELID Announces the Tranquillo Rev. 4 CPU Cooler
• DEEPCOOL Debuts DUKASE V2 ATX Chassis
• EK Water Blocks Releases New XRES Liquid Cooling Pump Reservoir Combo
• DEEPCOOL Launches Upgraded CPU Liquid Cooler CAPTAIN EX WHITE Series
• Crucial MX300 SSDs with 3d-nand Coming in July
• DEEPCOOL Debuts RGB 360 Lighting Kit
• NVIDIA Releases Specs on GeForce GTX 1070 Video Card
• ThermalTake Versa N26 Offers Clean Design for $60
• ASUS Teases Upcoming G Series Notebooks Powered by “Pascal” GPUs

Developer Cats Who Play have revealed  a new single-player RTS project, Syrian Warfare. You can vote for Syrian Warfare on the games Steam Greenlight page. Steam Greenlight is a system that enlists the community’s help in picking some of the new games to be released on Steam. Syrian Warfare is projected to be released Autumn 2016. Here’s some game info:

Our planet has seen to many wars, and that’s a sensitive subject for all of us. That’s the way the world wags, and every day we see consequences of numerous conflicts taking place in faraway lands. We see them in the news, we see them in the refugees at our borders.

This war has been going on for a long time, and it’s hard to say when it will be over. We got so used to it that news from Syria has become trivial. We’ve even already forgotten how it all started, and where the roots of the terrible terror lie – the terror that swept across Europe in recent years.

Syria is all over the news, and it’s become a subject of many documentaries. We, however, want to show the story through the lens of the game, and don’t let the word “game” mislead you. This game does not claim to be a history lesson, but it shows the course of the war in all its seriousness through the major milestones, from the first days till the latest important victories over terror.

Syrian Warfare is:

• Real Time Strategy game with a high degree of realism.
• Detailed simulation of modern weapon systems.
• Close to reality tactical actions of different types of troops.
• Game based on a true story.
• Realistic graphics.

It’s is not a cheap actioner, but rather a game claiming to look and feel like a non-fiction doc. Following the game progress will bring you to better and clearer understanding of the hornet’s nest that has been stirred up in the Middle East. Understanding of how it all started and how all sides of the conflict tend to act now. We do understand the seriousness of the subject and we are not afraid to take on it.

Watch the official announcement trailer and view some screenshots on the official Syrian Warfare webpage.