Powered by Pascal Architecture, Delivers up to 2x Performance and 3X Efficiency of GeForce GTX TITAN X - NVIDIA also announced Ansel, a powerful game capture tool.

NVIDIA today announced the NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1080 — the first gaming GPU based on the company’s new Pascal™ architecture — providing up to 2x more performance in virtual reality compared to the GeForce GTX TITAN X. Pascal offers massive leaps in performance, memory bandwidth and power efficiency over its predecessor, the high-performance Maxwell™ architecture. And it introduces groundbreaking graphics features and technologies that redefine the PC as the ultimate platform for playing AAA games and enjoying virtual reality.

“The PC is the world’s favorite gaming platform, and our new Pascal GPU architecture will take it to new heights,” said Jeff Fisher, senior vice president of NVIDIA’s PC business. “Our first Pascal gaming GPU, the GeForce GTX 1080, enables incredible realism in gaming and deeply immersive VR experiences, with dramatically improved performance and efficiency. It’s the most powerful gaming GPU ever built, and some of our finest work.”

NVIDIA also announced Ansel, a powerful game capture tool that allows gamers to explore, capture and share the artistry of gaming in ways never before possible. With Ansel, gamers can compose the gameplay shots they want, pointing the camera in any direction and from any vantage point within a gaming world. They can capture screenshots at up to 32x screen resolution, and then zoom in where they choose without losing fidelity. With photo-filters, they can add effects in real time before taking the perfect shot. And they can capture 360-degree stereo photospheres for viewing in a VR headset or Google Cardboard.

Learn more about the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 here.

Pagodas and amphibious action available in Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (FTSOC) update “PAGODA NEXUS“, live on Steam now. Recap below with two fresh YouTube videos at the bottom.

As spring unfolds at last in all its glory, we’re happy to bring you a new FTSOC update that we’ve aptly dubbed “PAGODA NEXUS” to reflect the inclusion of pagodas, those mythical stone temples of Burma (of the Tibetan kind, I should add, for those of you with an interest in architectural history).

Pagodas attract lightning strikes because of their height, and many have a decorated metal finial at the top of the structure, referred to as a “demon-arrester” to catch lightning, in the heaviest of monsoons.

Here’s what you can expect will kick in after you rack up this little update:

• Added pagoda structures, pillars and towers and temples and buildings, in campaign missions and on maps where historically appropriate. Check out the landmark Schwedagon Pagoda in the Rangoon map (Free Flight, Dogfight or Campaign Mission “RAID ON RANGOON” – the choice is yours!).
• Updated specs for many aircraft, work in progress. We appreciate the forum feedback, keep it coming! Tuning the firepower and accuracy of the Hurricane Mk. IIB and the Spitfire Mk. V is a priority (both in single player and in multiplayer).
• New aircraft: Japanese [b]J2M RAIDEN “THUNDERBOLT”[/b] fighter added, try it out over Rangoon in the middle of the night, the Schwedagon Pagoda can look quite impressive, if approached from the right angle.
• New aircraft: American [b]SC-1 “SEAHAWK”[/b] finally added to the Paradise Island DLC (available in the Deluxe version too). In multiplayer, all players can fly against the Rufe and Seahawk and on Phi Phi Island, provided the host has the DLC installed or purchased the Deluxe version.
• Improved vehicles: New tanks, trucks (type 94 6-wheeled), army cars (type 95), searchlight vehicles, ambulances, and Type 98 AA units that are manned by soldiers (hear the enemy scream in agony as you unleash .50 cal fire upon them!).
• Minor addition: The RAF barrage ballons in the Kindergarten missions are now roped to the ground in an effort to make the scenery look a little more realistic.
• We’ve made a lot of smaller GUI enhancements, too numerous to fit in a bulletpoint, but for example, the (currently active) difficulty level is now color-coded in the main menu and in-game pause screen, and the radar display has been enlarged to clarify ground units (jeeps, tanks, army cars, trains).

Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China – Pagoda Nexus (Steam Update) 60 FPS Gameplay Video

Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China – Amphibious Action 60 FPS Gameplay – A6M2-N Rufe vs SC-1 Seahawk Video

Get more information about the game at the official Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China website.

One of the best grand strategy games created by Ageod has reached a new milestone!

Wars of Napoleon is now available on Steam, and finally you’ll be able to unleash the power of the Grand Armee on this platform!

Four historically accurate scenarios with different starting points will lead you into one of the most turbulent periods in Europe’s history, covering over 10 years of military campaigns, from 1805 to 1815!

And if this wasn’t enough, you could try to succeed where even Napoleon failed: with a what if scenario covering the French invasion of Great Britain!

Play with one of seven major nations: France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Austria, Spain, the Ottoman Empire, and experience a detailed diplomacy system recreating the intricate balance of power of the time!

A very large map of Europe with over 4,000 regions and also special areas like the West Indies, North America, Persia and India will be the landscape for your plans of domination!

Will you answer when Destiny calls you?

Get more information about Wars of Napoleon from its product page.

By  E. Fylladitakis @ AnandTech

Nearly every PC component company is now coming out with their own line of gaming peripherals, and Patriot, the known manufacturer of memory-related products, decided to jump into the bandwagon with the release of one keyboard, one mouse and one headset. In this capsule review we are going to have a close look at one of the trio: the Viper V760 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard.

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.

• Microsoft Botches Up UEFI Support for Windows 7 on ASUS Motherboards
• G.Skill Introduces 5 New Color Schemes to Trident Z Series DDR4 Memory
• Aerocool XPredator Series PSUs Now Available
• AMD Launches CrossFire API on GPUOpen
• 8Pack Unviels the Lian Li PCD888WX Chassis on OCUK
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080/1070 Cooler Confirmed
• AMD Releases Radeon R3 SSD Range
• ASUS Intros the Monstrous PCE-AC88 PCIe Wireless Adapter
• ADATA Seeks To Dazzle With LED Lights On Its XPG DDR4 RAM Lineup
• Turtle Beach Reveals the Elite Pro Tournament Headset

We are happy to announce that Matrix Games lands on Bundle Stars!

Starting from today a number of our games will be sold on the Bundle Stars store at a very special discount price!

If you are of a mind to save don’t miss this amazing offer. A whole Matrix Games and Slitherine bundle comprising of three different tiers with so many titles at an incredibly cheap price. Three games for 1.99$, seven for 3.99$ and eight for 7.99$!

The details of the bundle are as follows:

Tier 1: $1.99

• Battle of the Bulge
• Time of Fury
• Pride of Nations

 Tier 2: $3.99 (including Tier 1!)

• Close Combat Panthers in the Fog
• Vietnam ‘65
• Ravenmark
• Legions of Steel

Tier 3: $7.99 (Including Tier 1 and Tier 2!)

• Pandora First Contact

The Bundle offer is valid until May 14th!

But it’s not all, folks. Be sure not to miss these amazing discounts on some of our other titles:

• Battle Academy – 75% off!
• Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front – 75% off!
• Battle of the Bulge – 33% off!
• Buzz Aldrin’s Space Program Manager – 50% off!
• Distant Worlds: Universe – 50% off!
• Last Days of Old Earth – 15% off!
• Order of Battle: Pacific – 40% off!
• Vietnam ’65 – 50% off!
• Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon – 35% off!

All the discounts will be valid for 72 hours. By buying these titles on Bundle Stars you will receive Steam keys and you will need to activate the products on Steam.

What are you waiting for? Don’t miss this unique opportunity and visit the Bundle Stars store now!

Source: UbiBlog

The Rainbow Six team has announced the official release date for Operation Dust Line. The desert-themed DLC will be available May 11 and will feature two new operators from the US Navy SEALs: Valkyrie and Blackbeard. Valkyrie takes the defensive role, and is equipped with sticky cameras that provide an extra level of surveillance. Blackbeard is the attacker, and will sport a shield-and-rifle combo, allowing him to take point in tough situations. You can catch a special live demo of the two new Operators in action on May 7 on the Rainbow Six Twitch channel before the start of the PC Pro League Grand Final. View the Rainbow Six: Siege – Dust Line Teaser Trailer here.

Source: Blue’s News

A new trailer from Bethesda Softworks shows off the upcoming Far Harbor expansion for Fallout 4. The clip shows off new content they are adding to their action/RPG sequel, and also reveals a release date, saying:

“Preview your journey to Far Harbor, the next game-on for Fallout 4. Far Harbor docks on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on Thursday, May 19th.”

This will be sold separately (though the original game is required), and is also part of the game’s season pass.

By Brian Crecente @ Polygon

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will likely bring to mind the unknowing silence and darkness of space for future players. But the people behind the game had another environment in mind when creating this science-future take on the war shooter.

“Space is like a deep black ocean,” Infinite Warfare narrative director Taylor Kurosaki said in an interview with Polygon. “So we are taking a lot of information from and drawing a lot of metaphors with the current naval technology.”

The game, officially announced this morning, has players taking on the role of the commander of what amounts to an aircraft carrier in space. In developing the title, Infinity Ward worked with a collection of former Naval officers and sailors including a two star admiral, Navy SEALs and a Naval bridge officer.

“We work with these guys daily,” said Jacob Minkoff, design director on the game. “The militarization of space is foremost on their mind as the next frontier.”

Read on…

By Wesley Yin-Poole @ Eurogamer

Fancy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered but not interested in buying Call of Duty: Infinity Warfare? You’re out of luck.

In a FAQ on Activision’s support website, the company confirmed Modern Warfare Remastered will not come as a separate disc. It is a full game download included in the Legacy, Legacy Pro and Digital Deluxe editions of Infinite Warfare.

Just to be clear, Modern Warfare Remastered is only available through the Legacy, Legacy Pro and Digital Deluxe Editions.

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