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Just Announced Hardware for 22 April 2016

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.

Hardware | Donster | April 22, 2016 |

Support our veterans! Matrix teams up with Operation Supply Drop!

We at Matrix are very grateful for the opportunity of collaborating with Operation Supply Drop, the most-generationally relevant veteran support organization on the planet.Founded in 2010, since then Operation Supply Drop has brought fun where there is none by assisting hundreds of thousands of US, NATO and ANZAC soldiers all around the world, both deployed and in hospitals.

We firmly believe in its mission and we are honoured to have the chance of lending our hand. As such Operation Supply Drop will distribute many copies of Vietnam ’65 for free!

The game will be showcased this evening at our official twitch channel at 6 PM EST in a very special stream run by Operation Supply Drop itself!

So don’t miss the twitch, and remember to visit the official site of Operation Supply Drop.

Strategy and Wargaming Vietnam '65 | Donster | April 20, 2016 |

Lock ‘N Load With All New winSPWW2 and winSPMBT Upgrades!

The Top in Tactical Wargames, Bringing You Even More Awesomeness!

Lock ‘N Load Sir! Available for immediate download from Shrapnel Games, the version 10.0 winSPMBT and version 9.0 winSPWW2 upgrade patches continue the annual tradition of improving your tactical wargaming experience with winSPMBT and winSPWW2 content, enhancements, and when needed, the elimination of errors. Also added are features just for extended CD version owners only.

The 2016 installer will upgrade winSPMBT version 6, 7, 8 and 9.1 to version 10. And the 2016 winSPWW2 installer will upgrade versions 5, 6, 7, and 8.1 to version 9.

winSPMBT version 10.0 consolidation upgrade features:

22 New Scenarios
12 Revised Scenarios
28 New or Revised Map files
181 New or Revised Photos
327 New or Revised Icons
93 Updated OOB Files
16 New or Revised Icon Graphic files
1 New or Revised Text files
115 Revised picklist files
Upgraded Game Options
Upgraded ScenHack

winSPWW2 version 9.0 consolidation upgrade includes:

6 New Scenarios
12 Revised Scenarios
3 New Campaigns
22 New or Revised maps
463 New or Revised Photos
407 New or Revised Icons
36 Updated OOB files with a NEW R&D OOB
42 Revised Icon Graphic files
2 New or Revised Text files
Upgraded Game Options
Upgraded SCENHack

You can view the entire press release with the complete list of changes here.

Visit Shrapnel Games and check out their entire game portfolio.

Strategy and Wargaming winSPMBT - winSPWW2 | Donster | April 20, 2016 |

Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg Review

By James Cobb @ The Wargamer

Rick Atkinson’s fine trilogy on the US Army in Europe in World War II approaches the subject in three phases: North Africa, Sicily and Italy, and Western Europe. Battlefront seems to be taking a similar approach with Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy and Combat Mission: Fortress Italy with Combat Mission: Red Thunder thrown in to cover crucial battles in 1944 on the Eastern Front. The Western European Front in 1944-45 is being wound up with Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg. Of course, no World War II Europe series is complete without a Bulge game but Battlefront recognizes that the vicious fighting that occurred in the two months before December 1944 and in January-February 1945 deserves a stand-alone game. Will the Ardennes offensive still overshadow the rest of the package?

Read on…

Combat Mission: Final Blizkrieg Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | April 19, 2016 |

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa Steam Overview Part 2 – To Leningrad!

decisive-campaigns-barbarossa As the Steam release date is coming closer, it’s time to take a look at the second episode of this “Barbarossa Steam Overview” made by Idjester!

Expect to see a lot of action, as Idjester will struggle with the Soviets trying to recover from the first shock!

VR Designs has been reinforced with designer Cameron Harris to create a new never-seen-before wargaming experience: Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa.

This revolutionary eastern front wargame covers the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. It blends the latest evolution of the Decisive Campaigns hex and counter engine with deep narrative, RPG-style people management and in-depth semi-randomized decision systems.

Get more information about Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa from its official product page!

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | April 19, 2016 |

Combat Air Patrol 2 – Weapons Trailer

Guns, missiles and bombs, oh my! Sim155 Ltd, developer of the flight and naval combat simulator Combat Air Patrol 2, has released a fantastic new trailer showcasing the weapons system of the AV8B Harrier II.

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.

Combat Air Patrol 2 Combat Flight Sim | Donster | April 19, 2016 |

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa Updated to Version 1.03p

decisive-campaigns-barbarossa The remarkable wargame of 2015 has received a huge update, adding new features and numerous balance improvements!

The map’s artwork has been revamped, the counters have been refined (with the option to switch between NATO symbols or not), and now Germans can choose to have a “Free deployment start”!

But one of the goals of Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa has always been to include the Human Factor alongside strategy considerations. Following this pattern, the War Diary feature has been introduced, adding a new layer of immersion! Follow the War’s events as they are narrated by a young Frontline soldier!

The change log is very long, so be sure to check the entire list of changes here.

You can download the patch from here.

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa will be released on Steam on April, 28th!

Get more information about Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa from its official product page!

Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | April 19, 2016 |

Call of Duty: Black Ops III Eclipse Multiplayer Trailer

Source: Blue’s New

A new trailer from Call of Duty: Black Ops III shows off multiplayer action from the Eclipse expansion coming to the PlayStation 4 edition of the shooter sequel tomorrow, and to Windows and Xbox One next month. Here’s word:

“Battle through four new MP environments that take full advantage of the Black Ops III movement system, including a martial arts tournament arena, a post-apocalyptic tribal compound, a future civilian sub-orbital airport, and a military rail system suspended high above an active volcano.”

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 First-Person Shooters | Donster | April 19, 2016 |

Zalman Z9 Neo White ATX Mid-Tower Case Review

By Jason Vaught @ Benchmark Reviews

Zalman released an all white edition of their Z9 Neo chassis, a chassis has a very nice design chassis and comes with some proper fan LED bling as well. It is a chassis that can keep up with the bigger names in the industry as it has refined features with the ability to hide your components inside the chassis. Let’s have a peek at the Zalman Z9 Neo White edition.

Read The Review Here

Cases Hardware | Donster | April 19, 2016 |

Just Announced Hardware for 19 April 2016

Hardware | Donster | April 19, 2016 |