Source: Blue’s News

The PC beta for Tom Clancy’s The Division is getting underway on Friday, offering the chance to check out the upcoming third-person shooter. Word is participants can begin downloading the client now to prepare, and The Division FAQ has all the details. Here’s the explanation on how to get in: “There are a limited number of guaranteed access codes for the beta. In order to receive one, you must pre-order Tom Clancy’s The Division for Xbox One, PlayStation®4 system, or PC from a participating retailer. Find a participating retailer by visiting thedivisiongame.com/buy. You can also choose to register for the waiting list, but this does not guarantee beta access.”

By Jeff Kampman @ The Tech Report

A couple weeks ago, Cooler Master told me it would be sending us a new CPU cooler to review. “Neat,” I thought, musing briefly about another Hyper D92-class heatsink, before filing away the tracking number and forgetting about it for a few days. When UPS showed up with an unexpectedly huge package, I had no idea what it was until I ripped it open and revealed the box for the equally huge MasterAir Maker 8 CPU cooler.

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By Ken Brown @ Legit Reviews

Today, we take our first look at Netgear’s flagship router, the Nighthawk X8 R8500 AC5300 WiFi Router. This router has hit shelves just in time for the holiday gift buying season and is priced at around $343 shipped from most major retailers. This price certainly reflects the standing of the Nighthawk X8 as the leader in the Netgear series of routers but our expectations of what this router brings to the table are high as this is one of the most expensive home networking devices we have looked at.

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Source: TechPowerUp!

Following a month without any driver releases (the last one being dated December 21), NVIDIA released its latest GeForce drivers. Version 361.75 WHQL drivers are “Game Ready” for Rise of the Tomb Raider, and Tom Clancy’s The Division (beta). This includes performance optimization, SLI profiles, and GeForce Experience optimal settings. The drivers also come with early (beta) support for GeForce GTX GPUs installed in external graphics solutions over the Thunderbolt 3 (40 Gb/s) interface.

You can download the new GeForce 361.75 WHQL drivers from GeForce Experience and GeForce.com.

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.

• Alpenfohn Unveils the Olymp Dual Fin-stack CPU Cooler
• MSI Introduces Interceptor DS300 Gaming Mouse
• SPITZER Gaming PC Cases Announced By X2
• NVIDIA Launches The Low-End GeForce GT 710 Graphics Card
• EpicGear Has Revealed Its Morpha Gaming Mouse
• KINGMAX Set to Launch its ZEUS DDR4 Gaming RAM
• MSI Releases GeForce GT 710
• Thermaltake Announces the Core X5 and Core X5 Riing Cases
• NZXT Shows Off New Mini-ITX Manta Case
• EVGA Introduces its GeForce GT 710 Lineup
• ASUS Announces 970 Pro Gaming/Aura AMD Motherboard
• Introducing Division Zero Gaming Gear Line by Das Keyboard
• Palit Announces its GeForce GT 710 Graphics Card
• GuardKey USB Encryption Dongle Makes Military-Grade Encryption as Easy as PnP

As the release date is getting closer it’s time to reveal some introductory videos for Tigers on the Hunt!

In this first Tutorial you will discover the basics of infantry movement and fire, featuring assaults with Officers charging you main attack, flamethrowers units, combat engineers with satchel charges, line of fire and more!

Get more information about the game from its official product page!

Do you want to know more about Tigers on the Hunt? Take a look on the Matrix Games Tigers on the Hunt forum!

The second Sino-Japanese War was a cruel and bloody conflict often overlooked due to its proximity to the Japanese entry into World War 2 at Pearl Harbour. But the events of this campaign had a great impact on the future of the people and armed forces of both nations.

This conflict, and its protracted nature in the later years, could be seen as one of main causes of the final Japanese defeat. It greatly drained the Empire’s resources, forcing it to deploy thousands of soldiers and war-ships and defend against repeated guerrilla attacks.

In Order of Battle: Morning Sun, the second expansion of the innovative wargame Order of Battle: Pacific, you will revive the battles and operations of this crucial war, from the initial boarder’s skirmishes to the massive invasion of the inland China.

Have a look on the infographic here depicting the main stages of the War, and don’t forget to share your thoughts on the forums!

Author: AkG @ Hardware Canucks

So here we are with another gaming monitor review and this time the focus is on one of today’s most easily recognizable displays: Acer’s Predator X34. This is a truly stunning monitor that has moved the bar forward by including elements like a dramatically curved IPS panel, a high refresh rate and G-SYNC. It hasn’t done so in a particularly affordable way but for gamers who have a top-end system, Acer may have a perfect fit.

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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.

• Antec Announces Kuhler H2O H600 Pro and H1200 Pro Liquid CPU Coolers
• Sharkoon DG7000 ATX Midi Tower Case Released For Demanding Gamers – VIDEO
• ASRock Releases BIOS Update to Fix Intel “Skylake” Bug
• Arctic Unveils the Alpine M1 Passive CPU Cooler for Intel LGA115x
• Cablemod Announces WideBeam LED Strips
• MSI Intros 970A-G43 Plus Socket AM3+ Motherboard
• BIOSTAR Announces Pro Series Socket FM2+ Motherboards
• BenQ’s GW2270 1080P Displays Features 3000:1 Contrast Ratio
• New Monitor Panels Coming This Year: 3840 x 1600 Coming
• AMD Radeon R9 Fury X2 Demoed at VRLA
• SanDisk Extreme 900 USB 3.1 Portable SSD Announced
• PNY Releases Two New High-Performance Consumer SSDs

Source: Steam News

Naval Action is Now Available on Steam Early Access!

Naval Action is an exciting, realistic, and beautifully detailed naval combat game immersing players into the experience of the most beautiful period of naval history – when sailing ships ruled the seas.

• Enormous open world – Large open world, recreated based on 18th Century maps, historical harbors, positions, and town names. We do not believe in the various modern hand-holding markers, thus player position is not shown on the map: you will have to navigate yourself using compass, sun or landmarks. PS. battles are instanced to allow extremely complex sailing and fighting calculations for 50 ship battles.
• Freedom – Build ships, trade, sink enemies of your nation. You can attack anyone almost everywhere. Remember that every action could have consequences. So don’t attack everyone – or you will become a pirate. Conquer almost every port in the Caribbean, but remember! other adventurous captains will try to ruin your plans.
• Beautiful ships – Accurate hull models, sail plans, guns, internal upgrades, historical speed, turning and heel performance. Ships from small cutters to large 100+ gun 1st rates will allow the player to experience every possible role of the Age of Sail period.
• Realistic sailing – Advanced wind and physics model provides for realistic portrayal of ship’s performance in the age of sail. Yard angles, ship angle to wind, fittings and ship condition affects speeds and turning rates. Correct tacking, boxhauling, clubhauling and other elements of the age of sail sailing are possible. Hidden ship characteristics will allow to gradually uncover potential of the vessel – every ship in game will be unique.

More game info is available on the official Naval Action website.