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Ubiblog now offers an interactive map to offer a look at how Manhattan is depicted in Tom Clancy’s The Division. Here’s the explanation of the map, and why it will not help you locate a Starbucks:

If you’ve been keeping up on The Division, then you probably already know its premise: New York City falls victim to an epidemic that not only wipes out most of its citizens, but also sparks unprecedented levels of violence and crime. Its infrastructure is nearly non-existent and the city is on the verge of complete collapse. And now, thanks to an update on The Division site, you can get a closer look at the extent of the destruction through an interactive map.

This map lets you take a 360-degree look at what’s going on in the streets of Manhattan, complete with details and developer insights about key points of interest that will help you and other Agents prepare for various challenges. All you need to do is click on a designated point on the map, and you’ll zoom to street level where you can then explore your surroundings and learn more about New York’s more dangerous elements, like the not-so-friendly Cleaners – a group trying to cleanse the streets of Manhattan by setting just about everything on fire.

Click here for more game information.

Visual Camouflage System now available

Developer Obsidian Entertainment and publisher My.com are proud to present the long awaited camouflage system into Armored Warfare! Players can unlock various camouflage and paint options, which can then be mixed and matched to allow for personalized customization of your vehicle. Each vehicle can have three Camouflage/Paint configurations defined for different environment types (Woodland, Desert or Snow). The correct camouflage will automatically be selected when loading into a map based on that map’s environment type.

Check out the new Armored Warfare video here.

Tank commanders may purchase camouflage options through the customization interface in the garage for either gold or in-game credits, while paint is currently unlocked through completing various achievements for free. Once a paint color has been unlocked, it can be applied to any owned vehicle. Applying a camouflage pattern will add it on top of the newly chosen paint color. Camouflage adds a buff to the vehicle’s camouflage rating, which will help in hiding from enemies and attacking from concealment.

For more game information, and to download the game for free, please visit the official Armored Warfare website.

Rewrite history to change the outcome of one of the most famous military operations attempted in the modern era. Succeed where most leaders and dictators have failed in the past.

Conquer the United Kingdom and to put an end to the British Empire!

Wars of Napoleon succeeds where others have failed. It puts a wealth of What If scenarios in the hands of the players, with an unprecedented level of detail and accuracy.

To show off one of these scenarios, Slitherine asked the help of Iain Dickie, Chairman of the Battlefield Trust.

In a wonderfully scripted video, Dickie leads players on a journey through one the most intriguing what if scenarios that history has known: the planned – but never fulfilled – French invasion of Great Britain. This huge operation was to employ Napoleon’s mighty Army of England composed of over 200,000 soldiers.

Check out the video here.

Get more information on Wars of Napoleon from its official product page.

New Expansion Will Hit Stores February 2, New Screens

Your chancellor wants you to press his claim on a neighboring county. Your marshal is a bit of an incompetent. And no one thinks you should execute your uncle, like you had planned to – even though he’s a nasty rebel. Difficult problems with easy solutions? Not quite.

Crusader Kings II: Conclave, the newest expansion for Paradox Development Studio’s celebrated medieval grand-strategy game, will bring out the politician, diplomat or tyrant in you as your royal council demands to be heard – and the loudest voices demand a seat at the table. Paradox is happy to announce that this new expansion will be on February 2, 2016.

Conclave adds greater depth to ruling your realm with a host of new laws and council interactions. Will you placate your vassals by giving them a say in matters of war and peace? Will you raise the status of women in your kingdom by recognizing their right to inherit lands and title? Can you find a place on council for that one duke who has too many armies to ignore, but no talent for anything?

This expansion will also increase the importance of marriage alliances, introduce systems to block rapid overexpansion, and allow you to rent out some of your soldiers as mercenaries – just because you’re not at war doesn’t mean you can’t make a ducat or two off someone else’s aggression.

So mark the date on your calendar – February 2, 2016: the day that Crusader Kings II challenges you to up your king game. Be ready for Conclave. It will be available from major digital retailers and the Paradox store for $14.99, 10.99 GBP or 14.99 Euros.

For more information on Crusader Kings II, click here.

All-time classic Panzer Corps and its expansions covered almost every single battle of the European theater of World War II.

In 2015 there was even the chance to lead a completely fictional invasion of Great Britain with the Axis Forces in Operation Sea Lion.

However, until now, no campaign devoted to the Red Army was available. Fans of Russian history will no longer be frustrated because Soviet Corps – a stand-alone expansion of Panzer Corps – will be released on PC and iPad on February, 18!

Expanding upon the successful Panzer Corps game system, Soviet Corps features 25 challenging scenarios on multiple fronts. From the Winter War in Finland to the last offensives against Japan in Manchuria, players will relive 6 exhausting years of war from the Soviet point of view. More than 60 new regular and special elite units have been added to the huge database for an unforgettable experience at the head of the Red Army!

Get more information on Soviet 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.

• GIGABYTE Introduces First Gaming Mouse from XTREME GAMING Lineup – the XM300
• SilentiumPC Announces the Fortis 3 HE1425 Malik Customs Edition
• Iiyama FreeSync Ready ProLite GB2488HSU-2 Released
• Spire Announces the TRICER 1408 Micro-ATX Tower Case
• Tt eSports Integrates Synaptics IronVeil Fingerprint Sensor into the Black V2 Mouse
• OWC Announces 2TB Mercury Electra SSD
• MSI Announces the Gaming 24 AIO Desktop
• AOC Launches C3583FQ, a 35-inch Curved FreeSync Gaming Monitor
• SanDisk Extreme 500 Portable SSDs Launches
• Ozone Announces the TriFX In-ear Gaming Headset
• EK Releases New EK-Tube ZMT Soft Tube for Liquid Cooling

By James Cobb @ The Wargamer

A literal English translation of the German adjective weltgeschichtlich is meaningless and clumsy: “world historical”. A better paraphrase is “world changing” In this sense, Operation Barbarossa, the 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union, was a weltgeschichtlich event because the world changed because of it. No wonder so many wargames have been produced around this pivotal conflict. Yet, despite its importance, Matrix/Slitherine Games and VR Designs have made it the third entry into the Decisive Campaigns series. The developers have given the conflict a unique point of view distinguishing it from the usual hex-based war game paradigm.

Read on…

Players can join forces to unlock a special vessel and other in-game rewards

Wargaming today announced “Project R”, the brand-new community campaign for World of Warships, is now live. In “Project R”, players must reach various milestones to earn Pearls, which they use to rebuild the famed Japanese destroyer Kamikaze with unique camouflage, as well as unlock fantastic in-game rewards.

“‘Project R’ is a great opportunity for us to engage with the vibrant World of Warships community and provide great content in a fun way,” said Jacek Pudlik, Associate Publishing Producer, Wargaming Europe. “We’re all looking forward to seeing just what the fans of the game are capable of who the really standout players will be.”

To earn Pearls, captains must challenge special “Project R” in-game missions. By completing these missions and achieving various milestones, they can also earn credits, Premium Account, camouflage and other boosts which are based on an individual’s contribution. What’s more exciting: if the community reaches the milestone of 10 million, Kamikaze will be completed and 2,000 Japanese destroyers will be randomly given to participants who collected 150 Pearls or more.

“Project R” lasts for six weeks, giving the whole community a boatload of time to band together and scourge the oceans in search of awesome rewards. Action Stations!

To register to take part in “Project R” and for more information, please visit the official World of Warships website.

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.

• Corsair Unveils its Fastest Ever 128GB, 64GB and 32GB DDR4 Kits
• KFA2 Announces the GeForce GTX 970 EXOC Sniper Edition Graphics Card
• G.SKILL Expands Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Family with KM780R Models
• In Win Surprises With New Brushed Aluminum Hardware
• EVGA Announces the Z170 Classified-K Motherboard
• ASUS Announces Cerberus Gaming Keyboard, Mouse, and Mouse Pad
• EpicGear Announces the SonorouZ X Gaming Headset
• Microsoft Will Not Support Upcoming Processors Except On Windows 10
• Fractal Design Launches the Define Nano S Chassis

Alex takes a look at the alpha version of tactical helicopter shoot ‘em up, Heliborne

By Alex Connolly @ The Wargamer

Indie outfit JetCat Games are certainly playing my kind of Wagner in Heliborne. Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, they’re a six-strong studio comprised of Belorussian, Russian, Ukrainian and American developers, and bring with them an earnest love for the flexible nuances of the whirlybird. Heliborne is aiming squarely at the team-based military multiplayer market, currently dominated by World of Tanks, Armored Warfare, and War Thunder. I recently had the chance to throw the JetCat cofounders, Raman Ulasau and Diana Leer, and community manager Anthony Keeton some questions surrounding their debut project. The first question was, simply, why helicopters?

Read on…