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…

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!

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.

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!

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.”

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.

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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.

• Raijintek Launches their Morpheus II Core Edition VGA Cooler
• BIOSTAR Announces Dual BIOS Feature on Racing Series Motherboards
• ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces the GT51CA Gaming Desktop
• Colorful Announces Retail Availability of the GTX 980 Ti iGame KUDAN.
• ASUS Announces Support for Upcoming Intel Core i7 X-Series Processors
• AMD Releases Graphics BIOS Update for R9 Nano & Fury X
• ID-COOLING ICEKIMO 120W Pure White Water Cooler Announced
• AMD May Bundle Wraith Cooler with FX-8350 and FX-6350
• Enermax Ostrog ADV Case to be Unveiled at Pax East – VIDEO
• XFX Radeon Pro Duo Pictured, Retail Price Revealed
• Thrustmaster Adds Y-350X 7.1 DOOM Edition Gaming Headset
• Razer Turret Living Room Gaming Mouse and Lapboard Released
• Samsung Presents Two New PLS Monitors
• ASUS Adds VG278HV 27-Inch 144 Hz Full HD Gaming Monitor

The developers from Battlestate Games, a Russian game studio, have released new screenshots (Hosted by Worthplaying) from their action online survival FPS/RPG, Escape from Tarkov:

We’d like to present the new set of screenshots in the vicinity of Customs Office location, featuring places that weren’t shown previously, new weapon mods, improved lighting and weather effects.

Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore story-driven MMO which combines the elements of FPS/TPS and RPG. The events take place in the Russian city of Tarkov, which has been sealed of by roadblocks and sunk into the chaos of local warfare between private miltray companies. The extreme conditions combat simulator employs a number of custom system modules to create an incredibly immersive gameplay and make players feel the reality of what is happening in the game. Registration for closed beta testing is open on the official website.

Return of War Thunder Event Series of Famous Battles Until May

Gaijin Entertainment today announced that its award-winning MMO WWII online game, War Thunder, is currently running its WW2 event series. Players can take part in the recreation of more than 70 World War 2 battles which will be updated on a daily basis (at 13:00 GMT every day). The WW2 Chronicles will feature all the main theatres of operations, this year pilots and tankers will be able to receive a very special prize for completing a specific amount of daily tasks.

Players wishing to take part take part in the “WW2 Chronicles” event series can do so until May 9th. This week players can take part in battle events based on real WW2 campaigns such as the North Africa campaign,the battle for Stalingrad and the Siege of Malta. Players have the opportunity to win the following rare vehicles A34 Comet “Iron Duke” IV, a KV-2 mod. 1940, an MBR-2, Richard Bong’s P-38J and other prizes for completed challenges. Daily tasks for tankers and pilots will reward players with unique tanks and planes until the event finishes.

For more information on the WW2 Chronicles event series and for a full list of challenge requirements and prizes please visit the information page here.

For a full list of all the planned events visit click here.

To download War Thunder, please visit the official War Thunder website.

Battlefront.com is excited to share with you the newest addition to the Combat Mission series, Final Blitzkrieg!

Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg is now available for PC and Mac OS X as a Download and Download+Mail Delivery, starting at $55 (plus S&H if applicable).

Centered on the frozen battlefields of the Battle of the Bulge, Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg depicts the desperate struggles between Allied and Axis forces during the latter stages of the Western Front in 1944 and 1945.

For more information on the game and to purchase it, visit the website here.