The U.S. Army today announced it has fully launched the FREE America’s Army: Proving Grounds (AA:PG) game on Steam. The game, which was released in beta in August 2013, had more than 920,000 player accounts created during the beta period and over 7.7 million hours of play. Players can register their Soldier name for the game at the America’s Army: Proving Ground website.  and download the game from Steam.

“We received great feedback from our fans during the beta and with the help of our community we greatly improved the AA:PG game and experience,” said Daniel Kolenich, Executive Producer for America’s Army. “We’ve also been blown away by some of the great creations by our fans who used our AA Mission Editor to recreate some of their favorite maps from the franchise and develop new styles of game play that AA players are already loving.”

Bringing the best features of the previous versions to a new America’s Army environment, AA: PG stresses small unit tactical maneuvers and training that resembles the current day Army. America’s Army: Proving Grounds (AA: PG) showcases the Army by emphasizing Army Values, teamwork, training and completing the objectives through gameplay that reflects the Soldier’s Creed.

Set in a fictional country, The Republic of the Ostregals, players are in the role of an 11B Infantryman practicing combat maneuvers at JTC Griffin, a fabricated training MOUT (military operations on urban terrain) environment created by Conex modular containers. This training is crucial to the player’s success as part of a Long Range Combined Arms – Recon (LRCA-R) unit, a full spectrum capable team that embarks on special operations missions behind enemy lines.

Find out more about America’s Army: Proving Ground on the games official website.

MEDICI IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPEN-WORLDS IN GAMING

The third entry in the Just Cause 3 Dev Diary series takes a closer look at Rico’s place of birth; the gigantic 400 square mile Mediterranean island of Medici.

While beautiful and serene on the surface, Medici is under the tyrannous reign of the dictator General Di Ravello and is far from peaceful. This island paradise provides the player with a highly explosive playground of destruction coming December 1st 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and high-end Windows PC.

Watch the ‘Episode 3 – World’ dev diary here.

More game information available at the Just Cause 3 website.

360° experience produced in cooperation with Google immerses viewers in a historic 1941 battle recreation

Wargaming today released “1941 Battle: 360° Reenactment”, a unique 360° virtual reality video that teleports the viewer into the heart of battle with four tanks, 40 infantry reenactors, artillery and warplanes for the first time ever.

“Wargaming is excited to share our passion for history, and to use innovative technology to bring history alive,” said Tracy Spaight, Director of Special Projects at Wargaming. “Recreating this historic tank battle in 360°, with iconic tanks like the T-34 and Panzer III, will reignite the past like never before.”

Earlier this year, Wargaming’s global PC phenomenon World of Tanks, in partnership with Google and The Bovington Tank Museum, released a series of five 360° videos titled “Virtually Inside the Tanks”. Covering famous vehicles such as the M4 Sherman from the movie “FURY”, viewers could discover some of history’s most notable tanks, inside and out.

Click Here for more information about World of Tanks.

iEntertainment Network’s acclaimed World War II simulation WarBirds 2016 has landed on Steam!

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, WarBirds 2016 is loaded with a wide range of improvements and brand new content – including new geographical terrains, airplanes, online modes, and flight models by veteran fighter pilots and engineers. All WarBirds 2015 owners will automatically be upgraded to WarBirds 2016.

WarBirds is the longest running online combat flight simulation in the world. Hundreds of thousands of WarBirds veterans have flown, won, died, and celebrated the Greatest Generation’s fighter and bomber pilots of World War II. WarBirds takes dedicated learning and lots of practice to survive and win.

“WarBirds 2016 rewards attention to detail, teamwork, and courage under fire above all else,” says iEntertainment Network’s CEO, ‘Wild Bill’ Stealey Lt. Colonel, USAF Retired, Command Pilot. “These are the same qualities you were expected to have if you sought to survive the deadliest air battles of World War II.”

His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.

The Balfour Declaration, November 2nd 1917

Never a wargame has depicted in such fine detail one the most controversial parts of contemporary history. The proclamation of the Israeli state in 1948 and the US recognizing the state in that exact same day, opens up over four decades of conflicts, key battles, struggles and hostilities. This was also the time of landmark progression and evolution of tactics and weapons systems, where the weapons of NATO and the WARSAW PACT were tested on the battlefields.

The Middle East is on fire!

Campaign Series: Middle East 1948 – 1985 has been released and this great wargame is ready to bring to life many of the tactical and technological innovations developed for the first time in the Cold War era!

Ten historical conflicts are covered in 3 Linked Campaigns and 65 scenarios (along with over a thousand of unique platoons available), this title describes the struggle for ascendancy in the Middle East with depth and with a military precision rarely achieved in a videogame!

Face off in an ancient conflict fought with modern weapons!

Get more information on Campaign Series: Middle East 1948 – 1985 from its official product page.

The German Invasion of Great Britain is probably one of the most momentous what ifs of the Second World War: what was the German plan? What were the key objectives of the invasion?

To answer these questions Panzer Corps is back with a huge DLC, comprised of over 30 scenarios covering all the possible phases of the invasion: Operation Sea Lion!

Designer Nico has worked hard alongside the core developer team to make this expansion one of the most challenging ever created for Panzer Corps. The complex structure of the campaign allows you to choose between different attacking vectors depending on your actions on the battlefield. The campaign can be started with the core force from DLC 40, so you can begin the invasion of England with the core forces that emerged victorious in France. Alternatively you can start with a preset core force.

Be prepared! Operation Sea Lion will release on October 15th!

Operation Sea Lion is an expansion for Panzer Corps and requires Panzer Corps to be played.

Get more information on Operation Sea Lion from its official product page.

Source: Blue’s News

A new article on Bethesda.net outlines how character progression will work in Fallout 4. They offer a special S.P.E.C.I.A.L. chart along with a video, and a pretty detailed rundown on how the system will play out in the next installment in the RPG series. Here’s a bit:

What’s important is that each of these Perks is actually a mini Perk tree*, with multiple ranks that also do new things. Gun Fu above allows even more damage the more targets you select, increasing to instant Critical Shots. Gunslinger has ranks that up the range of pistols, add a chance to disarm enemies, and even instant limb crippling shots.

These additional ranks do require your character to be a higher level. This allows us to make some powerful Perk ranks that reward your investment in a certain SPECIAL as well as that individual Perk. It also allows us to fold Perks we liked from previous games into Perk ranks in this new system. For example, the Fallout 3 perk Paralyzing Palm (paralyze enemies through hand-to-hand), now becomes the Rank 5 Perk for Iron Fist. But you need to have chosen the previous 4 ranks of Iron Fist and be level 46. We also pushed old Perks to do new things at higher ranks. Strong Back doesn’t just up the amount you can carry; higher ranks of it allow you to fast-travel while encumbered or even run while encumbered at the cost of Action Points.

Also, Bethesda has released the third video in the Fallout 4 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. video series, titled “Endurance”. Click here to view it along with the first two videos in the series.

A new pack of destroyers is set to hunt down the competition

Wargaming today announced that the Soviet Tech Tree will be joining the armada beginning October 19. Setting sail to cause some destruction will be a full destroyer line, including the legendary Izyaslav, Gnevny and Tashkent, the lead destroyer of Project 20 I whose cobalt blue color earned her the nickname “blue cruiser”.

Soviet destroyers bring unique features and strengths to the fight. The hard-hitting cannons deliver great accuracy making hitting even the fastest targets at long distance a breeze. Coupled with extremely high speed, strong anti-aircraft armaments and rapid turret rotation at higher Tiers, these new Soviet vessels are capable of delivering devastating attacks run.

“We’re looking forward to letting players command this line of Soviet destroyers,” said Daniil Volkov, World of Warships Development Director. “Working towards new and interesting content to give players different ways to battle is a priority for the team and these upcoming additions will open up some distinct vessels for commanders to discover and leverage in combat.”

Alongside the USSR Tech Tree, World of Warships will also be welcoming German cruisers to the fleet. These stalwart vessels boast high endurance, solid armor and powerful weaponry, making the invaluable in the most hectic battle. Soon these two lines of ships can clash with those from Japan and the U.S. to determine who really rules the waves. Check out the new Soviet Destroyers & German Cruisers video here.

For the latest game information, visit the official World of Warships website.

Source: Blue’s News

iEntertainment Network announces Warbirds 2016 will take flight on September 28th, offering the newest installment in their World War II combat flight simulator series. This will add a bunch of new content to the game, and will be an automatic free update for owners of Warbirds 2015. They also announce the next installment in their squad select series is this Sunday. Here’s a new trailer and here’s word on new features in the new version.

11 new geographical air-to-air competition terrains:

Pearl Harbor, Japan Islands, Korea, Solomon Islands, Greece, North Sea, New Guinea, Truk, Sicily, Marstown

6 new aircraft:

P36, MC200, P-38G, Japanese N1K1-J fighter, Nakajima L2d Troop Transport, and British Spitfire 9b

22 new flight models:

P-40 (E and N models), WarHawk, F4U-1A (both flown by legendary WW II Ace, Pappy Boyington with 25 Recorded Kills — featured in the 1970s TV series, *Baa Baa Black Sheep*), A6M5 Japanese Zero, and more

Flight Model updates:

Improved torque effects, realistic fuel burn modeling, engine overheat damage models, adjusted turn, roll, and climb rates, more accurate gun ballistics — along with a new, more capable autopilot feature

Get a quick look at Dogmeat in action in this video interview with Game Director Todd Howard.

Source: Gamer’s Hell

Bethesda Softworks offers a new Fallout 4 video showcasing this game developed for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC by Bethesda Game Studios under the direction of Todd Howard. Scheduled to arrive on November 10th, 2015, this game is the follow up to Fallout 3 and the first title from the studio since the release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you will enter a world destroyed by nuclear war. First or third person combat can also be slowed down with the new dynamic Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S) that lets you choose your attacks and enjoy cinematic carnage.