U-47′s attack on the Battleship Royal Oak in Scapa Flow October 1939

By John Dudek @ The Wargamer

Scapa Flow naval base held great significance to both Great Britain’s Royal Navy and Germany’s new Second World War Kriegsmarine. It was here that Kaiser Wilhelm’s German High Seas Fleet of 74 battleships, cruisers and destroyers were interned immediately following the end of the First World War. As part of the Armistice and the later Versailles Treaty ending the war, Germany had to turn over its entire navy to the victorious Allies and promise to build no new warships as part of the hated document’s “War Guilt Clause.” The shame and unfairness of this clause remained a painful bone in the throat of the German Navy long after the signing of the treaty.

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Learn a bit more about the twin Assassins Jacob and Evie Frye and how the core pillars of the Assassin’s Creed franchise have evolved

Source: Gamer’s Hell

Ubisoft has unveiled a video interview with Creative Director Marc-Alexis Coté for Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, offering fresh details about this new entry in the Assassin’s Creed Universe that throws you into the dawn of the modern era during the Industrial Revolution. You play Jacob Frye, a gangster assassin fighting for justice on behalf of London’s enslaved working class. You will fight having various weapons at your disposal such as kukri knife, brass knuckles, and sword cane in brutal combat; the brand new rope launcher can be used to scale buildings in seconds or take your enemies by surprise.

Also, the open world of Industrial London is populated with trains and carriages that players can drive, steal, assassinate from and hide in. Players can also play as as Jacob’s twin sister Evie, a relentless Assassin who has perfected the silent, swift, invisible strike.

Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate will be available on Xbox One, PS4 and PC on October 23, 2015.

Find out more about Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate at the games official website.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Supremacy, the third DLC pack for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC on 2nd July. From Parliament in London, to the snowy confines of the Kremlin in Moscow, players will experience a diverse landscape of multiplayer mayhem, including the return of one of the most iconic multiplayer maps in Call of Duty history, “Highrise,” which first debuted in 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, now transported to the year 2054. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Supremacy includes four new, action-packed multiplayer maps, all featuring the new Exo Grapple mechanic, which adds a layer of fun and strategy to the experience.

“Set against iconic landmarks, Supremacy takes players across the world in some of our most exciting maps to date. New and exciting vertical routes give players unique ways to dominate the battle through both the exo movement set and the new Exo Grapple ability. We are also thrilled to re-imagine one of the most popular Call of Duty maps ever, Modern Warfare 2’s Highrise, with exo and grapple gameplay for fans to enjoy,” said Michael Condrey, Co-Founder and Studio Head, Sledgehammer Games.

“This is not only the four new multiplayer maps, but the continuation of the popular Exo Zombies saga. We’re huge fans of Bruce Campbell and to be able to add him to the already great roster of performers in Exo Zombies takes this to a new level,” said Glen Schofield, Co-Founder and Studio head, Sledgehammer Games.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Supremacy includes four new, action-packed multiplayer maps, all featuring the new Exo Grapple mechanic, which adds a layer of fun and strategy to the experience.

Get more Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Supremacy info here.

By Thomas Soderstrom @ Tom’s Hardware

Gamer Storm should be synonymous with DeepCool by now, as the company lists products from both its enthusiast and commercial builder business on the same web page. Growing out from oversized air to “AIO Cooling” where “all in one” refers to closed loops, Gamer Storm represents its latest generation in liquid cooling. The best news for enthusiasts might be that DeepCool is bucking the trend of $140 coolers, with its Captain 240 now selling for $110. DeepCool’s Gamer Storm brings us a dual-120mm liquid cooler with enhanced style and reduced price, but can it still deliver the performance?

Read The Review Here

It’s a Stallion Baby!

By: Hilbert Hagedoorn @ GURU3D

In this review we take the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming (SOC edition) for a test-drive, the product is superb, awesome cooling, it’s silent, it’s factory overclocked and combined with the default variables like the 6 GB graphics memory this product oozes performance and awesomeness.

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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.

• AMD Radeon R9 Fury X Confirmed
• Lian Li Launches PC-O8 Dual-Compartment Chassis
• Logitech Announces G920 Force Feedback Racing Wheel for PC
• LG Launches 27MU67 27-inch 4K Ultra HD IPS Monitor with FreeSync
• Razer Unveils New Kraken Pro Headset
• SilverStone Introduces KL05 Case To Kublai Series
• Sharkoon Announces Availability of SharkZone K30 Gaming Keyboard
• Creative SB Inferno Gaming Headset Now Available in White
• Integral Memory Launches FUSION USB Type-C Flash Drive
• Creative Announces Sound Blaster FRee Portable Bluetooth Speaker
• XFX Radeon R9 390X Pictured Some More
• Galaxy Ready with GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF Liquid Cooled Edition
• Philips Debuts World’s First Quantum-dot PC Monitor
• Thermaltake Draws Flack for Ripping Off Other Brands’ Products

By Nik Gaukroger @ The Wargamer

Hearts of Iron IV is the latest iteration of Paradox Interactive’s successful World War 2 grand strategy title. However, I have to confess that the last version was, for me, a failure as I just couldn’t get into it at all. Therefore, it was with some trepidation that I accepted an invitation from Paradox to a two day multi-player event being held just outside of London – that’s a lot of time to commit to something you really may not like from the off. This was not helped by having very little time to get to know the game with the beta that was kindly provided and having to get going with game from the start of the event. So how did it work out?

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“The Guard dies but does not surrender!” (General Pierre Cambronne)

It is the morning of June 18th 1815. The whole French army led by his Emperor in person is marching trough Belgium to engage with the forces of the Seventh Coalition. The armies of the Duke of Wellington and Blücher’s are still divided. It is the last chance to defeat them, before they become too organized.

This will be the battle where the fate of Europe is shaped!

Today all of you fans of the musket era have the chance to become immersed in the final chapter of the Napoleonic Wars with the official release of Scourge of War: Waterloo!

From Hougoumont to La Haye Sainte including Placenoit, you will do your best to coordinate your infantry, cavalry and artillery units in order to outsmart your opponent in huge battles counting thousands of soldiers, while seizing the key locations in time.

Along with 20 historical scenarios and a set of multiplayer maps, the new creation from developer NorbSoftDev includes a sandbox campaign for the very first time in the Scourge of War series! This game mode regularly requested by the community finally allows you all to string battles together for a thrilling what-if approach of Waterloo.

Your soldiers are waiting for your command!

Grab the game here!

Get more game information and view the release trailer here!

Common Sense Expansion Brings Major Changes to Acclaimed Empire Builder

The Common Sense expansion to Paradox’s strategy hit Europa Universalis IV is available today, and it comes with tonnes of major changes to the core game, making it one of the most significant pieces of DLC yet in the EU4 franchise. With a focus on making your nation work better, Common Sense gives you new tools to make sure your global empire rests on a sound foundation.

This new trailer will give you the run down on some of the peacetime opportunities coming your way.

Central to Common Sense is the idea of Development – your provinces are now more than an all powerful tax number. You can improve your regions based on tax, trade and military power specifically, giving each a focus or strength. Or, you can develop broadly to prevent crushing losses when a center of manpower falls to the enemy.

We’re also introducing Parliaments, allowing constitutional systems of government new ways to put the power of the people’s representatives to work on behalf of the nation – for a price.

There is a host of other changes to the game, including improvements to the Protestant religion, the creation of national churches, karma for Buddhist rulers and much, much more. And even if you don’t buy the expansion, the free update we provide with every new expansion will transform your play experience in interesting ways. This time, we have modified the role of forts in battle and shaken up the map and diplomatic situation in the 1444 start date.

And click this link for a list of all the free updates coming courtesy of today’s major patch!

Common Sense is available at major digital retailers now! Become the king (or doge, or empress or khan) you have always wanted to be.

For more information, visit europauniversalis4.com.

Source: Blue’s News

The Bethesda Blog announces physical disc copies of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood will arrive in North American stores on July 21st. Here’s the news:

News Flash: By popular demand, we’re releasing a disc version of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. You can pre-order the game at your favorite retailer today!

In case you’ve been sleeping since 1945, here’s details on The Old Blood:

The year is 1946 and the Nazis are on the brink of winning World War II. In an effort to turn the tide in the allies’ favor, B.J. Blazkowicz must embark on an epic, two-part mission deep within Bavaria…

Part one of Wolfenstein: The Old Blood – Rudi Jäger and the Den of Wolves – pits BJ Blazkowicz against a maniacal prison warden as he breaks into Castle Wolfenstein in an attempt to steal the coordinates to General Deathshead’s compound. In part two – The Dark Secrets of Helga Von Schabbs – our hero’s search for the coordinates leads him to the city of Wulfburg where an obsessed Nazi archaeologist is exhuming mysterious artifacts that threaten to unleash a dark and ancient power.