Take the Fight to the Streets in this New Take on Battlefield Built on Strategy, Speed and Story in a Cops versus Criminals World

Visceral Games, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio, today announced that Battlefield Hardline is now available in North America in retail stores and for digital download on Origin for PC, the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, and Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. Battlefield Hardline delivers the ultimate cops and criminals, blockbuster, action fantasy delivered through a world-class multiplayer experience that fans have come to love from the Battlefield franchise and an all-new episodic single player campaign inspired by modern TV crime dramas. The game is already receiving great critical praise as USA Today says that, “it’s a fascinating direction for the Battlefield series” and IGN says it’s “fast and furious.”

Powered by the award-winning Frostbite 3 game engine, Battlefield Hardline delivers a stylish and fresh new approach to the critically-acclaimed franchise as players experience both sides of the law in a crime-fueled, cops and criminals showdown. Unfolding on the gritty and glamorous streets of Los Angeles and Miami, Battlefield Hardline ushers in an all-new era for Battlefield fans with inspired new game modes, like Hotwire and Heist, new weaponry, vehicles, and gadgets for players to take down the opposition their own way. From police choppers to muscle cars, ziplines to stun guns, Battlefield Hardline lets gamers choose their approach in jaw-dropping and chaotic urban warfare.

Get more information about Battlefield Hardline at the games official 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.

• NVIDIA Launches the GeForce GTX TITAN X
• ZOTAC Announces GeForce GTX TITAN X
• GIGABYTE Announces GeForce GTX TITAN X
• EK Releases NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X Water Blocks
• GIGABYTE Announces Two GeForce® GTX 960 Graphics Cards with 4GB GDDR5 Memory
• MSI Launches 12 New Motherboards Supporting USB 3.1
• Scythe Presents the Compact Kodati Rev. B CPU Cooler with AM1 Support – VIDEO
• COUGAR Releases QBX, the Most Advanced Compact Gaming Case
• EIZO Unveils a 23.8-Inch 4K UHD Monitor
• Toshiba Adds 6 TB Internal and External Hard Drives
• More Radeon R9 390X Specs Leak: Close to 70% Faster than R9 290X
• Acer Announces New H257HU WQHD Monitor
• ASRock USB 3.1 Motherboards Debuting at CeBIT 2015
• ASRock Unveils World’s First Mini-ITX Socket LGA2011v3 Motherboard
• X2 Announces the CUBE MAX Chassis
• Huntkey Announces X-TREME Series of Power Supply
• Aerocool Presents Value Chassis Cyclops, Cyclops Advanced
• SilentiumPC Announces the Spartan PRO-B HE924 CPU Cooler
• Lian Li Giving a Sneak Peak of the Latest Desk and O Series Chassis Prototypes
• Lenovo Refreshes ThinkVision T Series Monitors With Several New And Refined Models

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, the latest installment of the Assassin’s Creed franchise lead by the Ubisoft Sofia studio, is now available for Windows PC.

Developed by Ubisoft Sofia, in collaboration with Ubisoft’s Singapore, Montreal, Quebec, Chengdu, Milan and Bucharest studios, Assassin’s Creed: Rogue takes players to new adventures set in the mid-18th century during the Seven Years War. Starting in 1752, players follow Shay Patrick Cormac, a former member of the Brotherhood who turned into an Assassin Hunter and experience the Assassin’s Creed universe through the eyes of a Templar. Assassin’s Creed: Rogue gives players new locations across North America to explore, including the frozen North Atlantic, the Appalachian River Valley and New York. Assassin’s Creed: Rogue for Windows PC has been adapted by Ubisoft Kiev.

The Assassin’s Creed: Rogue PC development team in Kiev has partnered with Tobii Tech to incorporate eye tracking input as part of the gameplay. With Assassin’s Creed: Rogue being the first game of this scale to incorporate this technology, players will be immersed in the Assassin’s Creed universe thanks in part to the “infinite screen” experience the Tobii Tech will provide.

A Collector’s Bundle is available for Assassin’s Creed: Rogue PC exclusively on Uplay Shop. It includes a collector’s box, an art book, 3 lithographs in an envelope and the original game soundtrack. Players will also get access to two extra single player quests and additional in-game items.

Assassin’s Creed: Rogue for Windows PC is available for purchase from uPlay, Steam, Game, Amazon and selected game retailers.

View the official Assassin’s Creed: Rogue launch trailer HERE.

For more information about Assassin’s Creed please visit the UbiBlog.

Wargaming is excited to announce that preparations are underway for the World of Warships Closed Beta, which will begin on March 12. Applications open for Europe at 11:00 CET, North America at 11:00 PST, and Asia at 17:00 SGT. During the test, players will dive into online naval battles, sharing their feedback with the development team to improve the experience.

Held in December 2014 and January 2015, the two World of Warships Beta Test Weekends attracted over 75,000 users. Boasting 15,000 concurrent players, there were an average of 60 battle sessions played by each tester in only four days.
In the upcoming Closed Beta, players will have access to five original maps, taking them on a journey through arctic oceans to tropical archipelagos. On their voyage, 50 U.S. and Japanese warships are available for players to challenge the seas and enemy ships.

Both nation’s cruisers are great, nimble vessels that have the upper hand against enemy destroyers, and even deal a significant blow to ships of the same class. Japanese battleships are fierce attacking ships, which, thanks to their thick armor, can also offer other vessels on their team excellent cover. Destroyers from both nations are perhaps the most maneuverable of ships, and are perfect for scouting, offering backup, and carrying out deadly torpedo strikes. The fourth and final class are aircraft carriers, initially represented by American warships. These types of ships are unmatched at attacking the enemy and providing reconnaissance—ideal for the more tactical player.

Crews (represented by warships commanders) play an integral role in gameplay. With each level, Commanders gain points that can be spent on a variety of skills divided into several ranks and categories. Players can choose to improve the Commander to best suit their play style from increasing a ship’s resistance to certain damage to decreased reloading times.

In addition to personnel training, Modernizations allow players to develop a ship’s combat capability. There are numerous Modernizations available, such as increasing a weapon’s durability or ship’s resilience to fire and flooding.
For those that enjoy working together as a team to conquer the seas, they can join forces with two other players in Divisions.

In the future, World of Warships will add Japanese aircraft carriers and U.S. battleships. Achievements for many accomplishments in battle as well as customization options will also be introduced to the game.

To learn more about World of Warships and become involved in the Closed Beta, visit:

• http://worldofwarships.com (North America)
• http://worldofwarships.eu (Europe)
• http://worldofwarships.asia (Asia)

This year Total War becomes one of the longest-running series in gaming with 11 titles spanning over 2000 years of historical warfare.

Empires have risen, and many a brave warrior has fallen with an estimated 4.8 billion battles waged in the last 15 years.

Over 1 million people play Total War every month now, spending an average of 104 hours apiece in each game. 2015 will be our biggest year yet, and this latest trailer will give you a hint of what’s to come. Digital and tablet title Total War Battles: KINGDOM, 10v10 team strategy in Total War: ARENA, and more.

Visit us at the EGX Rezzed show in London this weekend for some retro and modern gaming on all our titles, plus a huge Total War prize giveaway.

View the “15 Years of Total War” Video HERE.

Get the latest news at www.totalwar.com.

By Steven Kean @ Legit Reviews

DeepCool was founded in 1996 producing cooling accessories for desktops and servers. With personal computers becoming one of the most important tools of our time, they expanded into AIO liquid cooling, cases and power supplies. In September 2014, they introduced the Captain AIO liquid cooler series that features a Patented SS design (Separated Section) that divides the pump and cold plate into two blocks, connected by a unique transparent connection tube makes the water flow visible. The cooler is topped off with an LED light on the top to give it the nuclear-reactor like appearance that the designers were going after. Today, we’ll be looking at the entry-level DeepCool Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 120 CPU Liquid Cooler AIO Water Cooling solution.

Read The Review Here

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.

• ASUS Announces Strix GTX 960 4GB Graphics Card
• Inno3D Announces iChill GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970
• Noctua Launches NH-L9x65 Low-profile CPU Cooler and NF-A6x25 PWM Fan – VIDEO
• ASUS Announces BIOS Updates for 5th Gen Core Processor Support
• Raidmax Announces the Narwhal ATX Mid-tower Case
• MSI Launches GeForce GTX 960 Gaming 4GB Graphics Card
• ZOTAC Announces GeForce GTX 960 AMP! Edition with 4GB VRAM
• ViewSonic Launches New 28-inch LED Monitor with VDI Client Endpoint Mount
• Mushkin Launches New ECO2 Line of Solid State Drives
• First Alleged GTX TITAN-X Benchmarks Surface
• BIOSTAR Reveals the TA970 Plus AMD Mainboard with Advanced Clock Calibration
• COUGAR Releases First 80 PLUS BRONZE Digital PSU
• Avexir Unveils RAIDEN Series High-end DDR3 Memory with Lightning Tubes
• ASUS Announces the ROG GR8S Steam Machine
• ASUS Launches Designo MX279AQ Monitor
• Eizo Unveils 23.8 Inch Screen with Ultra HD Resolution
• Microsoft: DirectX 12 Will Increase Your Graphics Performance by 20 Percent

By John Dudek @ The Wargamer

Location: The South Pacific’s Solomon Island’s chain, Blackett Strait somewhere between Gizo and Kolombangara Islands; 0200 Hours, 2 August 1943. What followed could, if it had turned out differently, have dramatically changed the events of U.S. and world history some 20 years later – certainly the U.S. would have a different name inscribed as that of its 35th president.

Read on…

THE FRONT LINE, 1945 – Rebellion are calling all new recruits and seasoned vets to team up, reload and move out as Zombie Army Trilogy launches today.

Available now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, Zombie Army Trilogy marks the apocalyptic conclusion of the cult shooter series, swelling the re-animated ranks with two eye-popping remasters and summoning an all-new brand of horror in a blood-curdling third chapter. Joining the collection is a brand new Horde mode, new enemies, a new cast of player characters and of course, a demonic zombie Führer.

Check out the launch trailer HERE.

PC players are able to get four copies for the price of three with an exclusive Steam 4-pack, or up to 60% off if they own any of the first two Nazi Zombie Army games via Steam (offer ends April 3rd, normal price £29.99 / $44.99 / 41,99 €)

Stop by the official website, www.ZombieArmy.com for more game information.

Free EU4 Add-on Brings the Great Women of History

The pages of history books are filled with the stories of great men – but also great women: artists, authors, councilors, and rulers. Would Tenochtitlan have fallen without the language skills of Malinche guiding Cortez? Had the reign of Edward IV not been cut short by illness, would England have still ruled the seas, deprived of the strong hand of Elizabeth I?

To mark International Women’s Day (March 8th) Paradox Development Studio has created a free update for Europa Universalis IV, adding 100 great women of history to the game. Each character can be generated through event triggers (a weak regency, a colonial empire, certain ideas, etc.). Players will then have choices about how to use this talented woman. Some may join your court as advisors, some might be suitable for riskier employment as rulers or leaders.
Thomas Johansson, the head of Paradox Development Studio, says that this DLC does something important for the company’s flagship title.

“It’s no surprise that the role of women in history isn’t as well known as that of men,” Johansson says. “Europa Universalis, admittedly, hasn’t done a lot to foreground their contributions. We thought that International Women’s Day was the best time to do a little bit to help balance the scales and introduce our audience to some very interesting people.”

The Women’s History DLC is free for all Europa Universalis IV players and will be available on March 8th, 2015. The full changelog is available HERE.