Unlock the Secrets of Past French Kings

Today, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings is now available, free of charge, for all Assassin’s Creed: Unity players on Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC, and will be released tomorrow January 14th on PlayStation® 4 computer entertainment system in the UK.

After the events of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Arno’s quest for redemption leads him to the town of Saint-Denis, then known as Franciade. There he is sent on a mission that will take him to the depths of the city, an intricate network of catacombs and deep caves that hold the remains and best-kept secrets of past French kings. To uncover the dark mysteries that lie beneath the Basilica, Arno is equipped with a lantern to guide his way and will gain access to the Guillotine Gun, a powerful weapon made for both long-range destruction and deadly close-quarter combat.

In Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings, players will encounter familiar faces including Napoleon and the Marquis de Sade, as well as a new enemy faction, the Raiders, merciless foes desecrating the catacombs. Players will also be able to embark on additional side quests including new Murder Mysteries, enigmas, and co-operative missions, where players can join forces for a heist mission and a special Brotherhood mission.

Both single-player and cooperative modes enable players to unlock new weapons, gear, and outfits that carry over between Assassin’s Creed: Unity and Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings.

Check out the Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings launch trailer here.

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Gaijin Entertainment has released the full original War Thunder soundtrack to fans. Split into two albums – Air Forces and Ground Forces – the soundtrack contains 50 inspiring orchestral tracks as featured in the epic, breath-taking battles in War Thunder.

The soundtrack was created in collaboration with Strategic Music studio to produce an exquisite live-performed orchestral score, and can now be purchased from iTunes, Amazon and Google Play. For more information, visit: http://warthunder.com/en/soundtrack

Over eight million players already know the enjoyment of laying opponents to waste, leaving only burned out hulls in their wake in War Thunder. This cross-platform MMO game is currently in Open Beta for PC, Linux and Mac OS, available for PlayStation®4 and OnLive®, Oculus Rift and is in development for other unannounced platforms. Players have access to over 450 historically accurate WWII planes and armored vehicles. For more information, please visit http://www.warthunder.com

By Max Page @ FrostyTech

The DeepCool Gamer Storm Lucifer heatsink is a fairly large CPU cooler, very much resembling a passive thermal solution on quick glance due to its boxy footprint and widely spaced aluminum fins. The heatsink isn’t a passive cooler though, its single fan is very much required to keep the Lucifer from becoming like its name-sake. The 140mm PWM fan is made by Deepcool with a rubberized frame so it sits comfortably against the aluminum fin stack without any rattling noises.

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By Jake @ PureOC

With the Raptor gaming mouse, Gigabyte is targeting a rather specific crowd in the gaming world: those who want a claw-style rodent. We don’t see many of these, and the Raptor looks sleek and comes with a few interesting features. Not only is it a claw mouse, but it’s also nearly ambidextrous. Interesting, to be sure. But will it alienate mainstream users, or zero in on those who want something special? Let’s take a closer look at the Gigabyte Raptor gaming mouse and make the call.

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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.

• CRYORIG Releases New Cooling Solutions
• Kingston Teases HyperX Predator DDR4 Memory
• EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Classified K|NGP|N Edition and GTX 970 FTW Pictured
• EVGA GeForce GTX 980 HydroCopper Pictured
• Cherry Announces Ground Breaking Mechanical Keyboard
• OCZ Unveils Vector 180 Performance SSD
• NZXT Introduces PC Streaming Device DOKO
• AMD Already Taped Out Radeon R9 380X GPU – AMD’s Employee Lists Development Of 300W 2.5D HBM GPU SOC
• G.SKILL Breaks DDR4 World Record With One Module At 4255MHz
• Corsair To Release 3400 MHz DDR4 Dominator Platinum Memory DIMMs

HITLER’S BACK FROM THE DEAD AND HUNGRY FOR BLOOD!

Achtung! Berlin is burning and Adolf Hitler has risen from his grave to gather an army of Undead Super Soldiers who are poised to spill blood and guts across Europe. Only one thing stands in their way – you, and the fleshy sacks bristling with guns and explosives you call your best friends.

Zombie Army Trilogy, rising early 2015, gives Xbox One and PlayStation 4 gamers their first chance to experience the blood-pumping co-op shooter series that became a cult sensation on PC. Former enemies become allies as the living fight against the dead.

Packed with apocalyptic new content and two eye-popping remasters Zombie Army Trilogy also includes the never-seen-before third instalment in the series and a brand new horde mode, delivering the ultimate package for fans of adrenaline-fuelled gunplay and harrowing intensity.

Zombie Army Trilogy will be self-published by Rebellion on all formats and will be available for download via Xbox Live, the Playstation Network and Steam for PC. A retail version will also be available.

• Battle through 15 gut-wrenching missions spanning THREE epic campaigns across the irradiated, demon-infested ruins of World War Two Germany.
• Wrestle the occult powers in the campaign and across FIVE terrifying horde maps. Face the horrors alone or fight back-to-back in 2-4 player online co-op.
• Fight as elite sniper, Karl Fairburne or one of EIGHT playable heroes including FOUR new female characters, armed with over 25 iconic weapons and explosive traps.
• Take on legions of Undead Super Soldiers, Armoured Skeletons, Zombie Snipers, Chainsaw Elites, Fire Demons and more, before facing the demonic Hitler himself in a final stand to decide the fate of mankind!
• Bask in the gruesome glow of the infamous X-Ray Kill Cam, and watch in gory detail as rotting flesh and organs are shredded from the inside.
• Experience haunting environments and intense-action, all framed in bloody beautiful 1080p.

For PC gamers, Zombie Army Trilogy will be available to pre-order today via Steam or the Rebellion Gamestore.

As a thank you to the fans that made the series a cult hit, Rebellion are also offering an exclusive loyalty discount to owners of the first two Nazi Zombie Army games via Steam before launch.

The official website, www.ZombieArmy.com has been unleashed on the interwebs with more information, a teaser trailer and FREE content including an exclusive MP3 album of atmospheric compositions from the game’s soundtrack by Nick D Brewer.

Start 2015 with Strategy Game Savings!

We are one week into the new year and already the temperatures are plunging. Time to settle in, stay out of the cold and cozy up to your monitor while playing the very best in independent strategy gaming. January is the time that Shrapnel Games offers you a look at their complete inventory of war and strategy games at discounted prices. You can save on our current inventory from January 8th thru January 22nd!

Take advantage of our annual sale to procure our hit new release Approaching Infinity. Released on December 15th, this game is already garnering praise from the space exploration and adventure gaming community. This is a rogue-like game of stellar exploration, planetary investigation, starship battles, diplomacy, crafting, commodity trading, and much, much more. Get it today at the sale price of $34.95.

Wargamers will appreciate such titles as War Plan Pacific, Salvo! and the Enhanced Edition of winSPWW2. All three of these titles are on sale for $34.95. War Plan Pacific is an exciting game that will remind gamers of the classic Victory in the Pacific. From Pearl Harbor to the surrender of Japan in a single session, War Plan Pacific plays fast yet retains a sense of history. Salvo! is an Age of Fighting Sail strategy game, while winSPWW2 is the game that should be on every tactical fan’s hard drive.

Gamers will also want to look at winSPMBT: Main Battle Tank ($33.95) and World Supremacy ($23.95). World Supremacy is a game of global conquest set in the modern era and winSPMBT is the Windows version of Steel Panthers Main Battle Tank. Both of these titles are on sale all month long.

Hardcore strategy gamers looking for the very best in modern warfare simulations will appreciate the entire ProSIM line of games being on sale. BCT Commander ($14.95), Air Assault Task Force ($34.95), ATF: Armored Task Force ($19.95), The Falklands War: 1982 ($34.95), Raging Tiger: The Second Korean War ($34.95) and The Star and the Crescent ($34.95). Take on a serious wargame with the micro-title, Battle Group Commander, for only $9.95.

Then there are the lighter strategy games. Perfect for the beer and pretzels crowd, you have Bronze, Air Command 3.0 and Space HoRSE for only $24.95.

Of course there is Scallywag: In the Lair of the Medusa, a single-player, action orientated dungeonbash of unlimited potential for $19.95. And finally, look for the pen and paper RPG optimized for the digital age, Total Eclipse by Disrupted Gears – also on sale now!

Remember the sale prices are in effect thru January 22nd! For more information on any of the games, including checking out demos, be sure to stop by www.shrapnelgames.com and view our complete catalog. There you’ll find full details on the individual titles, bonus items, and links to purchase.

By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech

When we ask the motherboard manufacturers about overclocking, most of them say that it is an integral part of their hardware line-up as well as a point to distinguish themselves from the competition. I have been a big fan of the cheaper overclocking oriented models in the mainstream markets, and in order to emulate the success that GIGABYTE has made in that area today they are releasing the X99-SOC Champion aimed at the Haswell-E overclocking crowd. We managed to get a sample in for a launch day review.

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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.

• EVGA Announces Their New GeForce GTX 970 SSC Graphics Card
• Mushkin Announces the STRIKER Line of Solid State Drives
• Toshiba Launches New Generation Solid State Hybrid Drives
• Mushkin Announces New Ridgeback Heatsink Design
• Toshiba Launches 3TB 2.5-inch HDD, Showcases First PCIe Single Package SSD
• ASUS Announces ProArt Series PA328Q 4K/UHD Monitor
• Plextor Launches the M6e Black Edition High Performance SSD
• ASUS Announces ROG Swift PG27AQ 27-inch 4K LCD With GSync
• Samsung Begin Mass Production of the Crazy-fast SM951 PCIe M.2 SSDs
• ASUS Announces MG279Q Gaming Monitor w/ 120Hz IPS Panel
• Meet The New ASUS Gaming Mice: Claw, Sica & Spatha

Join Arno On A Journey To The Underground Tombs Of Former French Kings

Today, Ubisoft announced that Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings, the downloadable campaign that continues Arno’s story after the events of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, will be available for free to all purchasers of Assassin’s Creed: Unity for the Xbox One games and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC on January 13, and on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system on January 14 2015.

After the events of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, Arno leaves Paris for Saint Denis, a mysterious city that holds the crypts of deceased French kings. Sent on a mission to the extensive underground of the Basilica, Arno will face a faction of new foes, the Raiders, populating its catacombs. Equipped with a lantern and a new powerful weapon, the Guillotine gun, Arno will have to navigate the dangerous passageways to uncover the darkest secrets of the city.

In addition to a fully-fledged main single-player campaign, Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings also offers new open world activities and side missions, including new Murder Mysteries, enigmas and cooperative missions. Both single-player and cooperative modes enable players to unlock new weapons, gear and outfits that carry over between Assassin’s Creed: Unity and Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings.

For more information and to view the Assassin’s Creed: Unity – Dead Kings trailer, please visit the official Assassin’s Creed website.