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 Unveils the HZ-2 USB 3.0 Docking Station
• Silicon Power Releases the Ultra-fast USB 3.0 USB Flash Drive—Marvel M70
• TP-Link Announces the RE200 AC750 Dual-band 802.11 ac Range Extender
• Zowie Gear Releases the FK1 Gaming Mouse
• Transcend Launches 1TB SATA III SSD370 Solid State Drives
• Official BitFenix Parts Store Opens Today
• Silicon Power Expands Its SATA III 6 Gb/s SSD Slim S55
• AMD and NVIDIA Continue PR Battle over Game Works and Mantle Titles – Fighting for Custody of PC Gaming

By Nick Cowen, CVG

Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare takes a cue from Black Ops 2 with its sci fi ordinance, except this time it isn’t just the guns the player wields that makes them feel like they’re soldiers from the future. The protagonist in this game is kitted out with an exo-skeleton – a steel frame clasping their limbs and spine that looks like the rig that Matt Damon was wearing in Elysium – that endows them with superhuman abilities. They’re faster, tougher and able to jump incredible heights and distances using something called the ‘boost’ mechanic.

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Source: Blue’s News

Some of the sci-fi weapons and equipment in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare are on display in a new trailer from Sledgehammer’s upcoming futuristic installment in the military shooter series. The clip features Sledgehammer cofounders Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey describing how tech such as the exoskeleton redefine gameplay.

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Deep Silver today confirms that Metro Redux will hit stores on the 26th August in the US, and the 29th August in Europe.

The boxed copy of Metro Redux contains remastered versions of both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, with all previously released add-on content. Both campaigns can be tackled in ‘Spartan’ or ‘Survival’ play styles, and the legendary Ranger Mode is also included in both games. Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux are also available separately as digital download only.

For more information please visit enterthemetro.com.

SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced that Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies, the much-awaited first big content offering for the tactical strategy blockbuster Company of Heroes 2 is now available in store and online. Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies brings players back to the Western Front first introduced in the original award-winning Company of Heroes. The Western Front Armies introduces two unique collections of new content – the US Forces and the German Oberkommando West.

Each individual army will also be available as a standalone purchase via digital download, providing new players with a minimal entry point into the massive Company of Heroes 2 multiplayer community, regardless of which content they own. A ll Company of Heroes 2 players can then battle across 31 maps (along with more than 1000 community maps available on Steam Workshop) in auto-match multiplayer.

The addition of US Forces has been the most requested army since Company of Heroes 2 first launched, by a large margin. Each new army has distinctive tactical gameplay options, new infantry, team weapons, vehicles, abilities and upgrades on a total of eight seasonal multiplayer maps set on the Western Front. They have been carefully balanced to ensure optimal game play with previously released armies.

For more information, please visit the official Company of Heroes 2 Website.

By crmaris @ techPowerUp!

Another high-end Platinum PSU, this time by Deepcool, the DQ Series 1250W unit uses a high-end platform with incredible performance, Platinum efficiency, and low noise output. Especially the latter is something not often seen in such a strong PSU, so stay tuned if you want to learn more about this product.

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Written By: Dan Stoltz @ Legit Reviews

GIGABYTE is certainly one of the top motherboard manufacturers out there these days, and their G1 Series of motherboards have been running strong for a number of years now. Today I have the chance to get my hands dirty with the latest in the G1 series, the GIGABYTE Z97X-Gaming G1 WiFi-BK Intel Z97 Motherboard. The Z97X-Gaming motherboard isn’t for the budget minded individual, with a retail price of $379.99 it’s meant for the elitist that wants the best of the best and is planning on running 4-way SLI or 4-Way CrossFireX.

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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.

• BIOSTAR’s TB85 Ready for Work, Play or Bitcoin Mining
• KFA2 Announces GeForce GTX 780 HOF OC+ 6GB
• HIS Announces Multi-View Series Display Controllers
• LEPA LV12 CPU Coolers Released
• SilentiumPC Launches the Affordable Brutus M25 Pure Black Case
• AMD Will Relaunch 5GHz FX-9590 Processor with Liquid Cooling
• NZXT Kraken X41 and Kraken X61 Liquid CPU Coolers Now Available
• Philips Launches New, 24-Inch and 27-Inch PowerSensor Displays
• Razer Abyssus 2014 Gaming Mouse Unveiled
• Lian Li Announces New Brushed Aluminum Mini-ITX Chasis – PC-Q01
• Sharkoon Announces SHARK Force Gaming Mouse
• Corsair Force Series LX SSDs Now Available in 512 GB Capacity
• AOC Speeds Up Gaming with the g2460Pg 24-Inch G-SYNC Monitor
• Intel Core “Devil’s Canyon” Quad-core Processors Begin Shipping
• I-O Data Readies a 28-Inch UHD Monitor
• Raijintek Genesis Chassis Series – Agos and Arcadia Announced
• Netgear Ships Nighthawk X6, Tri-Band Wireless Router with 3.2Gbps Speeds
• Low Cost Seiki Pro Branded 4K Ultra HD Displays Announced

The time of the battleship ends with a sad whimper

By John Dudek @ The Wargamer

The keen eyed Japanese look-out observer atop the superstructure foremast of the super battleship Yamato was left momentarily speechless and utterly horrified at the ominous, blood curdling sight of many stacked formations of hundreds of US Navy strike aircraft now headed directly towards them. He wildly pointed at the incoming wall of blue painted American fighters, torpedo planes and dive bombers, before screaming loudly into the ship’s communications microphone the warning of “HELLDIVERS!!”

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Source: CVG UK

The next Battlefield 4 DLC pack will launch in July, according to Origin listings spotted by MP1st.

The Dragon’s Teeth DLC will introduce four multiplayer maps set in Asian cities, a heavily armed remotely operated ground vehicle, and a two-handed ballistic shield which serves as mobile cover, among other features. It will also add fresh weapons and the new Chain Link game mode, which challenges players to link together capture points to win battles.

Dragon’s Teeth is the fourth of five Battlefield 4 expansions due for release by the summer of 2014. It can be pre-purchased as part of the £39.99 / $50 Battlefield Premium subscription offering. The other four expansions are Second Assault, China Rising, Naval Strike and Final Stand.