Soviet and German troops will engage in city battles using late WW2 weapons and gear

Gaijin Entertainment and Darkflow Software announce that WW2 online shooter Enlisted players can now join the Battle of Berlin campaign closed beta. This is the third campaign in the game that already features Battle of Moscow and Invasion of Normandy.

Watch the Battle for Berlin Campaign Trailer HERE.

In Battle for Berlin players will experience the intensity of dense city fighting that occurred during the last days of World War II, such as the assault on the Reich Chancellery, crossing of the Moltke Bridge, and suppressing resistance at the Kroll-Opera. Soviet and German troops use weaponry and vehicles that are typical for the late phase of the war, like the T-34-85 and Panther G tanks, Il-2-37 and Me 410 aircraft, and firearms like PPS-43, M30 Luftwaffe drilling, DT-29, Panzerfaust 100. This campaign also features rifles equipped with bayonet knives, that are perfect for close combat fans.

The Battle of Berlin closed beta is available to those who purchased the special “Battle of Berlin” Bundle. The testing is divided into two stages. Initially, players will only use predefined sets of squads without any upgrade options. This will allow the developers to test and polish the campaign missions. The second stage will unlock the progression system to test it as well. When the whole Berlin CBT is finished, the campaign will become available to everyone for free, as did the Battle of Moscow and Invasion of Normandy campaigns. There will be no wipe of any player progress they receive in the second phase of the beta.

The Berlin Early Access Bundle includes a premium squad of the 336th Rifle Regiment in the 120th Guards Rifle Division of the Red Army, PPD-40 DSZ submachine gun, a premium squad of the 652nd Grenadier Regiment in the Infantry Division “Berlin” of the Wehrmacht, MP 40/1 submachine gun and premium currency.

You can follow the latest Battle of Berlin Closed Beta Test and other news on the games official website.

It is now just a few days until Warplan Pacific releases. Already, our beta testers are sharing their opening moves, hoping for the best possible start in what are sure to be epic campaigns.

If you’ve joined us for our previous tours, you’ll know that Alvaro too, is quite the cunning strategist. So for this tour, he is doing something a little bit different and is bringing you a guide to his favourite opening moves, playing as the Axis.

If you are looking to learn or just excited to see more gameplay, be sure to give our final tour a watch.

Episode #7, Axis Opening Moves Tutorial

Remember, the official PDF manual is now available! You can download it here.

For more information on Warplan Pacific, you can check out our product page on Matrix Games.

Warplan Pacific will be released on the 29th of April.

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.

• Cooler Master Introduces the MasterLiquid Illusion AIOs: ML240, ML360, and ML240 White Edition
• Corsair Outs its Hydro Water Block for Radeon RX 6900 XT / 6800 XT
• Thermaltake Announces the Availability of TOUGHAIR 510 and TOUGHAIR 310 CPU Coolers
• Playseat Air Force Flight Simulator Seat Now Available
• AZZA Outs Overdrive Open-Air Chassis: Resembles a V8 Block
• ROCCAT Announces Kone Pro Series Gaming Mouse
• ASRock Launches Their Thunderbolt 4 Add-on Card for Supported Motherboards
• Akasa Releases New External M.2 USB Enclosures
• EKWB: Cooling of the Highest Magnitude Comes to Threadripper CPUs
• Cooler Master Master Air MA612 Stealth Cooler Goes Retail

New DLC adds brand-new modes, sandbox elements and more to real-time tactics game

Developer Alter Games and Publisher Daedalic Entertainment are happy to announce Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle, a major DLC for the modern take on the real-time tactics genre. Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle releases Thursday, April 29th and adds brand-new sandbox gameplay for high replayability, including two new game modes, customizable scenarios and more.

Watch the new Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle gameplay trailer HERE.

Partisans 1941 – Back Into Battle expands the main game with new gameplay features and modes that are tailored for high replayability. In Missions mode, choose your own team of Partisans, their skills, and their equipment to tackle a variety of existing and new maps. Five familiar locations are playable by everyone who owns the main game, while owners of the DLC will receive access to seven exclusive missions.. The DLC-exclusive mode Heroic Defense is a wave-defense scenario that offers additional challenges for fans of the genre.

DLC Features:

• Missions Mode: even more brand new challenges in seven new locations.
• Never seen scenarios with modifiers. Freely choose your Partisan team, skills and equipment.
• Heroic Defense mode: New wave-defense mode for the toughest of commanders.
• Additional campfire dialogue for the Partisans, giving you new insight into their personalities.

Partisans 1941 is a unique take on the genre set on the occupied Eastern Front during WWII. It features tactical squad combat, stealth elements, character progression, and resource management. Take control of Partisans, a brave group of resistance fighters, opposing the Nazi occupation behind enemy lines. Players can recruit soldiers and civilians as unique allies to tackle a variety of challenges – from focused sabotage to extensive attacks on German supply lines. The expandable home base deep in the forest serves as a hub in-between missions to arm and upgrade Partisans troops, manage and distribute resources, and take a break until the next objective awaits.

Visit the Partisans1941 Steam page for more game information.

“We’re going to rip out their living goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks”

Sherman Commander lets you put general Patton’s words into action

Sherman Commander is the latest offering in the simulation genre that has just been announced by Iron Wolf Studio S.A. In this tactical tank simulation, the player will take the role of a Sherman tank platoon commander and lead his men across the most famous World War II theatres of operation.

Sherman Commander will bring a whole new perspective on realism in tactical armored warfare simulation, presenting the tank as a slow, lumbering war machine that required the effort of the entire crew to operate. The player will lead his forces from the commander’s seat, with a realistic first-person view through optical sights in the commander’s cupola, as well as from the tactical map.

Watch gameplay trailer for Sherman Commander

The game will put a lot of emphasis on the primary role of the Sherman tank, i.e. infantry support. Therefore, the player will often assist and cooperate with various infantry units to achieve tactical advantage in battle. Game mechanics will put emphasis on the most crucial aspects of fire and maneuver tactics, such as reconnaissance, suppression fire, soft and hard cover, morale, flanking, and more.

Sherman Commander will also feature tank duels against more heavily armored and harder-hitting enemy vehicles. Being the underdog in those match-ups will require a thoughtful approach, as each mistake may and will have dire consequences.

Sherman Commander will feature various battlefields and combat situations across many theatres, and will pit the player against a dynamic AI that will attempt to outmaneuver and put them on the defensive. A sweeping campaign mode will take the player from the sands of Africa to the cobblestones of German cities, forging and testing their commanding skills in the heat of battle.

More information about Sherman Commander is available on the games official Steam page.

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.

• Antec Launches Performance-focused P7 Neo Chassis
• iiyama Launches 27in’ WQHD 165 Hz IPS GB2770QSU Gaming Monitor
• Phanteks Announces Eclipse P200A ITX Chassis
• Phanteks Announces Glacier G6000 Water Block for ASUS Radeon RX 6800/6900 TUF and STRIX Cards
• ASUS ROG STRIX XG43UQ 43″ 4K Monitor to Release this May!
• Sapphire Launches Radeon RX 6900 XT TOXIC Extreme Edition, Based on XTXH Silicon
• Seagate Now Offers High Capacity FireCuda External Hard Drives and Gaming Hub
• Arctic Confirms Minimum 6-Year Warranty for All Products
• Fractal Releases Ion Gold Series PSU
• ASUS Launches the ROG Ryujin II AIO Liquid CPU Coolers
• Thrustmaster Now Sells 349 USD Formula Wheel Add-On Ferrari SF1000 Edition
• Alphacool Announces Eisbecher Aurora D5 Acetal and Glass Reservoirs
• Cooler Master Unveils its SK620 Gaming Keyboard

As announced during the last Tea Time, the release of Combat Mission Cold War has been officially postponed to the beginning of June. This is to allow the implementation of the PBEM system for multiplayer.

To find out more, tune in to our Twitch channel on May 11th, for the “Home of Wargamers 2021 Live+” event.

You will not only have the chance to preview Combat Mission Cold War, but also discover other important news from Slitherine’s gaming world.

Find out more on the official Combat Mission Cold War product page.

A new episode of the Warplan Pacific Tour is now available. Find out how the use of ports has been made easier and more flexible. We are also going to be discussing in detail naval blockades and how naval blockades function. Lastly, we are also covering how naval leadership interacts with ground combat, including how naval leaders can affect nearby ground battles and how ports can draw (or not draw) supply from a ground source.

Remember, the official PDF manual is now available! You can download it here.

Episode #6, More on Naval Operations

For more information on Warplan Pacific, you can check out our product page on Matrix Games.

Warplan Pacific will be released on the 29th of April.

Source: Blue’s News

Activision announces Season Three for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone will get underway on Thursday. The new free content this will bring includes four Multiplayer maps, four Operators (including Captain Price), six new weapons, the next chapter of Zombies in Outbreak, a Warzone update, and more. A post on the Call of Duty Blog has details on all that and more. Here’s an overview:

Season Three content includes:

• Three New Operators, One Old Friend
• Wraith
• Knight
• Antonov
• Price arrives in Black Ops Cold War

Six New Weapons

• PPSh-41: SMG
• Swiss K31: Sniper Rifle
• Ballistic Knife: Melee
• CARV.2: Tactical Rifle
• AMP63: Pistol
• Baseball Bat: Melee

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD has released the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1 drivers, which introduce major updates to the soft-product that completes your AMD Radeon graphics cards. The drivers come with updates to the Radeon Software interface, and the AMD Link remote-gameplay utility. Radeon Software now comes with an improved installer with installation presets that let you choose between a Full (typical) installation, with all software features installed; a Minimal installation with an interface that only has basic settings related to the display and GPU; and “driver-only” that only installs the display driver, and no additional software.

There are several new features introduced within Radeon Software. Vivid Gaming Display Color Enhancement is a new monitor color profile that enables a more “vivid” color palette that lets you liven up “color deficient” scenes. The interface lets you take control of protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia components of the color. The search bar that lets you dig through the hundreds of features, has been improved. There are many other minor UI improvements, such as stats in the Games tab, a toggle for the in-built web-browser, and global controls for the hotkeys.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.4.1 beta drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.