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Combat Mission Black Sea Released

Matrix Games has announced that Combat Mission Black Sea, one of the most popular titles in the renowned Combat Mission franchise, is now available on the Matrix Store and on Steam.

Get ready to command detailed, highly researched American, Ukrainian and Russian units and immerse yourself in an hypothetical open conflict in the summer of 2017.

Four high-risk campaigns, 22 self-contained scenarios and a plethora of Quick Battle maps await you and will test your tactical acumen.

Extend your gaming experience with the “Battle Pack 1” DLC already available for purchase.

Fight alongside Americans and Ukranian forces to stop the Russian advance on Kiev, or command a Battle Tactical Group from the Russian 205th Motorized Rifle Brigade and bring the fight to Ukrainian and American forces!

Watch the Combat Mission Back Sea in 2 minutes Trailer HERE.

Anyone with a copy of the game purchased on Battlefront.com will also be able to redeem a Steam key HERE using their original game code.

Combat Mission: Black Sea Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | January 23, 2021 |

AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.1.1

Source: TechPowerUp!

AMD late Thursday released the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.1.1 beta graphics drivers. The drivers add optimization for “Hitman 3,” with up to 10% performance uplift measured at 4K with an RX 6800 XT, compared to the previous 20.12.1 drivers. The new 21.1.1 drivers also add support for “Quake II RTX.” A large number of issues were fixed. For starters, an issue with Radeon Software that caused recording/streaming overlay indicator to reset itself to its default position has been fixed, sometimes even after task switch, which have been fixed. The performance metrics overlay flickering on displays with HDR enabled has been fixed.

Reflections failing to appear in “GTA V” with reflections MSAA enabled, has been fixed. PUBG session timer continuing in Radeon Software even after exiting the application has been fixed. “DOOM Eternal” crashing with Steam Overlay enabled, has been fixed. Radeon Software recorded content appearing cropped or at an incorrect resolution on Radeon RX Vega series has been fixed. Samsung Odyssey G9 C49G95T noticing display corruption at 5K 240 Hz has been fixed. Anisotropic filtering forced through Radeon Software not taking effect in Direct3D 9 applications on RDNA graphics cards, has been fixed. Sceptre C series or Samsung Odyssey G9 displays experiencing intermittent black screens with Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs has been fixed, as were issues related to Oculus Link on “Polaris” and “Vega” GPUs.

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.1.1 beta drivers are available online at the AMD driver download page.

Hardware Video Cards | Donster | January 23, 2021 |

NVIDIA Releases GeForce Hotfix Driver v461.33

Source: TechPowerUp!

NVIDIA has released a Hotfix update to its GeForce software. Version 461.33 Hotfix addresses a few glaring bugs with the software that need to be immediately put out than waiting for the next WHQL update to take shape. For starters, the update fixes an Adobe Premiere Pro crash observed when using Mercury Playback Engine with CUDA GPU acceleration.

An application hang with NVIDIA Broadcast camera filters seen after GeForce 461.09 drivers has been fixed. Certain stuttering and lagging issues observed with Steam VR have been fixed. Random crashes with “Detroit: Become Human” have been fixed. Incorrect colors on Zoom video calls when using NVENC have been fixed. “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla” crashing after extended gameplay has been fixed. “X4: Foundations” game crashes on GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs, and a broken HUD in Vulkan API mode, has been fixed.

You can download the GeForce Version 461.33 Hotfix via GeForce.com.

Hardware Video Cards | Donster | January 23, 2021 |

Just Announced Hardware for 23 January 2021

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.

Hardware | Donster | January 23, 2021 |

Zombie Army 4: Dead War Season 2 Final Mission Released

The thrilling conclusion to Death from Above is out now!

Zombie Army 4: Dead War fans can kick off 2021 with a blood-chilling new campaign mission, available NOW on all platforms!

Watch the Zombie Army 4: Dead Zeppelin trailer HERE.

LOOMING TERROR

Dead Zeppelin is the third and final mission in Season 2’s thrilling new Death from Above campaign. The Resistance airfield may have been saved, but the jarring terror of an undead airship and its hellish arsenal still looms over mankind.

You and your fellow deadhunters must chase the demonic airship down and bravely dare to board it! Will you be able to destroy it before it rains death upon the Earth?

KICKING OFF THE NEW YEAR FRIGHT

In addition to the Dead Zeppelin campaign mission, there’s loads of new, fiendishly great content for Zombie Army 4 players to enjoy, all available individually or with Zombie Army 4: Season Pass Two.
Today’s new content drop includes:

• Night Ops Jun Outfit
• Toxic Hazard Weapon Skins
• Black Ice Weapon Skins
• Horror Charms Pack
• Buckets Headgear Pack
• 7.65mm Polizeipistole Pistol Bundle
• Nagant M1895 Pistol Bundle

For more info, please visit ZombieArmy.com.

First-Person Shooters Zombie Army 4: Dead War | Donster | January 19, 2021 |

Just Announced Hardware for 19 January 2021

Hardware | Donster | January 19, 2021 |

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown – 2nd Anniversary Update Announced

ace-combat-7-skies-unknown It has been two years already since Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown was released, reaching more than 2.5 million units sold worldwide.

To mark this two-year milestone and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ace Combat series with our community of pilots from across the world; a free update will be released tomorrow, January 19th, bringing more skins and emblems to customize their aircraft!

You can check out the new trailer here!

Here is the full list of updates:

Skins: X-02S Glowing, F-22A Phoenix, F-4E Mobius, F-15E Garuda, ASF-X Ridgebacks, F-16C Crow, Su-37 Scarface, Typhoon UPEO, F-22A Gryphus & Su-37 UPEO.
Emblems: 25th Anniversary Nugget -Mobius 1-, 25th Anniversary Nugget -Yellow 13-, ACE COMBAT 7 2nd Anniversary, Shooter, Spooky, Falco, UNF, UNICS, Arrows (Low-Vis) & Falco.

To find out more about Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, head over to the games official website or via Steam.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Combat Flight Sim | Donster | January 18, 2021 |

Armored Brigade Nation Pack: Czechoslovakia Netherlands – Coming Soon

armored-brigade-nation-pack-czechoslovakia-netherlands Matrix Games and Slitherine Software announce that on February 25th the new Armored Brigade Nation Pack DLC which will include two new factions: Czechoslovakia and the Netherlands will be available.

They will come with more than 200 new units and aircraft, a new map located in the Plzeň Region, Czechoslovakia and a linear campaign inspired by the events of the Prague Spring.

Find out more about the new Armored Brigade Nation Pack DLC HERE.

Armored Brigade Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | January 15, 2021 |

New Black Ops Cold War Update Kicks Off Free Zombies Week

Source: Blue’s News

A new update is now live in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, adding new content to Season One in the first-person shooter sequel. A post on the Call of Duty Blog has all the details on the new weapons and modes in today’s update along with more on the new 6v6 multiplayer map and a new zombies experience coming to the game on February 4th. This also kicks off the week of free access to the zombies mode they promised earlier this week. Here’s a summary of what’s in the new update:

The following are included in the Season One Update:

Sanatorium multiplayer map – Ten squads of four will head up to the Ural Plains to fight over objectives and vehicles on land, sea and air.
Express multiplayer map – Returning from Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Express arrives Feb. 4 in Cold War as a 6v6 Multiplayer favorite, known fondly as the hi-tech train station that hosted many a jaw-dropping moment in competitive Call of Duty history.
Operator Zeyna joins the fight in Cold War and Warzone, starting on January 21st.
New multiplayer modes, including the continuation of the fast-paced 3v3 experience, Face Off. Additional modes include Dropkick (live now), Snipers Only Moshpit and Endurance Mode.
In February, the Dark Aether storyline continues with an all-new Zombies map called Firebase Z and new Onslaught maps. Available now is the new Zombies mode entitled Cranked.
Zombies Free Access Week is live now through January 21.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War First-Person Shooters | Donster | January 15, 2021 |

Just Announced Hardware for 15 January 2021

Hardware | Donster | January 15, 2021 |