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Bohemia Interactive is pleased to announce the release of update 1.63 for Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead.

Besides the numerous fixes and optimizations which were introduced during the 1.63 beta program which covered almost a 2 year period for this iteration of the engine, the update focuses on the transition of the multiplayer from GameSpy matchmaking to Steam.

As you may have heard, GameSpy is discontinuing its services and it was therefore of paramount importance to offer an alternative for the passionate Operation Arrowhead players who have supported our game and our company for so many years.

Due to the fact that Steam based matchmaking requires Steam to work, this update is only available through Steam. If you have purchased a retail copy of the game, please do not despair. As announced previously all Arma 2 (including DLCs and Operation Arrowhead expansion) keys may now be activated on Steam. Just follow this walkthrough (link), take your Arma 2 CD key, use it as a Steam product key, and the game will be added to your library.

For our other games affected by the GameSpy shutdown, but not updated to work with Steam (Arma 1, Arma Cold War Assault, Take On Helicopters), and also for those players who wish to stick with the older non-Steam version of the game, we have implemented a system to help host and connect to servers even without a functioning GameSpy – http://master.bistudio.com/. Here server owners may add their servers and players may use the listed IP addresses to connect to them. Also to help players overcome difficulties we have added a number of articles for each game to our FAQ (link) and as always our technical support staff is ready to help via [email protected].

For more information about Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead, please visit the official website at www.arma2.com.

Death in the Desert

By Mikel Reparaz, IGN

Sniper Elite III is a celebration of extravagant carnage – and, less significantly, a big improvement over 2012′s Sniper Elite V2. Its predecessor’s stiff, linear gameplay has been swapped out for a more open-ended, creativity-enabling approach to stealth-shooting. But the big draw – the real draw – is the same pornographically violent X-ray-vision carnage that erupts whenever your bullets meet their targets.

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Source: Blue’s News

Sniper Elite 3 is now available, with the sharpshooting simulation being sold through the Rebellion Gamestore, though all roads on this game will lead to Steam, where they have a concise write-up in their announcement:

“Sniper Elite 3 is a tactical third-person shooter that combines stealth, gameplay choice and genre-defining ballistics with huge, open levels and the exotic terrain of World War 2 North Africa.” Here’s a new launch trailer that celebrates the news.

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.

WATCH VIDEO IN HD (Hosted by IGN – 02:25)

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.

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.

Exclusive to Rebellion Gamestore, only 1000 copies will ever be made

Independent UK developer Rebellion has announced they are self-publishing a Limited Special Edition for the PC version of Sniper Elite 3.

Exclusive to Rebellion’s own online Gamestore, the studio has planned a limited run of only 1000 copies which will ship on the game’s June 27th worldwide PC launch.

Packed with hundreds of pounds worth of content, the Limited Special Edition includes a host of rare collectibles and merchandise – many of which can’t be found in any other edition of the game – as well as the game itself and access to all future DLC.

The Sniper Elite 3 PC Limited Special Edition can be pre-ordered HERE.

Watch the Siwa Interactive Walkthrough Video HERE. (Hosted by YouTube – 04:24)

Call of Duty: Ghosts players on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC will be able to get their hands on Invasion – the game’s third epic DLC Pack – on 3rd July. Invasion offers players four new multiplayer maps each with a unique field order, plus “Awakening,” the third chapter in the game’s four-part episodic Extinction storyline.

Anchoring the Call of Duty: Ghosts Invasion DLC Pack is the next instalment in the game’s Extinction mode episodic narrative, “Episode 3: Awakening.” In Awakening, the team descends into the perilous alien underworld to strike at the subterranean fortress of the Ancestors, the mysterious puppet-masters behind the Cryptid invasion. Armed with a range of new hi-tech weapons and equipment, the team must penetrate a series of defensive barriers to reach the Ark and unlock the secrets of the Ancestors’ psychic powers. As the final battle draws closer, the fate of Earth and the future of the human race hang in the balance.

Call of Duty: Ghosts Invasion is available for purchase a la carte or as part of the discounted Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC Season Pass. Call of Duty: Ghosts game sold separately and is required to play the Invasion DLC Pack.

More info available at the official Call of Duty: Ghosts Website.

Don’t Front

By Dave Rudden, IGN

This may come as a surprise to some, but in war, you don’t have to kill every one of the enemy’s forces to win. Sometimes, the best way to complete your mission objective doesn’t involve facing a threat head-on at all. Enemy Front attempts to build a game on this mindset, and at times it delivers a mix of run-and-gun action and stealth with open stages featuring multiple paths. More often than not, however, its technology is too far behind the times to support the premise, and it doesn’t make for a good multiplayer mode either.

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