The Division Exclusive Interview at E3

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The Division Exclusive Interview at E3

At E3 I got to talk to the executive producer of The Division.

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On Black Friday, a devastating pandemic sweeps through New York City and, one by one, basic services fail. In only days, without food or water, society collapses into chaos. The Division, an autonomous unit of tactical agents, is activated. Leading seemingly ordinary lives among us, the agents are trained to operate independently in order to save society.
When society falls, your mission begins.

Over to Fred:

The Division will be released in 2015 from Ubisoft.

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Metro Redux Release Date Confirmed

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Metro Redux Release Date Confirmed

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.

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The Xbox One, PS4 and PC rerelease of 4A Games’ acclaimed post-apocalyptic shooter series will run at 1080p on PS4 and 900p on Xbox One at 60 frames per second.

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Deep Silver previously said Metro Redux is not just a 1080p port of the original games, and is instead a “true director’s cut” that re-engineers both Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light for modern hardware.

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.

Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies Out Now

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Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies Out Now

Today announced that Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies that is developed by Relic Entertainment and is now out Windows PC. Company of Heroes 2: The Western Front Armies brings players back to the Western Front first introduced in the award-winning Company of Heroes. The Western Front Armies introduces two unique collections of new content – the US Forces and the German Oberkommando West.

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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. All 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.

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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.

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Battle–hardened and fielding some of the most impressive heavy armour yet seen, the technical prowess of Germany is on full display. The Oberkommando West is a devastating force equipped with a new generation of super-heavy tanks, repeatedly counterattacking the US Forces attempting to drive into the heart of Germany.

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Suffering from combat fatigue and spread out on enemy soil, US Forces have fought their way deep into Europe, driving back the German war machine. An army made of citizen soldiers; they have been pitted against a hardened professional military with over four years’ experience. Facing the best Germany has to offer, the US Forces fight desperately and viciously to expand the frontlines.

Sony releases PlayStation 4 1.72 Firmware update

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Sony releases PlayStation 4 1.72 Firmware update

Sony have just released firmware version 1.72 for the PS4.

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The update contains: System software stability during use of some features has been improved.

Western Digital announces new My Book Duo

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Western Digital announces new My Book Duo

Today Western Digital has introduced My Book Duo, the newest member of its award-winning line of desktop storage solutions for home and office. Utilising two drives, hardware-level RAID and USB 3.0, My Book Duo delivers massive capacity and file transfer speeds not available on single-drive solutions. Available in 4 TB, 6 TB and 8 TB capacities, My Book Duo also comes with free software that creates secure local, cloud and system-level backups for complete data protection.

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“From creative pros and expert consumers to everyday content creators – people with large amounts of data will find My Book Duo the fast and reliable way to offload content from their computers, organise it in a single location and protect it with backups, passwords and encryption,” said Jim Welsh, executive vice president of content solutions and worldwide sales at WD. “My Book Duo offers super-fast transfer speeds, massive capacity and integrated WD Red drives to provide the ultimate desktop storage solution for all your digital libraries.”

Performance

My Book Duo’s dual-drive design offers superior performance with USB 3.0 connection to enable transfer speeds up to 290 MB/s. Optimised for small RAID environments, the integrated WD Red hard drives with true hardware RAID increase performance and reduce data bottlenecks.Preconfigured in RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) 0 for maximum performance and capacity, My Book Duo offers users the flexibility to take advantage of mirror mode (RAID 1) for ultimate data protection or use JBOD configuration to use the drives individually. In mirror mode (RAID 1) the drives continuously maintains a second copy of all digital files for real-time data backup.

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One drive is used to store the user’s data while the second drive is used for a duplicate copy. In the unlikely event that one drive fails, all of the user’s data is still available from the other drive.

Complete Backup Protection

My Book Duo offers total data protection with local, cloud and system-level backup available through WD SmartWare Pro backup software and Acronis true Image software. The automatic and continuous settings within WD SmartWare Pro make file and folder backups quick and easy. My Book Duo offers multiple data protection and access benefits to Dropbox account users. Dropbox data can be securely backed up to the local hard drive and integrated cloud backup to Dropbox accounts with WD SmartWare Pro provides safe, offsite storage of critical files – creating an extra layer of protection. Additionally, with My Book Duo, users can then access information saved in the cloud with Dropbox Web access.

Hardware & Software Security

In addition to the performance benefits of hardware RAID, My Book Duo is engineered with optimum security in mind. My Book Duo has 256-bit AES hardware encryption and password protection to provide ultimate hardware and software security.

My Book Duo Features

My Book Duo is designed with a convenient user-serviceable enclosure and a handy USB hub on the back of the device which allows for connection of mobile phones, tablets and more for charging or data transfer, or to help de-clutter the workstation area. Additional features include:

Interface: USB 3.0 (x2)

Drives on board: WD Red NAS hard drives

Available capacities: 4 TB, 6 TB and 8 TB

Data management: RAID 0, RAID 1, JBOD; independent CPU for RAID volume management

Security: Hardware RAID, Hardware Encryption, Password Protection

Compatibility:  NTFS (default) + Reformat to HFS + J for Mac

Software: WD SmartWare Pro, Dropbox™ Cloud integration, Acronis True Image Software, WD Security, WD Drive Utilities

Warranty: 2-Year worldwide

Price and Availability

Available at select UK retailers and online at http://store.westerndigital.com/store/wdeu/en_GB/DisplayHomePage, My Book Duo comes with a two-year limited worldwide warranty. Pricing for My Book Duo is £279.99 for 4 TB, £349.99 for 6 TB, and £449.99 for 8 TB.

Guild Wars 2 Season 2 Episode 1 Trailer

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Guild Wars 2 Season 2 Episode 1 Trailer

With Season 2 of Guild Wars 2 to kick-off next Tuesday 1st July. Here is a sneak peak of Episode 1, ‘Gates of Maguuma’, NCSOFT and ArenaNet have released a tasty trailer featuring a new area and a stirring soundtrack.

To celebrate the start of Season 2, NCSOFT and ArenaNet will be having a 50% off sale on Guild Wars 2 from 26th-29th June. For four days only, new players can purchase the game for the lowest ever price! Visit  buy.guildwars2.com between 26th-29th June for more information.

* Offer applies only to Digital Heroic Edition and Digital Deluxe Edition purchased through buy.guildwars2.com from 12pm Pacific Time 25th June, 2014 through 11:59pm Pacific Time 29th June, 2014.

Trials Fusion Skins Coming to Minecraft for Xbox 360

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Trials Fusion Skins Coming to Minecraft for Xbox 360

Ubisoft has announced a partnership with Microsoft to integrate Trials Fusion into Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. The upcoming Skin Pack 6 for Minecraft will include two new skins inspired by Trials Fusion.

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The new Trials Fusion skins will be available for download on tomorrow the 25th June from the Xbox Live Marketplace.

 

Sniper Elite 3 to get massive day one patch

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Sniper Elite 3 to get massive day one patch

Out this week is Sniper Elite 3 will launch with a 10GB day-one patch on Xbox One, it has been confirmed. The sizeable day one patch will be used to make a variety of improvements and reduce the install size from 21GB to 19GB, Rebellion has told Eurogamer.

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It will also be used to sync data between retail discs and future multiplayer DLC.

“The main part of the update is to sync data between the game’s retail discs and the Xbox Live digital download edition of the game,” a Rebellion spokesperson explained.

“In the several weeks between sending the code off to manufacture and release, rather than sit around or take a break, we’ve continued to work on the game, making improvements and optimisations.

“We’ve also begun work on multiplayer DLC and a small part of this update is to introduce a compatibility pack.

“This is standard for any game that adds DLC – it’s just to make sure everyone can have the same multiplayer experience whether they own DLC or not.”

“It’s part of this ongoing optimisation process that’s enabled Sniper Elite 3 to perform well at a native 1080p on both Xbox One and PS4,” the spokesperson continued.

“We appreciate everyone’s patience and we firmly believe Sniper Elite 3 will be worth the wait!”

Sniper Elite 3 will make its European debut on 27th June for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3 and PC. It will launch in North America on 1st July.

Turtle Beach search to find the true beautiful game

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Turtle Beach search to find the true beautiful game

Turtle Beach is today embarking on a quest to crown the community’s favourite game.  From now until 9th July, gamers are being encouraged to nominate their favourite videogame in a poll which will ask male, female, young and old to come together to crown the most popular title of all time.

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Before the poll begins Turtle Beach is asking the community to support their favourite game or series by submitting a campaign video, image or even text nomination explaining why it’s so deserving. Nominations can be submitted via http://yourbeautifulgame.com/ or on the Turtle Beach Facebook page.

Spot prizes will be available throughout the nomination period – with one lucky winner bagging the ultimate gaming prize, consisting of several next-gen consoles complete with a top-of-the-range Turtle Beach headsets with which to enjoy the best possible gaming experience.

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“During this summer of sport, everyone’s talking about the ‘beautiful game’, but we wanted to discover the world’s most celebrated videogame,” said David Roberton, VP of International Marketing at Turtle Beach Corporation. “We’re genuinely interested to see people’s passion for their favourite games, characters and franchises and why they consider them to be so enthralling.”

 

2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2 for iOS

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2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2 for iOS

2K has announced that Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution 2, the sequel to one of the most popular, turn-based strategy games to hit the App Store, is launching on 2nd July for iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini and iPod Touch.

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The title will be coming soon to Android devices. Civilization Revolution 2 is the first Civilization game to be developed exclusively for mobile platforms, delivering high-impact graphics and new gameplay and controls that capitalize on the mobile technology advancements since the original Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution launched more than five years ago.

The game will combine the core tactical elements of the series with intuitive controls and a friendly user interface – designed specifically for mobile gamers on touch-pad devices. Civilization fans will also recognize the 16 historical leaders found in the first game, including Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi and Napoleon, alongside leaders such as Churchill and Kennedy, who are making their appearance in the series for the first time.

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The original Civilization Revolution, designed by Firaxis Games in 2008, was a watershed game for console and handheld systems and brought to iPhone in 2009. The title was optimized for the iPad and has since achieved an average rating of 4/5 stars among iOS users.

Staying true to the series, Civilization Revolution 2 will allow players to lead a civilization from the dawn of man to the modern age, and go head-to-head with history’s most intrepid leaders as they wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies, and build the most powerful empire the world has ever known in a race for ultimate supremacy.

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