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The modern turned-based tactical combat called Battletech releases in April, celebrating the launch Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes have released a pre-order video.

Jordan Weisman creator of BATTLETECH, Mitch Gitelman the Studio Manager and Mike McCain the Game Director are all featured in the video and explain BATTLETECH's combat system and challenges that players will encounter.

Here is was Weisman said about his upcoming title: "BATTLETECH has been a passion project for our team and for the fans who helped to make it a reality. We have done our very best to deliver a tactical 'Mech experience that will delight long-time fans and excite new players who have yet to enter the MechWarrior universe. We know players are anxious to get their hands-on the final game, and HBS joins Paradox in our excitement to deliver this April."

Sony today announced the end of an era for PS3 and PS Vita owners, possibly signalling Sony's shift towards a new generation.

After March 2019, Sony will no longer give out free PS3 and PS Vita games as part of its PlayStation Plus subscription. Instead the games-maker will limit its monthly free games allotment to two PS4 titles only. PS3 and Vita games you've claimed and downloaded will be valid as long as your sub is active and your games won't suddenly disappear...you just won't be getting any new ones after that period.

"We also have an important service update. Starting next year on March 8, 2019, the PS Plus monthly games lineup will focus on PS4 titles and no longer include PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita titles," the company wrote on the PlayStation Blog.

Back when Nintendo released their Mini Direct, we saw that Mario Tennis Aces was going to be released this year for the Nintendo Switch, now we have Amazon Spain listing the game for a release on June 22.

From this listing we can only speculate two things, that either this is just a placeholder date or if the game is actually scheduled for release on that date and Amazon Spain has made a mistake.

Speculating that this is actually the official date of release seems slightly far-fetched to me for a number of reasons. Firstly, this would mean Nintendo will be releasing this big title one week after E3, I find it hard to believe that Mario Tennis Aces would survive the flood of news that is going to come fourth from that event.t I HIGHLY doubt Nintendo will choose this date.

One of the most classic PC strategy games, Battlezone: Combat Commander has received a new gameplay video that showcases the different aspects of the remastered title ahead of its March launch.

The that was released on the Rebellion YouTube Channel details that players will be taking control of a sci-fi battlefield with the very same principles as any RTS, collecting resources, commanding units, building bases and of course battles. Unlike most RTS games that have a top down field of view, Battlezone: Combat Commander forces the player to experience what it feels like to be on the front line, as the field of view is all from the first person perspective.

Battlezone: Combat Commander will be launching on March 2nd with multi-player support for up to 14 players in 8 different game modes. There is also the option for players to enjoy co-op while on LAN as well as it should it should be noted that cross-play between Steam and GOG is also fully supported.

Blizzard have been teasing the release of the next Overwatch hero to be added to the already 26 playable characters, a recent Tweet suggests that it could either be Torbjorn daughter or a cat.

The image that was released on the Overwatch Twitter page shows a sketch of what appears to be lion design, very much similar to that of Reinhardts shield. The theory that the next hero could be Torbjorn's daughter named Brigitte is linked to some earlier teasers which also include Reinhardt, the hints are a letter written from Torbjorn to Reinhardt referencing Brigitte's name and also a weapon titled "Slaga."

The image that was released today also shows what appears to be ginger cat prowling around on the top of weapon designs. We know that Torbjorn does have a cat and it also has been said by game director, Jeff Kaplan that a 'Jetpack Cat' has been considered before "It was this jetpack and it had this cat that laid in it, like a cat does. Then every once in a while it would paw at the controls. It was a cat in a jetpack."

MSI is preparing two new gaming displays that will fall into their Optix MPG series, with both displays featuring a 27-inch panel and 144Hz resolution.

The new MSI Optix MPG27C is the 1080p version, while the MPGH27CQ ramps up to 1440p, with both displays offering 1ms response and a silky smooth 144Hz refresh rate. The MPG27CQ has a few differences over the 1080p sibling, with 400 nits (up from 250 on the MPG27C), and 2 x HDMI 2.0 ports over the 2 x HDMI 1.4 ports as well as full USB 3.1 connectivity versus the USB 2.0 + USB 3.1 connectivity on the 1080p panel.

MSI has teamed with SteelSeries on the new Optix MPG displays, with MSI President Joseph Hsu saying: "The integration of SteelSeries Engine with the Optix MPG Series Curved Gaming Monitors brings PrismSync Illumination and real-time game alerts which offer an even greater level of immersive gameplay. MSI and SteelSeries are delivering a truly immersive experience to gamers".

Qualcomm has just announced a new range of Snapdragon processors at MWC 2018, with the new Snapdragon 700 series. This new series of chips has been made to fit into devices between the Snapdragon 600 series, and the new Snapdragon 845.

The new Snapdragon 700 series will be used in higher-end devices that aren't the flagship devices that headlines are dominated with, where Senior VP and GM of Qualcomm, Alex Katouzian, explaining: "The Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series will bring premium tier technologies and features into more affordable devices".

Qualcomm is wanting to offer more and more AI in their devices leading into the new world of 5G in 2019 and beyond, with the new Snapdragon 700 series featuring on-device AI technology. There's also plenty of improvements made into the camera, all-round device performance, and energy efficiency over the 600 series.

Western Digital has just announced two new SSDs in the form of the PC SN720 and PC SN520 with both of them NVMe-based SSDs with some impressive speeds.

WD's new SSDs are being aimed at the IoT, edge computing and mobile computing markets. Also think small and thin laptops, 2-in-1s, and embedded PCs for this new range of NVMe SSDs.

Senior Director of Client SSD, Devices Business Unit, Western Digital, Eyal Bek, explains: "With this new vertically integrated SSD platform, we are able to optimize the architecture to our NAND for low latency and power efficiency, and most important, for the growing range of applications benefiting from NVMe, the scalable architecture supports a range of capacity and performance points, while streamlining system qualification to improve time-to-market for our customers".

I've been getting ahead of NVIDIA's next-gen graphics card reveal with some exclusive stories and pondering, but with sources revealing to me exclusively that NVIDIA would launch the GeForce GTX 20 series at GTC in May, these thoughts are ramping up.

NVIDIA's current flagship GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is still over $1200 on Amazon, and with news that graphics card prices will not get better this year (right through to Q3 2018), what could NVIDIA price their next-gen GTX 20 series at? $1499. Yeah, freaking $1499.

Think about it.

Is Blizzard actually working on a remastered version of Diablo II for today's upgraded hardware? Maybe, but according to original Blizzard North veteran and Diablo grandfather David Brevik, putting the game on modern PCs would be extremely tough to do.

We have evidence that Blizzard might be remastering Diablo II for a re-release on the PC, similar to what it's done with the RTS classic StarCraft. But there's just one problem: Diablo II was built specifically to manipulate 800x600 resolution in a number of interesting and innovative ways, and changing that resolution could fundamentally change the entire core game experience. So in short, if Blizzard does remaster Diablo II, it might not be the same ARPG we know and love.

"I can say from a technical standpoint that it's going to be extremely difficult. That you will not be able to capture it exactly the way it was," original Diablo creator David Brevik said in a recent IGN interview. "The number one reason is because of the shape of the screen. Because the screens back then were 800x600 and largely square, and now they're not, they're 16:9 and 16:10, we did a lot of tricks."

Good news horror fans: now you can get your grisly gore-fix on-the-go on the Nintendo Switch.

Red Barrels and Nintendo today launched the Outlast Bundle of Terror on the Nintendo Switch eShop, which packs in the first ultra-violent original game alongside its Whistleblower DLC for $25. Having played both Outlast games I'm honestly surprised that Nintendo would okay the game's release on the platform, what with all the blood and dongs and excessive gore--and let's not forget the horrifying jump scares and psychological terror.

I'm super curious to see how the Switch's built-in motion controls will be utilized in the game. Since you carry a camera for most of the game, Red Barrels has a unique opportunity to use the handheld's gyroscopic sensor to add a nice flavor of interactivity to the experience while in handheld mode, or even when docked and using the JoyCons.

Square Enix today surprised gamers by releasing Chrono Trigger on Steam, filling the years-long void of waiting. But the gift isn't what you expect.

Chrono Trigger is now available on Steam for $15, but there's a catch: it's not the beloved DS game that replicates the magic from the SNES original, but a weird mobile port that's been described as janky and awkward. This isn't really a surprise as the publisher typically releases mobile ports of its older games on Steam in a bid to capture that market with as little effort as possible, and as a business decision it seems tactical...but from a gamers' perspective it's quite frustrating.

"If you've had the pleasure of playing CHRONO TRIGGER before, then you'll be pleased to find out that this version includes animated cutscenes, as well as the Dimensional Vortex and Lost Sanctum dungeons from previous versions of the game," reads the announcement post. "We've also updated the controls, graphics and sound to make this the definitive version of CHRONO TRIGGER!"

Microsoft, like most other gaming companies in the industry, are all-in on their respective engagement strategies...and Redmond isn't about to quit a good thing.

Engagement has been a huge boon for the gaming market. When properly monetized, engagement can rake in billions of dollars a year (look at Activision, EA, Ubisoft, Sony and even Microsoft), and the Xbox-owners at Microsoft have done a tremendous job not only creating a cyclic engagement wheelhouse that continues churning out cash via advertisements, microtransactions, and storefront revenues, but also unifying two major gaming platforms via Xbox LIVE. According to company CEO Satya Nadella, that approach isn't going to change any time soon--something that's been made readily apparent with its ambitious Game Pass subscription.

"We're very happy about the core gaming asset that we have, and that asset got built with the loved brand of Xbox, as well as PC gaming," Mr. Nadella said during the Morgan Stanley Telecom Conference. "One of the things that most people had not recognized is that we are the owners of both of those. And so, therefore, now that we even have Xbox and Xbox Live in particular across these two has really helped us grow engagement on Xbox Live and we'll continue to do so."

The co-op game A Way Out which was created by the same people that created the critically acclaimed Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons has announced that A Way Out has "gone golden."

On Twitter, Josef Fares, the writer/director of A Way Out has said that he "can't even describe his excitement" for the release of his newest co-op title on March 23.

EA the publisher for A Way Out, is providing gamers when the title is released a 'friends pass free trail' that was announced back at The Game Awards. The 'friends pass free trail' will grant players the ability to play the full game with their friends on their friends list even if they don't own the game.

Hajime Tabata, the Final Fantasy XV director said that the plan for the 2018 was to release three individual pieces of DLC. Now in a recent interview Tabata has changed that plan to four DLC which might not come in time for 2018.

In a interview with 4Gamer, Tabata explained that the DLC that is planned for Final Fantasy XV might not all be out this year. "There is one thing I need to let everyone know, and that is perhaps it won't all be out only this year." said Tabata.

According to Tabata, the developers getting the correct amount of time is a much more important aspect to game development rather than "fussing over" a specific release time. "Instead of fussing over 'during 2018,' it's necessary to ensure a reasonable development period" said Tabata.

A group of Fallout modders called Road To Liberty have uploaded a video to the Wonderside YouTube channel showing gameplay of their creation of Capital Wasteland from Fallout 3 playable in Fallout 4.

The area will be fully furbished, complete with quests, dialogue, locations, environments and more. What should also be recognized is the team is also going to be using Fallout 4's Creation Engine to build the same weather effects and atmosphere that was felt in the original Fallout 3.

Road To Liberty very well could pull this off and from the gameplay video found above it seems that they have been doing a great job so far. Hopefully in the near future we will hear more information about how the mod is coming along or if it is even realistic that it will leave alpha.

Last year we heard that CD Projekt Red was going to be bringing HDR support to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for PS4 Pro owners. We haven't heard much of the patch since then but now the developers community manager has spoken out.

Community Manager Marcin Momot has taken to Twitter to announce an apology on behalf of CD Projekt Red for the lack of information for HDR support coming to PS4 Pro owners.

Momot answered a fans question that asked "Will the HDR patch for Ps Pro users be out in Feb?", Momot replied with "Should have more info on that next week. Sorry about the silence."

NVIDIA GeForce owners will want to update to the new Game Ready drivers, with 391.01 drivers released and ready for Final Fantasy XV, and so much more. You can get the new GeForce 391.01 drivers right here.

NVIDIA says that there are optimizations built into the new GeForce 391.01 drivers that add performance to Battlegrounds, World of Tanks v1.0, and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 when it drops soon. PUBG performance is increased between 3-7% depending on the card used and the resolution run.

The new GeForce 391.01 drivers also add:

Microsoft has announced it has teamed with Xiaomi on project that will involve AI, cloud computing, and hardware in order to see the Redmond-based giant get into new markets.

Xiaomi will receive something in return, where Microsoft will provide access to tgheir Azure cloud platform in order to expand their services to more people. Microsoft will also work with Xiaomi on joint marketing and channel support to get Xiaomi laptops into new international markets. Microsoft gets a great deal here, as it gets access to Xiaomi users worldwide.

Cortana will be the AI assistant of choice in the Xiaomi-made products, with the Mi Speaker to be the first with Cortana built-in. The two companies will work on AI technology such as vision, speech, natural language processing, conversational intelligence and more. All of this feeds right into Microsoft's consumer-facing software like Bing, Edge, Cortana, SwiftKey, Skype, and more.

Turok was one of those first games in the golden age of FPS gaming on the PC in the 90s that was one of those 'OMG can it run Turok' before 'can it run Crysis' was ever a meme. It had heaps of fog-of-war, but the graphics were a huge boon back in the 90s.

Anyway, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and its sequel Turok 2: Seeds of Evil are coming to the Xbox One on March 2, with each game costing $19.99. Nightdive Studios is the company behind the development of Turok again, after working on the PC version the developer is now pumping away at the Xbox One version, even though they're going through major trouble with their System Shock remake.

Turok will provide an injection of nostalgia for anyone who gamed in the 90s, but don't expect it to bring your GTX 1080 Ti to its knees.