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XCOM 2's first expansion has some details and a release date

Jeff Williams | Gaming | Mar 9, 2016 10:54 AM CST

XCOM 2 hasn't even been out for six months yet and we're already getting word that the first expansion will come flying in on March 17th.

It's called Anarchy's Children is more of a customizer's dream than anything else, with more than 100 different, new and colorful different options to personalize your soldiers. That means there will be more hairstyles, armor, decals, helmets, masks and even different styles of face paint to make your crew look great while fending off the Alien overlords.

The pack is $5 if purchased by itself, or it's included in the XCOM 2 Reinforcement Pack that's $20 total, but includes additional stuff as well. This will be the first of many different DLC packs that'll be coming to the game, giving you official customization options if you don't want to chance those fan-made mods.

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Batman DLC hits Rocket League as its popularity skyrockets

Chris Smith | Gaming | Mar 9, 2016 10:39 AM CST

With us recently reporting that Rocket League has tipped over 1,000,000 users, this popular video game has just announced a brand new DLC to hit the e-shelves, released in unison with the upcoming Batman v Superman film.

Batman DLC hits Rocket League as its popularity skyrockets

The Batman DLC allows gamers to adopt their very own Batmobile in-game and is available to Windows PC, Microsft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 users. Priced at $1.99, this DLC has been officially licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and was announced in a recently issued press release.

The above YouTube video gives you a look at what you can own if this DLC tickles your fancy, further containing three exclusive Antenna Flags along with the Batmobile itself.

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Forza 6 on PC won't have cross-play with Xbox One

Jeff Williams | Gaming | Mar 9, 2016 10:02 AM CST

With the announcement of Forza Motorsport 6 Apex Edition, the thought was that we'd be able to compete with our friends on the Xbox One, at least with the courses available. That, however, has just been debunked and is completely untrue. Cross-play functionality is not going to make it into the PC version of Forza 6.

Aaron Greenberg explained that the curated nature of the experience means that it's a Windows 10 only ordeal. He stated that it's not planned at the moment, though that it could be an option in the future. Right now they're concentrating on getting the game polished and released, with that feature possibly on the roadmap later. Of course, with enough pressure from fans, it might become a reality.

Forza Motorsport, and Horizon, have previously been Xbox exclusive games relegated to being the definitive racing sim experience on that platform. This will mark its debut on the PC following Microsoft's commitment to bridging the gap between console and PC games. Turn 10 Studios will be developing the PC version and implementing DirectX 12 and other more advanced effects as befits a proper PC port. Considering the wider use of UWP, this port could theoretically run quite well when released, if lessons are learned from the release of Gears of War: Ultimate Edition on the PC.

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Building a form factor PC? Corsair released new 600W, 450W modular PSU

Chris Smith | Cases, Cooling & PSU | Mar 9, 2016 9:33 AM CST

Modular in design and created for small PC builds, Corsair has just announced its new SF600W and SF450W SFX form factor power supplies, with the SF450W being available immediately and the SF600W to follow soon.

Building a form factor PC? Corsair released new 600W, 450W modular PSU

Described as offering "80 plus Gold-certified efficiency with tight voltage regulation" that will deliver "ATX performance in an SFX form factor," these new models come packed with 100% 105-degree celsius Japanese capacitors, a seven year warranty and a 90mm cooling fan with Corsair's Zero RPM Fan Mode switching technology.

Both units are created for SFX form factor PC builds, peaking interest for users looking at building their own Steam machine, media PC and miniature gaming rig. More information on the SF600 here and the SF450 here.

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Gears of War 4 story takes place over a 24-hour period

Jeff Williams | Gaming | Mar 9, 2016 9:09 AM CST

The Coalition is making some great progress on Gears of War 4, bringing back the cover-based shooter to its overarching roots. Some new information regarding how the game will be played has surfaced. Notably a new cooperative play mechanism and just how the story will unfold.

Gears of War 4 story takes place over a 24-hour period

Cooperative play has been a hallmark of the series over the year, where you and three other friends can play through the game together, suffering through some of the worst of times, and the best of times. That co-op has been reduced to only support two total players. Player one is always JD Fenix, and the second person can play as either Kait or Del.

Gears is now taking a page out of the book of some very successful series', where the action unfolds in real-time. That is, the entire story unfolds over a 24-hour period, which starts 25 years after the events of Gears of War 3. Does that mean that there's only 24 potential hours of gameplay? Possibly, but then again, the replay value is most notably going to be in the multiplayer.

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Is air back in style? ID-Cooling releases new blue LED twin CPU cooler

Chris Smith | Cases, Cooling & PSU | Mar 9, 2016 8:32 AM CST

Named the SE-904 and announced recently to the public, ID-Cooling's new air-based beast is aiming to show the public that air cooling is still a viable option.

Is air back in style? ID-Cooling releases new blue LED twin CPU cooler

With many members of the public being forced over to the liquid cooled side of things thanks to the advancement of DIY kits and all-in-one units, there is seemingly still a strong place in the market for air cooling options. The SE-904 utilizes 92mm fans to push and pull air through two 40-fin head spreader stacks, which are connected to four 6mm copper heat pipes.

Compatible with LGA2011v3, LGA115x, AM3+, and FM2+ sockets, this product features a hefty weight of 550g, blue LEDs on the fans and is rated at 38.5 CFM of air pushing power with a 14-23.8 dBA noise output. Standing at 100 mm x 121.9 mm x 124 mm (LxWxH), techPowerUp! also tells us that the fans will work with any PC through its 4-pin PWM connection.

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Phil Spencer talks about Lionhead Studio closure, Xbox isn't dead

Jeff Williams | Gaming | Mar 9, 2016 8:00 AM CST

A lot of controversy and speculation as to the health and the future of the Xbox One after the closure of Lionhead Studios. Phil Spencer used Twitter to help reassure fans that shutting down Lionhead Studios and Press Play studios don't mean the end of the Xbox, nor is it the end of the world, either.

Phil Spencer talks about Lionhead Studio closure, Xbox isn't dead

Furthermore, he continued to explain how important first party studios are to their business model. "I'm proud of the games our 1P Studios have shipped on XB1," he told a fan via Twitter, "our plan is continue to build new IP and expand our franchises."

Despite the outlook seeming grim, closing of studios and consolidating resources is a normal procedure. Without further information as to why we can only speculate based on what we know. Which simply that a studio now no longer exists. Spencer further reiterated their commitment to strong first-party designs in another tweet, explaining that specific information just can't be released at the moment. "It's impossible to go into all the detail and I apologize for that. Just know I'm committed to our 1P."

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ASUS announces 24-inch 4K UHD monitor, the MG24UQ

Chris Smith | Displays & Projectors | Mar 9, 2016 7:31 AM CST

For those not interested in curved monitors or gigantic panels, ASUS has just announced its new 24-inch 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160 pixels) display to the world, naming it the MG24UQ.

This new product comes without Republic of Gaming logos and is seemingly aimed at more of a mainstream audience. Carrying a 100% sRG coverage, a 300 cd/m2 maximum brightness, a color depth ceiling of 16.7 million and dynamic mega contrast ratio support, this monitor comes packed with ASUS GameVisual technology, aiming to reduce blue light aye strain and nullify the issue of a flickering LED display.

Without any pricing scheme announced just yet, ASUS has confirmed that this monitor comes with HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.2 ports, alongside sporting 'ASUS GamePlus' which allows for six different display options depending on what you're using the monitor for.

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Corsair unveils new 10,000 DPI and RGB Sabre RGB mouse

Chris Smith | Peripherals | Mar 9, 2016 6:29 AM CST

With more DPI than you will ever have use for and plenty of color options too, the 10,000 DPI and RGB-backlit Corsair Sabre mouse has been announced recently via press release.

Corsair unveils new 10,000 DPI and RGB Sabre RGB mouse

These initial features are backed up by eight programmable buttons that are mappable with Corsair's Utility Engine Software, further allowing control over the four dynamic RGB lighting zones provided on this product.

Other features include a 100g lightweight design, a 1,000 Hz fresh rate, a 1.8m 'easy flex' cable and a low MSRP of $49.99 excluding taxes. Available now around the globe, this mouse is built around an optical sensor and is aimed at users looking for full gaming customization. More information on this new release can be found here.

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NVIDIA's next-gen GPUs spotted, priced at between $600-$1100

Anthony Garreffa | Video Cards & GPUs | Mar 9, 2016 4:53 AM CST

As we inch closer to the Game Developers Conference next week, and NVIDIA's own GPU Technology Conference in the first week of April, we're hearing more on NVIDIA's next-gen Pascal-based video cards.

NVIDIA's next-gen GPUs spotted, priced at between $600-$1100

According to a listing on the Zauba database, there are four different variants that we could see shown off in the very near future. They're priced at $600, $700, $900 and $1100 - where I think the $900 and $1100 cards could be Pascal-based GeForce GTX Titan X successors. I think we'll see a consumer-orientated card with 16GB of HBM2, while there'll be a higher-end Titan X successor with 32GB of HBM2 - remember, that HBM2 provides up to 1024GB/sec of memory bandwidth, up from the 334GB/sec on the 384-bit memory bus on the GTX 980 Ti and Titan X.

NVIDIA co-founder and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang kicks off his opening keynote to GTC on April 5, where we should be introduced to a Pascal video card at the time. I can barely contain my excitement, as by then we'll be introduced to something "spicy" from AMD, and not even two weeks later NVIDIA will come out stomping with Pascal.

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