Wargaming heightens flight combat experience with new game functionalities

Wargaming today announced that Update 1.2 for World of Warplanes is now live in Russia and will be available in Europe and North America on March 6. Additions in Update 1.2 include a set of combat missions that will grant various rewards upon completing the listed requirements, an overhauled post-battle screen, providing players with detailed combat stats, and a built-in functionality to record and playback battles. Alongside new functionalities, Update 1.2 introduces a new matchmaker algorithm, the so-called “Sandbox”, enabling rookies to master basic skills and tactics without competing against seasoned pilots.

ÆRENA: Clash of Champions has relaunched on Steam Early Access, bringing new content, a new interface, and a progression system with rewards to the tactical game of multiplayer combat.

Available on Steam Early Access:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247830/

With the launch of the new progression system, players can perform special tasks to earn badges that unlock new content, including access to new ships, increased AI difficulties, and Æther shell packs. There is even a badge for taking down last season's top player (good luck with that).

All in-game cash is earned by playing matches and completing objectives. Inside the new Shop are ships with unique abilities, specialized packs of Æther shells, and champions to add to your roster – starting with a huge discount on fan-favorite, Martel.

New Features:
• Player progression with XP and level-ups.
• Player profiles and achievements to unlock content.
• Opening of the Shop with Champions, Ships, and Æther Shells.
• New UI and in-game chat.
• Two new Ships with unique abilities.
• Multiple, upgraded AI difficulties.

Wargaming today announced the launch of Update 8.11 for World of Tanks in Europe and Russia. Players from Asia will be able to try out new game mode and battle arenas on February 12, with tank commanders from North America and South Korea getting the update on February 13.

Available for machines of all tiers and balancing weights, with the exception of Japanese and Chinese tanks, the new experimental combat mode, Confrontation, groups players with vehicles from a specific nation into a team that faces off against a comparable opposing squad with vehicles from a different nation. Introduced as an experimental new gameplay element, Confrontation is yet to undergo balance tweaks.

Along with competitive national combat, Update 8.11 enriches the game with a new European winter battle arena, Windstorm, revamped version of Ruinberg, now featuring rainfall and fires, and a reworked Himmelsdorf with winter setting.

Here are the details of the update, which is now available on Steam 

• Multiplayer is now available for all users
• Main Menu updated with new functionality
• Visual and Gameplay options added to Main Menu
• Store redesigned
• Skis now use both left and right graphics
• You can now customize your character while in-game
• Session Markers have been implemented
• New in-air rotation system
• Rework persistent player profile
• Improved half-pipe gameplay
• In-game UI and Spawn Selection have been updated to a new style

When it comes to DC Comic there are two names that everyone knows Batman and Superman. They are cultural phenomenons and soon The son of Krypton will make his eagerly awaited appearance in Turbine's MOBA Infinite Crisis. The trailer below will shed more light on his specific traits but one thing is for sure the levels of destruction will be ramping up from February 5th. With an already extensive list of characters this really is a MOBA with a chance of taking on the big boys.

Escaping the doomed world of Krypton in a ship built and launched by his birth parents, the infant Kal-El was discovered by a childless couple in rural Kansas. They named him Clark Kent, instilling lessons of empathy and compassion. When Clark's amazing powers emerged, the Kent’s revealed the secrets of his origin, spaceship, and his true name, Kal-El. Through the support of his adoptive parents and recorded guidance of his birth parents, Kal-El uses his gift to protect and inspire the people of Earth to greatness.

A fearsome initiator, Superman soars into battle with a peacekeeper's ferocity.

We are happy to announce that Capture - the newest addition to the collection of team-based modes in Grand Theft Auto Online, will be available today as part of the latest free automatic update on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. With 20 new Jobs across four unique modes, this GTA twist on classic capture the flag style confrontations brings a whole new level of adversarial action to the world of Los Santos and Blaine County. Strategy plays a huge role as you run decoys, set traps and place obstacles to ensure your enemies don’t get close to your goods. These new Jobs are accessible in Freemode and spread across the four different modes described below. Read on for more details and previews of a few of our faves:

RAID

In Raid, you'll have to fight your way into your opponents' base and steal a package, then deliver it back to your base to score points. Reach the target score, or deliver more packages than your opponents do in the allotted time to win the match. 

HOLD

When playing Hold, teams must collect and store as many packages as possible in their base. Packages can either be found on the map, or stolen from the opposing team’s bases. Reach the target score, or hold the most packages when the time runs out, to win..

GTA

As the ubiquitous acronym might suggest, GTA mode tasks players with stealing target vehicles located all around the map, before bringing them back to their respective bases. Each team must fight to steal more vehicles in the allotted time than their opponents.

CONTEND

In Contend, there's only one package, situated in the middle of the map. Teams must fight to bring this package back to their respective bases, and once the package is captured it respawns in the middle of the map and is up for grabs again.

Capture will be available as part of today’s automatic update for GTA Online, which also includes a host of fixes and dynamic tuning updates. For details on those please check out the Rockstar Support page.

The newest automatic title update for GTA Online is now available for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. As mentioned previously, this update addresses some residual issues where occasionally people's vehicles or vehicle modifications were disappearing due to a cloud save failure - as well as the other fixes mentioned below:

• 1) Built in measures to prevent users from losing their progress when there is a cloud outage
• 2) Built in a number of measures to protect players’ cash balances even if there are network problems
• 3) Fixed an issue where on rare occasions during network problems the player could lose their Online vehicle or mods after exiting GTA Online

Of course, if you're still experiencing any other technical problems, please visit our support website to contact our support team and subscribe to the GTA Online Launch Status article. You can also shoot us a quick message at the Rockstar Support Twitter.

We also encourage you to send any constructive gameplay feedback you have to us at our GTAOnline@rockstargames.com address, as we continue to monitor it for all the latest suggestions for tweaking and improving the experience of GTA Online.

On a related note, we anticipate the GTA$ Stimulus to be distributed in the next couple of days following this Title Update. The Stimulus will go out over the course of a full day once it's initiated so don't be alarmed if people on your friends list receive it before or later than you do. Enjoy and we certainly appreciate your patience and understanding as we sort out these remaining issues.

Our big news this week has been the Eurogamer Expo held in Earls Court, London. You can take a look at the news on its dedicated page and we will be putting up more posts on the page during this week. Click here for the page.

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