PvE Halloween operation

Warships fans have been asking for submarines since day one and developer Wargaming has received the message loud and clear, and is finally responding. With submarines you’ll be able to sneak underneath the carnage and mayhem, quietly encroaching on your victim, attacking unexpectedly from beneath the waves. Each one of the subs will have a gorgeous distinct steampunk aesthetic complete with cogs, golden edging, and highlighted details.

These silent wolves of the sea will be available to play as a fifth class in the upcoming PvE Halloween operation, But, as with the intergalactic April fools event, they’ll be gone once the event ends, sinking away into the depths. So let’s go over what these subs can do, how they’ll switch up the Warships formula, and what to expect if you come up against one.


In that spirit, there’s more than the new submarines and map to look out for in the Halloween event. Specially for Halloween, Wargaming has added deep sea monsters to World of Warships. Bigger than any ship or submarine, these Lovecraftian creatures are colossal in size and loom in the shadows in the depths of the ocean. The sea monsters have some mystery behind them, as it’s not made obvious how they’ll work in matches, but they’ll certainly be a big threat for you to deal with.

As well as getting three steampunk subs, there will be nine new steampunk inspired commanders to choose from: one is a dapper mustachioed inventor; another comes in a trench coat and is inspired by Davy Jones with tentacle hair; a third has huge, shiny bulbous eyes and a leech-like mouth. This is all in the spirit of Halloween, and is matched by the new creepy map, which will have new ship builds to explore it in. That includes monster-machine hybrids, with one having a giant octopus wrapped around the ship, and another has its bow turned into a giant monster’s head with a hundred sharp teeth.

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When is The War of the Worlds on TV?

 

Eighty years after an infamous radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds supposedly sparked a mass panic that the world was ACTUALLY ending, the BBC is gifting us with a brand-new adaptation of the HG Wells sci-fi novel.

Eleanor Tomlinson, Rafe Spall, Robert Carlyle and Rupert Graves will star in the three-part series, written for television by Doctor Who’s Peter Harness.

The show was announced in spring 2017 and production began in April 2018, with filming taking place in Liverpool.

An exact air date has not been confirmed but it’s expected to arrive on our screens later in 2018.

Unlike Steven Spielberg’s 2005 movie adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning, the BBC’s version will be true to the original period and setting.

“HG Wells’ seminal novel has been adapted for the screen many times, but it’s always had a contemporary (and American) setting,” director Craig Viveiros said. “This is the first version to be set in London and [its environs] during the Edwardian period.”

However, George and Amy – Spall and Tomlinson’s characters – are a new addition.

Writer Peter Harness added: “The version of The War of the Worlds that I wanted to make is one that’s faithful to the tone and the spirit of the book, but which also feels contemporary, surprising and full of shocks: a collision of sci-fi, period drama and horror.”

Old Dogs Special: Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds

By Bill Gray

No one would have believed in the last years of the 19^th Century that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space. No one could have dreamed we were being scrutinized as someone with a microscope, studies creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. Few men even considered the possibility of life on other planets. And yet, across the gulf of space, minds immeasurably superior to ours regarded this earth with envious eyes. And slowly, and surely, they drew their plans against us.

If you remember these words, voiced in deep baritone by Sir Richard Burton, then fused with Jeff Wayne’s progressive techno-rock background music, this article is for you. Here I speak of Rage/GT Interactive’s (spelled Atari) 1998 release of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds (WOW for this article) for the PC. Based on the H G Wells novel and Wayne’s 1978 album of the same name, the game was an instant hit and today remains one of the most requested games on GOG.com. It featured graphics drawn directly from the album art and envisioned a Victorian England somewhat more Steampunk and advanced than reality, all done in period style that has carried over current interpretations such as the BBC faux documentary The Great Martian War and the popular miniature wargaming rules All Quiet on the Martian Front. WOW was also one of the first PC games that used 3D terrain and unit sprites, as well as missions determined by the player vice a scripted set to follow.

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The Great Martian War

GREAT MARTIAN WAR

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