Introduction Some administrative details before we get to the fun stuff: this preview article is based on a limited pre-release beta that is believed to be a fair representative of what may eventually become the retail product. With the understanding that some features may be added, removed, or modified prior to the release, we give […]
Author Archive | Erik "EinsteinEP" Pierce
Maid In The Shade – SimHQ rides in a B-25 Mitchell bomber
Ryan Field (KRYN) is a quaint little airfield. Sitting out in the Sonoran desert west of Tucson, AZ, it’s by no means a large airport, although it has a tower, two parallel runways, and lots of occupied hangar space. At 10:30am on Thursday, April 10th, the infamous Tucson heat was already picking up but traffic […]
A-10C Warthog Pilot Interview
I am a Warthog addict. Who isn’t, right? I do my best to immerse myself in the Warthog world: books, all the YouTube videos I can watch, and, of course, I spend as much time as I can afford in Eagle Dynamics’ DCS A-10C Warthog with my Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS. To us fanbois (and fangurls), […]
DCS: Mi-8MTV2 Magnificent Eight Preview
Introduction A new DCS module is on the horizon for those that like to fly rotary aircraft: The Mi-8MTV2 Magnificent Eight. Before we talk about all the juicy bits, a few notes about the preview build this article is based upon. This preview article is based on a pre-release beta version that is believed to […]
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Game Preview
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Preview il2sturmovik.com Of course, the star of the 1C/1C Game Studios Game Night event was the IL-2 Sturmovik follow-on, Battle of Stalingrad. Battle of Stalingrad takes pilots back to WWII to fly and fight the air war of the epic Battle of Stalingrad from both the Russian and German perspectives. Albert “Loft” Zhiltcov and […]
1C Game Studios Game Night 2013
I received a very distinct honor and privilege of being invited to a media event hosted by 1C and 1C Game Studios where three new products were discussed. The event was hosted on the USS Hornet, a WWII aircraft carrier with an amazing history. Just being onboard an icon like the Hornet was an honor in itself, […]