Ever since Wargaming announced World of Battleships Warships way, way back in the before time (2011), fans of the World of (Tanks – Warplanes) series have been eagerly awaiting this next installment in the franchise to drop. Luckily, back in March, World of Warships entered closed beta which then turned into an open beta this […]
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What is a Sim Game?
A few days ago I was talking about games and genres with some friends. About half of my buddies fell closer to, if not right into, the “hardcore” (I hate the hardcore/casual labels – forgive me for using them here, it just makes the conversation easier to talk about) end of the gamer spectrum. A […]
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations Patch 1.08
If you haven’t played Warfare Sims’ “armchair general” simulator, prepare to be confused. Thankfully there are a few tutorials that will have you up to speed in no time. Better yet, if you’ve played the Harpoon series, you’ll probably feel right at home. Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations is one of those rare games that puts […]
Quick News – The Round Up
Without much ado, here are some recent news snippets, announcements, and releases you should give a look. War Thunder – Victory Day Update Gaijin Entertainment has launched the “Weapons of Victory” update for War Thunder, their WWII MMO. If you’re part of the nine million player base currently involved in War Thunder, or if you’re […]
Naval Action – An Early Preview
Introduction: I’d like to start with a brief explanation of what NAVAL ACTION the game actually is. You see it is quite different to any other game that I have ever seen. NAVAL ACTION is going to be a game that has an open world map to sail your ship in. You will be able […]
Naval Action: Guides To Get You Started
If you’ve visited the SimHQ forums in the past few months, particularly the Naval Simulations board, you’ll probably have noticed a lengthy discussion about Naval Action, an Age of Sail game in development by Game Labs. The game is still in its Alpha/Early Beta phase but has been very steadily garnering a dedicated following. Given […]
Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations Review
“The game was hide and seek, played over a million square miles of ocean. The losers died.” – Tom Clancy, “Red Storm Rising” (1986) Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations (hereafter referred to as CMANO) is published by Matrix Games and is the first game developed by WarfareSims Limited. Players are able to take charge […]
Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations Preview
Introduction This preview article is based on a 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 you this preview article which is simply a non-critical look at the […]