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Interview: Ghost Skies: = IL-2 Series=20 Online Competition League

Guest Writer Mark = "Raz" Long has=20 a conversation with Mike "Crash" Craycraft of = Ghost=20 Skies to learn more about the online league. = Read=20 the interview here.

Book Review: Fulcrum: A = Top Gun=20 Pilot's Escape from the Soviet Empire

Guest Writer = "Colt40Five" has a=20 report on the autobiography of pilot Capt. = Alexander=20 Zuyev here.

Feature: Sim Racing Tips = - Part=20 IV

"Chunx" concludes his = 4-part=20 series today with Learning to Race. Read = it here.

Part I - Optimizing = the=20 Hardware is here.
Part II - = Optimizing the=20 Controls is here.
Part III - = Optimizing the=20 Driver is here.

SimHQ April Calendars Now = Available

This month we're = featuring the=20 motorsports photography of Adam "U-96" = Middleton. Take a=20 look here.

Feature: Great, NOW You = Tell=20 Me!

We've asked resident = prop-head=20 and part time court jester Frank "BA_Dart" Giger = to=20 periodically honor us with his very own unique = brand of=20 sick humor laced with a touch of truth regarding = the=20 simulations world. His first installment deals = with life=20 in the Forums. Read here.



Community News=20 for April 14, 2006=20

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Air Ace:

We received this message = from Phil=20 Carlisle, Air Ace Project Lead:

Air=20 Ace is a new MMO flight combat game with the = emphasis=20 firmly on fighting. Not exactly a "sim" as much as a = FPS=20 game at heart, in that you wont find any time = compression,=20 nor will you have to fly hours to get into a = battle.

Think of it as Red = Baron meets=20 IL-2 online :)

We'll be releasing more = media as=20 we get final art assets (as most of our current = assets make=20 my eyes bleed), but I hope we fill a niche that = isn't well=20 served elsewhere, in that the game is easy to drop = in and=20 play online for quick games. You wont be required to = put=20 hours or days into this game, although you can if = you=20 want.

Battle=20 of Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "maususer" has released a Bf-109E (II/JG54, "elaborate = finish")=20 skin.
  • "maususer" has released a Bf-109E (7/JG53, Uffz. = Hans-Georg Schulte)=20 skin.
  • "maususer" has released a Bf-109E (7/JG2) skin. =

Down in Flames:

Strategy=20 Informer has an updated demo includes all the most = recent=20 gameplay advances that have been added since the game = was=20 released. Get it from here.

European Air = War:

Event Photography:=20
  • "SGT_Rock" has posted helo photos.
  • "Sundowner" has posted photos = from RAF Coningsby.
  • "Combathanger" has posted Sun n Fun 2006 photos.
  • "hbxov"=20 has posted a link to warbird photos. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20 FS2002 / FS2004:=20 IL-2 = Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a A-20G (C0 (23 Sqn. RAF, 1941) = skin.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a Spitfire Vb Clp Wg (W.Cdr. J. M. = 'Johnny'=20 Checketts, 142 Wing RAF) skin.
  • "Kristorf" has released a A-20C (23 Sqn. RAF, night = operations 1941)=20 skin.
  • "Beaufort" has posted IL2 Skins site news.
  • "Kamikuza" has released P-40B/C and A-20 templates. =
  • "BBury"=20 has released a B-29's over korea skin pack. =
  • "UF_Josse" has released a I.A.R. 81 skin pack. =
Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20
  • "killdevil" has posted a shot = of a Hurricane = squadron take=20 off.
  • "bisher"=20 has posted a Yak-7B shot.
  • "bisher"=20 has posted a Fw-190 shot.
  • "352_Roller" has posted some = EAW shots.
  • "312_Jura" has released a = wallpaper -=20 Desert Duel. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "Bunyap2W1" has announced the = Weapons Delivery Manual for Strike = Fighters=20 and Wings Over Vietnam is now available.=20
  • "JSF_Aggie" has posted a = procedure for=20 adding a RWR to the A-6 = cockpits.=20
General=20 News:=20
  • Hyperlobby = version=20 3.8.101 has been released. Thanks "Crop-Duster" for the = heads=20 up.=20
  • 'Wings Over Europe: Cold War Gone = Hot'=20
Aviation World=20 News:=20
  • AFRL Supports Rapid Access to = Space.=20 Thanks "Hawkeye Magoo" for the link. =

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

Game=20 Releases and Announcements:

Tactical Gamer=20 announces "Tactical Mod for Battlefield = 2":

Tactical Gamer, = the=20 leading/premier community for mature gamers, is = proud to=20 announce the release of its very own Tactical Mod to = the=20 entire BF2 community. Battlefield 2 takes the next = logical=20 step in team-based gaming with the implementation of = squads=20 and the commander role. Together, these two concepts = make it=20 easier to execute an overall strategy, implement = squad-based=20 tactics, and coordinate all of this through = squad-based=20 communication. However, some elements of the game = design=20 limit the strategy & tactics that can be used. = This is=20 where the Tactical Mod steps in to provide some = adjustments=20 to the overall gameplay experience. These = adjustments=20 provide emphasis on team-based execution of strategy = &=20 tactics. This coordination and careful play should = prevail=20 over the typical run-n-gun behavior. Throwing more = bodies at=20 the objective is no longer the most effective way to = complete them. The Tactical Mod also attempts to = balance the=20 power between infantry vs. land vehicles vs. = aircraft. No=20 longer will air dominance tip the balance to one = team.=20 Infantry, land vehicles and aircraft must now work = together=20 to accomplish their objectives.

Tactical Gamer = currently=20 hosts the Tactical Mod on Thursday and Sunday nights = starting around 8pm EST on our primary 64 player = server=20 (70.86.19.218). Please join us to experience these = epic=20 battles on Thursday & Sunday nights. Tactical = Gamer also=20 hosts the Tactical Mod on our secondary 48 player = server=20 (67.19.26.150) most other nights. If you don't get = your fix=20 on Thursday or Sunday evenings, head on over to our=20 secondary server. Every Tactical Gamer Battlefield 2 = server=20 name will begin with "TacticalGamer.com". Feel free = to stop=20 by our servers and experience the Tactical Gamer = style of=20 play. Please note that our servers currently offer = reserved=20 slots for our supporting members, so consider = becoming one=20 you if enjoy our style of play and find yourself = removed by=20 our automated script.

    • Changes to soldier classes and vehicles = that=20 promote strong teamwork=20
    • Balances air power and ground forces = Supports high=20 quality custom maps, including maps from the = TotalBF2 Map=20 Packs
    • Balances and adds ticket bleed to all maps=20 Increased bullet and anti-tank missile damage
    • Blood effects for bullet impacts
    • Improved smoke grenades for most soldier = classes=20
    • Increased vehicle wreckage and soldier = bodies on=20 the battlefield
    • Locked armor and aircraft for own team=20
    • Removed Artillery and UAV
    • Tactical Mod: Special Forces includes = enhanced=20 grappling hooks and zip lines on all maps, = including=20 original BF2 maps

For a complete = feature=20 list, please visit the Tactical Mod web = site.

The=20 WarGamer has news of a new Brothers in Arms game = titled=20 "Hell's Highway" being = announced.=20

Game News=20 and Information:

FilePlanet has the just released patch = for Civilization 4.

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Terrorist Takedown.

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Sparta: Ancient Wars. =

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Warfront: Turning Point. =

GameSpot=20 has a review of Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday.=20

Screenshots=20 and Videos:

PanzerMeyer has shared = some screens=20 from Half Life 2 here.

Real=20 World:

Visit Janes = Information=20 Group for every military and police related=20 information.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

The upcoming=20 European release of S.C.S. Dangerous Waters includes = full=20 localised versions of English, German and French. = Spanish and=20 Italian are manual and box only.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

rFactor:

Brands Hatch v. 2 = for rFactor=20 has been released. Download from the links = within this post.

netKar Pro:

A second update has = been=20 posted by Kunos in this=20 thread.

Technology News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen.

Cases:

Overclockers Club checks out the = NZXT Lexa=20 Mid Tower Case here.

PCApex=20 looks at the Thermaltake Tenor HTPC Case here.

Coolers/Cooling: =

Legion=20 Hardware checks out the Arctic-Cooling Accelero = X2 vs.=20 Thermalright's V-1 Ultra Coolers here.

Red = &=20 Blackness tests out the Thermalright Hr-05 = Chipset=20 Cooler here.

A-1=20 Electronics checks out the Spire VertiCool II = SP601B3=20 Heatsink here.

techPowerUp tests out the = Pentagram NXC=20 100-Cu Cooler here.

ThinkComputers checks out the = Scythe=20 Katana-Cu CPU Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

TweakTown=20 checks out Sapphire's X1900XT card here.

PCStats=20 tests out the Asus EN7800GT TOP Silent 2DHTV/256M = Videocard=20 here.

Guru3D=20 checks out Matrox's TripleHead2Go Surround Gaming = Card here.

ATI = has=20 released version 6.4 of their Catalyst Driver Suite. = Pick=20 them up here.

PCStats=20 checks out the Asus EN7800GT TOP Silent 2DHTV-256M = Video=20 Card here.

X-bit Labs=20 tests out ASUS' EAX1800XT TOP-2DHTV Video Card here.

Monitors:

Tweaknews=20 checks out Samsung's SyncMaster 970P 19" LCD Monitor = here.

3DXtreme=20 checks Acer's 17" LCD Computer Monitor out here.

UKGamer=20 tests out the Samsung LE32T51BX 32" HD-Ready LCD = Monitor here.

Motherboards: =

XSreviews.co.uk checks out the = Abit AN8=20 32x PCIE s939 Motherboard here.

PC=20 Perspective tests the Epox 9U1697 GLI = Motherboard here.

HotHardware checks out the Abit = A8N 32x=20 mobo here.

Nordic=20 Hardware looks at the ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe = Motherboard=20 here.

PC=20 Perspective checks out the EPoX EP-9U1697 GLI=20 Motherboard here.

Community News=20 for April 13, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles,=20 AEP, Pacific Fighters:

A new Bf 110 book is out. You can get it here. Congratulations=20 "Lagarto"!

Screenshots and Video = Gallery:

"killdevel" has posted a Squadron take-off shot = here.

"352_Roller" has posted an Ardennes shot here.

"bisher" has posted a FW 190 shot here.

S-3B Farewell:

Navy=20 Newsstand video reports "VS-41 Lands Last S-3B = Aboard=20 USS John C. Stennis" here.

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

Game=20 Releases and Announcements:

TankSim has news that "Panzer = Elite Action=20 Tank Babes" will be appearing in this months FHM = men's=20 magazine. You can preview here.

The Wargamer reports that Take Command: 2nd Manassas has = gone gold.=20

Direct2Drive is now selling the = just=20 released Tomb Raider: legends as a digital download. =

The Platoon has announced that = your=20 invited to play the PC version of Ghost Recon = Advance=20 Warfighter this weekend at a LAN party in England. = Read more=20 here.

"UbiRazz" announced that there will be a big LAN = party=20 this weekend (14th April, 09:00). It will be held at = Newbury=20 Racecourse, UK. Here are some of the specs of the = event.=20 1064 BYOC spaces. 100 Mbps net connection* =A375 = Participant=20 ticket =A35/day Spectator entry FREE camping and = caravan space=20 Full showering facilities On-site catering and bar = Event=20 Services (wired/wifi laptops, CRT rental and server=20 co-lo)

Worthplaying has news that Semper Fidelis: Marine Corps is = coming To=20 North America. "You are part of a special operations = squad=20 equipped with the best weapons in modern warfare. = Take=20 charge in an action driven tactical war. Choose from = ground,=20 airborne and water vehicles, it=92s your choice how = to support=20 the team and how to achieve victory. Semper Fidelis: = Marine=20 Corps is also known as Soldner: Marine Corps, which = was=20 never released in North America."

Game=20 News and Information:

GhostRecon.net has a new video = of Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter=20 gameplay.

The Wargamer has news that Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 = has been=20 updated.

FilePlanet has a new mod for = Battlefield 2=20 titled Nations at War. GameSpot has an update for Sudden Strike. It contains a few = fixes and=20 a new Russian campaign.

Screenshots and = Videos:

Be sure to share your screenshots and video clips = here in our SimHQ = forum.

Real = World:

Anything and everything you wanted to know about = World=20 War I is here.=20 A very good read.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

S.C.S. Dangerous = Waters:

Read about the official = presentation=20 of S.C.S. Dangerous Waters to European = journalist=92s here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

Live for = Speed:

A major patch is announced for this month on the = Live for Speed web = site.

netKar = Pro:

Templates are now available for painting. Get = them here.

rFactor:

Monterey (Laguna Seca) has been released by com8. = This=20 file is available here.

FlatOut = 2:

A 4 minute trailer featuring footage from FlatOut = 2 is=20 available here.

Evolution = GT:

The title has gone gold.

Technology News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen.

USB:

Think you've seen = everything in USB?=20 Think again. Check these at Wired.

Video = Drivers:

NGOHQ has packaged the old ATI = Control=20 Panel with the new Catalyst 6.4s. Grab it from here.

Community News for April = 12,=20 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Event=20 Photography:

"Sundowner" took = some great shots at the RAF = Coningsby, April=20 10th.

Falcon 4.0:=20 Allied Force:

Novice reports on a = news update at Lead=20 Pursuit.

Fighter=20 Ace:

Fighter Ace has just = released=20 its latest version (3.9). Read more about it here.

NASA:

It was 25 years ago = today=20 (April 12, 1981) that astronauts John Young and Bob = Crippen=20 took the ill-fated Space Shuttle "Columbia" up for = her first=20 trip into space.

Salute:

Goodbye Wing Commander Tom=20 Baker.

U.S. Navy Combat:

Check out these classic videos from the Pacific=20 War.

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

Call of=20 Duty 2:

Activision and Infinity = Ward have=20 announced the release of an update for Call of Duty = 2 that=20 includes PunkBusterT anti-cheat software, as well as = two=20 new, highly-anticipated multiplayer maps. The = developer also=20 plans to provide MOD tools in the coming weeks that = will=20 empower fans to create new single player missions = and=20 multiplayer maps. The PC Patch download is currently = available here.

Commandos Strike = Force:

A new patch is out here at Strategy Informer.

Game=20 Releases and Announcements: Game News and = Information:=20

Hot=20 SWAT Mods has a = nicely done=20 new SWAT 4 map titled Operation DayBreak.

The=20 Platoon has new screenshots, and all the others = released=20 so far, for Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter, = (for the=20 PC.)

GameTrailers.com has a new video = of Armed Assault, Russian game = play.

Worthplaying has an updated = trailer for Battlefield 2142.

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Sudden Strike 3: Arms for = Victory.

Worthplaying also has the patch = for Commandos Strike Force and for = The Star and the = Crescent.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

S.C.S. Dangerous = Waters:

Read about the recent press event here.

Silent Hunter 3:

The Marlena Hessler Story. = A great=20 read in the Subsim Forums here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

NetKar Pro:

The first official "fix" = is here. The fix addresses problems = for users=20 of Win2K, but also improves the racelist speed in=20 multiplayer.

Unoffical FAQ.

"All You Need To Know", including = a guide=20 to the interactive cockpits.

Online Manual Developer's = personal forum:=20 Kunos b-side forum.

A = very useful=20 thread was posted here, describing how to set up = your=20 controller exactly to your liking.

And a = message from=20 the developer was posted here.

Technology News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen.

Cases: =

PCApex checks out the Cooler = Master=20 Centurion 534 Case here.

Hardware Zone looks at the Titan = Robela=20 TWC-A88 Water Cooled Casing here.

Cooling: =

Pro-Clockers checks out the = Scythe Mine=20 Heatsink here.

ThinkComputers tests the = Dynatron A43 CPU=20 Cooler here.

CPU's: =

AMD.com has new processor = pricing posted=20 here.

Graphics Cards:=20

Legion Hardware checks out the = ASUS=20 Extreme N7600GT Video Card here.

Gaming Nexus looks at the = Sapphire=20 Blizzard Radeon X1900 XTX Video Card here.

Motherboards:=20

Hardware Secrets checks out the = ECS KN1=20 SLI Extreme Motherboard here.

nV News tests out MSI's K8N = Diamond Plus=20 Motherboard here.

Community News for April = 11,=20 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle of=20 Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "Redband" has released = a Ju-88 (KG 51, 3rd Staffel) = skin.=20
European Air = War:=20
  • "Flying Tiger" has = released a Curtiss P-40E-1 (Miss Julie, = 25th FS, 51st=20 FG, USAAF, Paul Royer, India) skin.
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • "Multiviper" has posted a = 1.0.6. update list. =
Fighter Squadron: Scream 'n = Demons=20 Over Europe:=20
  • "Major Hippie" has posted = a Berlin project update. =
FS2002 / FS2004:=20
  • "Crop-Duster" has posted = a link to=20 a freeware F-35 JSF.
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Kannaksen_hanu" has = posted a link=20 to patch 4.04.=20
  • "RONNCO" has released a = F4U-1 (8 Ball/Dangerous Dan, = VMF-213,=20 Solomon Islands, 194). skin.=20
  • Ghost Skies: Brawl! 1v1 = competition=20 ladder.
Jane's Longbow=20 Series:=20 Screenshots and=20 Video Gallery:=20
  • "BeachAV8R" has posted = the 1st Annual BeachAV8R Virtual Airshow = video.=20
  • "PanzerMeyer" has posted = Star Wars shots.=20
  • "Lemon" has posted a BoB2 = shot - Hunting Stukas.=20
  • "Lemon" has posted a Ju-88 shot - Edelweiss.=20
  • "bisher" has posted a = shot of a blue Spitfire.=20
  • "bisher" has posted a Mosquito collage - Manitoba's = Mosquito=20 Problem.=20
  • "bisher" has posted a = shot of a Hurricane flaring for landing.=20
  • "Jrz" has posted F-18 shots - Day at the Office.=20
  • "Coot" has posted screenshot art.=20
  • "172ndHamm" has posted a = F-84 shot.=20
  • "172ndHamm" has posted a = series of=20 captioned A-4 shots. =
General News:=20

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

Game Releases and=20 Announcements:

Announced: A new squad tactical shooter tiled "Rage Hard". "Rage Hard is a = first=20 person, multiplayer, tactical shooter. It is = designed to be=20 the best multiplayer experience possible. Set in a = close=20 future, couple of years from now, it will bring you = the=20 round based clashes between police squads, = mercenaries,=20 terrorists and different gangs of criminals. The = gameplay of=20 Rage Hard is improved with many additions to the = standard=20 tactical shooter experience."

Game News and=20 Information:

Worthplaying has 40 new = screenshots of The Stalin Subway.

Worthplaying also has news of = the Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War patch = coming=20 soon.

Worthplaying also shares news of = the=20 official site for Supreme Commander.

GameSpot has a review of Red Orchestra and FSW: Ten Hammers.

GameSpot has a preview of Titans Quest, and a Q&A = about Age of Empires 3: The = WarChiefs.

ArmChair General has a monthly = Military History PodCast which = is worth=20 checking out if you're into the history of warfare. =

GhostRecon.net has a preview of = the multiplayer features not before = mentioned=20 of the PC version of Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter. =

Hot=20 SWAT Mods has released a skin (uniform) pack. It's a self = executable installer.

Screenshots and = Videos:

"Magnum" has posted some SWAT 4 tactical entry=20 screenshots here.

"Heinzi" has shared a Steel Beasts Pro PE video = of a=20 desert storm mission here.

Real World:

Grouchy Media has released = another=20 military theme video titled "The Creed".

Dru Blair Studios has released = some new=20 artwork, one of a Bradley fighting vehicle, His = excellent=20 yearly calendar is available, and now some of his = art work=20 can be purchased as a T-shirt.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

History:

Read about the 400 year history of the Union Jack = here at the BBC news site.

See photographs of the Jolly Roger flags flown by = submarines in WWll to show success in war patrols here at the Royal Navy Submarine = Museum site.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

NetKarPro:

NetKar Pro has finally been released! visit the = netKar=20 Pro web site here.=20 The NetKar Pro site advises download = and=20 installation of Microsoft .NET Framework v. 2.0 for = nK Pro=20 to work properly.

A quick-start guide to = NetKar Pro=20 has been prepared here.

Technology News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen.

Cases:

TwistedMods checks out the = Cooler Master=20 Centurion CAC-T05-UW Case here.

Overclock=20 Intelligence Agency looks at the Aspire = X-Discovery=20 Midtower Case here.

Cooling:

ap0calypse checks out Scythe's = Katana Cu=20 HSF here.

Graphics Cards: =

Tweaktown=20 has a GeForce Series 7 Roundup here.

Bytesector tests the Sapphire = Radeon=20 X1300Pro Video Card here.

Motherboards: =

ProClockers checks out the ASUS = P5WD2-E=20 Premium 975X Motherboard here.

PCStats=20 tests out the ECS C19-A nForce 4 SLI Edition mobo here.

PSU's:

Bigbruin=20 looks at the ArrowMax PSF-500SP 500W PSU here.

Madshrimps checks out the = SkyHawk GM470=20 & GM570 PSU's here.

Community News for April = 10,=20 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle of=20 Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "maususer" has released a Bf-109E (4/JG 51, Lt. J. Bohm) = skin.=20
  • "maususer" has released a Bf-109E (III/JG 27, early war) = skin.=20
  • "Bader"=20 has posted Multiskin Phase 1 work in progress=20 pictures.
  • "Hawkman" has released a Bf-109E (Black 9, 8./JG 26, = August 1940)=20 skin.
European=20 Air War:=20
  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.
  • "Skylark" has posted the April calendar.
  • "Skylark" has posted several = screenshots.
  • "Flying=20 Tiger" has released a Curtiss P40E-1 Kittyhawk (Polly, = 75 Sqdn=20 RAAF, P/O Bruce 'Buster' Brown, New Guinea 1942.=20
Event = Photography:=20
  • "Top=20 Gun" has posted A-10 photos.
  • "Combathanger" has posted a = Fun & Sun 2006 photo.=20
F-22 = Total Air=20 War:=20 FS2002 / FS2004:=20
  • "gibbage" has released a P-38 (Yippee) skin.
  • SkyUnlimited has released Legacy of the Sky: P-38 Lightnings = of=20 WWII.
  • Voz 1.1 has been released.=20
IL-2 = Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • User=20 made campaign links can be found here.
  • "Kristorf" has released B-24 (North Africa) skins. =
  • "Kristorf" has released an A-20C(G) (24 Sqn SAAF, Tunisia = 1943) skin.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a B-24 (120 Sqdn, RAF Coastal = Command) skin=20 pack.
  • "Kristorf" has released an A-20G (3rd BG, 89th BS, Big Nig = III,=20 Summer 1944) skin.
  • "Macwan_SFM" has released a = P-40N (Geronimo, Lt. Campbell, = 45th FS,=20 15th FG) skin.
  • Rudi=20 Jaeger has released a F-51 (KTO) skin pack.
  • Rudi=20 Jaeger has released a 2nd F-51 (KTO) skin pack.
  • "Cpt_Farrel" has released a = Bf-109G-2 (2./JG53) skin. =
  • "WarWolfe_1" has released a = P-40N (Yellow C, Maj. Emmett S. = Davis,=20 35th FS, 8th FG, New Guinea 1944) skin. =
Jane's Longbow = Series:=20
  • "Shadow=3DASP=3D" has posted = FM and camera tweaks. =
LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20 Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20

Land Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck = "Magnum"=20 Ankenbauer.

Anti-RPG:

Check out this video of Trophy, the Advanced = Active=20 Protection System here. The Forum discussion is here.

Armed Assault:

Tiscali has a big preview on = Armed Assault=20 in Czech here. Lots of pictures.

Totalvideogames has a Q&A = (in English)=20 here.

Ghost Recon Advanced=20 Warfighter:

GhostRecon.net has a GR:AW = preview here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

S.C.S. Dangerous = Waters:

XGP=20 Gaming reports "SCS - Dangerous Waters" almost = ready to=20 set sail in European release. Read here.

Motorsports News

News Contributor: = Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad.

GTR2:

Developer Simbin Development and Publisher = 10TACLE=20 Studios disclosed six fresh screenshots of the new = racing=20 simulation GTR 2 =96 FIA GT Racing Game. The = latest=20 progress in the development of the weather system is = pictured. Long jets of water, spectacular = reflections on wet=20 tarmac and an upgraded =93Live Track Technology=94 = with=20 different self-drying track sections create a = realistic race=20 feeling in GTR 2, even with bad weather. GTR 2 is = currently=20 scheduled for a summer 2006 = release.

rFactor:

Another Spa-Francorchamp circuit has been = released for=20 rFactor and it is available here.

The AIW editor for = rFactor=20 has finally been released. Check it out here.

Several new tracks = are=20 available for rFactor, rTracker has them = covered.

NetKar = Pro:

Keep a look out on the NetKar Pro site. April 10th is = the=20 scheduled release date for this new racing=20 simulator.

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