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Feature: Driving GT = Legends - A=20 Fast Lap at Monza Junior
"Chunx" is = back with=20 the next installment in our "Fast Lap" series. = This time=20 around he drives GT Legends Monza Junior track = in the=20 famous Ford GT40. Read here.

Review: CH Products USB=20 Joysticks
Vince = "Beer Camel"=20 Putze has updated his review of the flight sim=20 controllers here.

Feature: The Fastest = Thing on=20 Earth
From = the June, 2027=20 Edition of Popular Mechtronics: Guest = Writer=20 Jim "Woxof" Hart reports here on the now-declassified = Iran=20 reconnaissance overflight achieved back on = Easter 2006.=20 Hart interviews the famed pilot, USAF Brigadier = General=20 Horace Killmore (ret) about his memories of the = flight=20 that changed the = world.

Two New Motorsports Book=20 Reviews
The Cruel Sport is = reviewed=20 here by "Chunx" and Big = Time Bid: A=20 Racing Story is reviewed here by Alex "Zander"=20 Keep.

Feature: How to Succeed = in Racing=20 (without really trying)
Tom "20mm" Hayden gets = his driving=20 permit and learns that joining the fast last can = be=20 tougher than it looks. Read Tom's humorous but = thought=20 provoking entry into Motorsports and sim racing = here.


The = SimHQ E3Expo=20 2006 Forum is here.

Community News for=20 April 28, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

SimHQ=20 Member News:

EECH / = EEAH:=20 European Air War:=20
  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" has = released Pyrenees for OAW.=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" has = released a corrected L Eurosmooth_Hilly.=20
  • "PLR" has released a P-51B-5-NA ("Ding Hao!", Lt. = Col. James=20 Howard, 354th FG) skin.=20
  • "Flying Tiger" has = released a Bf-110E-1 (Erganzungszerstorer = gruppe,=20 Deblin Irena, Poland 1942) skin.
Event Photography:=20
  • "mailman" has posted ANZAC day (London) photos.=20
  • "VF9_Longbow" has posted = a photo of=20 a F-14 on a barge.
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Mysticpuma2003" has = posted a B-25 wallpaper - By the Dawn's = Early=20 Light.=20
  • "Monguse" has posted Historia Server information.=20
  • "Charlie Chap" has = announced the=20 release of The Battle of Malta 1940-42 Scripted = Campaign.=20
  • "Kamikuza" has released = P-40B/C and A-20 templates. =
RC and Scale = Modeling:=20 Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20
  • "Ironroad" has posted a = F-4 Phantom shot - Rolling In.=20
Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "Digital-Overload" is = looking for=20 help with the E-2C model.=20
  • "column5" has announced = the release=20 of an updated Version Comparison = Chart.=20
  • "Bunyap2W1" has announced = the=20 release of Weapons Delivery Manual - 01 May = 06.=20
  • "USAFTML" has posted = shots of a TV Homing Screen on 3rd Party Planes = in=20 WOE.=20
  • "fubar_512" has posted a = WoE AAR - WoE Adventure number = 1: Forced=20 Landing.=20
  • "fubar_512" has posted = a WoE AAR - WoE Adventure 2: = Encounter with=20 "Ram-K".=20
  • "Lewicide" has announced = the=20 release of a new mission editor/builder. =
General News:=20 Aviation World news:=20

Land Combat

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

Announcements: =

Battlefront.com has news of two = new games=20 in development:

"Battlefront.com and Hussar Games are joining = forces!=20 The leading independent war and strategy game = publisher=20 Battlefront.com and Hungarian wargame developer = Hussar Games=20 will be cooperating to bring a number of thrilling=20 historical wargames to the market. Two games have = been=20 announced immediately as already being in = development: 1848=20 is a turn based computer strategy game for the PC. = The game=20 is based on the events of the Hungarian Independence = War of=20 1848-49. The English version of 1848 will also be = released=20 FOR FREE as a full version download in the next few = weeks.=20 For Liberty! is a turn based computer strategy game = for the=20 PC, covering two independence wars =96 the North = American=20 Independence war of 1775-1783 and the Rakoczi War of = Independence in Europe 1703-1711. For Liberty! will = be=20 released on the 4th of July, 2006, and will = be=20 available from this website for only $35!"=20

Game News:

The Wargamer has new Battlefield 2142 = screenshots.

The Wargamer also has news that = the=20 official Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway = web site=20 is live.

Worthplaying has news that an = open beta is=20 available for Heroes of Annihilated Empires. =

GameSpot has news that a Age of Empires MMO is in = development.

From the Forum: "Shan2" shares a link to the = Ageia web=20 site that shows the difference between regular and = PhysX=20 processor gameplay. Check it out here.

"Magnum" shares video clips from the just = released, Ghost=20 Recon Advance Warfighter demo. Check them out here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

USS=20 Lagarto:

Families come = together in=20 sunken sub's memory. Read here.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

Coming just in time for = the weekend,=20 Megane Trophy by Team RSDG has been released. Join = the=20 release-party here.

Protoracer v. 1.1 = has been=20 released, fixing an online bug when more than 8 = racers=20 joined an online session. Get more information about = the=20 update here.

rFactorCentral, a = very useful=20 initiative has been started by Mobmassa/Morpheus. = Check out=20 the charter here, and the new, brilliant = site here.

Technology = News

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

Cooling:

3DXtreme=20 checks out the Bluegears B-Cool 80mm Fan here.

PCApex=20 tests out the Coolink SWiF Fans & Silent Savior = Cooler=20 here.

Graphics = Cards:

X-bit Labs=20 checks out the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT Video Card here.

BleedinEdge tests out XFX's = GeForce 7900GT=20 Video Card here.

Motherboards:

PCStats=20 gives the MSI K8N Diamond Plus nForce4 SLIx16 board = a=20 shakedown here.

PC's:

HotHardware checks out Voodoo = PC's OMEN=20 a121x Crossfire Extreme Gamer PC. Does it live up to = its=20 powerful name? Find out here.

PSU's:

Virtual-Hideout.net tests out = the Ultra=20 Products x2 550W Modular PSU here.

Community News for April = 27,=20 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

After=20 Action Reports:

European Air=20 War:=20
  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.
  • "Flying=20 Tiger" has released a P-40E Kittyhawk Mk. I = ('Skeeter', 9th FS,=20 49th FG, USAAF, Australia 1942) skin.
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted a = preview of=20 a HR gunsight with daylight filter = prototype.
FS2002 / FS2004:=20
  • The T-37B Tweet version 1.04 is now = available.=20
IL-2 Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Graf"=20 has released a Fw-190D wallpaper - Goodwood = Dora.
  • Mission Mate v2.4 has been = released.=20
  • "JG52Helgstrand" has released = Bf-109G-2 (summer, winter & = tropical)=20 skins.
Jane's=20 F-15:=20 Jane's F/A-18:=20 LOMAC = / Flaming=20 Cliffs / Black Shark:=20 RC and Scale = Modeling:=20
  • "Captain=20 Anthem" has posted a link to an extensive modeling=20 site - Armorama.
Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20 Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20 General=20 News:=20
  • "aaronc7" has posted a link = to a Thunderbirds video.
  • "Slap"=20 has posted a link to a Spitfire sculpture. =

Land Combat

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

Newly=20 Announced Games and In Stores List:

The Sheriffs Department = announces the new=20 and improved SWAT 4 Expansion Realism Modification v3.0.=20

Gaming News, Previews, and=20 Reviews:

Tactical=20 Gamer has news that the Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter = demo is=20 out, other sites are quickly getting it also. =

The=20 Wargamer has new screenshots of CivCity Rome.

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Battlefield 2142.

GameSpot=20 has the official Full Spectrum Warrior Ten = Hammers trailer.=20

Ripped From Our = Forums:

Magnum has shared a = number of=20 screenshots from the just released, Ghost Recon = Advance=20 Warfighter demo. Check them out here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

Oriskany:

The aircraft carrier Oriskany is destined to = become an=20 artificial reef. Read here.

Motorsports News

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

Le Mans:

Take a lap of Le = Mans (late=20 1960s layout) in a Porsche 917 here. Thanks "Chunx" for the=20 link.

rFactor:

A new version of the = Norisring=20 for rFactor is available here.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

AMDZone=20 checks out the Coolermaster Prateorian 730 Case here.

Techgage tests=20 out the Logisys Clear Acrylic Case here.

Cooling:

HardwareXL checks out the = Thermaltake=20 BigWater 745 Watercooling Kit here.

DriverHeaven checks out the = Corsair=20 Nautilus 500 here.

Graphics Cards: =

HardwareZone checks out = Gigabyte's=20 GV-RX13P256DE-RH Radeon X1300 Pro here.

ByteSizedReviews checks out the = Asus=20 EAX1900XTX 512MB Video Card here.

HEXUS = checks=20 out the Sapphire Radeon X1800 GTO Video Card here.

Technic3D=20 tests out the Gainward 7900 GTX here.

HotHardware tests the Voodoo = PC's new OMEN=20 CrossFire here.

Community News=20 for April 26, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.=20
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted = Pacific Theater shots.=20
  • "Flying Tiger" has = released a Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk. I (RCAF, = 94 Sqdn.=20 James 'Stocky' Edwards, N.Africa/Italy 1941) skin.=20
  • "Flying Tiger" has = released an=20 updated P-40E (Longhorn) skin.=20
  • "PLR" has released a HR P-51B (Thunderbird) skin. =
Event Photography:=20
  • "Arthonon" has posted Wings Over Gillespie photos. =
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "flying-hamster" has = posted Pe-2 add on release information. =
  • "Graf" has posted a P-51B/P-51D wallpaper - Never = Fly Alone.=20
  • Rudi Jaeger has released = NA57's (SBD5) in three = historical=20 Luftwaffe Jagdfliegerschule (Fighter School) = schemes.=20
  • "phas3e" has released Mustang Mk. IV (RAAF, 3 Sqn. = Italy 1944)=20 skins.=20
  • "phas3e" has released a = F-51D (RAAF, 77 Sqn. Korea) = skin.=20
  • "phas3e" has released Tempest Mk. V (476 Sqn. NZ) = skins.=20
  • "UF_Zargos" has released = a Bf-109K-4 (White 10, 9./JG27) = skin.=20
  • "UF_Zargos" has released = a Bf-109K-4 (Blue 16, 12./JG27) = skin.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a = Tempest V (Fl. Lt. Remy van = Lierde, 3 Sqn.=20 RAF) skin.=20
  • "FW_Fox" has posted a = "Pilotage=20 kaledoskope" track.=20
  • IL2-FB-PF Pe-2 Add-on more screenshots found at = pacific-fighters.com/de/.
Jane's F/A-18:=20
  • "bones" has posted an AAR - Operation Persian Freedom = Phase 3=20 Mission 17: Munitions Factory at Aghar Jan 111404.=20
LOMAC / = Flaming Cliffs=20 / Black Shark:=20 Screenshots = and Video=20 Gallery:=20
  • "Shadow_12TFS" has posted = a WWII bomber shot - Dead of = Night.=20
  • "Shadow_12TFS" has posted = an A-4 shot - Circling Hawks.=20
  • "bisher" has posted a = shot of the=20 RCAF Goldilocks Display Team. =

Wings Over Europe

Third Wire Productions announces = that=20 Wings Over Europe: Cold War Gone Hot =97 has gone = Gold. Thanks=20 to Raul "Datajack" Rodriguez for the news=20 tip.

General = News:

  • "JAS39" has posted a link = to a free flight sim - YSFlight2000.=20
  • Tutorial: turning a template = with a=20 temperate scheme into a desert scheme.

Land Combat

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

Newly Announced Games = and In=20 Stores List:

Worthplaying has news that Black and White 2 has shipped to = stores.=20

Gaming News, Previews, = and=20 Reviews:

Worthplaying has 5 new = screenshots of Joint Task Force.

GameSpy has new screenshots of = Crysis.

Ripped From Our = Forums:

"Magnum" has shared screenshots of Full Spectrum = Warrior:=20 Ten Hammers here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

Gaming News:

Lighthouse Interactive to launch Ship = Simulator=20 2006

Haarlem, The Netherlands, April 25th 2006. = Leading=20 publisher Lighthouse Interactive announced today = that it has=20 acquired the rights to the innovative PC game "Ship=20 Simulator 2006", in a deal with Dutch developer = VSTEP.

About Ship Simulator 2006

Ship Simulator 2006 is a revolutionary new game = that puts=20 players at the helm of some of the most varied and = detailed=20 ships to be found at sea, where they will need to = perform a=20 multitude of tasks, all set within a stunning 3D=20 environment. Players will take control of a wide = array of=20 ship types, from massive cargo ships to speedboats, = yachts,=20 water taxis and even the mighty Titanic. The waters = you sail=20 are also as varied as the ships, from the biggest = harbours=20 in the world, such as Rotterdam and Hamburg, to the = calm=20 aqua marine waters of the Thai Phi Phi Islands. = Gamers will=20 experience how challenging it is to steer the = Titanic=20 through shallow water, or just how it feels to = navigate a=20 cargo tanker or tug boat - including how diverse the = controls are.

Ship Simulator 2006 features:

  • Play with 8 different ship types, all with = individual=20 controls, in 700 km2 recreated harbours (Rotterdam = and=20 Hamburg) and tropical scenery (Phi Phi Islands).=20
  • Gameplay includes 40 very different missions, = from=20 search and rescue missions, racing a speedboat, to = towing=20 a cargo boat through a narrow harbour entrance = with your=20 tugboat.=20
  • Create your own missions using the mission = editor and=20 drag playable ships and tasks into one of the game = environments and populate your harbour with = cranes, cargo=20 ships, docking areas, cars and cargo stacks (a = total of=20 100 editable items).=20
  • Exchange your own missions with other players = on the=20 special forum at the game's web site.=20
  • Save and upload your mission time scores and = compare=20 to the rest of the world.=20
  • Dynamic weather system including wind force = and rain=20 adds to the atmosphere.=20
  • Earn credits by finishing missions or lose = them by=20 bumping your boat into other objects.=20
  • Walk around on the Titanic. Experience the = life of a=20 passenger on board this famous ship. Enjoy the = level of=20 detail, modeled after the original design. =

About VSTEP

VSTEP develops professional simulators for = firefighters,=20 driver training and nautical training. Since its = initiation=20 in 2002, VSTEP has completed 26 training simulators = for=20 customers like the Royal Dutch Navy, the Port of = Rotterdam,=20 Falck/Nutec, the Dutch Railways, and DriveZone. = VSTEP's=20 experience and core technology from these projects = has been=20 adapted to deliver a "true to their roots" simulator = for the=20 home PC user.

About Lighthouse Interactive

Lighthouse Interactive is a fast growing = publisher of=20 interactive entertainment with offices in Haarlem, = The=20 Netherlands and Montreal, Canada. Lighthouse's = titles=20 include the critically acclaimed adventure title = "Keepsake"=20 and the highly anticipated 4x space strategy hybrid = "Sword=20 of the Stars". Staffed with industry veterans and = with=20 offices in key locations around the world, = Lighthouse is a=20 strong alternative for developers looking to bring = their=20 products to a worldwide audience.

Lighthouse Interactive - = Navigating=20 Entertainment Demos and screenshots can be seen at = shipsim.com/

Thanks to "Jens" for this naval news=20 announcement.

Motorsports News

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

netKar = PRO:

A set up database for netKar PRO is in early = development=20 phase. Visit the site here.=20

Technology = News

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

Cases:

A1=20 Electronics checks out the Antec P180 Silver = Case here.

Virtual-Hideout looks at the = Aspire Q-Pack=20 Micro-ATX Case here.

Techgage=20 reviews a completely see-thru case from Logisys here.

Cooling:

FrostyTech checks out the Spire = VertiCool=20 II SP601B3 AMD Athlon 64 Heatsink here.

Graphics Cards: =

techPowerUp tests out the Point = Of View=20 GeForce 7900GTX 512MB card here.

EliteBastards checks out the = PowerColor=20 Radeon X1800 GTO Video Card here.

HardwareZone tests out = XpertVision's=20 GeForce 7600 GT Sonic here.

Motherboards: =

PC=20 Perspective checks out the Abit AN8 32X nForce4 = SLI X16=20 Motherboard here.

Gruntville wrings the bugs out = of ECS' KN1=20 Extreme A64 Motherboard here.

Tutorials:

From Hardware Secrets: A step-by-step = guide on=20 how to convert VHS tapes into DVDs. Part 1 covers the hardware = setup.

Community News for April = 25,=20 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

Event = Photography:=20 IL-2 = Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20 Pit Builders:=20 Screenshots and=20 Video Gallery:=20
  • "Shadow_12TFS" has posted a = Corsair shot - Pacific Victors.=20
General=20 News:=20
  • "BeachAV8R" has posted a = video of a night landing at Chapel Hill = (IGX) N.C.=20

Land Combat

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

Newly=20 Announced Games and In Stores List:

CDV has announced the = first of there=20 stand alone expansions for Blitzkrieg 2. (Thanks to The=20 Wargamer for the news.)

Gaming News, Previews, and=20 Reviews:

The Wargamer=20 has the new trailer for Cossacks 2: Battle for Europe. =

FilePlanet has a new trailer for = Prey.

Worthplaying is reporting that a = Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter = demo is=20 coming this week.

The full game ships within = the first=20 week of May. Worthplaying has a preview of Joint Task Force.

GameSpot=20 has new screenshots of CivCity: Rome.

Ripped From Our = Forums:

Heinzi adds two more Steel = Beasts=20 Pro PE video's to his long running video thread. = Check them=20 out here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

After=20 Action Report:

"Herman" has posted = a Harpoon 3 Scenario AAR - = Malakka [Spoiler=20 Alert] - Thailand.

Motorsports News

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

netKar PRO:

Patch 1.0.1 has been = made=20 available here.

Technology = News

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

Cooling:

ProClockers checks out the = Aerocooler=20 XFire Cooler here.

OCIA.net looks=20 at the Swiftech MCR-320 "Quiet Power" Series = Radiator here.

Graphics Cards: =

Overclockers Online checks out=20 PowerColor's X1900XTX 512MB Video Card here.

PCStats=20 tests out the PowerColor X1600 XT PCI Express Card = here.

Motherboards: =

HotHardware checks out the Asus = P5WDG2-WS=20 and P5WD2-E Premium Motherboards here.

EpiaCenter tests out the EPIA = EN15000=20 Motherboard here.

techFEAR=20 checks out the MSI RD480 Neo2-FI Motherboard here.

Neoseeker=20 looks at the ASUS P5WD2-E LGA775 Motherboard here.

GruntvillE gives the ECS KN1 SLI = Extreme=20 board a test here.

PSU's:

Overclocker's Club tests out the = Thermaltake PurePower TWV 500W PSU here.

Community News=20 for April 24, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle=20 of Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "maususer" has released a Bf-109E (3/JG 52, Karl Wolff) = skin.=20
European Air=20 War:=20
  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.
  • "RAF_Dumoulin" has posted a = preview of=20 the new F-4 Wildcat.
  • "Flying=20 Tiger" has released a B-25D (486th BS, 340th BG, = USAAF, Corsica=20 1944) skin.
Event Photography:=20 Falcon 4.0:=20 Allied Force:=20
  • "sebablink" has posted a link = to a Thunderbirds skin by "Juanka". =
  • "nerves"=20 has announced the release of MasterFalcon 1.5. =
FS2002 / FS2004:=20 IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "G.Neil"=20 has posted a link to the PRG = Studios=20 web page (Upcoming Add On Information).
  • "Beaufort" has posted links = to=20 information and screenshots from Manchuria and the 1946 add on. =
  • Rudi=20 Jaeger has released a RCAF Godilocks Aerial Display Team = skin.=20
  • Rudi=20 Jaeger has released a Navy SNJ-5 (NAS Glenview) skin. =
  • "Kristorf" has released a Mustang III V1 Hunter Aces Skin = Pack.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a Spitfire IXc V1 (Anti Diver = Aces, RAF)=20 Skin Pack.
  • "Kristorf" has released a Tempest V 'Diver' V1 Hunter Aces = Skin=20 Pack.
  • "Macwan"=20 has released a Kittyhawk III (RAAF) skin pack. =
  • "BBury"=20 has released B-29 (Korea) skin.
  • "Graf"=20 has posted a Mosquito wallpaper - Morning=20 Patrol.
Pit=20 Builders:=20 Screenshots and=20 Video Gallery:=20
  • "bisher"=20 has posted a composite shot of a Bf-109F-4 on final - Wheat = field.
  • "bisher"=20 has posted a composite shot of a Mustang over a wheat field. =
  • "Shadow_12TFS" has posted a = shot of a=20 Fw-190A and a Ju-88 - Protector. =
  • "Sahdow_12TFS" has posted a = shot of a=20 A-7 Corsair II - Misty Morning. =
  • "PanzerMeyer" has posted Pacific Fighters videos.
  • "Colt40Five" has posted a = shot of a Su-25T at dusk. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20 General=20 News:=20

Land Combat

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

The Monthly=20 Print Magazine Reviews:

PC = Gamer, May 2006; Exclusive: = Battlefield=20 2142, Pg. 28; Scoop: Medal of Honor Airborne, Pg. = 50;=20 Review: Rainbow Six Lockdown, Pg. 54, and WW2 Tank=20 Commander, Pg. 54. Feature: World in Conflict, Pg. = 62, and=20 Civilization 4 Unique Worlds, Pg. 66; Review: The = Battle for=20 Middle Earth 2, Pg. 68, and Silent Storm Gold = Edition, Pg.=20 69.

Computer = Games, May=20 2006; Incoming: Half-Life 2 Episode 1, Pg. 18, = CivCity Rome,=20 Pg. 20, Halo 2, Pg. 23, Crysis, Pg. 24, and Rome = Total=20 War-Alexander the Great, Pg. 26. Reviews: Star Wars = Empire=20 at War, Pg. 44, SWAT 4 The Stechkov Syndicate, Pg. = 46,=20 Rainbow Six Lockdown, Pg. 50, Prussia's Glory, Pg. = 55, and=20 The Star and Cresant, pg. 56. =

Newly=20 Announced Games and In Stores List:

Electronic Arts announces Command and = Conquer 3:=20 Tiberium War. =

THQ announces Frontlines: = Fuels of=20 War. = (Thanks to The=20 WarGamer for the news.)

VU Games announces World in=20 Conflict. = (Thanks to=20 Worthplaying for the news.)

Iron Warriors gets released on = April=20 21st.

Battlefield 2 booster pack titled Armored Fury coming April=20 28th.

Gaming News, Previews, and=20 Reviews:

The official Armed=20 Assault web site has new screenshots of the = game.

The official Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter = web site=20 has new screens and videos for the PC version. Gone = gold and=20 due in stores first part of May.

Don't forget, get your = moneys worth=20 and check out the official site for Steel=20 Beasts Pro PE, there's at least 2 dozen new = missions,=20 screens, videos, and in their forum a word of the "coming real = soon"=20 patch.

The=20 WarGamer has Frontline Nation details.

The=20 WarGamer also has new screenshots of CivCity Rome.

Worthplaying has WarFront Turning Point screens = and a=20 trailer.

Worthplaying also has WarHammer Online screenshots. =

Worthplaying has the just = released demo=20 for Rise and = Fall:=20 Civilizations at War.=20

Worthplaying shares new = screenshots from=20 Age of = Empires 3:=20 WarChiefs. =

More from Worthplaying, news of the