SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters

Community News for=20 August 25, 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European Air = War:

"Flying Tiger " has posted skins: Fiat CR 32 SCW and Bristol Bulldog SCW.

"VonBeerhofen " has posted PTIII upgrade information. =

F-22 Total Air = War:

R.I.P. ex-DID Stephen White. = This=20 is sad news about the passing of SimHQ member = Stephen White.=20 Our condolences to his family.

Photography:

"BeachAV8R " shares More...uh...flying pictures (no = kidding=20 right?!).

Aviation News:

From theaustralian.news.com: Spitfire 'myth' shot down.

From abcnews.com: Mini Aircraft Touted for = Military=20 Work.

From military.com: Who Won the Battle of Britain? =

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

'Half-Life 2: Episode 2' Delayed Until Early 2007 = (Thanks=20 to Worthplaying for the news.)

"In an interview with EuroGamer Valve's Doug = Lombardi=20 confirmed earlier rumors that the next chapter in = the=20 episodic FPS series, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, will = not get=20 released before year's end as previously announced, = but is=20 now scheduled for release in February 2007. The = pricing has=20 also changed a bit, Episode 2 will now set you back = $19.95,=20 which is still a great value considering it comes = with=20 Portal and Team Fortress 2."

'Battlefield 2' Veterans Program Launched (Thanks = again=20 to Worthplaying for the news.)

"DICE and EA are pleased to announce that the=20 Battlefield 2 Veterans Program is now live, where = you can=20 reserve your soldier=92s name before Battlefield = 2142 ships,=20 or pre-register a new name, as long as it is not = already in=20 use in Battlefield 2. As an added bonus, Veterans = get an=20 exclusive in-game indicator, an immediate promotion, = and a=20 new verbal taunt to use in Battlefield 2."=20

Game News:

Fileplanet has the Mark of Chaos and Just Cause demos.

GameSpot has the Just Cause demo also.

GameSpot has a special article = with game=20 producer, Sierra, where they talk about = the next=20 F.E.A.R., Caesar 4, and World in Conflict.

GameSpot has another preview of = Command & Conquer 3, this = one talking=20 about the return of Kane.

GameSpot has another movie of Caesar 4, and a preview of Medieval 2: Total War.

And finally, Gamespot has a preview, with = video, of World in Conflict.

Worthplaying has the just = released Dawn of War patch.

Worthplaying also has new = screens and a=20 trailer for Command & Conquer 3.

Armed Assault Zone has new = screenshots,=20 new interview link, and a excellent new Armed = Assault=20 trailer.

Armed Assault Zone also has = screenshots=20 and two new video camera filming a monitor videos = uploaded a=20 few days ago.

The Armchair General has a review of = Panzer Command, and a real world =

Tankfest 2006 article with tons = of info,=20 links, and pictures.

GhostRecon.net has a new mod for = the=20 original Ghost Recon: Desert Siege = missions, with=20 new intro's and cuts.

Daskal, over at SteelBeasts.com, has released = the Baghdad Raid-Thunder Run = scenario, which=20 includes the new map of Highway 8 plus. (This is for = Steel=20 Beasts Pro PE.)

From the Forums:

Brennus has posted some screenshots from = Oblivion, that=20 was just recently reviewed. Check them out here.

Magnum has posted screenshots from the Company of = Heroes=20 demo, and the Joint Task Force demo. Check them out = here and here.

Wicked has posted a few screenshots from VBS1 and = mods,=20 check them out here and here.

PvtKramer shares news and links of a FPS called,=20 Specnaz:Project Wolf. Check the thread here.

Ssnake has posted information and links to new=20 screenshots for the next Steel Beasts Pro PE update = coming=20 in September. Check it out here.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

This Day in Naval History - Aug.=20 25

1843 - Steam frigate Missouri arrives at=20 Gibralter completing first trans-Atlantic crossing = by a U.S.=20 steam-powered ship.=20
1942 - Five Navy nurses who became POWs = on Guam=20 are repatriated.=20
1951 - Twenty-three fighters from USS = Essex (CV=20 9) escort Air Force heavy bombers attacking Najin, = Korea,=20 since target was beyond range of land-based = fighters.=20

Motorsports News

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

iRacing:

iRacing's website as been updated with = information about=20 iRacing.com Director Divina Galica's Return to F1=20 Competition. Divina will be driving Hesketh and = Lotus Cars=20 in Sonoma Historic GP. Read the full story here. Does=20 this hint at the chance for a = "GPL2"?

netKar PRO:

New crossfade engine sounds for the FR2000 have = been=20 released by jgoedhart. Download them here.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Overclocker Cafe looks at the = Thermaltake=20 Kandalf LCS (VD4000BWS) Case here.

Coolers:

MADSHRIMPS checks out the Titan = Tower=20 TTC-NK32TZ CPU Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

Legion=20 Hardware tests out the NVIDIA GeForce 7600GS AGP = card here.

MVKTech=20 checks out PowerColor's version of ATi's new Radeon = X1950=20 XTX 512MB HDCP card here.

Legion=20 Hardware offers an analysis of ATi's Catalyst = 6.8 driver=20 suite here.

Motherboards: =

PCStats=20 checks out the Biostar TForce P965 Deluxe = Motherboard here.

PCStats=20 reviews another board, the Albatron KM51PV-AM2 = GeForce 6150,=20 here.

HotHardware checks out the Asus = P5W DH=20 Deluxe 975X Core 2 Duo Ready Motherboard here.

Community News for August = 24,=20 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

FS2002 / FS2004:

From Flightsim.com: Just Flight = Announces=20 Lancaster Will Be Available on 25th August 2006. See = screenshots here at JustFlight.com

From Flightsim.com: Shockwave = Announces=20 Aircraft PowerPack. Read here.

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

"Sokol1 " has posted links to view a new stick with = WWII style=20 - the Saitek Aviator PC Joystick is coming soon. =

"TacticalYak3" has posted some = Interesting WW2 Facts.

Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over Europe:

Nick Tselepides has posted NATOPS official = aircraft=20 separation criteria for NAVY PILOTS. =

Aviation News:

From rferl.org: Ukraine =97 Lightening May Be To = Blame For=20 Air Crash. Read here.

Land Combat

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

Battlefield = 2142:

Read here about the "veteran's = program".=20

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Silent = Hunter IV:

Coming = "hot on the=20 heals" of yesterdays announcement comes news = from SUBSIM=20 that they not only have some screenshots, but also = artwork=20 and a Q&A session with a couple of the game's = designers.=20 You can read the report and view the screens here.

ANNO 1701:

3dGamers has reported = that they=20 have obtained many new screenshots of this game, = along with=20 a new movie. To view the screens and download the = movie,=20 they are located here.

Texas "Skipper":

More here on yesterday's news item at = Subsim.

This Day = in Naval=20 History - August 24:

1814 - British invasion of Maryland and=20 Washington, D.C.; Washington Navy Yard and ships = burned to=20 prevent capture by the British.=20
1912 - Launching of USS Jupiter (AC 3), = first=20 electrically-propelled Navy ship.=20
1942 - U.S. carrier aircraft begin = two-day Battle=20 of Eastern Solomons where a Japanese task force is = defeated=20 and one Japanese carrier sunk. Japanese recall = expedition to=20 recapture Guadalcanal.=20
1960 - USS Bexar (APA 237) deploys to = Pangahan=20 Province in response to emergency request for aid = from the=20 Province's govern.

Motorsports News

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

ALMS:

"Saint Viper" has posted a picture = from the=20 ALMS race at Road America in this post, and links to other = photographs=20 from the event. Great shots!

rFactor:

"COT" or Car of Tomorrow, for future = NASCAR=20 racing, is now available for you to try out as a = public=20 beta. Learn more about this mod here.=20

Technology = News

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

Cases:

PCApex=20 checks out the MGE Dragon ATX Case here.

DSM=20 checks into the Antec New Solution NSK6500 Case here.

Cooling:

Big Bruin=20 checks out the OCZ Tempest CPU Cooler here.

Tweaknews.net tests out the = Zalman ZM-RF1=20 Reserator Fan Kit here.

Graphics Cards: =

PC=20 Perspective tests out ATi's new Radeon X1950 XTX = graphics card here.

Another ATi Radeon X1950 = XTX review=20 is HERE, courtesy of Legit=20 Reviews.

Still ANOTHER Radeon X1950 = XTX=20 review, this one courtesy MADSHRIMPS, is here.

Motherboards: =

Legit=20 Reviews checks out the Asrock AM2V890-VSTA & = MSI K9A=20 Platinum Motherboard here.

Community News for August = 23,=20 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Falcon = 4.0: Allied=20 Force:

"Venom" has posted a link to some information on fuel = calculations.

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

"BA_Dart " has posted My latest "instructional" = video...=20 "Determining distance using the gun sight (as a = guide to=20 developing convergence)" was mostly an attempt to = get back=20 into making movies.

"vpmedia " has found awesome content = about the=20 airwar over Malta in WW2 at this site.

Jet = Thunder:

"Dante-JT" = has posted=20 some new carrier operations screenshots here.

Storm of = War: The=20 Battle of Britain:

Ian Boys says "Look for some lovely = BoB=20 screenshots later this week! They are early shots = only but=20 finally we will see planes in game." =

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

Armed Assault Zone shares the = breaking=20 news, and has 3 new screenshots of Armed Assault. = It has=20 just been confirmed that Morphicon will publish = Armed=20 Assault in Germany.

Game News: =

The Wargamer=20 has a review of Conquest of the Aegean.

GameSpot=20 has the just released single player demo for Joint Task Force.

GameSpot also has a hands on = with the=20 single player campaign of TimeShift.

GameSpot has also announced that = they will=20 have the single player demo for Just Cause in less then 2 days. =

Worthplaying has the just = released demo's=20 for Company of Heroes and Joint Task Force.

Worthplaying also has new = screenshots of=20 Joint Task Force. =

From the = Forums:

SSnake has = announced a=20 September surprise here in the Steel Beasts Forum. =

Magnum has = shared 10=20 screens from the just released Joint Task Force = single=20 player demo. Check them here.

RogueSnake = shares a=20 beautiful edited screenshot from Steel Beasts Pro = PE. Check=20 it out here.

PvtKramer, = (aren't you=20 due for a promotion?), shares some screens from the = CoC=20 artillery mod for OFP. Check them out here.

We keep = splitting Armed=20 Assault information between the Land General Forum = and the=20 Operation Flashpoint Forum. Leave feedback in this thread on where we should = post Armed=20 Assault info so we can be on the same sheet of=20 music.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Game = Announcements:

From Blues News: Silent Hunter=20 4 Announced [August 23, 2006, 09:27 am ET]

Ubisoft announces = Silent=20 Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific, the next = installment in=20 this submarine simulation, planned for release in = Spring of=20 next year:
SAN FRANCISCO- AUGUST 23, 2006 - = Today=20 Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game = publishers,=20 announced a new chapter in the award-winning Silent = Hunter=AE=20 submarine simulation franchise Silent Hunter 4: = Wolves of=20 the PacificT. Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific = will be=20 available for PC in the spring of 2007. =

"The Silent = Hunter series=20 is a legendary franchise that unquestionably set the = standard for submarine simulations," said Tony Key, = Vice=20 President of Marketing at Ubisoft. "Silent Hunter 4: = Wolves=20 of the Pacific continues that tradition with its = amazing=20 graphics, authenticity and immersive gameplay."=20

Developed by = Ubisoft's=20 studio in Romania, Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the = Pacific=20 takes players to the depths of the Pacific Ocean as = the=20 skipper of an American submarine. Immersed in this = intense=20 environment with the help of amazing graphics and = sound,=20 players will engage in massive battles with enemy = units,=20 manage and evolve an entire submarine crew, and earn = promotions and commendations to ensure victory in = the=20 Pacific.

Silent Hunter 4: = Wolves of=20 the Pacific features include: =

Hollywood = Blockbuster=20 Experience: Lifelike graphics and spectacular = audio/visual=20 effects offer an incredibly immersive gaming = experience.=20
Innovative Crew = Evolution:=20 Earn upgrades and experience to help create the most = effective naval force in the Pacific = Theater.=20
Immersive = Single-Player=20 Gameplay: Diverse mission objectives and events on = more than=20 15 maps combined with unique rewards make each = campaign a=20 unique experience.=20
Addictive New = Online=20 Adversarial Mode: Join forces with up to eight = friends via=20 LAN or four via Internet in either cooperative or=20 adversarial gameplay modes. Scripted and generated = mission=20 types allow for epic online battles and unlimited=20 replayability.

From ubi.com: Silent=20 Hunter 4 Screenshots.

From Subsim.com: Silent Hunter IV: The Course Ahead = Dev=20 Team Interview.

Ship = Simulator=20 2006:

GamersHell brings us news = that a=20 patch has been released (only for the = international=20 version of the game, NOT German and US ones), = bringing=20 the sim game by Dutch developer VSTEP to v1.3. For = more=20 information and to download the 193 Mb patch proceed = here.

USS = Texas:

Update: = Galveston=20 Welcomes Submarine Texas Skipper. Read here at Subsim.com.

This Day in Naval History - = August=20 23:

1864 - Rear Adm. David Farragut's = squadron=20 captures Fort Morgan at Mobile Bay, winning control = of=20 Mobile Bay.=20
1958 - Massive concentration of Pacific = Fleet in=20 Quemoy-Matsu area prevents invasion of islands by = China.=20
1958 - In Taiwan Straits Crisis, units of = the 7th=20 Fleet move into Taiwan area to support Taiwan = against=20 Chinese Communists.=20
1963 - The first satellite communications = ship,=20 USNS Kingsport (T-AG 164) in Lagos, Nigeria, = connected=20 President John F. Kennedy with Nigerian Prime = Minister=20 Balewa who was aboard for the first satellite = (Syncom II)=20 relayed telephone conversation between heads of = state.=20

Motorsports = News

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

netKar = PRO:

A huge = skinpack=20 containing the Formula Renault Eurocup liveries has = been=20 released for netKar PRO. Preview and download = locations can=20 be found here.

Technology = News

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

Games = Convention=20 News:

From Eurogamer: 360 wireless kit for=20 PC(News)

Today at the Leipzig Games Convention, = Microsoft made=20 all sorts of bold pledges about PC support - and = announced=20 the Windows Wireless Gaming Receiver, which will = allow PC=20 users to play games using Xbox 360 wireless = peripherals.=20 Read here.

From Gamespot: Microsoft details 360=20 accessories

Company announces pricing, release dates for = camera,=20 wireless steering wheel, wireless headset for Xbox = 360s,=20 gaming receiver for PCs. Read here.

Cooling:

MetkuMods=20 checks out Bluegears Fans here.

Tweaknews=20 tests out the Apack ZeroTherm BTF90 CPU Cooler here.

CPU's:

3DGameMan=20 checks out Intel's Core 2 Duo E6400 Overclocking here.

X-Bit Labs=20 checks the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ out here.

Graphics Cards: =

Overclockers Club checks out the = Gigabyte=20 7600 GT here.

TechARP=20 checks out the XFX GeForce 7900 GT Extreme here.

Motherboards: =

Motherboards.org checks out the = EVGA=20 nForce4 SLI x16 motherboard here.

HardwareLogic tests the Gigabyte = GA-965P-DS3 Motherboard here.

Community News for = August 22,=20 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Event = Photography:

"Bones" posts Chicago Air Show 08.20.06 = photos.=20

Screenshot = and Video=20 Gallery:

"Colt40Five" posts some very nice = screenshots=20 in this thread Boy, Is This a Machine... .

"Wudpecker " reports that "Ade = Kelley" and=20 "RAF_Dumoulin" have their pics featured in the "Hot = Shots"=20 section of Screenshot Forum. Read here.

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

"Aceman " posts information about = online war=20 Virtual Pacific Front.=20

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

The Mark announced, (Thanks to = worthplaying for the news.) = The Mark, a=20 first person shooter, is about the real threat from = today =96=20 terrorism. The war of the 21st century is now being = fought;=20 and it=92s here. US Marine corps officer Steve = Fletcher and=20 top-rated mercenary Austin Hawke join up in a = thrilling=20 battle against international terrorism. =

Game News:

Worthplaying has 11 new = screenshots of Battlefield 2142.

Worthplaying also has news that = the just=20 released demo for Sudden Strike 3, has a new = patch.

Armed Assault Zone has two = pieces of Armed=20 Assault news. One is that they will be represented = at the=20 Games Convention 2006 in Germany, and also a new = radio check=20 podcast discussing Armed Assault related = information.

GhostRecon.net has two pieces of = news for=20 the original Ghost Recon series. One is a new single = player=20 game type called La Cosa Nostra Massacre, and the = other is=20 the organization of a new GR Tournament.

Daskal, over at SteelBeasts.com has released a = very nice=20 video of his new Baghdad's Highway 8 map. He's = working on=20 the mission now and should be releasing it soon to = his=20 wanting public.

From the Forums:

Barnhorn1x shares a marching screen from Histwar: = Les=20 Grognards. Check it out here.

Magnum shares some screens of an AAR project gone = wrong.=20 Check them out here.

Magnum shares his collection of downloaded and = tested SB=20 pro PE scenarios/missions for the new players. Read = and=20 download here.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

Virtual = Fleet:

SUBSIM brings us news of = a newly=20 formed Virtual Fleet by the European = Operation=20 Forces. The site primarily covers first-person = shooters, but=20 has a "Dangerous Waters" and a "Silent = Hunter=20 3" Fleet. To read more on this fleet proceed here.

This Day = in Naval=20 History - August 22:

1912 - Birthday of = the Navy=20 Dental Corps.=20
1945 - First = surrender of=20 Japanese garrison at end of World War II; USS Levy = (DE 162)=20 receives surrender of Mille Atoll in Marshall = Islands.=20
1980 - USS = Passumpsic (AO=20 107) rescues 28 Vietnamese refugees.

Motorsports = News

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

Richard = Burns Rally:

A setup pack has been released for = Richard=20 Burns Rally. Find out more here.

Amazing=20 Curves:

.. is actually a racing game, and = you can see=20 what it is all about here.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

GotFrag=20 Hardware checks out the Coolermaster Mystique = 632 Case=20 here.

Hi-Tech=20 Reviews looks inside Sansun's Galaxy BTX Case here.

Cooling:

DragonSteelMods checks out the = Silverstone=20 Fan Controller FP33 here.

Tweak3D.net=20 checks out the Titan Amanda TEC Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

HEXUS checks=20 out the HIS X1600 IceQ Turbo DL-DVI DVI 256MB GDDR3=20 Evaluation board here.

TechARP has=20 a Desktop Graphics Card Comparison here.

Motherboards: =

AnandTech=20 checks out the ATI Crossfire Xpress 3200 here.

PCStats=20 checks out the ASRock AM2V890-VSTA VIA K8T890 Socket = AM2=20 Motherboard here.

Community News for = August 21,=20 2006

Air Combat = News

News Contributor: = Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle of = Britain 2:=20 Wings of Victory:

"Buddye1" has news of an Enhanced BOBII 2.04 Users = Manual.=20

EECH / = EEAH:

"arneh" announces the release of EECH 1.7.

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

"matttm" announces the release of Das Ende: IL-2 Shturmovik Stab = Version=20 6.2.

Ian Boys has posted a new Ju-88 Mission: Trojan Bomber.

"1.JaVA_Sjonnie" has posted a "Murmansk to Morocco" = campaign.

"RONNCO" has posted skins: F6F-3, Lt. Alex Vraciu, = VF-16, USS=20 Lexington.

Janes FA-18: =

There's an = important TSH=20 announcement here.

F-14 = Farewell:

A nice slide = show from=20 Navy Times is here. Thanks "Chunx" for the = news.=20

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

Charles S. Roberts 2005/2006 = awards=20 announced. Thanks to the Wargamer=20 for the news. This is for table top games, magazine = games,=20 and computer tactical games like World at War and = Flashpoint=20 Germany for two examples.

Game = News:

The Wargamer=20 reports that RTW: Alexander is now available = on CD-ROM=20 at local PC stores, it was just a download purchase = only.=20

The Wargamer=20 also has news that the Caesar 4 demo has been released. = You can=20 also get it at Fileplanet and GameSpot.

Fileplanet has quite a few just = released=20 demos, and a couple of betas coming in the next = week. They=20 also have a high res video of Warhammer Online.

GameSpot=20 has another preview of Battlefield 2142.

GameSpot also has a preview of = Company of Heroes.

GameSpot also takes one final = look at Joint Task Force. By the way, = the demo for=20 JTF comes out this week also.

And finally, = GameSpot has a number of FEAR Combat screenshots along = with the=20 hugh, stand alone game for download.

Worthplaying has the just = released demo=20 for Sudden Strike 3.

Worthplaying also has the new = patch and=20 mod tools for Rush for Berlin.

Armed Assault Zone has 6 plus 2 = equals=20 eight new high res screenshots for Armed Assault. =

GhostRecon.net has information = on the next=20 and final PC multiplayer update for GRAW. They are = also=20 looking for beta testers for this new map = pack/update.

GhostRecon.net also shares news = that in a=20 user poll Ghost Recon (the original) for the PC is = number=20 one for best classic in a PC Gamer poll.

The=20 Platoon has news of Splinter Cell Double Agent = release=20 date and demo soon.

Tactical=20 Gamer announces the release of their newest = Battlefield=20 2 mod, Tactical Mod v1.4. =

From the = Forums:=20

"Wicked" = posted a=20 screenshot of a Mercedes 240 in VBS1. Check it out = here.

Naval Combat = News

News Contributor: = Tom=20 "NightCrawler" Mauk.

ANNO 1701:

3dGamers has a new movie = trailer=20 revealing more of this 3D trading management = strategy=20 sequel. You can download the movie here.

This Day = in Naval=20 History - August 21:

1800 - U.S. Marine = Corps=20 Band gives its first concert in Washington, D.C.=20
1883 - = Installation of the=20 first electric lighting on a U.S. Navy Ship = completed on USS=20 Trenton.=20
1920 - Radio = station built=20 by U.S. Navy and French government transmits first = wireless=20 message heard around the world. At the time it was = the most=20 powerful radio station in the world.=20
1951 - First = contract for=20 nuclear-powered submarine awarded.=20
1965 - Launch of = Gemini 5,=20 piloted by Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles Conrad Jr., who = completed=20 120 orbits in almost eight days at an altitude of = 349.8 km.=20 Recovery was by helicopter from USS Lake Champlain = (CVS 39).=20
1980 - USS Truxtun = (CGN 35)=20 rescues 42 Vietnamese refugees and USS Merrill (DD = 976)=20 rescues 62 Vietnamese refugees, over 200 miles = southeast of=20 Saigon.

USS Texas:

Galveston welcomes = submarine=20 skipper. Read here.

Motorsports = News

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

SimHQ = Motorsports:

Congratulations to=20 "Shepski" for taking the Newbie Main Event Saturday = and both=20 Lupo Races Saturday and Sunday. Big racing weekend = for the=20 Shep! The Sunday Advanced Main Event was all = "Chunx". His=20 blistering 1.28.6 in qualifying was fast time for = the=20 weekend. Read more about this weekends events here and here, and about the proposed = format change=20 starting with next week's races here.

"My gaming = had become=20 stale, and is utterly revitalised with these weekend = sessions", says goon in this thread discussing the = format of the=20 popular SimHQ Motorsports racing series. He = continues;=20 "If you are nervously contemplating your first = race with=20 SimHQ, just jump in! There is absolutely nothing to = worry=20 about, it's a superb = community..."

rFactor:

The mods for = rFactor keep=20 pouring in: McLaren F1 Challenge v2.0, R8 Gordini v2.0, Superkart Challenge v2., Kart Racer v1.1, Open Wheel Series 2006, Rally China v1.0, to mention = just a=20 few.

iRacing:

iRacing.com = Announces=20 Partnership with Miller Motorsports Park: Longest = Permanent=20 Road Course in North America. Read more here.

GTR2:

PC-Format = reviews GTR2 here. GTR2 is scheduled for = release later=20 this fall.

The GTR2 site has been updated = with a new=20 video showing off Imola. The "bella Italia" video = can be=20 found on the GTR2 site.

GTL:

GP Bern, = a.k.a.=20 Bremgarten may find its way to GT Legends according = to this thread.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

TECHNIZ.CO.UK checks out = Sansun's Galaxy=20 Mid-Tower Case here.

DragonSteelMods checks out the = Apevia Corp=20 X-Discovery PC Case here.

Cooling:

Overclockers Online checks out = the=20 Thermalright MST-9775 Cooler here.

DriverHeaven.net tests the = Asetek=20 VapoChill LS Cooler out here.

Graphics Cards: =

PureOverclock checks out the = EVGA 7900 GT=20 KO Superclocked card here.

OCC tests out the Gigabyte 7600 = GT here.

Motherboards: =

Motherboards.org checks out the = ASUS=20 P5ND2-SLI Motherboard here.

[H]=20 Enthusiast tests out the ASUS P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP = board=20 here.