SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters

3D"Interview:


Guest Writer Panagiotis "No Fear" = Fokas=20 interviews the developers of the fabulous mods = for=20 Jane's USAF. Read here.	Frank "Dart" Giger continues his = series of=20 training articles with IL-2 Series: Ground=20 Attack. Read Part 2 here.

Book = Review: Chuck=20 "Magnum" Ankenbauer reviews "Dslyecxi=92s" = Tactics,=20 Techniques, and Procedures Guide for Armed = Assault here.	Feature: Jens=20 "McGonigle" Lindblad puts the Porsches of GTR2 = and=20 rFactor head-to-head. Read Jens report here.

Community News for Friday, July = 20,=20 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

European Air War:

Sandbagger's Latest News. =

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

PC = Games:

Would you want to join a ArmA SimHQ=20 squad? Cast your = vote here.

Naval Combat=20 News

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

This Day in US Naval History - = (Friday), July=20 20:

1846 - First visit = of U.S.=20 warships (USS Columbus and USS Vincennes) to Japan = is=20 unsuccessful in negotiating a treaty.=20
1960 - In first = launch of=20 Polaris missile, USS George Washington (SSBN 598)=20 successfully fires 2 operational Polaris missiles = while=20 submerged off Florida.=20
1964 - Four Navy = divers=20 enter Project SEALAB I capsule moored 192 feet on = the ocean=20 floor off Bermuda for 11 day experiment.=20
1969 - Former Navy = pilot=20 Neil Armstrong is first man to set foot on the moon, = announcing, "that's one small step for man, one = giant leap=20 for mankind." Armstrong was Commander of Apollo 11 = which=20 during its 8 day mission landed on the Sea of = Tranquility.=20 Recovery was by HS-4 helicopters from USS Hornet = (CVS 12).=20

This Day in US Naval History - = (Saturday), July=20 21:

1823 - After = pirate attack,=20 Lt. David G. Farragut leads landing party to destroy = pirate=20 stronghold in Cuba.=20
1944 - Invasion = and=20 recapture of Guam begins.=20
1946 - In first = U.S. test of=20 adaptability of jet aircraft to shipboard = operations, XFD-1=20 Phantom makes landings and takeoffs without = catapults from=20 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV 42).=20
1987 - Navy begins = Operation=20 Earnest Will, escorting first Kuwaiti tanker convoy = in the=20 Persian Gulf.

This Day in US Naval History - = (Sunday), July=20 22:

1802 - Frigate = Constellation=20 defeats 9 Corsair gunboats off Tripoli.=20
1905 - Body of = John Paul=20 Jones moved to Annapolis, MD for reburial.=20
1953 - U.S. ships = laid down=20 heavy barrage to support UN troops in Korea=20
1964 - Four Navy = Divers=20 (LCDR Robert Thompson, MC; Gunners Mate First Class = Lester=20 Anderson, Chief Quartermaster Robert A. Barth, and = Chief=20 Hospital Corpsman Sanders Manning) submerge in = Sealab I for=20 10 days at a depth of 192 feet, 39 miles off = Hamilton,=20 Bermuda. They surfaced on July 31.=20
1974 - Evacuees = from the=20 coup on Cyprus arrive on board Navy vessels in the=20 Mediterranean. Operation ended on July 24. =

Motorsports=20 News

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

NASCAR = Racing 2003=20 Season:

Sierra Entertainment made = an=20 announcement on July 16, 2007 they intend to shut = off the=20 NR2003 game servers. Sign the petition here to help keep them alive. = Thanks to Blackhole Motorsports for the = link.=20

Technology=20 News

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

Cases:

techPowerUP! looks at the = Sunbeam Tuniq=20 Tower here.=20
Hardware=20 Logic checks out the Antec Sonata III Case here.

Cooling:

3DGameMan=20 checks out the Logisys Dual Heatpipe VGA Cooler here.=20
Pro-Clockers tests out the = Sunbeamtech=20 Silent Whisper CPU Cooler here.

Graphics = Cards:

PCSTATS=20 reviews Biostar's Sigma-Gate VR8603TS21 GeForce 8600 = GTS=20 card here.=20
Trusted=20 Reviews checks out AMD/ATi's Radeon HD 2600 XT, = 2600=20 Pro, and 2400 XT cards here.

Motherboards:

Virtual-Hideout tests out the = ASRock=20 AliveNF5-eSATA2+ ATX board here.=20
Hardware Secrets tests the Abit = AN-M2=20 board out here.

Community News=20 for Thursday, July 19, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

Aviation Photos:

Lots (really!) of photos = from=20 Kleine Brogel air show in Belgium can be found here. More photos from the same = event can=20 be found here.

General News:

Terrible tragedy in = Brasil - an=20 airliner crashes on landing. Read more here.=20
Japanese F-15s arrive to = Alaska in=20 preparation for the Red Flag combat exercise. Read = more here.=20
First six Indian Hawk = trainers=20 enter active duty. Read more here.

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Announcements:=20

Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter 2 = for the PC=20 has shipped and in stores now. You can also buy it = as a=20 digital download from Direct2Drive.

PC Game = News:=20

Fileplanet has a new total = conversion mod=20 for Generals.=20
Fileplanet also has a Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword = demo=20 reserve. (Which comes out later today.)=20
GameSpot has a preview of Crysis.=20
Worthplaying has word that a new = patch, for=20 the just released GRAW2 for the PC is available. =

Console = Game=20 News:

GameSpot has a preview of Medal Gear Solid 4 for the PS3.=20
GameSpot has a preview of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames = for the=20 Xbox 360.

Naval Combat=20 News

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

Pirates Constructible Strategy Game=20 Online:

GamersHell has news = that=20 Sony Online has released 3 new screenshots.=20

Pirates of the Burning Sea: =

GamersHell also has = news that=20 Sony Online has released 7 new screenshots = which were=20 made available at E3 2007.

The=20 Ship:

Gamespy=20 PC has provided us with 3 newly = released=20 screenshots.

This Day in US Naval History - July=20 19:

1886 - Atlanta, = the first=20 steel-hulled American cruiser armed with = breechloading=20 rifled guns, is commissioned.=20
1897 - Lt. Robert = E. Peary=20 departs on year long Arctic Expedition which makes = many=20 important discoveries, including one of largest = meteorites,=20 Cape York.=20
1918 - Armored = cruiser USS=20 San Diego (ACR 6) sunk off Fire Island, N.Y. by a = mine laid=20 by German U-boat U-156.=20
1940 - President = Franklin D.=20 Roosevelt signs second Naval Expansion Act. =

Motorsports=20 News

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

A new video is now = available for=20 Grand Prix Racing Manager. Read here at Blackhole=20 Motorsports.

Technology=20 News

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

CNET: War games test new=20 battlefield tech. Read here.

Community News=20 for Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:

"Goodkill" has posted = info on his=20 new gallery of training video's here.

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Announcements:

Battlefront sent over = this press=20 announcement on Strategic Command 2:

Reports from the = Front!=20 Strategic Command 2 Weapons and Warfare After Action = Report

Strategic Command 2 is = set to=20 become even better soon with the upcoming release of = the=20 much anticipated "Weapons and Warfare" Expansion. = Containing=20 a host of new rules and features, increased maps, = new units=20 and much more, World War 2 Grand Strategy will never = be the=20 same. To illustrate this, Battlefront.com and Fury = Software=20 have just started a new series of After Action = Reports=20 highlighting the gameplay and what is new and = exciting (and=20 different). Below is a snippet from the first=20 Report.

STRATEGIC COMMAND 2 = WEAPONS AND=20 WARFARE AAR

Hi! My name is Dan = Fenton. I=20 assisted Bill Macon in writing the Strategic Command = (1)=20 Strategy Guide. I am one of the playtesters on the = new=20 Strategic Command 2 Weapons and Warfare (WaW) game. = Hubert=20 has asked me to write up an After Action Report = (AAR) on the=20 Beta version that we are testing now.

Normally I play = Strategic=20 Command 2 (SC2) against the Artificial Intelligence = (AI)=20 giving the AI a 1 to 1.5 Point Experience bonus and=20 sometimes some or all of the other bonuses. I am not = and=20 will likely never be a top player. However, I have a = lot of=20 fun playing this game. Fun is what playing computer = games is=20 all about.

In WaW, the AI has = been greatly=20 improved and is being further improved with each new = Beta=20 release. In the first few Alpha versions, I started = out=20 giving the AI a 1 Point Experience bonus, but after = a few=20 new releases, I could see that continuing to do so = would=20 make the game uncomfortably hard for me. I have been = playing=20 at the normal, no AI
bonus level since.

I have been = alternating between=20 playing the Allies, my favorite side and the Axis, a = side=20 that previously was not as much fun to play. This is = because=20 I really enjoy the naval side of the game. I have = found the=20 Axis in WaW to be a lot more fun to play than it was = in SC2.=20 The tremendous improvement in the naval war system=20 concerning Subs, now
gives the Axis a real naval = option.=20

It is now time to play = the=20 Allies. When choosing a new game, there is now a = Victory=20 Conditions option.

Sometimes, I will = disable the=20 Fog of War (FOW) setting to make a better screen = shot for=20 you guys. Then I will gasp and turn FOW back on so = that the=20 situation will look better to me again. This is what = the AI=20 did to the Poles on turn 1:

On a prior Allies = game, I tried=20 upgrading the Polish Corps in Warsaw. That is = another new=20 improvement; most of the Minors can now be upgraded = in Tech.=20 I gave the Polish Corps the most modern United = Kingdom (UK)=20 Infantry Weapons (IW) and Anti-Tank Weapons (AT). = The Poles=20 stood entrenched in Warsaw declaring, "We are a = proud and=20 courageous people equipped with the most modern = weapons! You=20 shall not pass!" The Axis AI set a new record that = game,=20 taking Poland in only two turns, instead of its = normal=20 three.

Another new = improvement is that=20 several types of units have two offensive strikes = per turn.=20 Tanks are one of them. I now refer to the German = Tanks as=20 Terminator Tanks. Tanks have a powerful attack. Now = the=20 Germans, Russians, UK and United States (US) Tank = units make=20 that powerful attack two times in one turn. Tanks = and a few=20 other special units now also have a small percentage = chance=20 of avoiding taking normal Defensive Fire damage. =

So now the Poles are = trying a=20 new strategy. I am lining up as many units as I can = between=20 Warsaw and the Terminator Tanks and hoping that the = Germans=20 run out of ammunition. Poland falls in three turns.=20

Read the full After = Action=20 Report in the brand new DEVELOPER BLOG here.

For more information = about the=20 upcoming expansion, go here.

PC = Games:

Combat Mission: Shock = Force Review:=20 The "Out of Eight" blog has a new review here.=20
The Ghost Recon: Advanced = Warfighter 2 content Patch v1.2 fixes a few server = side=20 issues. You can get it here from Strategy = Informer.

Naval Combat=20 News

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

This=20 Day in US Naval History - July 18:

1775 - Continental = Congress=20 resolves that each colony provide armed vessels.=20
1779 - Commodore = Abraham=20 Whipple's squadron captures 11 prizes in largest = prize value=20 of Revolutionary War.=20
1792 - John Paul = Jones dies=20 in Paris, France.=20
1813 - U.S. = Frigate=20 President captures British Daphne, Eliza Swan, Alert = and=20 Lion.=20
1920 - Naval = aircraft sink=20 ex-German cruiser Frankfurt in target practice.=20
1943 - German = submarine=20 shoots down K-47, the first and only U.S. airship = lost=20 during WW II.=20
1947 - President = Harry S.=20 Truman delegates responsibility for the civil = administration=20 of former Japanese mandated island to the Secretary = of the=20 Navy.=20
1966 - Launch of = Gemini 10=20 with Lt. Cmdr. John W. Young, as Command Pilot. = Mission=20 involved 43 orbits at an altitude of 412.2 nautical = miles=20 and lasted 2 days, 22 hours, and 46 minutes. Capsule = was=20 recovered by HS-3 helicopter from USS Guadalcanal = (LPH 7).=20

Motorsports=20 News

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

rFactor: =

Indianapolis Raceway Park = v2.2 released.

Test Drive=20 Unlimited:

The patch has been released officially.

Technology=20 News

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

Cases:

techPowerUp checks out the = Cooler Master=20 Stacker 832 Case here.

3DGameMan=20 looks at the Thermaltake BachVX Case here.

Cooling:

PC=20 Perspective tests out the Scythe Andy Samurai = Master 6=20 Heatpipe CPU Cooler here.

Elite=20 Bastards check out the ASUS Arctic Square CPU = Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

Overclocker Cafe tests out the = Inno3D=20 GeForce 8600 GTS iChill card here.

Bjorn3D=20 checks out the XFX 7950GT 512MB 550M here.

Motherboards: =

PCSTATS=20 tests out the ECS AMD690GM-M2 AMD 690G motherboard = here.

Hardware=20 Zone checks out the Foxconn P35A (Intel P35 = +ICH9) board=20 here

Community News=20 for Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

EECH / EEAH:

Read why you should use a = WUT file.

Screenshot and Video = Gallery:

"Magnum" has images and = the=20 background story from his recent IL-2 1946 flights = here.

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Announcements:=20

'Blitzkrieg 2: = Liberation'=20 Announced (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "CDV=20 announced that it is working on a new expansion for = its WWII=20 RTS game Blitzkrieg 2. The Liberation add-on is set = near the=20 end of the second world war and will add 2 entire = new=20 Western front campaigns set in Italy, Belgium, the=20 Netherlands and France, and will of course also = include=20 plenty of new units, maps, and game = modes."=20

PC Game = News:=20

Worthplaying has news that Air Assault Task Force has been = patched.=20
GhostRecon.net has a step-by-step = guide on=20 how to play GRAW2 for the PC on Vista steps. Yes, = extra=20 steps are needed.=20
GhostRecon.net also shares word = that you=20 must un-install the GRAW2 demo before installing the = game, a=20 lot of problems being reported. GRAW2 for the PC = arrives=20 this Wednesday.

Naval Combat=20 News

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

This=20 Day in US Naval History - July 17:

1812 - USS = Constitution=20 escapes from British squadron after 3 day chase off = New=20 Jersey=20
1858 - U.S. sloop = Niagara=20 departs Queenstown, Ireland, to assist in laying = first=20 trans-Atlantic telegraph cable.=20
1898 - Santiago, = Cuba=20 surrenders to U.S. Naval forces.=20
1927 - First = organized dive=20 bombing attack in combat by Marine Corps pilots = against=20 Nicaraguan bandits who were surrounding U.S. Marine = garrison=20 at Ocotal, Nicaraguan.=20
1944 - Ammunition = explosion=20 at Naval Magazine, Port Chicago, Calif.=20
1975 - Docking in = space of=20 the U.S. Apollo (Apollo 18) and Soviet Soyuz (Soyuz = 19)=20 space craft. This was the first manned space flight=20 conducted jointly by the 2 nations. Former naval = aviator=20 Vance D. Brand was the Apollo Command Module Pilot. = The=20 Apollo craft was in space for 9 days and 7.5 hours. = Recovery=20 was by USS New Orleans (LPH-11).

Motorsports=20 News

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

ALMS:

Docjonel has posted a link to his photos from the ALMS = event at=20 Lime Rock Park.

GTR2:

Lakeside v1.0.=20
Pau 1967 v1.0.

rFactor:

TPSCC Illinois.

Technology=20 News

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

Cases:

XYZ=20 Computing checks out the Antec P190 Case here.=20
Bjorn3D=20 looks at the NZXT HUSH Case here.

Cooling:

Overclockers Online tests out = the=20 CoolerMaster AquaGate S1 Water Cooling System here.=20
Phoronix=20 tests out the SilverStone FM83 and FM123 Fans here.

Graphics Cards: =

DriverHeaven.net has a = HD2600-NV8600 Video=20 Card RoundUp here.=20
InsideHW=20 checks out the PowerColor HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR3 = Video Card=20 here.

Motherboards: =

DriverHeaven.net checks out the = XFX nForce=20 680i LT SLI Motherboard here.=20
ProClockers tests out the Asrock = Conroe133-DVI-H Motherboard here.

Community News for Monday, July = 16,=20 2007

Today's SimHQ Deja = News is=20 from the July = 1999 SimHQ=20 News Archive.

20mm's=20 Thread of the Week: What smells better than = napalm in=20 the morning? What does a hog look like after a day at = the=20 range? Did you know hogs have windshield washers? What = happens=20 to the spent 30mm casings and why? For the answers to = these=20 and so many more questions, take a look here at one of 20mm's = very=20 favorite threads of all time. And a BIG thank you to = Dice for=20 starting it!

Aviation & Air = Combat=20 News

News Contributors: Doug "Uther" = Lawrence=20 and Ivan Jozic.

Aviation Photos:

Lots of photos from RIAT = 2007 air=20 show can be found here and here.

FS2002 / FS2004 / FSX: =

JustFlight announces P-38 = Lightning=20 add-on. More info at CombatSim here.

General News:

U.S. Air Force to double = the number=20 of combat air patrols over Iraq and Afghanistan = using=20 Predator armed drones. Read more here.=20
Protests over U.S. Air = Force new=20 combat search and rescue helicopter competition put = the=20 whole program to a hold and its funds reallocated. = Read more=20 here.=20
Thailand to purchase = Gripen=20 fighters? Read more here.

Land & Armor Combat = News

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

Announcements:=20

The SimHQ Armed Assault = screenshot=20 contest entries have been posted. Check them out here.=20
Summer 2007 Backwards Compatibility Update = on Xbox=20 Live (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) =

PC Game = News:=20

Fileplanet has opened up there = beta keys=20 for World in Conflict.=20
Fileplanet has Call of Duty 4 E3 demo footage.=20
GameSpot has a updated preview of = Crysis.=20
'Gary Grigsby=92s = World At War: A=20 World Divided' has a new patch out. (Thanks to = Worthplaying for the news.)=20
Worthplaying has a preview of Combat Mission: Shock Force, = which by the=20 way gets released this week.=20
The Wargamer=20 has word that there is a new video of HistWar: Les Grognards.=20
The Wargamer=20 also has word that the Call of Duty 4 official web site = has been=20 updated with new information.=20
The Wargamer=20 also has news of a contest for the box cover art of = the=20 upcoming Armed Assault expansion.

Console = Game=20 News:

GameSpot has new Hour of Victory videos for the = Xbox 360.=20
GameSpot has a preview, updated, = of KillZone 2 for the PS3.=20
Worthplaying has a review of Call of Juarez for the Xbox 360. =

From the = Forums:=20

Razorback has started a = screenshot=20 thread, of screens not submitted for the contest. = Check them=20 out here.=20
Razorback has shared some = screenshots from a Friday night session of Armed = Assault.=20 Check them out here.=20
Magnum also shared some = screens=20 from Friday night, check them out here.=20
It was a busy weekend for = gaming,=20 PanzerMeyer shared some screenshots of Rainbow Six: = Vegas.=20 Check them out here.=20
And finally, Wicked = continues to=20 WOW us with excellent screenshots of VBS2. Check = them out here, here, and here.

Naval Combat=20 News

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

Book=20 Reviews:

Subsim=20 has published a review by Daryl Carpenter of "War = At=20 Sea", written by Ronald H. Spector. =

Global = Conflict=20 Blue:

GCB has a new = v0.8.4=20 available for download on their 'wiki' web=20 site.

Harpoon 3:=20 Advanced Naval Warfare:

Matrix=20 Games announces that its game has won = a=20 Origins Vanguard Award! Check out the = complete=20 awards listings here.=20

Pirates of the Burning Sea: =

Gamespot=20 PC has provided a video of the Stage = Demo #1.=20
Gamespy=20 PC has published their preview E3 = Coverage=20 article.

Ship Simulator 2008: =

BluesNews brings news = that=20 Lighthouse Interactive has announced that the = game=20 has set sail, and the latest installment in the = nautical=20 navigation replication is now available in the UK = and=20 Scandinavia. For more please go to the game's official = web=20 site.

This = Day in US=20 Naval History - July 16

1862 - Congress = creates rank=20 of Rear Admiral. David G. Farragut is named the = first Rear=20 Admiral.=20
1912 - Rear Adm. = Bradley=20 Fiske receives patent for torpedo plane, or airborne = torpedo.=20
1915 - First Navy = ships,=20 battleships USS Ohio (BB 12), USS Missouri (BB 11), = and USS=20 Wisconsin (BB 9) transit Panama Canal.=20
1945 - First = atomic bomb=20 test at Alamogordo, N.M.

Motorsports=20 News

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

GT Legends:

GTR2:

Rally = Trophy:

WRC Mod - stage 2: with improved = physics,=20 22 stunning WRC cars and front-end to reflect them! =

rFactor:

Technology=20 News

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

E3 = 07: Show=20 floor draws mixed reactions

3D"SimHQ

Every Monday for the = remainder of=20 2007 we will take a walk back through the simulation = world=20 timeline. SimHQ Deja News will bring a laugh, a = surprise and=20 maybe a few tears at the way it was from 1997 on as = presented=20 by the best simulation news site on the = Internet.

SimHQ News Archive in = July=20 1999:

There is a new Flanker 2.0 = video at=20 the Official Flanker 2.0 website. The video is located = a the=20 bottom of the video page.

A new website, Falcon 4.0 = Wish List,=20 is a site where you can report how Microprose could = improve=20 Falcon 4.0 by completing votes, polls and surveys. = There will=20 also be a place to report crashes that are experienced = to help=20 Microprose fix Falcon 4.

SimFlight Network has a = large detailed=20 report on Flight Simulator 2000 (Microsoft). This = article=20 includes screen shots as well.

Tucked into the bottom of = the=20 SimFlight Network report on Flight Simulator 2000 is = the=20 following small article:

"Tidbit" =85.. I (Trev = Morson) was=20 informed that Microsoft is currently working on Combat = Flight=20 Simulator II and it will use the many wonderful = features of=20 FS2000. CFS II, may include a Seaplane.

There is a 2mb patch for the = Panzer=20 Elite demo. You can download the file from the = official Panzer=20 Elite (Wings Simulations) web site. A few of the fixes = include:

Rogue Spear Retreat has = posted some=20 new action filled screenshots of Rogue Spear (Red = Storm=20 Entertainment).

SimHQ.com News: We have a = couple of=20 screenshots for your viewing pleasure of Motorsims' = SCCA=20 CAN-AM.

Frugal has posted an article = on Task=20 Saturation and Prioritization in Falcon 4.0. You will = find the=20 link to the article about halfway down the page. They = have=20 also posted a report on Falcon 4.0 that concentrates = on the=20 remaining bugs in the campaign module after the 1.07 = Patch.=20

The official Flight = Unlimited III=20 website has a Feature Spotlight on the weather system. =

You will find a review of = Razorworks'=20 Apache Havoc at DogFighter.com.

SpecForce.net = has=20 posted a couple of new screenshots of Zombie's = upcoming Spec=20 Ops 2.

Computer Games Online is = reporting=20 that Electronic Arts and Looking Glass Studios have = announced=20 that they are showcasing the upcoming civilian flight = sim=20 Flight Unlimited III at the Air Venture 99 show in = OshKosh,=20 Wisconsin. Looking Glass has launched a web page = offering=20 daily pics from the show

We have reports that FLY! = has been=20 sighted in a few US stores. As well, we have had = another=20 report of MiG Alley being available in the UK.

Sim-Arena has a review of = Game=20 Commander (Mindmaker), a voice recognition software = that=20 allows you to use voice commands instead of keystrokes = to=20 control a game.

DogFighter has an interview = with Aces=20 High creators, Dale Addink and Doug Balmos.

Terminal Reality has = announced that=20 FLY! is shipping though out the US (and probably = Canada).

Big news day for Delta Force = 2. To=20 begin, Novalogic's official Delta Force 2 page has = been=20 updated with some new screenshots (Source: Rush of=20 SpecForce.net)

GameSpot UK has a very short = preview=20 of Novalogic's Delta Force 2. There are no screenshots = with=20 this article.

Computer Games Online has a = a preview=20 of Novalogic's Delta Force 2 with a few screenshots = for you to=20 take a look at.

There is a review of SSI's = Fighting=20 Steel over at the Adrenaline Vault. This is an = extremely long=20 review with screenshots of the game at the end of the=20 article.

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