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Recent=20 Air Combat Articles
Memorable Mission Building in=20 IL-2
Review: ITVV's Concorde = DVD
Preview: Battle of Britain II: = Wings of=20 Victory
Review: F4:AF Review = Parody
Feature: AirPower05
Interview: Reborn on the Fourth = of=20 July
Review: = Falcon 4.0:=20 Allied Force - Part:   1  2  3  4
Laminar Research = X-Plane 8 -=20 Part:  1  2  3
Feature: Corsairs Over=20 Connecticut - Part:   1  2
Interview: Falcon 4: Allied = Force
Review: Flaming = Cliffs

More Fixed Wing articles are = here.
The Air Combat = Corner Library=20 is here.
More Helo articles = here.
Pre 2003 Fixed Wind = archives=20 are here,
Pre 2003 Helo = archives are here.

Recent Land = Combat=20 Articles
Review: Battlefield 2
Feature: Using Real World=20 Tactics
Review: History Channel: Bull=20 Run
Review: War in the = Pacific
Review: I of the Enemy
Review: Brothers in = Arms

More Armor Combat articles = here.
More Squad Tactical = Shooter=20 articles here.
Pre 2003 Armor = archives are=20 here.
Pre 2003 FPS = archives is here.

Recent Naval = Combat=20 Articles
Review: = Silent Hunter=20 III
Preview: Silent Hunter III=20 Screenshots
Review: S.C.S. - Dangerous=20 Waters
Interview: Silent Hunter=20 III

More Naval Combat articles = here.
Pre 2003 Naval = archives are=20 here.

Recent = Motorsports=20 Articles
GTR: FIA GT Racing
Review: TrackIR3 in Motorsport = Sims
Review: Redline's GTP mod for=20 NR2003
Review: Xpand = Rally
Review: NASCAR=20 Sim Racing - Part:  1  2  3  4

More Motorsports articles here.
Pre 2003 = Motorsports archives=20 are here.

Recent Technology = Articles
Preview: = NVIDIA=20 GeForce 7800 GTX
Feature: Dueling Dual Cores: AMD = vs.=20 Intel
Review: Intel Pentium 4 670=20 3.8GHz
Feature: E3  Tues.  Wed.  Thurs.  Fri.   Reflections
Review: Windows XP Pro x64 Perf. = Analysis
Review: AMD Athlon 64 X2 = 4800+

More Technology articles here.
Pre 2003 Technology = archives=20 are here.
How=20 SimHQ Tests is here.

Editorials and=20 Discussions
The = Future of=20 Our Genre   Editorial   Forum Discussion
The = Future of=20 Simulations: PCs Versus Consoles
Part=20 1:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 2:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 3:   Discussion   Forum Discussion
Part=20 4:   Editorial    Forum Discussion =
Part 5:   Editorial    Forum = Discussion

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Community = News for July=20 29, 2005

SimHQ Preview: = Alex=20 "Zander" Keep previews this weekend's Formula 1 Hungarian Grand=20 Prix. Read it here in pdf (131 = kb).

SimHQ Feature: = Guest=20 Writer Ian Boys has put together a very = informative=20 article titled Memorable=20 Mission Building in IL-2. Read Ian's=20 recommendations for creating a first-class = mission here.

SimHQ Review: = Chris=20 "BeachAV8R" Frishmuth reports on Intelligent = Television=20 and Video (ITVV) and their Concorde DVD. Read = here.

SimHQ Preview: = Tom=20 "WKLINK" Cofield has an exclusive preview of = Battle of Britain II: Wings = of=20 Victory from GMX Media and Shockwave = Productions.=20 How does the renovated title fare with it's = newly=20 development features and graphics? Read here.

SimHQ Review (well,=20 kinda): Did you ever ask someone their = honest=20 opinion only to be astounded by their = cutting-edge=20 truthfulness? When we asked our own prop-sim = fanatic "BA=20 Dart" his thoughts on our recent Part 1 review of Falcon 4: Allied = Force, he=20 responded by providing a rewrite. The far from = serious=20 parody is here.

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

  • "Flying=20 Tiger" has posted a preview of a F4U for Korea.
  • "Gurney"=20 has posted a RS tutorial.
  • "Col.=20 Gibbon" has posted the maximum number of elements allowed by 3DZ.
  • sandbagger's latest news has been posted. =

FS2002 / = FS2004:

The following files have been released at FlightSim:

  • AFCAD2 -=20 File For EGLL (London's Heathrow International = Airport)=20 (FILENAME: asixegll.zip).=20
  • Aircraft=20 - Focke Wulf Fw 200 (FILENAME: fw200fs9.zip). =
  • Aircraft=20 - Space Shuttle 05 (FILENAME: spcshtl5.zip).=20
  • Aircraft=20 - Qantaslink DeHavilland DHC8-Q202 (FILENAME:=20 dhc8_qlk.zip).=20
  • Aviation=20 Gallery - P-51D Mustang (FILENAME: = donnamit.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 KBOS AI Ship Traffic (FILENAME: = bosships.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 FS2004 Airport Design Tutorial (FILENAME:=20 airport.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 FSPause (FILENAME: fspause.zip).=20
  • Misc. -=20 Real Snow/Ice Runways 2005 (FILENAME: = wrunways.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - United Kingdom Pack 1 Soaring Scenery (FILENAME:=20 uk_pack1.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - Boberg-Vereine Soaring Scenery (FILENAME:=20 soboberg.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - USA Pack 2 Soaring Scenery (FILENAME:=20 usapack2.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - Downtown Dallas Update (FILENAME: ddu.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - Oakland County Int'l Airport Scenery (FILENAME:=20 pontiac.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - Submarine Operations Pacific (FILENAME:=20 subopsw2.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - Heathrow Tower (FILENAME: egll_nt.zip).=20
  • Scenery=20 - Dino Mountain Scenery (FILENAME: = dinomtn.zip).=20
  • Splash=20 Screen - C-45 Expeditor Cockpit (FILENAME:=20 c45_pan.zip).
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles / AEP /=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "jocko-"=20 has posted a Seafire III skin preview. =
  • "RONNCO"=20 has released a new FM-2 Wildcat skin (Lt(jg) = Hatherly Foster=20 III, VC-93, USS Petrof Bay).
  • "C6_Martel" has released an = A6M2-21 skinpack. =
Lock On: Modern Air Combat / = Flaming=20 Cliffs:=20
  • "S=20 Dirickson" has received good results using the Creative beta OpenAL drivers = with LOMAC.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "The=20 Wrench" has posted a A-4 Kahu with new additions. =
  • "RussoUK2002" has posted a procedure to eliminate the auto = open=20 canopy for the MiG-21.
  • "dfang"=20 has posted a preview of a Tupolev Tu-16 Badger with = bombsight.=20
General=20 News:=20

Land Combat News

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

Worthplaying reports that 'Gary = Grigsby=92s=20 World at War' = has a demo=20 out, get it here.

Codename Panzers, Phase Two is in = stores=20 today.

Wargamer has a mini-site for the = just=20 released Codename = Panzers, Phase=20 2 here.

Operation Flashpoint Editing = Center has a=20 new mod that adds a bunch of new AI, sounds, effects, = and=20 other gameplay add-on's. You can check out a small = sample of=20 the difference here in this DivX video.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Want to know what is Under = the Hood of=20 the U.S Navy's first = PC=20 Game? Read more here (thanks Subsim).

Motorsports News

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

Escort=20 mod v2 for GTR by=20 the guys from Core@Team has arrived. Get it from here.

DriverHeaven reviews = FlatOut here.

Redbull's F1 web site = is worth=20 a visit with some refreshing perspectives. Take a look = here.

Technology News

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

Legit=20 Reviews tests out the AcoustiFan DustPROOF = Ultra-Quiet PC=20 fans here.

Driverheaven=20 looks at the Antec = P180 case here.

HEXUS = tests out=20 Crucial's RADEON X850 = XT=20 256MB video card here.

CDRLabs tests=20 the HP dvd640i=20 LightScribe 16x DVD=B1RW here.

Home = Theater PC=20 News tests out the DFI=20 LanParty NF4 Ultra-D & DFI NF4-DAGF = motherboard here.

X-bit Labs=20 tests the Foxconn = TP-230=20 system case here.

Gaming=20 Nexus tests the ECS KN1=20 Extreme motherboard here.

TechSpot=20 reviews the LG L1980Q = Flatron=20 Slim 19" monitor here.

PimpRig=20 looks at the Lian-Li=20 PC-767 BTX case here.

BurnOutPC=20 tests the Vapochill = Micro Ultra=20 Silent Cooler here.

ASE = Labs=20 reviews the Logitech = Cordless=20 Desktop MX3100 here.

DesignTechnica reports: Building a Killer Desktop=20 System. Read here.

Hothardware has a DDR2 Memory Shoot-Out = between=20 Corsair & Kingston. Read here.

Community News=20 for July 28, 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Falcon=20 4.0: Allied Force:

  • Patch=20 1.02 has been released. Click here for a procedure to download = the=20 patch.
Fighter=20 Squadron: Scream 'n Demons Over Europe:=20 FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20
  • "grover"=20 has posted some screenshots of the payware FS2k F-117.=20
  • "NIGHT=20 HAWK @" has posted screenshots of the Carenado Piper Dakota.=20
  • A new movie has been released for the = Wings of Power: Focke Wulf 190 = "Butcher=20 Bird".
IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific Fighters = :=20
  • "CSL_Kyza" has posted a link = to the Fortis Dogfight Cup Competition = (Budapest=20 11/05).=20
  • "tankeriv" has posted a new = P-51D skin. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20

Land Combat News

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

Battleground Europe, the next = installment of=20 the WW2 Online = game now=20 has a web site with news, screens, wallpaper, and=20 information.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

"Skydoc"=20 was in Kiel last month and got to head over to the=20 U-boat Memorial = /=20 Museum and snapped = a few=20 pix. Great of him to share! See the pictures here in the Forum.

Navy Newsstand reports that = USS Pennsylvania was recognized as the U.S. = Navy=92s best=20 Trident submarine and wins the Omaha Trophy, =93Best = of the=20 Best=94. Read more here.

Motorsports News

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

Blackhole=20 Motorsports reports a new RBRTools Launcher is = out. Read=20 here.

Technology News

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

Futurelooks reviews the CoolerMaster Blue Ice = Northbridge chipset cooler here.

Red = &=20 Blackness looks at the Asetek 12v water pump = here.

TechNeek tests=20 the SilverStone = TJ06 case=20 here.

3DXtreme has=20 Evercool's new product = roundup here.

bigbruin=20 tests out Evercool's = WaterCooler=20 WC-202 here.

GDHardware=20 looks at the fUnc=20 F-Series mouse pads here.

Overclockers Online tests out = Sapphire's Hybrid X700 Pro = 256MB=20 PCI-E video card here.

X-bit Labs=20 tests out the MSI=20 NX6800GT-T2D256E video card here.

Beyond3D=20 reviews the GeForce = 7800=20 GTX here.

Community News=20 for July 27, 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • Looks like the much = awaited patch=20 was released late Tuesday night. Read more here in the Forum.=20
  • "BeerDog" has = posted a MP mission report.=20
  • "lws963"=20 has posted a link to an in-cockpit F-16 start up video. =
FS2002 / FS2004:=20 IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles / AEP /=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "vpmedia" has released = more C-47 skins.=20
  • "Tromplamort" has = released a=20 new bare metal Me-262 skin.=20
  • "VBF-83_Hawk" has = announced a new=20 PTO dog-fight server.=20
  • "RONNCO" has released new = F2A Buffalo (VMF-221) = skins.=20
Jane's = F/A-18:=20 Lock On: Modern Air Combat / = Flaming=20 Cliffs:=20
  • VFTC Aerobatic Team has released = a new=20 video. This precision flight team also has a new = photo and=20 formation screenshot gallery.
Shockwave's Battle of = Britain 2: Wings=20 of Victory:=20
  • Tom "WKLINK" Cofield has = released=20 an Exclusive Preview of = Battle of Britain II: = Wings of=20 Victory.
  • Join the preview = discussion here.
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "ghostrider883" has released = a new Mystere IVA Indian AF (No. 1 = Sqdn Tigers)=20 skin.
  • "dfang"=20 has posted a preview of B-29's (bombadier position = screenshot=20 included).
General News:=20
  • AviationShoppe has blueprints of = aircraft=20 and engines for sale.=20
  • Google Earth has been released. = Thanks to=20 "Leadspitter" for the heads up.

Land Combat News

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

Ghost Recon=20 2 has gone gold and should be in stores for = consoles, but=20 not for the PC.

In related news Gamespot has=20 a designer interview for Ghost=20 Recon: Advanced Warfighter here. Which is coming to PC.

Worthplaying has news that EA = Games had to=20 role back Battlefield = 2=20 stats after hackers got in and made a bunch of = changes.

Worthplaying also has the first = news on=20 Splinter Cell = 4.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Navy League's August edition of SeaPower has = a Special=20 Report: Deepwater and the U.S. Coast Guard - = The U.S.=20 Coast Guard=92s Integrated Deepwater Systems = modernization=20 program is in a state of flux. Originally drafted in = 1998, the=20 Deepwater plan already has had to be revised because = of=20 post-9/11 homeland security requirements. The = service=92s new=20 missions and responsibilities have further strained = the=20 already aging assets Deepwater was designed to upgrade = or=20 replace. Now, the Coast Guard must await funding = decisions by=20 Congress and the White House that may determine = whether it=20 will be able to deploy new ships, aircraft and = intelligence=20 systems at a rate fast enough to outpace the rapid = decline of=20 its existing fleet. Read more here.

Navy News reports=20 that plans to commercially develop part of Portsmouth = Naval=20 Base have been halted after concerns emerged about the = effect=20 of the project on the operational aspects of the base. = The=20 decision to halt Project Prime =97 Portsmouth = Regeneration and=20 Investment in the Maritime Estate =97 was taken after = detailed=20 analysis of the potential benefits. Read more here.

Motorsports News

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

Cross=20 Racing Championship 2005 is reviewed at GamersHell.

"The most = realistic and=20 detailed track for F1=20 Challenge ever"; this is how the new Hockenheim = 2002 -=20 2004 is presented here.

The Audi R8 cars from = Team=20 Joest have been made available for GTR. In case your = French is a=20 little rusty when visiting this site, look for the word=20 "Telechargement".

Technology News

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

Extreme Overclocking tests out the = Meridian XCLIO power = supply here.

Beyond3D=20 tests the BFG Tech = GeForce 7800=20 GTX OC video card here.

Home = Theater PC=20 News looks at the Chaintech=20 Zenith VNF4 Ultra motherboard here.

Neowin reports=20 that a beta version of Windows=20 Vista, aka "Longhorn," will be released = tomorrow. Read=20 more here.

HEXUS tests out=20 the ECS PF5 Extreme = i945=20 motherboard here.

PC = Stats=20 looks at a Foxconn = Winfast=20 NF4K8AC-8EKRS motherboard here.

ViperLair=20 reviews the Hiper = Type-R=20 Modular 580W PSU here.

HardwareXL=20 tests out the Thermaltake=20 Rocket fanless liquid cooling system here.

Community News for July = 26,=20 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Combat=20 Flight Simulator 2:

European Air War:=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted a=20 reorganization of Andy's Hit Bubble Table.=20
  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • A F4:AF Review Parody by "BA Dart" = has been=20 posted.
IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20
  • "UF_Zargos" has released a = new A6M2-21 (201th Kokutai, Rabaul = 1943)=20 skin.=20
  • "Greg_Boyington" has released = a new Ki-84 (heavily weathered) = skin.=20
  • UQMG FB+AEP+PF UPGRADE 5.0.44 = has been=20 released.=20
  • "vpmedia" has released new C-47 skins. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • The Taiwan Straits 1958 Campaign is = close to=20 release.=20
  • "fubar_512" has released a MiG-29A Forest Camo = update.=20
USAF: =
  • Gulf Knight's Air Base has = announced=20 downloads and updates for USAF.

Land Combat News

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

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

SimHQ's forum member "Big_Beer_ODB" has some = excellent=20 advice on operating the Orion Warrior in Dangerous Waters. See it here.

Motorsports News

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

Some new screenshots from = the upcoming=20 Matra 650 add-on = car for=20 Classic sportscar = & GT=20 (F1C) can be seen here.

Concord Motorsport = Park and=20 Pocono_05 for NASCAR = Racing 2003=20 Season are now ready. Get them here and here at TheUSPits.

SCAR (Squadre Corse = Alfa Romeo)=20 is reviewed here by VideoGamesLife.

Technology News

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

VIA = Gamers=20 tests out the Gigabyte=20 GeForce 6600 Turbo Force edition video card here.

TweakNews=20 looks at the Aspire=20 X-Cruiser Blue Gaming computer case here.

Adrian's Rojak=20 Pot evaluates Seagate's=20 400GB Barracuda 7200.8 serial ATA hard disk here.

3D=20 Accelerated tests out the XFX 7800GTX video = card here.

SystemCooling tests the Swiftech Storm = universal=20 waterblock here.

The = Tech=20 Report tests out Asus'=20 CT-479 Pentium M socket adaptor here.

ExtensiveMods tests out the Cobra ATX case here.

Techgage tests=20 out the Titan Vanessa=20 L-Type CPU cooler here.

The Mikhailtech Basic System Buyer's = Guide for=20 July 2005 is here.

Community News for July = 25,=20 2005

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

EECH /=20 EEAH:

  • "rocky"=20 has released a new Apache flight model for testing = purposes.=20
  • "Craigmire" has posted a = preview of Oases for Kuwait. =
European Air War:=20
  • Sandbagger's latest news is out.
  • "J.Tuma"=20 has posted a HR Heinkel He-51 progress = report.
  • "vonOben" has released new ground objects.
  • "vonOben" has announced a FAW web page update.
  • "Herr=20 Shreck" is looking for three way views of the Fw-Ta183.
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted a = screenshot=20 of FXEXE convoys. =
Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20
  • "C3PO"=20 has announced the first patch may be released at the end = of=20 July.=20
  • "DuraAce" has released Cougar profiles featuring DX = buttons.=20
  • "UnderTheRadar" has posted a = procedure to play F4AF from = behind a Cisco=20 router.=20
  • Horizon Simulation has announced = they are=20 the UK distribution partner for Falcon 4: Allied = Force. The=20 release is September 16th and the SRP is=20 =A324.99.
FS2002=20 /FS2004:=20
  • Panel=20 enhancements for the RAZBAM Skyhawks (Volume 4) have = been=20 released.
The following files have = been=20 released at FlightSim:=20
  • AFCAD -=20 FS2002 South Korean AFCAD Files (FILENAME: = skab722.zip).=20
  • Aircraft=20 - Fuji Blimp (FILENAME: fujiblmp.zip).
  • Helo -=20 RAF Westland Puma WX231 (FILENAME: xw231.zip). =
  • Misc. -=20 Autogen Road Signs (FILENAME: roadsign.zip).
  • Misc. -=20 FS2004 Ultimate Night Environment (FILENAME: = une.zip).=20
  • Panels -=20 Beechcraft D18S virtual cabin and cockpit = modification=20 (FILENAME: d18s_int.zip).
  • Panels -=20 Cessna 310Q Photoreal Panel (FILENAME: hpc310p.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - Nevada Soaring Scenery (FILENAME: sonevada.zip). =
  • Scenery=20 - Detroit Metro (KDTW) Scenery (FILENAME: = kdtw_v2.zip).=20
  • Sound -=20 Flight Attendant Voice Set - Southwest (FILENAME:=20 vsswacol.zip).
Helicopter Sims:=20
  • "Birdbrain" has released Hind key card reference cards in = JPG=20 format.
IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20
  • "Abraxa." has released a = Bf109F (JG54)=20 skin pack.
  • "vpmedia" has released a Fw-189A-2 skin pack.
  • "Greg_Boyington" has released = a new Ki-100 (Maj. Kobayashi) skin . =
  • The colorcharts that were available = at=20 Skinners Heaven before can now be found at Simmers = Paint=20 Shop.
Pit=20 Builders:=20 Red = Baron:=20 Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20
  • "Edward"=20 has released a new Korean War Campaign.
  • "kout"=20 has released two new menu screens - War over Europe = &=20 Battle of Britain.
  • "Gramps"=20 has released new Mosquito and SBD skins.
  • "dfang"=20 has announced the release of the Lancasters Over the = Rhine=20 Bombsight Pack.
  • "The=20 Wrench" has announced updated Fresco-E & Fishpot B = aircraft.
  • "ghostrider883" has released = a new Mystere IVA Indian AF (No. 8 = Sqdn"Eight=20 Pursoots") skin.
General News:=20
  • FlightSimBooks is a new site = that features=20 the full text of eleven classic flight simulation = books. All=20 of the books are available with the gracious = permission of=20 their authors.
  • Now, it=92s fighter = F-18s for India.
  • Smithsonian-bound spacecraft plans detour to = mingle with=20 WWII bombers and vintage planes at EAA.
  • Raytheon=20 Focuses Radar Expertise on Ground = Targets in=20 Motion.
  • Commentary: Oshkosh community certainly = knows how to=20 show a crowd a great time.
  • Vintage=20 aircraft, and patriotic spirit, set to soar at Eden Prairie expo.
  • Tilt-rotor aircraft flies in = plane mode.=20
  • Extreme=20 makeover for Boeing aircraft.
  • NASA'S=20 Tropical Cloud Systems and = Processes=20 Mission in Costa Rica.
  • Flight Simulation and Your = Health.=20

Land Combat News

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

Worthplaying has=20 news that the next patch for Battlefield 2 is underway and due in=20 August.

Worthplaying also has new = screenshots of the=20 BF2 Special = Forces=20 add-on here.

Moon, the=20 PR guy at Battlefront, has released a desert = map with=20 an included mission for T72-Balkans on = Fire here.

The Wargamer reports that World at War is coming to the = Europe market=20 in September.

New from JoWood is=20 Panzer Elite = Action. The=20 demo at E3 was very arcadish, but it looks = great and=20 may be just the thing if you're looking for "tank sim = lite".=20 The web site is here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy=20 B=E4r".

Check this out. A new diving = game=20 (sim?) called Diver: = Deep Water=20 Adventures is here. Thanks=20 to "X20" and "Marvinsock" for the news.

Motorsports News