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Feature: Black Bean Games = European=20 Launch of Dangerous Waters
Guest Writer=20 Thorsten "OneShot"=20 Bergmann attended the European Launch of = S.C.S.=20 Dangerous Waters. Read his chronicle of the = daylong=20 event here.

Review: TOCA Race Driver = 3
Jens = "McGonigle"=20 Lindblad drives the latest installment in the=20 Codemasters series. Read what Jens has to say here.

Review: Wings of Power = P-47 and=20 F-190
Jim "Hornit" Campisi = takes flight=20 in the Shockwave Wings of Power P-47 Thunderbolt = and the=20 Focke Wulf F-190 add-ons for Microsoft Flight = Simulator.=20 Take a look here.

The SimHQ=20 E3Expo 2006 Forum is Open!
Post you = comments and=20 questions here in the forum=20 for this years event scheduled May 10-12, 2006. = SimHQ=20 will be attending the show again this year and = posting=20 late evening updates from each day starting = Tuesday, May=20 9th. We have a full schedule of meetings with = developers=20 and publishers to bring you the very latest sim=20 information available from the=20 show.

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=20 world.



Community News for=20 May 5, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European Air War: =

  • Sandbagger's latest news has been posted.=20
  • "Rotton50" has posted a = preview of=20 a P-43A Lancer.=20
  • "DeanH" has posted Wildcat shots.=20
  • "PLR" has released a P-51B-10 WDA ("Yippee Joe", Maj. = Pierce=20 McKennon, 335th FS, 4th FG, April 1944) skin.=20
  • "Flying Tiger" has = released a Kittyhawk Mk. I = ('Squirlbate',8th FS, 49th=20 FG, Richard Vodra, New Guinea 1943).=20
  • "Flying Tiger" has posted = Screenshot Art.=20
  • "Greybeard1" has posted a = fuel burn rate formula. =
IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Compans" has released a = Spitfire Mk. Vc (Sqn. Ldr. = Maurice=20 Stevens, No. 249 Sqn, 1942) skin.=20
  • "JG52Helgstrand" has = released a Me-262A-1a (III/EJ 2, fall 1945) = skin.=20
  • "Hynkel" has released a = Pe-2R-S359 (99th GVDRAP, VVS, = 1944) skin.=20
  • "Kristorf" has released a = Pierre Clostermann Spitfire skin = pack.=20
Over = Flanders=20 Fields:=20 Screenshots and Video = Gallery:=20
  • "bisher" has posted a Bf-109F-4 composite shot. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20
  • "Marcfighter" has = released a Vought F-7U Cutlass. =
Aviation World News:=20

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

Worthplaying has the = announcement of Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of = War.=20

Worthplaying also has the = official=20 announcement of Rome Total War: Alexander with=20 screenshots.

Game=20 News:

The WarGamer has new screenshots = of Caesar 4.

IGN has a=20 pre-E3 preview of Medieval 2: Total War. =

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Brothers in Arms: Hell's = Highway.

Worthplaying also has new = screens of Bet on Soldier: Blood of Sahara. =

GameSpot has the "world = premiere" demo of=20 Rush for Berlin.

GhostRecon.net has a Q&A = with the GRAW=20 developers about the coming patch in June. Read it = here.

From the=20 Forums:

Magnum has posted some initial impressions of the = just=20 released GRAW. You can comment here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

USNS Mercy at Pearl Harbor. Navy Newsstand video = reports=20 here.

Motorsports News

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

Grand Prix = Legends:

The GPL 1969 Mod Part 2 is stil on schedule for = release=20 this Friday. The new download will include updated = high-wing=20 cars so it is only necessary to download part 2 to = have the=20 complete package.

There are many added = features and=20 improvements for Part2, here are some of the main=20 improvements:

  • Wings are adjusted "in game"=20
  • Wing settings are stored as part of your setup =
  • Fuel readout now shows correct amount of laps=20
  • Ai fuel allowance is now correct without = changing=20 track ini=20
  • Ai performance matched to player car without = changing=20 track ini=20
  • Updated Hwng carset=20
  • New Lwng carset including BRM p139=20
  • Option for Hwng Brabham to have " ghost wing " = when=20 viewed from inside car only ( this helps to see = the=20 pitboard)=20
  • New wheels and tires for all cars with a more=20 authentic shape ( bigger bulge )=20
  • 2D helmet options for both carsets=20
  • New driver faces and driver helmets in various = styles=20 and designs for ai and online cars eg. open = face/goggles,=20 visor helmet, full face helmet. The ai helmets are = authentic designs, whilst the online helmets add = some=20 variation.=20
  • New car engine sounds for all cars

The mod requires the updated version of GEM+ = which will=20 be released in conjunction with the mod.

Two = remarkable videos showing real-life racer Chris = O'Brien=20 driving GPL are available here.

GPL Shift 0-7-0-2 = has been=20 released. This utility supports shifters from ACT = Labs and=20 Frex, and TrackIR. Homepage and download is found here.

Richard Burns Rally:

The classic Citroen 2CV has been released for = Richard=20 Burns Rally. Get it here.

Community:

The May issue of Autosimsport is now ready for=20 download.

Technology News

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

Cases:

Overclockers Online checks out = the=20 SilverStone TJ08 Case here.

HTPC News=20 looks at the nMedia 300SA HTPC Case here.

Cooling:

3DGameMan=20 tests out Asetek's WaterChill Xternal Water Cooling = here.

Graphics Cards: =

Penstarsys tests out eVGA's = GeForce 7600=20 GS Video Card here.

PCStats=20 looks at S3's Chrome S27 PCI Express Card here.

Motherboards: =

Legion=20 Hardware tests out the ASUS P5WD2-E Premium = Motherboard=20 here.

Hot=20 Hardware has a CrossFire Xpress 1600 Motherboard = Comparison here.

HardwareZone looks at Gigabyte's = AM2=20 Boards (NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI and 570 SLI) here.=20

New Download=20 Service:

X1Software announces = a new=20 digital download shop called "Arktus". At Arktus=20 you'll find all X1Software products.

Community News for May 4, = 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

  • "PLR"=20 has released a P-51B-15-NA VFU (Missouri = Mauler, Cpt.=20 Willard MIllikan, 336th FS, 4th FG, June 1944) skin. =
  • "VonBeerhofen" has posted a = procedure to add EAW v1.0 & 1.1 = files to=20 OAW.
Event=20 Photography:=20 Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:=20 Fighter Squadron: Scream 'n = Demons=20 Over Europe:=20 FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20 IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "Graf"=20 has posted a P-51 wallpaper - Bandits, 3 = O'Clock Low.=20
  • "akdavis" has posted shots of = the "46" add-on.
  • "knig"=20 has released a I-153 skin (as a Swedish Tummelisa). =
Jane's F/A-18:=20 Screenshots and=20 Video Gallery:=20
  • "EagleTalons" has posted link = to gun cam footage of a P-51 vs. a = Ki-84.=20
  • "PanzerMeyer" has posted = shots of Lancasters over Germany.
  • "PanzerMeyer" has posted = shots of Mosquitos on an anti-shipping = raid.=20
  • "Shadow_12TFS" has posted a = Zero shot - Hunters. =
Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam:=20 Aviation World=20 News:=20
  • Plane Lands Safely in Houston After = Tire=20 Blow-Out. Thanks "Abledog" for the information. =
  • Stanley Hiller Jr., inventor of=20 helicopter.

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter = is in=20 stores today, and can also be purchased as a = download at Direct2Drive.

Game=20 News:

MatrixGames has released a new = patch for=20 Gary Grigsby=92s World at = War.

GameSpot has a preview of Warhammer: Mark of = Chaos.

From the=20 Forum:

Wolfbiscuits shares more = screenshots=20 of Steel Beasts Pro PE action. Check them out here.

Magnum shares = another video=20 with the GRAW demo. Check it out here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

After=20 Action Report:

"Herman" has posted a Harpoon 3 Scenario AAR - Return = to Suez by=20 Paul Bridge.

Pacific Storm:

Lesta Studio and Buka released the 300MB PC demo today = to let=20 people try out the unique blend of gaming genres = (real-time=20 strategy, tactical warfare and air simulation) = before it=20 goes on sale this summer. The game is currently = being tested=20 by Lesta Studio and Buka.

Motorsports News

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

Evolution = GT:

Eurogamer reviews Evolution GT here.

Grand Prix = Legends:

Release date for the GPL = 1969 mod=20 Part 2 has been set for May 5th, this = Friday!

A new=20 All-in-One Patch for Grand Prix Legends has been = released.=20 Read more about it here.

Technology News

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

Cooling:

ThinkComputers checks out = BlueGears'=20 B-Cool Fan here.

Virtual-Hideout tests out the = Spire=20 SP601B3 VertiCool II HSF here.

Graphics Cards: =

Guru3D tests=20 the HiS - Radeon X1900 XT ICEQ3 Video Card here.

The = Tech=20 Report asks, "Can S3 push themselves between = NVIDIA=20 & ATI?" Read more here.

Mice:

CoolTechZone looks at the = Logitech MX610=20 Mouse here.

Motherboards: =

PCStats=20 checks out the ECS KA1-MVP Extreme Xpress 1600 = Motherboard=20 here.

AMDZone=20 looks at the Asus A8R32-MVP Motherboard here.

PSU's:

OCIA looks at=20 the SunbeamTech Nuuo 550w PSU here.

Community News=20 for May 3, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

SimHQ=20 Member News:

  • Congratulations to "BlackLion" for = being=20 published in PCPilot Magazine! =
European Air War:=20
  • "VonBeerhofen" is looking for = help with=20 the Italy campaign.
  • "Flying=20 Tiger" has released a Kittyhawk Mk. I (OTU, RAAF = Mildura,=20 1942-1946) skin.
  • "Flying=20 Tiger" has released a Kittyhawk Mk. I ('Gloria', = RNZAF, New=20 Guinea 1942) skin.
  • "PLR"=20 has released a P-51B-1-NA AJT ("Short-Fuse = Sallee", Capt.=20 Richard Turner) skin.
Event Photography:=20

Falcon 4: Allied = Force:

Update 1.06 has just been released. Read the = change log=20 here and download it from = Lead-Pursuit here. Thanks Andreas for the = news and=20 link.

FS2002 / = FS2004:

  • Kirk=20 Olssen has released a freeware F-86. Thanks to = "awj112" for the=20 heads up.
IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific = Fighters:=20
  • UBI Soft=20 has released a statement concerning Boonty. Thanks "dude163" for the = link.=20
  • "CanonUK" has released seven = new Su-2 skins.
  • The Winds of War server is now = running version=20 4.05.
  • "JG52Helgstrand" has released = a Ju-87G-2 (Hans-Ulrich Rudel, = III/SG-2,=20 Eastern Front 1944-1945) skin. =
Pit Builders:=20 RC and Scale = Modeling:=20 Screenshots and=20 Video Gallery:=20 Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20 General News:=20
  • Fritz the Fox's Online Guide to WWII = Fighters.

Land Combat

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

New Patch=20 for World at War:

Matrix=20 Games has announced the release of a new = official update=20 for their World War 2 grand strategy war game, Gary=20 Grigsby's World at War. The new version 1.20 is now=20 available from the Matrix Games Website. It is a = major=20 update that includes the addition of TCP/IP Play in = addition=20 to the existing Play by E-mail as well both European = versions and North American versions compatible for=20 multiplayer gaming.

Red=20 Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45:

News Announcement = from=20 Tripwire: "This year at E3, we'll be showing Red=20 Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 at the Nvidia Booth (South = Hall #=20 300). On Wednesday and Friday mornings at 11:00am, = we will=20 also be doing a 30-minute presentation on the making = of Red=20 Orchestra and some thoughts on the future of = shooters and=20 combat simulations. Each afternoon in Nvidia's SLI = Gaming=20 Zone, Nvidia, Global Gaming League (GGL) and = Destineer will=20 be hosting GGL's V-Sports All Star competition, = inviting=20 dozens of the world's top video game professionals = to=20 compete for prizes and glory, along with attendees = from the=20 floor. Those prizes will include NVIDIA SLI-Ready = GeForce=20 7-Series graphics cards from EVGA, as well as = give-aways=20 from Destineer. The Tripwire team will be at E3 in = force,=20 along with Destineer and our European publishing = partners=20 SdLL, Frogster, Wendros and 1C. If you'd like to = stop and=20 talk to us, please get back and we'll schedule a = time to get=20 together during the show or in the=20 evenings."

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

Ship=20 Simulator 2006:

Titanic brought back alive = in Ship=20 Simulator 2006. Read here.

Motorsports News

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

GTR:

GTR is coming to = XBox 360, as=20 discussed in this thread in the Community = Hall=20 forum.

Technology News

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

Cases:

Overclocker Cafe looks inside = Kingwin's=20 Supernova HTPC Case here.

ExtremeMhz checks out the = Koolance=20 PC4-1025BK H20 WaterCooled Server Case here.

Cooling:

MADSHRIMPS has a CPU Heatsink = Roundup here.

Red = &=20 Blackness checks out the Sytrin KuFormula VF1 = Plus VGA=20 Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

bit-tech.net looks at NVIDIA's = Quad SLi=20 GeForce 7900 GX2 Cards here.

Hardware Secrets checks out the = HIS Radeon=20 X700 AGP Video Card here.

Not really about a = specific graphics=20 card, but [H]=20 Enthusiast takes a look at DirectX 10's impact = on=20 graphics and gaming here.

Motherboards: =

Motherboards.org checks out the = Gigabyte=20 GA-81945GMH-RH VIIV Motherboard here.

Neoseeker=20 looks at the Asus P5WD2-E board here.

Community News=20 for May 2, 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

Battle=20 of Britain 2: Wings of Victory:

  • "hurricane hicken" has posted = a list of changes for the upcoming = patch.=20
European Air=20 War:=20
  • "DeanH"=20 has posted a preview of the Wildcat project.
  • "Skylark" has posted the May Calendar. =
Event Photography:=20 IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:
Screenshots and=20 Video Gallery:=20
  • "bisher"=20 has posted a P-47D shot - Jugs in Cloud.=20
Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20 General News:=20

Land Combat

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

Announcements and Game=20 Releases:

Steel Beasts Professional (Personal=20 Edition) has been updated. You can check the = official=20 site for information and links to the download.

Dawn of War: Dark Crusade = announced.=20 (Thanks to The Wargamer for the news.)=20

Game News,=20 Previews, and Reviews:

The Wargamer=20 has news and links to a new movie for Brothers in Arms: Hell's = Highway.=20

TankSim has=20 a review of T-72 Balkans on Fire.

ArmedAssault.eu has a German = magazine scan=20 of another preview for Armed Assault.

Firing=20 Squad has a Armed Assault interview with new = screenshots.

GhostRecon.net has a new map = with a=20 included mission titled Blue Ivan. (This is for the = original Ghost=20 Recon game.)

Hot=20 SWAT Mods has a remake of the Fairfax mission = map for=20 SWAT 4, called Fairfax Re-loaded.

Worthplaying has new screenshots = of Blitzkrieg 2: Fall of the = Reich.

As the launch of Rise of = Nations:=20 Rise of Legends approaches, players can download a = game demo=20 here.

Ripped from the = Forum:

Heinzi shares a couple of = new=20 screenshots of Steel Beasts Pro PE. Check them out = here.

Heinzi also shares a movie = of co-op=20 action in Hidden and Dangerous 2. Check that out here.

Doggie shares some real = world=20 pictures of some armor. Check them out here.

Naval Combat News

News Contributor: "Teddy = B=E4r".

Navy Field:

...is reviewed here at Subsim.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

CTDP Bahrain 2005 has been released. Well worth = the 41MB=20 download. You can download it here.

For those of you that may have been in a cave and = missed=20 its release, Race Sim Developers Group = released a=20 superbly crafted new mod for rFactor, the Megane = Trophy=20 2005, available here. The Megane Trophy mod is = based on a=20 real world series sponsored by Renault of the same = name. The=20 technology and background on the series is pretty=20 interesting, and detailed at their official web site = here. It's worth a look, and the = download=20 is really worth the time.

GT Legends:

Take a look at the available tracks for GT = Legends here.

GTR:

The same site also offers a lot of tracks for = GTR. They=20 can be located here.

Grand Prix Legends:

Cortinas for GPL? Watch the stunning footage here, and read more about it in = this thread.

Movietime:

Emerson Fittipaldi = displays his very=20 fine driving skills in a Maverick around the old = Interlagos=20 track in this video, while looking just right, = in a=20 stylish 1972'ish sort of way.

"Getting Away" = by=20 dLeague seems to be part one of a continuing series. = Watch=20 this movie here.

Technology News

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

Cases:

ClubOC=20 checks out the Antec Minuet Slimline 300 Case here.

ExtremeMHZ looks at the Koolance = PC4-1025BK Water-Cooled Server Case here.

Cooling:

XYZ=20 Computing tests out the Corsair Nautilus 500=20 Watercooling System here.

Virtual-Hideout.net looks at the = Noctua=20 NH-U9 & NH-U12 CPU Coolers here.

Graphics Cards: =

X-Bit Labs=20 looks at GeForce 7900 Quad SLI Performance here.

techPowerUp pits NVIDIA's = Quad-SLI against=20 ATi's Crossfire here.

LegionHardware sets ATi's Radeon = X1800XT=20 against NVIDIA's GeForce 7900 GT here.

Hardware Secrets reviews the HIS = Radeon=20 X700 AGP here.

Keyboard:

The Legend illuminated = keyboard from=20 Deck is reviewed here at PCAPEX.

Motherboards: =

TweakTown=20 tests out the DFI LANParty UT CFX3200-DR here.

HardwareZone checks out the EPoX = EP-9U1697=20 GLI board here.

PCStats=20 gives the ASRock 939SLI32-eSATA2 ULi M1695 = Motherboard a=20 shakedown here.

Community News for May 1, = 2006

Air Combat News

News Contributor: Doug "Uther"=20 Lawrence.

European=20 Air War:

Event=20 Photography:=20 FS2002 / FS2004:=20 IL-2 Series:=20 Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • "l450l=20 Vex" has released a Kittyhawk Mk. Ia (450 RAF/RAAF, = Sqn Ldr.=20 A.D Ferguson) skin.
  • "Buglord" has released three = Pe-2 skins.
  • "Buglord" has released two Pe-2 skins.
  • "vpmedia" has released Pe-2 summer and winter generic = skins.=20
LOMAC / Flaming=20 Cliffs / Black Shark:=20 Screenshots and=20 Video Gallery:=20 Strike Fighters=20 / Wings Over Vietnam:=20 General News:=20

Land Combat

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

Announcements and Game=20 Releases:

Battlefront.com=20 has announced that Strategic Command 2 has been = released.=20 "Strategic Command 2 Blitzkrieg, the new grand = strategy=20 masterpiece from award winning game designer Hubert = Cater,=20 is now officially released! All pre-orders are being = shipped=20 out at this moment, and the game is available for = purchase=20 immediately! Customers have the choice to DOWNLOAD = the full=20 version of the game and install and play within = minutes or=20 to receive the CD and full printed game manual by = MAIL=20 within a few days, or you can select to get BOTH the = instant=20 full game download and, a few days later, the game = CD and=20 printed manual will arrive in the mail!" =

WarRock has=20 been announced. "The official War Rock web site = announces=20 development of War Rock, an upcoming multiplayer=20 first-person shooter. The twist here is that the = game is=20 free-to-play, with a business model that relies on = purchases=20 of additional abilities and weapons by those seeking = an=20 advantage. The game is expected to launch in the = summer, but=20 there will be an open beta beginning next month. = Word is the=20 game will offer several game modes, support for = custom=20 content, and the ever-popular 3D voice chat." =

Direct2Drive has a pre-purchase = Ghost=20 Recon Advance Warfighter deal. "Pre-order GRAW from Direct2Drive and not = only do you=20 get to download it the day of release, but you get, = and=20 download now, either Far Cry or Prince of=20 Persia."

Game News,=20 Previews, and Reviews:

The Wargamer has new screenshots of WarFront.

The=20 Wargamer has new info on Rush for Berlin.