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Community News for=20 May 13, 2005

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SimHQ=20 Review: Guest Writer=20 David "Stormtrooper" Tessier looks at one of the = most=20 highly anticipated first person military = shooters of the=20 year: Brothers in=20 Arms. See = what David=20 has to say in his review here.

SimHQ=20 Review: Remember the=20 old-fashioned real-time strategy games of a few = years=20 ago? Cat reviews a freeware RTS that goes back = to the=20 future. Read her comments on I of the Enemy:=20 Ril'Cerat here.

SimHQ=20 Review: A = question in=20 computer gaming is, "How will my favorite games = work=20 with the new Windows XP 64-bit operating = system?" John=20 Reynolds tests the SimHQ Benchmark Suite with = Windows XP=20 Professional, x64 Edition. You can read the = results here.

SimHQ=20 Review: AMD = has just=20 announced their brand new Athlon 64 X2 4800+ = dual core processor, and = John=20 Reynolds tests it with the SimHQ Benchmark = Suite. Be=20 sure to look for the Falcon 4 benchmark scores and how = this SMP=20 flight sim performed on AMD's dual-core = processor! You=20 can read John's surprising report here.

SimHQ=20 Review: The = popular=20 SWAT series has a new version out. Is it as good = or=20 better than previous versions? Find out when = Guest=20 Writer Chuck "Magnum MGG" Ankenbauer reviews=20 SWAT = 4 here.

SimHQ=20 Review: Chris=20 "BeachAV8R" Frishmuth's series "Boeing vs.=20 Airbus" provides a nose-to-nose comparison = of the=20 best in FS9 "heavies" add-ons. Read = Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and his wrap-up = comments in Part = 5.

SimHQ=20 Review: NaturalPoint's=20 TrackIR3 = with=20 Vector Expansion has=20 created quite a stir in flight simulation with = it's 6=20 degrees of freedom, but how does it work in = racing sims?=20 Jens "McGonigle" Lindblad tests the most popular = sims here in his article = "TrackIR3 and = Motorsport=20 Sims".

SimHQ=20 Interview: Tom "20mm"=20 Hayden interviews retired CW4 Master Aviator and = former=20 Apache pilot Gene Garrett about his military = career and=20 flying. Read the interview here.

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

European=20 Air War: "VonBeerhofen" has posted a new = milestone in=20 cloud creation.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: The following files have been released = at FlightSim: FS2004 River Barges = (FILENAME:=20 xbarges.zip). FS2004 Lockheed Vega Luminous Gauge Set=20 (FILENAME: vega_lm.zip). FS2002/FS2004 Unreal Aviation = "Crow"=20 (FILENAME: ua_crow.zip). FS2004 Ford Trimotor Luminous = Gauge=20 Set (FILENAME: ford_lm.zip). FS2004 Scenery-San Diego = Naval=20 Station (FILENAME: diego04.zip). FS2004 Douglas DC-3 = Luminous=20 Gauge Set (FILENAME: dc3_lm.zip). FS2004 Hardened = Aircraft=20 Shelter (FILENAME: abri_has.zip).

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters: The Last Days (TLD) Beta 1.06a = public is now=20 available upon request. Jane's=20 Longbow Series: Keith Bedford has posted custom terrain instructions and = programs.=20

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "fubar_512" has = posted a=20 new movie - Flight of the Intruder. = "RussoUK2002" has=20 posted a preview of new Bf-109E skins.

General=20 News: Aircraft maker (Aero Vodochody) sell-off shifts = into high=20 gear. KODIAK Logs 100 Flight Hours. Tough Electronics Could Benefit = Aircraft. Adam A500 receives FAA type = certification.=20 Turn Your Fixed-Wing Into A Helicopter?

Land Combat News

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

Ubisoft has=20 announced development of Tom=20 Clancy=92s Ghost Recon=AE 3 (working title), = the next=20 installment in the squad-based action franchise. It is = scheduled to ship for retail in conjunction with the = launch of=20 the Xbox 360=99 video game and entertainment system = from=20 Microsoft and will also be available on the = PlayStation=AE2=20 computer entertainment system, Xbox=AE video game = system from=20 Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube=99 and Windows=AE PC = DVD-ROM this=20 holiday 2005. Ubisoft will showcase Tom Clancy=92s = Ghost Recon=AE=20 3 at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), May = 18=9620,=20 at Booth #1300 in the South Hall of the Los Angeles = Convention=20 Center.

Shrapnel=20 Games The = Falklands War:=20 1982 is in final testing. Read the press = announcement=20 here.

War as a Game is a = report from=20 CBS News. Read it here.

Naval Combat News

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

Sealords has 5 new pictures up for = you=20 viewing pleasure. The level of detail is quit amazing. = Sealord=20 is a upcoming WWI naval game. View the images here (thanks Passer).

Paul=20 Roberts asks "Does anyone play Fighting Steel = (updated by=20 the Naval Warfare Project) and its operational add-on, = Thunder=20 at Sea? I'm looking for opinions of the game in its = current,=20 heavily-modded state. Particularly, how is the = single-player=20 AI?" If you know you can reply to the thread here.

Motorsports News

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

A 1997 Winston Cup carset = for NASCAR Racing 2003 = Season has=20 been released at MasGraphx=20 and is available for download here. Thanks to m4driving=20 for the tip.

Speedwerx have released a = stand-alone=20 Corvette Challenge = mod=20 for GTR. The = download=20 link at m4driving is here.

Also at m4driving,=20 screenshots from a coming FIA GT=20 mod for NASCAR = Racing=20 2003 Season can be found here.

Cross Racing Championship 2005 has = gone=20 gold.

Invictus Games and Project Three = Interactive=20 today announced that Cross=20 Racing Championship 2005 (CRC 2005) has reached = gold=20 status.

A spokesperson of Project = Three=20 Interactive added that a new demo will be available = around the=20 initial release of May 20th. The new final demo will = include=20 both single and multiplayer action and is supported by = the=20 All Seeing Eye = online=20 game browser.

CRC=20 2005 re-creates real life Autocross, Rally = Cross,=20 Off-Road, Dirt track, Rallying, Road Racing and = Circuit=20 Racing. The game allows the player to experience the = thrills=20 of high-speed on and off road racing across vast open=20 terrains. The player can contest over 65 races across = six=20 distinct environments, ranging from icy mountainous = regions=20 and lush countryside to parched desert areas and=20 beaches.

The GT = Legends movies have been moved to bittorrent = downloads.=20 You can get them from Blackhole=20 Motorsports here.

According to this thread at Race = Sim=20 Central Thrustmaster will not be supporting new = 64-bit=20 Operating Systems.

First-Racing has = reached=20 agreement to protect it's software code and prevent = future=20 violation of copyright law, reports the First-Racing=20 web site.

GTR=20 dedicated server v1.4 has been released. Check out the = Race More site here. Thanks to Race = Sim=20 Central for the link.

Richard Burns Rally Car = Manager v.=20 1.3 has been released and you can download it = from Blackhole Motorsports here.

Technology News

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

There's a new version of = FireFox, version = 1.0.4. Go here to download.

CoolTechZone tests out the Bluetake BT400 G5 = Bluetooth=20 headset here.

Trusted=20 Reviews looks at Corsair's=20 Water Cooling here.

bit-tech=20 tests out the ECS = PF21=20 extreme motherboard here.

DriverHeaven reviews the Gigabyte G-Power Pro = HSF here.

HotHardware tests out the MSI GeForce = NX6800GT-T2D256E=20 card here.

X-bit Labs=20 tests out the Leadtek = WinFast=20 A6600 GT TDH graphics card here.

Since we've looked at two=20 motherboards, here's a look at a case for them. Overclockers=20 Online reviews the DynaPower=20 Black Widow case here.

Corsair's new XMS2 5400UL DDR2 = -1066=20 capability to the Intel platform the ultra low latency = XMS2=20 5400UL transforms DDR2 memory overclocking. Read the = pdf here.

Beyond3D=20 asks... NVIDIA = G70 at E3?=20 Read here.

Mikhailtech has a Basic System = Buyer's=20 Guide for May 2005 available here.

Community News for May = 12,=20 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Pit=20 Builders: "dude163" has found a real car cockpit. "Colt40Five" has = posted a 25 dollar cockpit.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Rick.50cal" has found a new (free) Dash-8 with virtual cockpit.

Check out "All Roads of = Europe" by=20 FSQuality here and "Ultimate Terrain: = Canada/Alaska"=20 by Scenery Solutions here.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "tankeriv" has posted new TLD Luft 46 screenshots.

Matrix=20 Games has announced Banzai!=20 for Pacific=20 Fighters has gone gold. Read more here.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: = "Colt40Five" has=20 released two low altitude valley fight missions. "D_scythe" has released = updated Skins for V1.1 Flaming = Cliffs.

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "capun" has = announced=20 the B-47E StratoJet has been released. = "exhausted" has released a new F-8 Crusader Campaign. "JSF_Aggie" = has=20 released new F-84G skins.

General=20 News: Princeton man wins battle with Navy over WWII fighter = plane=20 (Brewster Corsair)! Adam Aircraft Receives Type = Certification=20 for the A500 Centerline Twin. Interview: The right = stuff. Eileen Collins discusses the next = Shuttle=20 mission. Ukraine Imitates Russian Simulators. MH-60R Helicopter Enters = Operational=20 Evaluation.

Land Combat News

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

We received this press = announcement=20 from Battlefront:

Battlefront.com and TBG = Software=20 have announced DropTeam,=20 a truly cross-platform compatible (Mac, Win, = Linux)=20 Sci-Fi multiplayer tactical simulation of mechanized = ground=20 combat using a new groundbreaking and powerful 3D = engine,=20 DropTeam is all about fun, fast and furious tactical = action=20 =96 but not at the expense of realistic physics and = a credible=20 combat experience. The game will be released for Mac = OS-X,=20 Windows and Linux simultaneously. It is currently in = alpha=20 stage but expected to enter beta soon, and is = expected to go=20 gold in the second half of 2005. Like all = Battlefront=92s=20 games, DropTeam will again not be available in = stores, but=20 only via mail-order directly from=20 www.battlefront.com.

DropTeam is a = multiplayer=20 capable, real-time, tactical simulation of armored = ground=20 combat in the far future. You=92ll battle for = control of=20 objectives on a broad variety of planets ranging = from=20 verdant Earth-like worlds to desolate, radioactive=20 wastelands. You will use Dropships to land fighting = vehicles=20 and other deployable assets like sensors, mines and=20 automated turrets on planetary surfaces. You will = take=20 direct control of various types of armored fighting = vehicles=20 while also coordinating your team, including AI, = other human=20 players, artillery support and more. Vast alien = landscapes=20 rendered in real-time with detailed, accurate = physics and=20 ballistics systems and true line-of-sight provide = realistic=20 combat. There are no =93hit points=94, limited view = distances,=20 unrealistically short weapon ranges, or other gross=20 simplifications that are typical of many other = sci-fi games.=20 DropTeam can be played online on a public server = with up to=20 16 players, or it can be played privately with as = few as 2=20 players, as well as single-player vs. AI opponents. = AI=20 opponents can also be mixed in with human players in = order=20 to make the teams any size you like.

For more information on = DropTeam,=20 click here.

Naval Combat News

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

The May issue of the National Defense Magazine=20 includes...

Keeping Coast Guard = Cutters Afloat=20 a Full-time Chore. As the Coast Guard looks = forward to the=20 acquisition of its new national security cutters, the = job of=20 keeping their current, aged fleet operational requires = a lot=20 of the crews=92 attention. Read more here.

Shipbuilding = Strategy Makes=20 Sure Bet on Uncertain Future. Amidst a boisterous = storm of=20 criticism from lawmakers and shipbuilding industry = advocates,=20 Navy officials confirmed in recent weeks what had = become=20 increasingly obvious: The nation=92s naval force is = drifting=20 towards an unknown future. Read more here.

Coast Guard = Regaining Focus=20 on WMD. The Coast Guard is trying to regain its = Cold War=20 proficiency in dealing with weapons of mass = destruction=20 attacks and outfitting crews to be better prepared for = possible toxic exposure while conducting security = missions.=20 The article is here.

Motorsports News

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

A brilliant Peugeot 307 WRC 2005 = has been=20 released for Richard = Burns=20 Rally. Download it here from Blackhole=20 Motorsports.

Check out the car manager for = Richard Burns Rally = available=20 here at Blackhole=20 Motorsports.

Four movies showing off GT Legends, the = upcoming SimBin=20 simulator can be viewed here=20 at Blackhole Motorsports.

A = movie=20 showcasing the "King of Ovals" add-on for GTR is available here at the GTR web site.

Technology News

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

Tech = Report=20 has an article about the PCIe=20 Operton here.

CDRLabs=20 reviews the ASUS=20 DRW-1608P 16x DVD=B1RW drive here.

PimpRig=20 tests out the Hiper=20 Type-R modular 580W PSU here.

X-bit Labs=20 reviews the OCZ EL DDR = PC-4800 dual channel platinum memory here.

Bjorn3D tests=20 out the Sapphire = Radeon X800 XL=20 Ultimate PCIe card here.

TechTastic=20 reviews the SunbeamTech Light=20 Bus here.

Adrian's Rojak=20 Pot reviews the XG = Sidewinder ATX case here.

LegitReviews tests out the ThermalRock Full = Circle tower=20 case here.

HotHardware tests MSI's GeForce 6800GT = PCI=20 Express card here.

Community News=20 for May 11, 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

Pit=20 Builders: "spitfire9" has built a cockpit that folds into a table. = "Evil=20 Lurker" has found an F-16 simpit that features working = a HUD and=20 ejection seat that lifts hydraulically. "14th JAR" has = posted=20 an F-18 Super Hornet cockpit. "Slap" = has posted=20 a cockpit builders links page.

European=20 Air War: "Ade Kelly" has posted screenshots of = "Snowfighters."

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: CAP Aircraft To Be Part Of = Microsoft Flight=20 Simulator. Alpha Sim releases B-1 Bomber. The following files = are=20 available at FlightSim: FSDS 2 FSC Files For = Rotax 912=20 & 447 (FILENAME: rotax.zip). FS2004 Airbus = A300B4-200=20 Sound Pack (FILENAME: a300b4sn.zip). FS2004 Tips And = Tricks -=20 Part 10 (FILENAME: tandt10.zip). FS2004 Boeing 747 = Panel=20 created from real photos (FILENAME: 747pnl05.zip). =

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "vpmedia" has posted a TB-3 4M-17 skin. "CanonUK" has = released=20 La-5, LaGG-3, Bf109G6, and Fw190A8 skins. Matrix Games' "Banzai!"=20 add on has gone gold. Thanks to "Budge4" for the tip.=20 "BA_Dart" has released a new training film: wingman technique. The 9th AWACS is offering free = training for=20 members who would like to fly COOP and virtual war = servers.=20 "Col. Douglas King" and "9th_scott_68" have posted = links to skin pages. "RaFiGer" has posted = new=20 tropical Luftwaffe skins. "Ivan Putski" has = posted=20 screenshots of a AVG Hawk 81-A2 by obelix.

Shockwave's Battle of = Britain 2: Wings=20 of Victory: Preview Screenshots - Set 2 has = been posted.=20

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "Edward" has = posted a=20 preview of the WWII EAWEuro Terrain. There are = 250 target=20 cities with about 120 airfields! "USAFTML" has posted = a=20 preview of a B-47 Stratojet. "The Wrench" has = released,=20 Yak-3, Ju-88, and Ju-188 hangar screens. "fubar_512" has = released a=20 57mm Flak Effect. "capun" has = begun=20 converting the CFS2 Virtual Navy's team CVE-55 Casablanca.

General=20 News: "LLv34_Doc_1" has found some unique JG 301 markings. Aircraft carrier keeps the lights = on --=20 barely. Ship museum pays overdue bill; now it needs a = new=20 home. New York Air National Guard's Hancock Airfield = to be new=20 home for Predator. Team Apache Systems = Delivers First=20 Arrowhead Unit to U.S. Army. Rolls = passes=20 hurdle on F-35 engine. Helicopter leaves for = Mount=20 Everest to rescue injured climbers. US Army = Helicopter Condition Based Maintenance = Plus=20 (CBM+) technology on display at Quad-A. Leo Flight Simulator for Microsoft = Smartphone released. While stocks last you can get = yourself a=20 copy of the Just Flight Showcase '05 DVD-ROM. = Learn to=20 fly RC helicopters using your existing = PC game=20 pad.

Land Combat News

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

Blues News=20 reports the U.S. Army licensed the Unreal Engine 3 to = power=20 the next version of America's=20 Army.

Naval Combat News

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

PATCH! 1.3 has been released = for Silent Hunter III. Download it here.
New patches modify = game data=20 and in some cases, the saves that are made while in = missions=20 will not load properly. We highly recommend, before = installing=20 a patch, that =93all the Captains should return to = base=94 or to=20 load a previous in base save (after install) in order = to avoid=20 possible problems. US =3D United States, EMEA =3D = Europe, Middle=20 East and Asia.

Tim, the new guy at Pirates of the Burning Sea files = his first=20 devlog! Read about the exciting 'black art' of Test = Automation=20 here. And get ready for the = relaunch of the=20 Pirates of the Burning Sea's web = site.

Motorsports News

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

"Gentlemen, Start your = Engines!".=20 Champ Cars for F 1=20 Challenge will soon be with us according to this post at Race = Sim=20 Central.

There's an interesting thread at = Race Sim Central here : Footage of real life sim = drivers=20 showing their craft. There are several videos to = choose=20 from.

Technology News

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

Xtreme=20 Resources tests out the AeroCool AeroPower = black/silver=20 line 550W PSU here.

HEXUS and LostCircuits review AMD's new = Athlon 64 X2 4800+ = CPU. Here: LostCircuits and here: HEXUS.

PimpRig=20 tests out the Logisys = Alien=20 2.1 PC Speakers here.

XYZ=20 Computing reviews another Logisys product, the = Pyramid Smart fan = controller,=20 here.

ViperLair=20 tests out MSI's=20 NX6600GT-TD128E card here.

A1=20 Electronics checks out Thermaltake's Tenor = computer=20 case here. (hmm...do they have a = Soprano, Alto,=20 or Bass Case?)

3DAccelerated tests out Thermaltake's Beetle = CPU cooler=20 here.

NeoSeeker=20 has an NVIDIA GeForce=20 6600GT (AGP) video card shootout here.

Community News=20 for May 10, 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

We have 4 new exclusive = screenshots=20 from Battle of Britain = 2: Wings=20 of Victory here.

Tankeriv posted some = interesting=20 screenshots from a new IL-2 campaign that's = now in=20 development. Click here.

Land Combat News

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

Gamershell=20 has new Battlefield = 2=20 LRRP movies available here.

Naval Combat News

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

Navy Newsstand reports that a ceremony held=20 aboard USS = Theodore=20 Roosevelt (CVN 71) = (TR) May=20 4 recognized the ongoing friendship between Spain and = the=20 United States with the joining of a Spanish ship to = the TR=20 Carrier Strike Group. Read more here.

Navy News=20 reports that HMS = Norfolk=20 is to be decommissioned. As the lead ship of the class = of 16=20 frigates, Norfolk was always a trailblazer, proving = the class=20 capable of a range of tasks, including the first run = under=20 electric motor drive, the first firing of the vertical = launch=20 Seawolf missile and the ability to work far beyond the = original Type 23 design brief of anti-submarine patrol = work in=20 the Iceland-Faroes Gap. Read more here.

Motorsports News

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

The=20 AeroWar88 = mod originally made for = NASCAR Racing 2003 = Season has found its way into = NASCAR SimRacing. The mod is available as a = bittorrent=20 download here at Blackhole Motorsports.

Technology News

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

Further details revealed = about ATI's Multi-VPU = technology here at CoolTechZone.

Reports on AMD's new Athlon 64 X2 4800 = processor at=20 Hexus, HotHardware, TechReport, HardOCP and Extremetech. Of course, SimHQ = couldn't=20 resist testing the Athlon 64 X2=20 4800, putting her through a battery of = sim-related=20 tests, here.

HardOCP has a=20 Windows XP Pro x64 Edition Gaming Comparison here.

Bona Fide=20 Reviews tests the HIS X850XT=20 IceQ II Turbo VIVO 256MB AGP card here.

ByteSector=20 reviews the ECS = RS400-A=20 motherboard here.

PimpRig=20 tests out Vantec's = NexStar 3=20 3.5 hard drive here.

TechPowerUp reviews the Jetart JACSH1 GPU = cooler here.

Insanetek=20 reviews the Kingmax = SuperRAM=20 PC3200 1GB dual channel memory kit here.

nV = News tests=20 out the Inno3D GeForce = 6200A graphics card here.

Community News for May 9, = 2005

Have comments, questions for = SimHQ?=20 Send to mailto:webmaster@simhq.com=20 Have news? Send to news@simhq.com.

Air Combat=20 News

News=20 Contributor: Doug "Uther" Lawrence.

SImHQ has opened a Cockpit = Builders=20 Forum. Post your cockpits here. Thanks to "Slap" for the = excellent=20 suggestion!

After=20 Action Reports: "20mm" has posted an AAR for Landing the Su-25T in an 8 = m/s=20 crosswind.

European=20 Air War: "Col. Gibbon" has posted a screenshot = of the=20 MS 406 gunsight. "sandbagger" has = posted an=20 EAW essentials thread. = Sandbagger's latest=20 news is here. "marco.fax" is looking for = help with a=20 Italian and German Desert Air War = project.=20 "VonBeerhofen" has posted screenshots of FlameCast as transparency layer. = "Skylark"=20 has posted rocket attack screenshots.

F/A-18=20 Operation Iraqi Freedom: There is a F/A-18 = Operation=20 Iraqi Freedom (PC and MAC) ladder located here.=20 Thanks to "v-i-c-" for the heads up.

Falcon=20 4.0: Lead Pursuit has posted developer notes here for Falcon 4: Allied = Forces. Thanks=20 to "Bard" for the heads up.

FS2002 /=20 FS2004: "Top Gun" has released new 926th = FW/706th FS=20 (NAS New Orleans) A-10 skins. Team FS KBT has = released a P-3C video. Thanks to "Top Gun" = for the=20 information. Hornet version 2.0 updates have = been=20 released. "Rick.50cal" has posted repaints of the IL-76TD and A380.

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles / AEP / Pacific = Fighters:=20 "CanonUK" has released 4 Bf-109 skins and 1 Fw-190 skin. "beowolff29" has = released a new=20 COOP - Europa Combat Mission. "vpmedia" = has=20 released a P-51D skin of the IAF (1956). The = Full Immersion Squadron Community = is looking=20 for squads who fly full real. "Jeroen rep" has = released a P-51B skin: Chuck Yeagers = "Glamourus Glen"=20 Jane's F/A-18: = "Joe" has=20 posted a fix for the HARM PB CTD.

Jane's=20 Longbow Series: "Keith Bedford" has posted JPGs = of all=20 the Longbow 2 palettes.

Lock On:=20 Modern Air Combat / Flaming Cliffs: "Thomas DW" = has=20 posted new Su-27 Flanker skins by Alexandra. = "kout" has=20 posted a preview of a new loading screen that includes = the Su-25.=20

Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam: "capun" has = announced=20 the release of the new AH-1G Cobra. "The Wrench" has = posted a CR41 cockpit fix. "The Wrench" has = posted=20 reissued Phantom hangar screens. "The = Wrench" has=20 posted a procedure to make a Late E model Skyhawk, with hump, = for the=20 Israeli Air Force. "The Wrench" has posted revamped BUFF Drivers. "howling1" = has posted=20 a A-4H Beta Conversion Kit. = Sundowner's A-4 IAF skins have been released.=20 "Volksjager" has posted a preview of a new SkyRaider skin. "Gramps" has = posted new NJG 2 Ju-88G skins. = "WhiteKnight06604" has=20 posted a new Polish Air Force Mig-15UTI skin. = FlightSim reviews WOV. Thanks to = "Top Gun"=20 for the information.

Warbirds=20 / Dawn of Aces: iEntertainment Network today = announced=20 that their massively multiplayer online simulation, WarBirds 2005 will be released on = May 10 for=20 both PC and Mac. The company will also host a free = WarBirds=20 2005 Weekend on May 20th through May 22nd, where all = new=20 players can play all TotalSims games for 3 day free of = charge.=20 Thanks to "v-i-c-" for the heads up.

General=20 News: TrackIR beta version 4.0.024c has = been=20 released. "M@verick" has posted links to videos of, Fighter Fling 2000, = Fighter Fling=20 2001, F-14 Carrier Ops, and a F-14 Libyan MiG-23 = Engagement.=20 "granny" has found aa aviation video database. SimHQ = recently had=20 a visit from Zeno of Zenos Warbirds Video Drive = In.=20 If you've never seen this terrrific site, click=20 here.

Land Combat News

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

Gamershell=20 reviews SWAT 4 = here.

A World=20 War II Online production update is offering = Quicktime=20 videos of the new features that will be found in the = game. For=20 example, newly-introduced realistic turret traverse = rates and=20 sounds will make it easier for sappers to plant their = lethal=20 payloads on enemy tanks not escorted by friendly = infantry.=20 Take a look here. Thanks to "Uziyaha" for the=20 news.

Naval Combat News

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

Silent Hunter III: The developers have sent word = through the=20 Subsim Review grapevine that they = are=20 putting the call out to the mod community for = high-quality=20 mods and 3D models for possible inclusion in a future = version=20 of the game. Interested? Find out more here.

Paul Bridge has released a new scenario for his = "Colonial=20 Wars: 1960-1970" database for Harpoon 3. Grab it here at HarpoonHQ.

Motorsports News

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

New host, a facelift, and = the US Pits are back here and thankfully the counter = continues=20 where it left off!

No more No Grip? The No Grip = site looks=20 like it may close down very soon according to this thread at Race = Sim=20 Central. Let's hope the community will continue=20 though.

New screenshots from the upcoming IHRA 2005 Professinal Drag Racing = simulation=20 have been released here at Blackhole=20 Motorsports.

AdrenalinStorm announces TrackIR support for = its=20 upcoming R concept = X sim.=20 Read more about this simulation here.

A 70MB skinpack for = NASCAR Sim Racing has = been=20 released. It is available here through m4driving.=20 No information at this time as to which skins are = included in=20 the pack.

Technology News

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

Techwarelabs reviews the Sapphire ATI X800XL = here.

NVIDIA to fix=20 dual display = issue with=20 upcoming GPUs reports CoolTechZone here.

Short-Media reviews the Aspire X-QPack PC = case here.

Red = &=20 Blackness reviews the Computer Geeks portable DVD=20 player here.

HEXUS = reviews=20 the Verto = 6600GT