SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters

Community News for November 18,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

SimHQ=20 Exclusive Announcement:
Shockwave Productions = Announces=20 Their Next Air Combat Simulation, "The Flying = Tigers."

"This is a new kind of air combat simulation, = based=20 around the famous P40B Warhawk. You are a member of = the=20 American Volunteer Group (AVG) hired by the Chinese to = defend=20 against the Japanese empire. There are all types of = combat=20 situations from scrambles, interceptions, defending = convoys on=20 the Burma road, and even attacks on Japanese = airfields. Many=20 people don't know that during this conflict there were = actually times when American P40's actually flew = alongside=20 British Hurricanes, which makes for some interesting = air=20 combat scenarios. The more we study this conflict, the = more=20 excited we are about this product," said Scott = Gentile of=20 Shockwave Productions Inc.

Other Japanese aircraft to be included will be = the:

Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate" fixed-gear fighter=20
Nakajima Ki-43 "Hayabusa" retractable gear = fighter=20
Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" twin-engined level bomber=20
Mitsubishi Ki-21 "Sally" twin-engined level = bomber=20
Kawasaki Ki-45 "Toryu" twin-engined fighter =

"The Flying Tigers" is being created for the latest = hardware, including native support for dual core = processors.=20 "The Flying Tigers" is slated for a 2007 release.

Community News for November 17,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

Enemy = Engaged 2:

SimHQ has received 4 more = exclusive=20 work-in-progress screenshots of the in-development = flight=20 sim, Enemy Engaged 2 (working title). It has been = confirmed=20 this is a standalone sim and not an add-on for the = existing=20 Enemy Engaged titles. G2 Games is rumored to be the=20 developer. More details as we learn them. Click on a = thumbnail below for the enlarged versions. =

General Aviation = News:

Boeing has been awarded a contract to upgrade = the radar=20 on Japanese AWACS fleet. Read here.=20
All C-130s except the latest version to get = replacement=20 center wing boxes which will keep them in service = till 2030=20 and beyond. Read here.=20
A restored Messerschmitt Bf-109G6 has been = presented in=20 an Austrian museum. Read here.

LOMAC / Flaming = Cliffs /=20 Black Shark:

VFAT (Virtual Festival of = Aerobatic=20 Teams) 2006 will be held today and tomorrow. Don't = miss it!=20 Check the official page here for all the info.=20
If you like it, you can = try joining=20 the Virtual Blue Angels and perhaps participate next = year.=20 Application form can be found here.=20
A new A-10 mission can be = found in=20 the forum here.

Live in = Toronto?

A fellow SimHQ flight = simmer needs=20 a helping hand to get his system up-and-running. = Send a PM=20 to "astonj".

Land & Armor Combat

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

Land = & Armor PC=20 Game News:

Fileplanet has = the patch for=20 Battlefield 2, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos, and Company = of=20 Heroes.=20
GameSpot has an = article on Europa Universalis III Updated = Q&A -=20 Military Reputation and Religion.=20
GameSpot has new = PC=20 screenshots of Rainbow Six: Vegas.=20
'Frontline: Kursk' Now Known As 'Frontline: = Fields of=20 Thunder' (Thanks to Worthplaying for that update.)=20
Armed Assault = Zone has 2 sets=20 of videos, each containing multiple video clips of = an air=20 strike and an artillery strike. (For the Armed = Assault=20 game.)

Land = & Armor=20 Console Game News:

GameSpot has = there special PlayStation 3 launch party = going.=20
GameSpot has a = preview of Crackdown, including a video = clip, for the=20 Xbox 360.=20
Worthplaying has = news that Command & Conquer 3 is also = coming to=20 the Xbox 360.

From the = Forums:=20

Magnum shares more screenshots of Medieval 2: = Total War.=20 Check them out here. Don't be afraid to share = your own!=20

Naval Combat = News

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

Battlestations:=20 Midway:

IGN has=20 posted that Eidos launched the official new web site = which=20 will act as a central hub resource for this upcoming = game.=20
Gamespot=20 has just posted 5 new screenshots from the game. You = can=20 view them here.=20

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

1917 - USS Fanning (DD 37) and USS = Nicholson=20 (DD-52) sink first enemy submarine, U-58, off = Milford Haven,=20 Wales.=20
1924 - USS Langley (CV 1), first aircraft = carrier, reports for duty.=20
1941 - Congress amends Neutrality Act to = allow=20 U.S. merchant ships to be armed. Navy's Bureau of = Navigation=20 directs Navy personnel with Armed Guard training to = be=20 assigned for further training before going to Armed = Guard=20 Centers for assignment to merchant ships.=20
1955 - Navy sets up Special Projects = Office under=20 Rear Adm. William Raborn, USN, to develop a solid = propellant=20 ballistic missile for use in submarines.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

BMW 1 Challenge 2006 v1.0 has been released.=20
Mountain Sprint Four Season v1.0 has been released and should prove to be = a=20 must-download for anyone yearning to just take to = the road.=20
New tracks out for rFactor are: Snetterton v1.0 and Denver GP Beta.

KartSim:

"November 15th 2006: Melbourne, Australia based = game=20 development studio Primer Interactive=99, today = announced=20 their upcoming game, KartSim=99,=20 in the lead up to the inaugural eGames and = Entertainment=20 Expo to be held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre = from 17th=20 - 19th of November." More detailed information = regarding=20 this new sim can be found here.

GTR2:

The N=FCrburgring Nordschleife for GTR2 has been = released=20 including three layouts. This is a must-download.=20
Want to race in a field of BMW Z3 exclusively? = BMW Z3=20 Challenge for GTR2 has been released and is = available for=20 download at No Grip.

Live for Speed:

We've discovered some very nice and = professionally=20 directed videos from Live for Speed here. Definitely worth watching. =

Technology = News

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

Cooling:

Pro Clockers checks out the = Noctua NH-U12F=20 Heatsink here.=20
PC Modding Malaysia tests out = the=20 Thermaltake TMG ND2 GPU Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

AMD/ATi has released version 6.11 (CCC only) of = their=20 Catalyst Driver Suite. Download them here.=20
Hardware.Info tests out the MSI = GeForce=20 8800 Video Card here.

Motherboards: =

Motherboards.org tests out the = Abit AB9=20 Pro Motherboard here.=20
t-break tests out the new ECS = PN1-SLI2=20 motherboard, with NVIDIA's 680i chipset, here.

Sony Playstation 3:

The PS3 has been = released, and in=20 stores now. (Well, most likely their gone already, = so good=20 luck searching.)

Community News for = November=20 16, 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

General Aviation = News:

Earlier Eurofighter production = blocks await=20 upgrade to latest version.=20
The Netherlands is the first country to to = commit to the=20 next phase of the
JSF program.=20
Denmark airforce selects Lockheed = Martin's=20 LANTIRN ER targeting pod.=20
India orders 80 Mi-17-1V helicopters = from=20 Russia.=20
Great low-flying video can be seen here.

Battle of Britain 2:

List of changes of the upcoming 2.05 patch have = been=20 posted in this thread.

Falcon 4.0: Allied = Force:

Patch 1.0.9 features have been listed in this thread.

First Eagles:

Press Announcement from G2 Games:

First Eagles - Incoming = WW1=20 flight simulation from G2 Games goes gold

G2 Games are today announcing that their new = PC flight=20 simulation title First Eagles has gone gold and is = ready for=20 release on November 24th. First Eagles is an = air-combat game=20 for PC that aims to recreate the romance, adventure, = and=20 excitement of engaging in great air battles over the = trenches of France during the First World War. =

Players will be able to choose from three of = the best=20 fighters of the First World War: The French SPAD = XIII, the=20 German Fokker D.VIIF, and British Royal Aircraft = Factory=20 S.E.5a. Join the newly formed US Air Service, = British Royal=20 Air Force, French Military Aviation, or Imperial = German Air=20 Service and engage in the desperate struggles to = control the=20 skies over the trenches!

First Eagles is the first game in a series of = titles=20 set during the First World War, subsequent titles = will add=20 more aircraft, missions and new campaigns from the = era of=20 the Great War.

=93We=92ve not seen a historical flight = simulation game=20 like this since Battle of Britain 2.=94 quotes = Jeremy=20 Christie, spokesperson for G2 Games. =93The accuracy = of the=20 flight models and attention to detail in the game is = what=20 caught our attention in the first place. We are = looking=20 forward to making a success of First Eagles when it = is=20 launched this month.=94

FEATURES

a.. Fly the three of the best fighters of the = first=20 World War,

British Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a=20
French SPAD XIIIC.1=20
German Fokker D.VIIF

b. Set in the First World War, recreating the = greatest=20 air battles over France. Join the newly formed US = Air=20 Service, British Royal Air Force, French Military = Aviation,=20 or Imperial German Air Service and engage in = desperate=20 struggle to control the sky over the trenches. =

c. 3 campaigns featuring high-flying combat = action=20 over France set in the last four months of the war = during=20 the Allied counter-offensive to push the German army = out of=20 France.

d. Random mission generator for maximum = flexibility=20 and replayability. Campaign missions are also = randomly=20 generated for different outcome each time.

e. Fully scalable difficulty options to = challenge both=20 novice and expert pilots.

f. Open architecture for future expansions and = user-mod support. Download thousands of user-created = skins,=20 aircraft, terrain, missions, campaigns, and editors = already=20 available on the Internet.

Find out more at http://www.first-eagles.com/.

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:

'American Civil War: Our Hearts Were Touched With = Fire'=20 has been announced. (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = Birth of=20 America creators today announced their newest = project,=20 American Civil War: Our Hearts were touched with = Fire, a=20 historically accurate, realistic and fun turn-based = grand=20 operational strategy game of the American Civil War=20 (1861-1865).

Land & Armor PC Game = News:

Fileplanet has a new patch for = Warhammer: Mark of Chaos and Company of Heroes.=20
GameSpot has a review of Medieval 2: Total Wars. =

Land & Armor Console = Game=20 News:

GameSpot has a review of the yet = to be=20 released, Resistance: Fall of Man for the = yet to be=20 released PS3.=20
Worthplaying has news that the = PS3 version=20 of Rainbow Six: Vegas will not make it's release = date. While=20 the Xbox 360 version is still on track and gone = gold.=20
Worthplaying has a review of Gears of War for the Xbox 360.=20
Worthplaying also has news of a = beta for=20 Halo 3 on the Xbox 360. =

From the Forums: =

Magnum shares an AAR with screens and videos of = a=20 historic mission in the just released Medieval 2: = Total War.=20 Check it out here.

Naval Combat = News

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

Pacific=20 Storm:

Anuman Interactive is = proud to=20 announce the French release of Pacific Storm! This = version,=20 100% in French, has been released in a limited = edition metal=20 packaging including a poster and the user=92s = manual. For=20 further information, visit the French official web site! =

This Day in US = Naval=20 History - November 16:

1776 - First salute to an American flag = (Grand=20 Union flag) flying from Continental Navy ship Andrew = Doria,=20 by Dutch fort at St. Eustatius, West Indies.=20
1856 - Barrier Forts reduction began at = Canton=20 China.=20
1942 - Navy's first Night Fighter = squadron=20 (VMF(N)-531) established at Cherry Point, N.C.=20
1963 - President John F. Kennedy on USS=20 Observation Island (AG 154) witnesses launch of = Polaris A-2=20 missile by USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619).=20
1968 - Operation Tran Hung Dao began in = Mekong=20 Delta.=20
1973 - Launch of Skylab 4 under command = of Lt.=20 Col. Gerald P. Carr, USMC. The mission lasted 84 = days and=20 included 1,214 Earth orbits. Recovery by USS New = Orleans=20 (LPH-11)

Motorsports News

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

RACE:

Blackhole Motorsports has exclusive RACE = screenshots here.
From Blackhole=20 Motorsports:

Eidos Interactive, one = of the=20 world=92s leading publishers and developers of = entertainment=20 software, is pleased to announce a new title for = 2006 RACE =96=20 The Official WTCC Game releasing in all EMEA = territories on=20 PC on November 24th, 2006.

From acclaimed = Swedish=20 developers SimBin, RACE =96 The Official WTCC Game = features=20 the hard-hitting, intense action of the WTCC = championship=20 for the first time ever. Boasting the complete WTCC=20 championship season of 2006, all the cars, drivers = and=20 locations, and a variety of difficulty levels to = attract=20 every gamer from hardcore simulation gamers to = beginners.=20

Jacques Behar, President of KSO and Managing = Director of Eurosport: "As promoter and host = broadcaster of=20 the FIA WTCC, we will be delighted to use all our = resources=20 to promote RACE as a new marketing tool, in close=20 collaboration with Simbin and Eidos".

Henrik = Roos,=20 CEO of SimBin: "I=92m very excited about this = cooperation and=20 I am really proud to be able to work with Eidos, one = of the=20 leading videogame publishers in the World." =

With=20 over 60 different and accurately modelled cars and = 10=20 officially licensed tracks from four continents, the = game=20 features a highly detailed damage system, realistic = AI=20 opponents with sprint race attitude, dynamic weather = effects, real world driver involvement and support = for up to=20 26 players online.

RACE =96 The Official = WTCC Game=20 will be released on November 24th across all = European=20 territories on PC.

For further information = visit: http://www.race-game.org/

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Overclock Intelligence Agency = checks out=20 the NZXT Adamas Premium Aluminum Case here.=20
Futurelooks checks out the = Thermaltake=20 Mozart SX Slim HTPC Case here.

Cooling:

Pro Clockers tests out the = Scythe=20 Kama-Meter MFD Panel here.=20
HardwareXL checks out the Scythe = Kama Bay=20 5.25" System Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

Anandtech has a GeForce 8800 = Video Card=20 Roundup here.=20
Gameworld Network checks out the = XFX=20 GeForce 7900 GS ExTreme Video Card here.

Motherboards: =

PCStats tests out the Gigabyte=20 GA-8I945GZME-RH 945 GZ Express Motherboard here.=20
DriverHeaven has a Socket AM2 = 3-Way=20 Motherboard Roundup here.=20
Motherboards.org checks out = EVGA's nForce=20 680i-SLI Motherboard here.

Community News for = November=20 15, 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

After Action Reports: =

WOE AAR: Strike in Israel. =

Aviation Videos - = Sukhoi:=20

Stars of Sukhoi.=20
Demonstra=E7ao Sukhoi 27.=20
Sukhoi Su-37 Terminator.=20
Sukhoi Aerobatic Aircraft.=20
Sukhoi SU-27 RV [Russian Knights] = Aerobatic=20 team.=20
Sukhoi Su-7 Czechoslovak army.=20
Sukhoi Su-25KM Scorpion. =

EECH / EEAH:

Some experimental night vision pictures can be = seen in=20 this thread.

Event Photography:

Aviation Nation 2006 photos by = "MrDalgof."=20

First Eagles - The Great = War:

The game has gone gold and can be purchased = online. Find=20 more info in this thread.

FS2002 / FS2004 / FSX: =

Fix for FSX not starting.=20
Custom missions available at = FSXMission.=20

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

Jane's F/A-18:=20

Warefarefix Poll.

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:

It seems ED's willing to add a MiG-21 to the = Black Shark=20 if it can be properly finished by the community in = time.=20 Read more here.=20
More info about the new F-15 beta model can be = found on=20 the board here.

Pit Builders:

Sim Meter's HUD's. =

Red Baron:=20

ROTJ3/R8 released. =

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

Yankee Air Pirate Mission #9, = Stung Treng.=20
Tan Chau Ferry - Yankee Air = Pirate.=20

General Aviation:

U.S. Army and Air Force in search for a new = joint cargo=20 aircraft for troop transports which would replace = the use of=20 ground transportation in "hot" areas. Full article = can be=20 found here.=20
Russian Air Force received it's first 24 Su-27SM = modernized Flankers. Read more here.=20
Raytheon awarded $113 million contract for U-2 = field=20 support. More info here.=20
Second EF-18G Growler makes its flight. =

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements - Games = Released:=20

Medieval 2: Total War (PC) (Also can be = purchased from=20 Steam as a digital download.)=20
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (PC) (Also can be = purchased=20 from Direct2Drive as a digital download.)

Land & Armor PC Game = News:

Steel Beasts Professional (Personal=20 Edition) gets a major update. Get the = information and=20 downloads in our forum post here.=20
Worthplaying has news that the = demo for Making History: The Calm and The = Storm is=20 out.=20
Worthplaying has a new trailer = and=20 screenshots of Armed Assault.=20
Worthplaying also has new = screenshots of=20 Crysis.=20
The Wargamer has their review of Company of Heroes.

Land & Armor Console = Game=20 News:

Worthplaying has news that the = Xbox 360=20 version of Rainbow Six: Vegas has gone = gold.=20
TeamXbox has a new high = definition trailer=20 of the upcoming game, Army of Two.=20
PlanetXbox has a review of Gears of War and Splinter Cell: Double Agent. =

From the Forums:

Please share your screenshots, videos, and AAR's = in our=20 forums.

Naval Combat = News

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

Destination Treasure=20 Island:

The Product Section = (English)=20 and the web site (French) = are now=20 online. DTI is a development of Kheops=20 Studio's upcoming adventure game based on = the=20 Robert Louis Stevenson novel. The English site = offers some=20 screenshots, while the French web site offers the = shots, a=20 movie, and a French playable demo from the game.=20

Ship = Simulator=20 2006:

Lighthouse = Interactive and=20 VSTEP today announced that a special=20 Collectors Edition will be available exclusively = from the UK=20 retailer GAME stores this November. This = special=20 edition comes on 2 CDs and featuring the New York = Harbor,=20 all video tutorials including the Mission Editor and = various=20 trailers of the game, as well as 20 user created = missions.=20 You can read the press release here.

Pirates of the Burning = Sea:=20

Gamespot has just = posted new=20 screenshots from this naval pirate game. You can = view them=20 here.

PT-Boats: Knights of the=20 Sea:

CombatAce Forum = has just=20 posted an interview with Yuri Iosifov from developer = Akella. You can read it here. (Thanks=20 Dagger_TAW)

This=20 Day in US Naval History - November 15:

1882 - Lt. Cmdr. French Chadwick reports = to=20 American Legation in London as first naval attache.=20
1942 - Although U.S. lost several ships = in the=20 naval battle of Guadalcanal, Naval Force under Rear = Adm.=20 Willlis Lee, USS Washington (BB 56), turns back = Japanese=20 transports trying to reinforce Guadalcanal. The = Japanese=20 never again try to send large naval forces to = Guadalcanal.=20
1960 - First Fleet Ballistic Missile = Submarine,=20 USS George Washington (SSBN 598), leaves Charleston, = S.C.,=20 on initial fleet ballistic missile patrol. =

Motorsports News

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

RACE:

IGN previews RACE.=20
RACE will be distributed = by steam,=20 as well as by normal retail channels. Read this post in our Motorsports = forum.=20

rFactor:

Sportscar Challenge = for=20 rFactor is in the works! Some preview screens are = available=20 on rFactor Central.=20
A preview video of = the update=20 to the Legends mod by Lo has been released. The link = to the=20 video can be found on this page.

Technology = News

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

Motherboards:

Tom's Hardware has a shootout at the Core 2 = corral:=20 seven P965 motherboards compared here.

Community News for = November=20 14, 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

Aviation Videos - = Grumman:

Grumman Avenger.=20
Sea Hurricane & Grumman = Hellcat=20 display at RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2003.=20
The sweet sound of a Bearcat.=20
Grumman F-14 Tomcat video Compilation.=20
T-38 Promo Video.=20
Hellcat, Bearcat, Wildcat & = Tigercat.=20
Grumman S-2F Tracker cat = launches through=20 wave.

European Air=20 War:=20

Event Photography:=20

Aviation Nation 2006 photos by=20 "_Arthonon_."=20
New Zealand War Memorial = Dedication photos=20 by "mailman."

FS2002 /=20 FS2004 / FSX:=20

TrackIR4 and FSX video by = "BeachAV8R."=20

General = News:=20

Fw-190A-3 - News from the = fjord=B4s bottom.=20
Airbus A380 starts it's = final test=20 flights. Read more here.=20
Russian military = observers will=20 make an inspection flight over the United States as = part of=20 the Open Skies Treaty. More info here.

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

1946 (4.07m) Euro Release Date.=20
RAF 19 Squadron is now = recruiting.=20

LOMAC / = Flaming Cliffs=20 / Black Shark:=20

"Walmis" has released a = new F-15 model. Thanks for the = heads up=20 "VF-2 John Banks."

RC=20 and Scale Modeling:=20

Academy's 1/48 Spanish Civil War Bf-109D by = "U-96."=20

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

IL-28T Beagle torpedo bomber = released.=20
F-16A blocks 10, 15, and ADF = released by=20 The Mirage Factory.=20
F-4 Phantom tactics by = "exhausted."=20

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:=20

Steel Fury Announced (Thanks to the = Wargamer=20 for the news.) Discus Games has recently unveiled = their=20 latest project, Steel Fury - Kharkov 1942, a World = War II=20 tank simulator based on Soviet-Axis tank battles = during 1942=20 (if you couldn't already extrapolate that from the = title).=20 The word from Discus is the events in the game are = based on=20 the little-known offensive operation, conducted by = the Red=20 Army from May 12 to 28, 1942. And for all the = history=20 fanatics our there, Discus also boasted that the = tanks and=20 their crews are being designed to reflect "maximum=20 historical authenticity."
For Liberty! Re-released and updated. (Thanks to = Matrix Games for the news.) = New=20 Enhancements and Features Now Available. Current = Owners to=20 Receive a Free Update. Matrix Games is proud to = announce the=20 release of Hussar Games American Revolutionary = strategy game=20 For Liberty! This release includes the new v1.70 = release=20 offering many new features and enhancements. This = release=20 also includes the free 1848 Hungarian War of = Independence.=20 In about one week we will release a updated version = for=20 customers who currently own the game. This free = update will=20 move all current owners of For Liberty! to v1.70 =

Land = & Armor PC=20 Game News:

GameSpot has a = developer=20 diary article about warfare in the upcoming Medieval 2: Total War.=20
GameSpot has a = review of=20 1701 A.D.=20
Worthplaying has = a new=20 trailer and screenshots of Terrorist Takedown: Covert = Operations.=20
Armed Assault = Zone continues=20 to lead the charge on Armed Assault information. = There's a=20 blog update and new videos posted today on the front = page.=20

Land = & Armor=20 Console Game News:

Worthplaying has = word that a=20 patch is in the works for Gears of War (Xbox 360.) =

From the = Forums:=20

Please share your screenshots, videos, and AAR's = in our=20 forums.

Naval Combat = News

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

This Day = in US Naval=20 History - November 14:

1846 - Naval forces capture Tampico, = Mexico.=20
1910 - Civilian Eugene Ely pilots first = aircraft=20 to take off from a ship, USS Birmingham (CL 2) at = Hampton=20 Roads, Va. He lands safely on Willoughby Spit, = Norfolk, Va.=20
1941 - Order to withdraw Marines at = Shanghai,=20 Peiping, and Tientsin, China.=20
1944 - Carrier aircraft attack Japanese = shipping=20 in Philippines sinking five ships and damaging one. =

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

SLN continue to refine their updates. This time, = Mills=20 Metro Park has received a major update.=20

GTR2:

Fans of the VW Golf GTi Mod for GTR2 can now = enjoy v.=20 Beta 3.0 which has been uploaded to No Grip.=20
Adria International Raceway is now available for = GTR2.=20 Download is located at No Grip.

GTL:

Adria International Raceway is now available for = GTL.=20 Download is located at No Grip.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Tweaknews.net checks out the = Antec Nine=20 Hundred Ultimate Gamer's Case here.=20
DriverHeaven.net looks at the = Antec Solo=20 Case here.

Cooling:

Silent PC Review has a Cooling = Fan=20 Round-Up here.=20
Virtual-Hideout tests out VIZO's = Voyager,=20 Orbiter, and Propeller Cooling Fans here.

Graphics Cards: =

Anandtech has a GeForce 8800 = Roundup here.=20
Ultimate Hardware reviews the = Crucial=20 Radeon X1300 Pro here.

Motherboards: =

[H]ardOCP checks out the ABIT = Fatal1ty AN9=20 32X Motherboard here.=20
Pro Clockers tests out the = Asrock=20 AM2NF6G-VSTA Motherboard here.

Saitek:

A step-by-step guide for programming bands on = rotaries=20 on Saitek joysticks can be found here.

Community News for = November=20 13, 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

Aviation Videos:

Zeno's Warbird Video Drive-In = November 2006=20 Newsletter: Thunderbolt, Carrier Crews & = Bombers=20 Over North Africa.=20
Check out this excellent = WWII F4U training film! Thanks=20 "dpmiddleton."=20
Antonov An-225 Mriya = video can be=20 seen here.

Enemy Engaged 2:=20

Enemy Engaged 2 wish list. =

European Air War:=20

Sandbagger's latest news.=20
Me-109TL by "Rotton50."=20
New wingview for flyable = 4-engine bombers=20 by "VonBeerhofen."

Event Photography:=20

Aviation Nation 2006 photos by = "Lucky."=20

Fighter = Squadron:=20 Scream 'n Demons Over Europe:=20

Siemens-Schuckert D.III Beta 1 = released.=20
Albert Terrain Beta released.=20

FS2002 / = FS2004 /=20 FSX:=20

Frame rate tip.=20
The Messershmitt Bf-109 is the first = aircraft=20 to be released under Shockwave's new "Solo line." =

General = News:

The Gunship Spocalypse Demo has been = released.=20 Thanks "Davros."=20
First Eagles The Great Air War 1918=20 screenshots. Thanks "pcpilot."=20
Amazing photos of a small = F-18F=20 accident at Pensacola can be found here.=20
Boeing HH-47 wins the = USAF's CSAR-X=20 competition to replace HH-60G helicopters. Full = article here.=20
F-35 JSF gets the First = Pass=20 approval for purchase by Australian government. Read = more here.

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

Slovakia map project update. =

Jane's F/A-18:=20

Velocity / Speed of ships - = table.=20

LOMAC / = Flaming Cliffs=20 / Black Shark:=20

New Black Shark Movie. Thanks = "ukSleek."=20

RC and = Scale=20 Modeling:=20

KMP 1/6th scale Ju-87 Stuka = photos by Paul=20 Morrison.

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

Other Stars of the Korea = Campaign.=20
MiG-27 and MiG-23M - WOE = Flyable.=20
RAZBAM Skyraiders Vol2 in-game = cockpit=20 pics.=20
Spooky 71 from YAP.=20
Nakajima Ki-84 Frank released. =

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:=20

The SimHQ Armed = Assault=20 Forum is online. Click here.=20
Direct2Drive has = released=20 Splinter Cell: Double agent for online purchase and=20 download.=20
They also have Warhammer: Mark of Chaos fro = pre-order=20 and pre-download.=20
'Medieval II: Total War' Coming to Steam (Thanks = to Worthplaying for the news.) = Valve=20 signed an online distribution deal with SEGA to = bring=20 Medieval 2: Total War to Steam on Nov 15, and it is = now=20 available for pre-load. Set in the most turbulent = and bloody=20 era in European history, Medieval 2: Total War will = allow=20 gamer's to lead their armies across the battlefields = of=20 Europe and the Holy Land before discovering the = Americas and=20 doing battle with the fearsome Aztecs.=20
The History Channel: = Civil=20 War (PS2 / Xbox 360 / PC) has shipped to stores. = (Thanks=20 again to Worthplaying for the news.) =

Land and = Armor PC=20 Game News:

PC Game News has = word that=20 Half-Life 2, Episode 2 has been delayed till Summer = of 2007.=20 That includes the much anticipated Team Fortress 2.=20
Fileplanet has = the single player and multiplayer demos for Splinter = Cell:=20 Double Agent.=20
Fileplanet also = has the demo=20 for Gothic 3.=20
Fileplanet also = has the=20 single player demo for Warhammer: Mark of Chaos.=20
GameSpot has a = preview of World in Conflict and Medieval 2: Total War. Each with = new=20 videos too.=20
GameSpot has a = review of 1701 A.D.=20
GameSpot has new = mods for UT2004, Half Life 2, and Doom3.=20
Worthplaying has = a new=20 trailer and screenshots of Huxley. (for the PC and Xbox = 360.)=20
Worthplaying has = a new=20 trailer and screenshots of Rainbow Six: Vegas (for all = platforms.)=20
Worthplaying = reports that 'Air Assault Task Force' has = gone gold,=20 and that a demo for the game is out now.=20
Armaholic has a review of Armed = Assault up,=20 this review is in Czech, not English. They also have = new=20 screenshots and videos.=20
Armed Assault = Zone has a=20 number of new videos and screenshots of Armed = Assault.=20
G4 X-Play has a video review of = Company of Heroes.=20
GhostRecon.net = has a new=20 weapons mod for GRAW, and also a rumor of a GRAW PC = patch in=20 testing.=20
The Wargamer has a developer article = on Air Assault 101.=20
The VBS2 web site has new = information, and a=20 new video.

Land and = Armor=20 Console Game News: