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A SimHQ Exclusive: Oleg = Discusses=20 What's Next

We conclude our = interview=20 series with Oleg Maddox on the new IL-2 Series = add-ons,=20
and what's new on "Storm of War: Battle of=20 Britain". Read here.

Read our second = report here, and the first report here.


Community News for=20 October 20, 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

Event Photography: =

IL-2=20 Series: Forgotten Battles, AEP, Pacific = Fighters:=20 LOMAC / = Flaming Cliffs=20 / Black Shark:=20 Over=20 Flanders Fields:=20 General News:=20
  • X52 Pro Flight Control System = coming soon.=20 Thanks "chronoPilot" for the heads up.=20
  • Looks like the A-10 is = still going=20 strong. An A-10C upgrade is pending for all 356 = aircraft=20 over the next five years. Upgrade details can be = found in=20 the article here.=20
  • Nice collection of pics = from a=20 Russian airbase can be found here.=20
  • If you happen to find = yourself in=20 the vicinity of Richmond, Australia in the next = couple of=20 days, be sure to check out the Richmond Air Show. = Some more=20 info can be found on the official page here.

Space:

Matrix Games, = www.matrixgames.com,=20 and Destroyer Studios are excited to release = Starshatter:=20 The Gathering Storm, a new, enhanced, and expanded = version=20 of their award winning sci-fi space combat = simulation game=20 Starshatter. As a special promotional offer, owners = of the=20 original Starshatter series can save 35% off the = regular=20 price. If you're a previous owner go to http://www.matrixgames.com/discount/starshatterthegatheri= ngstorm.asp=20 to enable your discount.

David Heath, CEO of Matrix = Games=20 said "Once again we are thrilled to bring the = Starshatter=20 Universe to life. The artistic quality of this = series has=20 leapt to a new plateau, and we're proud to have made = the=20 climb with this series."

Starshatter: The Gathering = Storm=20 integrates elements of real-time-strategy games by = allowing=20 fleet commanders to direct the battle on a tactical = level,=20 launching fighters and directing destroyers to = defend the=20 fleet and annihilate enemy forces. Arm fighters for = patrol=20 or strike missions, send orders to your escorting = destroyers=20 and frigates to engage enemy starships, and defend = the fleet=20 from attack by enemy fighters. You are the admiral, = and you=20 decide how to employ all of your forces in battle. = It is all=20 up to you.

Starshatter: The Gathering = Storm=20 extends the gameplay concepts of the classic sims by = combining fighter and starship combat in a single = game. You=20 begin the game as either a fighter pilot or the = captain of a=20 small Frigate-class starship. As you progress = through the=20 game, you can earn promotions and awards until you = are=20 commanding a massive fleet carrier with three wings = of=20 fighters and a complete escort of warships. = Starshatter: The=20 Gathering Storm promotes airborne fighter combat to = a=20 first-class game component, allowing you to take-off = and=20 land at planetary bases, engage in aerial dogfights, = and use=20 air-to-ground missiles to destroy ground targets. =

While in the role of a = fighter=20 embark on patrol, sweeps, bomber escorts, starship = escorts,=20 ground strikes or the dreaded capital starship = strike. As a=20 capital starship, experience fleet engagements, = escorts,=20 blockades, fighter operations, or the dangerous = starbase=20 assaults.

Starshatter: The Gathering = Storm=20 features some of the most impressive graphics and = sounds to=20 be found. Sound enhancements include voice acting = and new=20 sound effects, while graphic enhancements bring the = game to=20 a new visual level, but also we've included cockpit = mode for=20 fighters to support Track IR headsets!

Starshatter: The Gathering = Storm=20 dynamic mission system allows the campaign to be = played and=20 replayed differently each time. In the Starshatter: = The=20 Gathering Storm universe missions are generated = based on=20 what is going on in the entire campaign.

Players can select which = missions to=20 go on and the success or failure of that mission = will affect=20 what mission types are available next. Missions and = play are=20 split between fighters and starships, and each have = a=20 different set of potential missions to undertake. = Completing=20 missions gains you prestige and access to new ships = and the=20 ability to command squadrons of entirely fleets of = fighters.=20

Starshatter: The Gathering = Storm is=20 also a space-sim modder's dream platform. Because=20 Starshatter: The Gathering Storm was designed from = the=20 ground up to support so many different play styles - = from=20 space fighter combat to airborne strikes to starship = battles=20 to fleet tactical encounters - you can use it to = create mods=20 for just about any popular science fiction universe = you can=20 think of.

Rise in the ranks and = restore peace=20 to a shattered union in Starshatter: The Gathering = Storm,=20 coming soon from Matrix Games

For more information on = Starshatter:=20 The Gathering Storm visit our website and forums at = http://www.matrixgames.com/.=20

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:

  • Tactical=20 Gamer announces a GRAW ladder contest. = Tactical Gamer=20 is pleased to announce our first intersquad Team vs. = Team=20 tournament for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. This = tournament is open to any interested squad, whether = it be an=20 internal TG squad or a squad from another = community.=20 To learn more and sign up click here.

PC Game News:

Console Game News:

  • GameSpot=20 has a review, including a video review, of Splinter Cell: Double Agent. =
  • GameSpot=20 also has a game guide for the 360 version of Splinter Cell: Double Agent.=20
  • GameSpot=20 has a preview, including a video preview, of Rainbow Six: Vegas for the Xbox = 360.=20

Naval Combat = News

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

(ANNO)=20 1701 A.D.:

  • Gamespy has an=20 intriguing preview and has some first-rate comments = to say=20 about it. Read it for yourself here. =
Ship = Simulator=20 2006:

  • Last week's German retail patch is now online, = updating=20 that language edition of the civilian naval and = harbor=20 simulation by VStep to = version 1.6,=20 in sync with the US/International upgrade. You can = download=20 it here, = hosted by=20 GamersHell.=20
This Day in = US Naval=20 History - October 20

  • 1824 - U.S. schooner Porpoise captures four = pirate=20 ships off Cuba.=20
  • 1944 - 7th Fleet lands more than 60,000 Army = troops=20 on Leyte, Philippines, while Japanese aircraft = attack.=20
  • 1952 - Task Force 77 establishes Electronic = Counter=20 Measures (ECM) Hunter/Killer Teams of two = ECM-equipped=20 aircraft and an armed escort of four Skyraiders and = four=20 Corsairs.=20
  • 1967 - Operation Coronado VII began in = Mekong Delta,=20 Vietnam.=20
  • 1983 - Due to political strife, USS = Independence (CV=20 62) is ordered to Grenada.

Motorsports News

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

GTR2:

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Techgage=20 checks out the Thermaltake Armor LCS VE2000BWS Case = here.

PCApex=20 tests out the Cooler Master ITower 930 ATX Case here.

Cooling:

Bjorn3D=20 tests the Jetart JACSG1 North Bridge Cooler here.

GotFrag=20 Hardware checks out the Vigor Monsoon II Cooler = here.

Graphics Cards: =

Trusted=20 Reviews checks out the Inno3D 7900GS Videocard = here.

Overclockers Online has a = GeForce 7900GS=20 Roundup here.

Motherboards: =

FastSilicon tests out the = Gigabyte=20 GA-P965-S3 Motherboard here.

Community News for October 19, = 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

European Air = War:

IL-2 Series: Forgotten = Battles, AEP,=20 Pacific Fighters:=20 LOMAC / = Flaming Cliffs=20 / Black Shark:=20 Strike Fighters / Wings Over = Vietnam /=20 Wings Over Europe:=20

General Aviation:

  • Got the pilot's license = and want to=20 fly for an airline, but, the real
    question is, = how good=20 are you working in a team? Read about it here.=20
  • Don't have a = pilot's license,=20 but still get paid for just flying an = airline?
    Read more=20 about it here.

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:

  • Games in stores today: Panzer Command for PC = Splinter=20 Cell: Double Agent for Xbox 360 and PC Sid Meier's = Railroad=20 for PC (Direct2Drive)=20
  • VirtualBattleSpace.info has word = that=20 English Voices will be in Morphicon's Armed Assault! = "Morphicon has just confirmed that the German = Version of=20 Armed Assault will come with English voice.pbo. Only = the=20 text (stringtable.csv) will be in German and some = Reporters=20 in the Intro/Outro scenes of the Game. This means = that also=20 non Germans can now enjoy Armed Assault on his = release date=20 (30.11.2006)."

Land & Armor PC Game = News:

  • GameSpot has a Company of Heroes = contest,=20 read the announcement and sign up here.=20
  • GameSpot has a preview of Warhammer: Mark of Chaos and F.E.A.R. Extraction.=20
  • Worthplaying has a review of Battlefield 2142.=20
  • Worthplaying has news that = 'Europa=20 Universalis III' will have a special edition. Read = what's in=20 it here.=20
  • Worthplaying has news that 1701 AD has gone gold.=20
  • Worthplaying also has new = screenshots of=20 Field Ops.=20
  • And finally from Worthplaying a new trailer and = new=20 screenshots of Settlers 4.=20
  • GhostRecon.net has a new = tactical Article=20 from EricJ on dealing with the stationary machine = guns.=20 Check it out here.=20
  • The Wargamer has news that Hussar = Games has=20 signed with Matrix Games.

Land & Armor Console = Game=20 News:

Naval Combat = News

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

(ANNO) 1701 = A.D.:

  • Aspyr Media today announced that the PC = version=20 has Gone Gold in North America. With over 4 million=20 enthusiastic fans worldwide, 1701 A.D. gives North = American=20 players the chance to discover what all the = excitement is=20 about as they jump into a ship and set sail through = some of=20 the finest graphics ever to hit the PC. To read more = and=20 view some screenshots, hosted by Worthplaying, please go here.
This Day in US Naval History = - October=20 19:

  • 1843 - Capt. Robert Stockton on = Princeton, the=20 first screw-propelled naval steamer, challenges = British=20 merchant ship Great Western to a race off New York, = which=20 Princeton won easily.=20
  • 1915 - Submarine Base at New London, Conn = is=20 established.=20
  • 1944 - Secretary of the Navy orders=20 African-American women accepted into the Naval = Reserve.=20
  • 1987 - Iranian oil-drilling platform used = for=20 military purposes is destroyed.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

  • SLN has released a texture update for ISI's = N=FCrburgring.=20 It is available from here.=20

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Tweaknews=20 checks inside the Antec Fusion Media Center Case here.

Thinkcomputers.org checks out = the=20 SilverStone TJ08 mATX Case here.

Cooling:

HEXUS.net=20 tests out the Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling = System)=20 here.

Futurelooks checks out the = Arctic Cooling=20 Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler here.

Graphics Cards: =

OCWORKBENCH tests the ASUS = EAX1950PRO (ATi=20 X1950 Pro) here.

Hardware.Info tests out the ASUS = EN7900GS=20 TOP Video Card here.

Motherboards: =

Motherboards.org checks out the = ASUS M2R32=20 MVP Crossfire Motherboard here.

Overclockers Online tests out = Foxconn's=20 975X7AB-8EKRS2H Motherboard here.

Community News for October 18, = 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

After Action Reports: =

  • F4:AF AAR - Balkans: Balance of = Power AAR=20 #007 by "NoCarrier".
EECH / EEAH:=20 European Air War:=20 Event Photography:=20 Falcon=20 4.0: Allied Force:=20 FS2002 /=20 FS2004:=20 IL-2 Series: = Forgotten=20 Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20 LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20 Red = Baron:=20 Strike = Fighters /=20 Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over Europe:=20
  • A new UH-60E cockpit has been released = by the=20 Dev A team.=20
  • "Polak" has released an = All in One=20 WoV mission.

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:

  • Games in stores today: Battlefield 2142 for the = PC, Age=20 of Empires 3: The War Chiefs for the PC.=20
  • Battlefront and Hussar Games End Publishing = Agreement=20 (Thanks to Wargamer for the news.) "Both = parties=20 would like to stress that the termination has been = mutually=20 agreed on amicable terms along the lines of the = existing=20 contracts and are not arising out of breach or any = other=20 disputes. =93Our cooperation with Hussar Games has = been brief=20 but successful=94, said Martin van Balkom, president = of=20 Battlefront.com. =93We are glad and proud to have = helped=20 Hussar Games to bring their games to the market and = create=20 international awareness for them. We wish the Hussar = Games=20 team all the best for their future plans, and we = hope that=20 the community will continue to support their = titles!=94 Bulcsu=20 Varhegyi, Hussar Games: =93We would like to thank=20 BattleFront.com for their work and support, it was a = pleasure to work with them. Our existing customers = will=20 receive a free upgrade and they will have continued = support=20 at our new publisher with no cost. We wish = Battlefront.com=20 all the best for the future.=94 Support for current = owners of=20 For Liberty will of course continue through Hussar = Games as=20 well as their new publisher. Battlefront.com will = archive=20 the existing discussion forum and will keep open and = provide=20 further support in the Tech Support forum for a few = weeks.=20 All purchases made so far have been shipped and no = new=20 orders are being accepted. The limited warranty = offered by=20 Battlefront.com to its customers of course remains = in=20 effect, including ongoing support for the eLicense = DRM for=20 as long as it=92s needed."

Land & Armor PC Game = News:

Land & Armor Console = Game News:=20

Naval Combat = News

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

Pacific=20 Storm:

  • Gamespot=20 has just published a full game review and has rated = it at=20 5.4/10 (mediocre). You can read it here.=20
Carriers at = War:=20

  • SSG is proud to = announce the=20 recreation of a wargame classic and it will be = coming to=20 Matrix Games = later this=20 year. The game is a simulation of fleet carrier air = and=20 naval operations in the Pacific theater from 1941 to = 1945.=20
This Day in = US Naval=20 History - October 18:

  • 1812 - U.S. sloop of war Wasp captures HM = brig=20 Frolic.=20
  • 1859 - U.S. Marines reach Harper's Ferry, = Va.,=20 and assault the arsenal seized by John Brown and his = followers.=20
  • 1867 - USS Ossippee and USS Resaca = participate in=20 the formal transfer of Alaska to U.S. authority at = Sitka and=20 remain to enforce law and order in new territory.=20
  • 1944 - 3rd Fleet carrier aircraft attack = Japanese=20 ships in harbor and land forces around Manila.=20
  • 1968 - In Operation Sea Lords, the Navy's = three=20 major operating forces in Vietnam (Task Forces 115, = 116 and=20 117) are brought together for the first time to stop = Vietcong infiltration deep into South Vietnam's = Mekong=20 Delta.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

  • We've found this nice tutorial video = regarding viewing=20 controls and function keys in rFactor.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

  • PCApex checks into the Cooler = Master=20 ITower 930 ATX Case here.=20
  • Metku Mods looks at the Embryo = Zero Case=20 Mod here.

Cooling:

Graphics Cards: =

Motherboards: =

  • Pro-Clockers tests out the = ASrock Conroe=20 XFire-eSATA Motherboard here.=20
  • DragonSteelMods tests out the = ECS=20 EliteGroup's KN1 SLI Lite Extreme Motherboard here.

Community News for October 17, = 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

European Air War: =

FS2002 / FS2004:=20 IL-2 = Series: Forgotten=20 Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:

  • Worthplaying has news here of a 'Red Orchestra: = Ostfront 41-45'=20 custom map competition.

Land & Armor PC = Game=20 News:

  • Worthplaying inquires... Is "'Battlefield = 2142'=20 spyware Infested?" Read here.=20
  • The Battlefield 2142 full game Intro trailer is=20 available here at Worthplaying.

Naval Combat = News

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

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

  • 1922 - Lt. Cmdr. Virgil C. Griffin, in a = Vought=20 VE-7SF makes first the takeoff from a U.S. Navy = aircraft=20 carrier, USS Langley (CV 1) anchored in York River, = Va.=20
  • 1941 - German U-boat U-568 torpedoes and = damages=20 USS Kearny (DD 432) near Iceland, resulting in 11 = killed and=20 22 injured.=20
  • 1944 - Naval Forces land Army Rangers on = islands=20 at the entrance to Leyte Gulf in preparation for = landings.=20
  • 1989 - Following the San Francisco = earthquake, 24=20 Navy and Military Sealift Command ships render = assistance.=20

Motorsports News

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

FlatOut = 2:

GTR2:

  • GTR2 is reviewed at Autotrader and Trusted Reviews.

    As soon = as the=20 SimHQ Motorsports staff can tear themselves away = from their=20 steering wheels, we'll bring you the SimHQ GTR2 = Review.=20

rFactor:

  • Did we show you these stunning images from the = upcoming=20 1937 mod before? If we did, no harm in showing them = again!=20

Technology = News

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

Cases:

  • Futurelooks peeks inside the = Cooler Master=20 Mystique 631 ATX Case here.=20
  • Techgage checks out the NZXT = Zero Case here.

Cooling:

Graphics Cards: =

Motherboards: =

Community News for = October 16,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

Combat Flight Simulator = 3:

  • Video preview of the OV-10A project by "]DocW[". =

EEAH/EECH:

  • Arneh reports of a v1.7.2 release on the forum = here.=20
  • New textures for the U.S. helicopters can be = found on=20 the board here.=20
European = Air=20 War:=20 Event Photography:=20 F-22 Total = Air=20 War:=20 IL-2 Series: = Forgotten=20 Battles, AEP, Pacific Fighters:=20
  • Tangmere Pilots are now = accepting new=20 recruits.=20
  • New screenshots for the = IL-2=20 Sturmovik 1946 add-on can be found here.
LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:=20
  • Black Shark screenshots = here and here from October 13th.=20
  • Something for the mission builders - Lock On's = train=20 schedule has been posted here. It lists all the trains = and their=20 departure and arrival locations (with the exact = times, of=20 course).
Strike=20 Fighters / Wings Over Vietnam / Wings Over = Europe:=20 General News:=20
  • Combat Planes is looking for = artists and=20 programmers.=20
  • First woman Thunderbird = pilot proud=20 to serve. Read here.=20
  • The new USAF Memorial has been opened. Find more = info in=20 this article and the pictures of = the event=20 at the official page here.=20

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:=20

  • 'Medieval II: Total War' Limited Edition Details = (Thanks=20 to Worthplaying for the news.) = SEGA today=20 announced that Medieval II: Total War will initially = launch=20 as a limited edition product with exclusive bonus = material.=20 Total War fans who purchase the game within the = first print=20 run will be rewarded with a detailed map of the = extensive=20 game world, as well as a copy of the official = Medieval II:=20 Total War soundtrack.

Land = & Armor PC=20 Game News:

Land = & Armor=20 Console Game News:

From the = Forums:=20

  • Rainer has shared new WW2 Battle Tank altered=20 screenshots. Check them out here.

Naval Combat = News

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

Ship = Simulator=20 2006:

  • Lighthouse = Interactive=20 sends along a new retail patch upgrading the = civilian naval=20 and harbor simulation by VStep to version 1.6. This = release=20 works with any language edition since version 1.4, = adding a=20 new upload score system, physics adjustments, some = bug=20 fixes, and other enhancements. You can download the = 131 Mb=20 patch here,=20 provided to you by 3dgamers.
  • The December 2006 issue of PC=20 Gamer Magazine just published a final = review of=20 this game and rated it at 62% (Above = Average).=20
Age of Pirates: = Caribbean=20 Tales:

  • Gamespot=20 has just posted a not so good review of this game. = They gave=20 it a 4.7/10 (poor) rating. To read about its pros = & cons=20 proceed here.=20
  • The December 2006 issue of PC=20 Gamer Magazine just published a final = review of=20 this game and rated it at 75% (Good). =
Seawolves: Submarines on the = Hunt:=20

  • The December 2006 issue of PC=20 Gamer Magazine just published a final = review of=20 this game and rated it at 52% (Merely Okay).=20
This Day in US = Naval=20 History - October 16:

  • 1885 - Navy Capt. Alfred Thayer Mahan = becomes=20 superintendent of the Naval War College.=20
  • 1891 - A brawl between American Sailors = and=20 Chilean nationals outside the True Blue Saloon in=20 Valparaiso, Chile, resulted in two American Sailors = killed,=20 17 wounded (five seriously) and many arrested. The = incident=20 sparked a diplomatic crisis that lasted for months,=20 occasionally threatening war between the two = countries,=20 until a settlement was reached.=20
  • 1940 - Fifth group of 10 destroyers from = the=20 Destroyers for Bases Deal are turned over to the = British in=20 Halifax, Canada.=20
  • 1942 - Carrier aircraft from USS Hornet = (CV 8)=20 conduct attacks on Japanese troops on Guadalcanal.=20
  • 1943 - The Navy accepts its first = helicopter, a=20 Sikorsky YR-4B (HNS-1), at Bridgeport, Conn. =

Motorsports News

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

GTR2:

  • No-grip is = rapidly expanding=20 the number of files for GTR2 as well as previous = SimBin=20 sims. Registration is required. Recent additions = include=20 A1-Ring and Toban as well as a lot of stan-alone = cars for=20 GTR2.

rFactor:

  • Lots of new releases and updates: Supercopa Leon 2006 has received = a patch=20 bringing it to version 1.1, BMW M3GTR cup has been patched = to version=20 1.2, X-Race is patched to version = 0.98c, and F1 Champions is now at version = 1.06.=20
  • Some useful tools have been updated: Champ R-esult is at version 2.0 = and=20 looking very useful, and Mod Launcher v1.4 has been = released.=20
  • If you use rTracker you can find the rF Motor City Online Mod which = is=20 currently at version 1.3.

SimHQ Motorsports:

  • The racers started Series 2 this weekend at the = A-1 Ring=20 track. Loved or hated for it's off-camber turns, the = track=20 provided some of the closest racing yet. Saturday's = first=20 event was won by "LazyC" (who moved to the advanced = cars due=20 to his wins in Series 1) with "Joe" driving a great = race to=20 win Entry Class in his Meganes. For the second race, = "Chunx"=20 was the winner with newcomer "Papa_K" winning in his = Meganes. Due to technical problems, Sunday was = limited to=20 one race. "Chunx" won a close duel with "Zetallun" = for the=20 top honors. "SpyDoc" won in Entry Class with his = Meganes.=20 The Series heads for Mt. Panorama next weekend. Read = more here.

Close racing = during the=20 SimHQ Motorsports Series 2 event at the A-1 = Ring.
"Chunx"=20 (left) and "Zetallun" battled lap-after-lap for the = lead and=20 put on a real show.

3D'"Chunx"

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Cooling:

Graphics Cards: =

Motherboards: =

Microsoft Vista:

  • Less than good news for anyone who builds their = own=20 machine if this happens. Yikes! =
Recent Air=20 Combat Articles
More Air=20 Combat articles here and here.=20

Interview: Oleg Discusses What's = Next -=20 Part 3
Interview: Oleg Discusses What's = Next -=20 Part 2
Interview: Oleg Discusses What's = Next -=20 Part 1
Feature: The 2006 RAF Leuchars = Air=20 Show - Part 2
Feature: The 2006 RAF Leuchars = Air Show -=20 Part 1
Feature: FSX vs. = Reality
Feature: National Museum of = Naval=20 Aviation
Review: Wings of Power II - WWII = Fighters=20 SE
Feature: Farnborough 2006 =
Feature: The Ultimate Difficulty = Setting
Feature: FSX Update - The = "Shared Skies"=20 Video
Feature: FSX Update - A visit to = ACES=20 Studios
Feature: Dashboards and Ailerons = and Tail=20 Wings, Oh My!
Review: Wings Over = Europe
Preview: Air Ace: Birth of a = Flight Sim:=20 Part 2
Interview: Lt. Col. John = Halliday (USAFR,=20 Ret.)
Interview: Oleg Maddox on = SoW:BoB - Part=20 2
Feature: IFC - Denver = 2006
Feature: Sacha=92s First = Mission

Recent Land = Combat=20 Articles
More = Land Combat=20 articles here.

Review: Company of = Heroes
Review: The Operational Art of = War=20 III
Review: The Elder Scrolls IV:=20 Oblivion
Feature: SB Pro PE Photo = Gallery
Feature: A Flight Simmer's Guide = to Steel=20 Beasts
Feature: Stars of the = Show
Review: Steel Beasts = Professional=20 (Personal Edition)
Feature: Theatre of War: After = Action=20 Report #1
Feature: Armed Assault: Single = Player=20 Campaign - AAR #3
Feature: Armed Assault: Capture = the Flag -=20 AAR #2
Feature: Armed Assault: Seize = the Base -=20 AAR #1
Review: Battleground = Europe
Review: SWAT 4: The Stetchkov=20 Syndicate
Review: Rainbow Six: = Lockdown
Review: The Regiment

Recent = Motorsports=20 Articles
More = Motorsports=20 articles here.

Review: netKar PRO
Feature: Wheel Bad = Driving
Feature: A Wet Day at=20 Goodwood
Feature: My Mind's Racing =
Feature: Le Mans - Real Race of=20 Champions
Feature: Unification Theory: = Part Three:=20 Perspective
Feature: The SimHQ 2.4 Hours of = Le=20 Mans
Interview: Unification Theory: = Part=20 Two
Review: TOCA Race Driver = 3
Feature: Driving GTL: A Fast Lap = at Monza=20 Junior
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