SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters

Community News for=20 November 3, 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

EECH / EEAH:

Another possible MP fix.=20
EECHCentral server status. =

European Air War:=20

Event Photography:=20

Edward Open House 2006 photos by = "Rhinoman."

FS2002 /=20 FS2004 / FSX:=20

FSX screenshots by "Sky61." =

General Aviation:

It seems Russia is finally about to modernize = its MiG-31=20 Foxhound long-range interceptor fleet. This will = keep them=20 in service for another 10 years. Read here.=20
There's a new TV-series called "Dogfights" = featured on=20 the History Channel here. Read the discussion on the = board here.=20
The Indian Army is purchasing helicopters worth = $700=20 million. Read here.=20
Russia and India will jointly produce one = thousand=20 Brahmos missiles over the next ten years, half of = which will=20 be sold to third countries. Su-30 integration is = underway.=20 Full article is here.=20
Few nice pics featuring an A-10 from a Dover Air = Show=20 can be found here.=20
China and France to co-develop a helicopter. = Full=20 article here.

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

Team Normandie Releases = D-Day template pack. =

RC and Scale = Modeling:=20

Italeri 1/72 F-100D photos by=20 "Turkey_fan."

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

C-47A/B & AC-47 released.=20
Pictorial AAR: 670514, = Gunfighters Over=20 Thud Ridge by "8lein."

Aviation Videos:=20

F-14 Tomcat Rockshow.=20
Bf-109 Red 7 in action.=20
Vintage Mikoyan-Gurevich = MiG-19 video.=20
Flying in a B-17 Bomber. =

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:=20

Unreal Engine 3 Integrates Kynogon's AI = Middleware=20 (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news) = Kynogon=20 announced that it has joined Epic Games=92 = Integrated Partners=20 Program (IPP) for Unreal Engine 3, as its Kynapse = A.I.=20 middleware solution is now fully integrated with the = Unreal=20 Engine 3 and is available for licensing.=20
Updated XNA Game Studio Express Beta Released = (Thanks=20 again to Worthplaying for the news.) = Microsoft=20 today released the second iteration of its XNA Game = Studio=20 Express beta, upgraded with full functionality for = Windows=20 and third party toolset support, allowing hobbyists, = academics and independent game developers to more = easily=20 integrate game content into their creations.=20
The Virtual Battlefield 2 web site is online. = Check it=20 out here. Thanks to Josef Martin for = the news.=20

Land = & Armor PC=20 Game News:

Worthplaying has = a Q&A=20 session about Medal of Honor: Airborne.=20
Worthplaying has = 20 new=20 screenshots and a trailer for the upcoming Medieval 2: Total War.=20
Worthplaying has = a review of=20 'Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege'.=20
Worthplaying has = screenshots=20 of History Channels: Civil War.=20
Armed Assault = Zone has new=20 screenshots and an interview of Armed Assault.=20
PC Game News has = word on the=20 Battlefield 2142 CD key invalid fix.=20
The Wargamer has word that CounterStrike: Source has been = patched and=20 updated.

Land = & Armor=20 Console Game News:

Worthplaying has = 15 new=20 screenshots of F.E.A.R. for the Xbox 360 and = PS3.=20
Xbox.com has new = videos,=20 screenshots, and theme packs/pictures of the = upcoming Call of Duty 3 for the Xbox 360. =
TeamXbox has a Gears of War update for the = upcoming 360=20 game.

Naval Combat = News

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

(ANNO)1701=20 A.D.:

FiringSquad has = posted up an=20 interview session they had with Jay Gordon, the = producer of=20 the US version for publisher Aspyr. You can read = this=20 interesting article here.=20

Pacific = Storm:=20

The PS = MOD=20 website within the last few days has released a huge = set of=20 new mods, which were long waited by many Pacific = Storm=20 players. You can read about and download these mods = here.=20

Pirates of = the Burning=20 Sea:

The developers of this sailing game, which is a = new=20 massively multiplayer online game set in the age of = sail, by=20 Flying Lab=20 Software, have updated their web site = with=20 detailed information on their current development = benchmark,=20 Milestone 22, which you can find by visiting this=20 page.

Voyage Century:

This is the first 3D nautical online game in = MMORPG=20 history. In this game, every featured player is the = captain=20 of his or her own battleship, they can sail it = around the=20 world as a courageous explorer, a clever merchant or = a=20 mysterious pirate, spread their reputation by = exploring the=20 huge continents for treasures, fortunes and glory. = It will=20 be launched in North America this Christmas. Visit = the=20 official web site here.

This Day in US Naval History = -=20 November 3:

1853 - USS Constitution seizes suspected = slaver=20 H. N. Gambrill.=20
1931 - Dirigible USS Los Angeles (ZR 3) = makes=20 10-hour flight out of NAS Lakehurst, N.J., carrying = 207=20 persons, establishing a new record for the number of = passengers carried into the air by a single craft.=20
1943 - Battleship Oklahoma (BB 37), sunk = at Pearl=20 Harbor on 7 December 1941, is refloated.=20
1956 - USS Cambria (APA 36) removes 24 = members of=20 United Nations Truce Commission team from the Gaza = Strip.=20
1956 - USS Chilton (APA 38), USS Thuban = (AKA 19),=20 and USS Fort Snelling (LSD 30) evacuate more than = 1,500 U.S.=20 and foreign nationals from Egypt and Israel because = of the=20 fighting. 1961 - After Hurricane Hattie, helicopters = from=20 USS Antietam (CV 36) begin relief operations at = British=20 Honduras providing medical personnel, medical = supplies,=20 general supplies, and water.

Motorsports News

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

GTR2:

The VW Golf GTi mod has = been=20 updated to v2.1 and can be found at No Grip.

Technology = News

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

Vista:

Looks like Microsoft has = decided to=20 change their EULA after the ruckus on limiting = components=20 switch outs. System builders and enthusiasts = rejoice! Read=20 here.

Community News for = November 2,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

Battle of Britain: =

Links to older patches provided by "Retro." =

European Air War:=20

HR Hawk 75N released by = "Rotton50."=20

FS2002 / = FS2004 /=20 FSX:=20

FSX review by "BeachAV8R."=20
Wings of POWER II: WWII Fighters v.1.2 Update. =

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

361st : Chapter 9 - Strange = Encounter.=20
Mission testers needed.=20
New Bf-109E skins = available. More=20 info in the forums here.

LOMAC / Flaming = Cliffs /=20 Black Shark:

Su-33 MAKO Skin Pack @ = Lockonfiles.=20

Screentshots = and Video=20 Gallery:=20

Enter The Super Hornet. Thanks=20 "Bright_sky."=20
Spitfire Mk.XIV.=20
Corsair kit plane.=20
Dogfight F-15 vs. F-16. =

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

New version of Battle of Britain terrain = available.=20
F-23A Black Widow II released.=20

General = News:=20

Fw-190 to be raised off the = coast of=20 Hordaland County Norway.=20
The Final Interview with = Erich Hartmann.=20
The President of a = Russian aircraft=20 company arrested for supplying faulty spares which = might=20 have been the cause of several tragic accidents this = year.=20 Full article here.=20
A FW-190 has been = recovered from=20 the sea near Norway. Read more in the thread here.

Technology:

ATI 6.10's have been released. = Thanks=20 "Slap."

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:

Matrix and Lock =91n Load Partner Up (Thanks to = the Wargamer for the news.) = Matrix Games=20 and Lock =91n Load Publishing have announced a = strategic=20 alliance that will allow gamer's to "have their = gaming cake=20 and eat it too." Effective immediately Lock =91n = Load=20 Publishing will become the sole publisher of Lock = =91n Load=20 board games, and begin selling Lock =91n Load Band = of Heroes=20 through their secure store on November 6, 2006.=20
'Rainbow Six Vegas' Demo On Xbox Live ... for = the Xbox=20 360 (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = Rainbow=20 operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las Vegas = as an=20 escalating terrorist siege in "Sin City" threatens = to take=20 world terrorism to new, uncontrollable heights. = After a=20 brief print mag exclusivity, Ubisoft has now = released the=20 477mb singleplayer demo on Xbox Live Marketplace, = now also=20 available in North America.=20
'Halo 3' (X360) Pre-Order Starts Today... for = the Xbox=20 360 (Thanks again to Worthplaying for the news.) = The epic=20 saga continues with Halo 3, in this third chapter of = the=20 Halo trilogy, Master Chief returns to finish the = fight,=20 bringing the epic conflict between the Covenant, the = Flood,=20 and the entire human race to a dramatic, = pulse-pounding=20 climax. Starting tomorrow GameStop allows you to = pre-order=20 Halo 3, which comes in 3 versions : Standard = ($59.99),=20 Collector's ($69.99), and Legendary Edition = ($99.99).=20

Land = & Armor PC=20 Game News:

Battlefront has posted new = screenshots of=20 Shock Force.=20
GameSpot has a = new preview of=20 Medal of Honor: Airborne, along = with a new=20 video.=20
GameSpot also has = a preview=20 of the recently announced, Rogue Warrior.=20
GameSpot also has = a review of=20 F.E.A.R. Extraction Point, the = expansion=20 to F.E.A.R.=20
Worthplaying has = over 30 new=20 screenshots of Medal of Honor: Airborne.=20
GhostRecon.net = has word of a=20 new TWL GRAW Ladder contest.

Land & = Armor Console=20 Game News:

GameSpot has a = preview of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition = for the=20 Xbox 360.=20
GameSpot also has = a game=20 guide for Splinter Cell: Double Agent for = the Xbox=20 360.=20
GameSpot has some = new=20 screenshots of Rainbow Six: Vegas for the = upcoming PS3.=20

From the = Forums:

"rschaufus" has shared an OFP AAR. Check it out = here.

Naval Combat = News

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

Salvo!:

Chart a course for high seas mayhem with the = refitted=20 and up gunned version of last year's Salvo!, the = fighting=20 sail game for both Windows and Mac. The 1.5 Upgrade = was=20 originally released as a patch, allowing owners of = the=20 original Salvo! to add a treasure chest's worth of=20 enhancements and features to the game. For further=20 information please go here.=20

Pacific = Storm:=20 Allies:

IGN has=20 just published a hands-on review of this stand-alone = expansion pack and the developers have added all new = features and some that were left out of the original = released version. Please read the entire review here.=20

This Day in = US Naval=20 History - November 2:

1943 - In Battle in Empress Augusta Bay, = U.S.=20 cruisers and destroyers turn back Japanese forces = trying to=20 attack transports off Bougainville, Solomons.=20
1968 - Operation Search Turn began in = Mekong=20 Delta.

Motorsports News

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

GTL vs. = GPL:

An interesting movie featuring in-car shots from = GPL and=20 GTL has been released at RSC.

Technology = News

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

Motherboards:

HardOCP reports on The = Crosshair,=20 described as one of the best Asus boards ever. Read = here.

Community News for = November 1,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

After Action Reports: =

"Colt40Five" has posted a = LOMAC AAR - TARCAP.

FS2002 / FS2004 / = FSX:

Another review can be found here.

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

Towing Gliders in IL2 Full Mission=20 Builder.=20
A new Mosquito skin is = shown in the=20 thread here.=20
A new IL-2 campaign is = released.=20 The link can be found here.

Pit Builders:=20

Getting Started by Chris Van = Lierop.=20

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

"Going Feet Wet" Yankee Air = Pirate.=20
Alternate terrain tiles = are=20 examined in the thread here.

General News:=20

F-117: A long, storied history = that is=20 about to end. Thanks "JAS39."=20
F/A-18 real world experience = (PICTURES) by=20 "skeurton."=20
US Air Force debuts the ABL aircraft. Full = article can=20 be found here.=20
Russia promotes it's new multi role fighter at = the=20 Chinese air show. Read about it here.=20
A great Super Hornet air show demo video can be = seen here.

Land & Armor Combat

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

Red = Orchestra:

"PanzerMeyer" has screenshots of Danzig here.

Naval Combat = News

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

(ANNO)1701=20 A.D.:

Sunflowers = and=20 Related Designs = have=20 created a well presented, lovely, and satisfying = economic=20 simulation using many of the principals from the = earlier=20 games in the series, 1503 and 1602, and simplifying = or=20 improving in some cases. Please read the entire = "impressive"=20 IGN PC review here.=20

This Day in = US Naval=20 History - October 31:

1841 - "Mosquito Fleet" commanded by = Lieutenant=20 Commander J. T. McLaughlin, USN, carries 750 Sailors = and=20 Marines into the Everglades to fight the Seminole = Indians.=20
1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt = places=20 Coast Guard under jurisdiction of Department of the = Navy for=20 duration of national emergency.=20
1967 - Operation Coronado IX began in = Mekong=20 Delta=20
1979 - Beginning of retirement of Polaris = A-3=20 program begins with removal of missiles from USS = Abraham=20 Lincoln (SSBN 602). Last Polaris missile removed in = February=20 1982.

Motorsports News

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

netKar = PRO:

Kunos Simulazioni has released the latest update = to=20 netKar PRO. The work has been primarily dedicated to = improving the netcode, that has been tested by a=20 professional online racing team, directed by Jaap=20 Wagenvoort. The file includes a new installation = program.=20 You can download the file from this page.=20
Consult this thread before = installing.

GTR2:

A VW Golf I GTi mod containing 30 cars has been = released=20 for GTR2. The mod is available from No Grip.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Motherboards.org checks out the = Gigabyte=20 Poseidon Case here.=20
hardCOREware.net peeks into = Thermaltake's=20 Mozart Sx Slim Full ATX HTPC Case here.

Cooling:

PCApex checks out the PC Power = &=20 Cooling SILENCER =AE 750 EPS12V here.=20
Overclocker Cafe tests out the = NZXT Zero=20 Ultimate Cooling Chassis here.

Graphics Cards: =

PC Perspective checks out the = AMD ATI=20 Radeon X1650 XT GPU here.=20
HotHardware gives their take on = the Radeon=20 X1650 here.

Motherboards: =

LegitReviews checks out the = Intel D975XBX2=20 motherboard here.=20
I4U tests out the Abit AW9D-Max = Intel Core=20 2 mainboard here.

Community News for = October 31,=20 2006

SimHQ Staff=20 Announcements

We have some = staff=20 positions changing in the Aviation & Air Combat = and=20 Motorsports areas.

Doug "Uther" = Lawrence's=20 schedule requires that he step down from his Co-Editor = position in Aviation & Air Combat. Doug will move = to=20 Contributing Editor and write for us as his schedule = permits,=20 and will continue to provide the best air simulation = news on=20 the Internet. Chris "BeachAV8R" Frishmuth will = continue as=20 Co-Editor and be joined by Tom "WKLINK" Cofield. Tom = will be=20 returning after navigating his way through a hectic = past year=20 with school, a new job and moving to a new house! = Welcome back=20 Tom and best of luck Doug with your new = responsibilities.

Alex "Zander" = Keep's work=20 schedule has gone from bad-to-worse along with his = free time.=20 Nonetheless, he is working on a hot racing interview = and an=20 exclusive that looks outstanding. To help keep the = motorsports=20 stuff flowing, Jens "McGonigle" Lindblad will be = joining Alex=20 as Motorsports Co-Editor. Congrats Jens!

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

General Aviation:

Airshow China 2006 has started. More info here. Various Russian aircraft = systems=20 will be presented there as well according to this article.=20
Airbus A380 will make debut in China next month. = Full=20 article here.=20
Got some serious cash to invest? A new law in = Russia=20 allows foreign companies greater participation in = aircraft=20 industry sector. Read about it here.=20
There's a Silver Stealth celebration honoring = the 25=20 years of the F-117 Nighthawk service has been held = at=20 Holloman Air Force base. 250 000 flying hours = milestone has=20 been reached. At the same time, Boeing starts = working on=20 wings for the 100th F-22 Raptor. More info here and here.

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

True Pacific 0.08 is now = available.=20

Land & Armor Combat

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

Land = & Armor PC=20 Game News:

The Wargamer reports that Warhammer: Mark of Chaos has = gone gold.=20
Worthplaying has = a preview of=20 The Shield.=20
Worthplaying has = 17 new=20 screenshots and a new trailer for Call of Duty 3.=20
Hot SWAT Mods has = a released=20 another map update for SWAT 4.

Land = & Armor=20 Console Game News:

GameSpot has a = preview of Medal of Honor: Airborne for the = Xbox 360.=20
TeamXbox has news = that a Xbox 360 fall update will be = released=20 soon.

Naval Combat = News

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

688(I)Hunter-Killer/Fleet Command/Sub=20 Command:

Software publisher Strategy First=20 Inc. and developer Sonalysts Inc. today = announced that=20 Naval Combat Pack, which is a compilation of the = above three=20 games, has shipped to retail in North America - the = game is=20 also available for purchase via Valve=92s Steam. In addition, = Sonalysts=20 included a bonus documentary =93A Century of Silent = Service=94=20 DVD which is packed with over 90 minutes of = interviews=20 (including former President Jimmy Carter), authentic = historical submarine footage, and numerous bonus = features.=20

This Day in = US Naval=20 History - October 31:

1941 - German submarine U-552 sinks USS = Reuben=20 James (DD 245), which was escorting Convoy HX 156, = with a=20 loss of 115 lives -- First U.S. ship lost to enemy = action in=20 World War II.=20
1943 - Lt. Hugh D. O'Neill of VF(N)-75 = destroys a=20 Japanese aircraft during night attack off Vella = Lavella in=20 first kill by a radar-equipped night fighter of the = Pacific=20 Fleet.=20
1956 - Navy men land in R4D Skytrain on = the ice=20 at the South Pole. Rear Adm. George Dufek, Capt. = Douglas=20 Cordiner, Capt. William Hawkes, Lt. Cmdr. Conrad = Shinn, Lt.=20 John Swadener, Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class = J. P.=20 Strider and Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class = William=20 Cumbie are the first men to stand on the South Pole = since=20 Capt. Robert F. Scott in 1912.=20
1956 - USS Burdo (APD 133) and USS Harlan = R.=20 Dickson (DD 708) evacuate 166 persons from Haifa, = Israel,=20 due to the fighting between Egypt and Israel.=20
1961 - End of Lighter than Air in U.S. = Navy with=20 disestablishment of Fleet Airship Wing 1 and ZP-1 = and ZP-3,=20 the last operating units in LTA branch of naval = aviation, at=20 Lakehurst, N.J.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

"Bullrun"; the classic fantasy track from older = Papyrus=20 simulations has been released for rFactor by The = Pits.=20
The X-Race Open Wheel Oval Series mod for = rFactor has=20 been updated to v. 0.99 and the update can be = downloaded=20 from here.

NASCAR = Racing 2003=20 Season:

Surfers Paradise has been released for NR2003.

Technology = News

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

Read = "Overclocking's Dark=20 Truth" here at ExtremeTech. =

Community News for = October 30,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

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

SimHQ Exclusive! A = First Look=20 at Enemy Engaged 2

SimHQ has received = exclusive=20 images of the previously unannounced flight sim, = Enemy=20 Engaged 2 (working title) that is currently in=20 development. Five screens look like they could = be from a=20 video introduction, while the F-16 image looks = like an=20 in-game screenshot. Click the thumbnails for=20 enlargements.

Jaggies aside, any = fan of the=20 EEAH / EECH world should drool over these. Rumor = has it=20 that G2 Games is involved with the development, = but that=20 is unconfirmed. More news as we learn=20 = it! -=20 guod

European Air War: =

Sandbagger's latest news.=20
Producing mainscreens using actual in game = graphics.=20

Event=20 Photography:=20

Edwards Airshow 2006 photos by=20 "_Arthonon_."

Fighter Ops:

We received a message from our friend "Rjetster" = that=20 Fighter Ops has a new position open for a power = plant=20 designer. More information here.

FS2002 / FS2004 / = FSX:=20

The Microsoft FSX Support Site = is now=20 available.=20
An interview with one of = the FSX=20 developers can be found here.

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

Nominate your favorite add-ons.=20
JG52 Barbarossa online COOP campaign = signup=20 deadline is noon on Tuesday, October 31st.=20
Full Immersion Squadron = Community (FISC).=20

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

New Black Shark screenshots.=20
A preview of some of the = new 3d=20 models for Lock On can be found here.=20
A promo video for Virtual = Thunderbirds' movie Smoke On is available here. It will be premiered at = Aviation=20 Nation 2006 next month. Check this thread for more info and a = Cougar=20 giveaway.
Another video, this time = the SVK=20 squadron promo one, can be found here.=20
A new tutorial for = dive-toss=20 bombing made by Ironhand can be found here.=20
If you're using the = Tacview, add-on=20 runways and glideslopes can be found here and here.

Pit Builders:=20

Heli-Chair helicopter flight = training=20 device.

Red=20 Baron:=20

ROTJ III support. =

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

Puff the Magic Dragon and new = hangars from=20 Yankee Air Pirate.=20
New terrain set for WOE.=20
F-104 Data and loadout files for = WOE.=20
HP Victor Mk K2 Tanker released. =

General = News:=20

Carrier Intrepid bound for = overhaul.=20 Thanks " Crop-Duster."=20
New technology to build = Hawker Hurricanes from scratch.=20
More than a 100 aircraft = will be=20 parading through streets of Palm Springs at AOPA = Expo next=20 month. More info here.

Land & Armor Combat

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

Announcements:=20

"Rogue Warrior" (PS3/X360/PC) Announced - = Screens,=20 (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = Rogue=20 Warrior, developed by Zombie Studios, is a = story-driven=20 tactical FPS putting you in the boots of a Navy SEAL = who=20 leads a team behind enemy lines in North Korea on a = covert=20 mission to assess the threat posed by the country's = nuclear=20 arsenal.

Land = & Armor PC=20 Game News:

GameSpot has a = preview of Supreme Commander with a video = interview=20 with Cris Taylor.=20
GameSpot has a = review of F.E.A.R. Extraction Point.=20
Worthplaying has = the new Medieval 2: Total War demo, = which includes=20 gone gold code and another map/mission.=20
Armed Assault = Zone has four=20 new screenshots of Armed Assault.=20
Hot SWAT Mods has a new SWAT 4 map taken place = in a=20 submarine plant.=20
PC Game News post = a community=20 update from EA about the problems with Battlefield = 2142.=20

Land = & Armor=20 Console Game News:

Xbox.com has all = the=20 information, screens, and videos of two upcoming = titles, Call of Duty 3 and Rainbow Six: Vegas.=20
TeamXbox has a = preview of Medal of Honor Airborne. =

Naval Combat = News

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

Carriers = at=20 War:

With the first playable beta build, The Wargamer, takes a = look at=20 the half-completed Battle of the Coral Sea. Although = it has=20 no instructions and lacks a number of important = elements, it=20 definitely has a lot more going for it than a simple = paint=20 job over a nostalgia fix. Read here to=20 get more of a blast from the past.

(ANNO) 1701 A.D.: =

The ANNO 1701 = A.D. web=20 site has word that Related Designs'=20 strategy/management sequel is shipping out! The game = has hit=20 the shelves today, and the Aristocrats are now = making their=20 first appearance on the web site. Luxury is also = moving into=20 the ANNO world and you will now see an increasing = number of=20 graceful cats and splendid peacocks.

This Day in US Naval History = - October=20 30:

1775 - Congress authorizes four vessels = for the=20 defense of the United Colonies.=20
1799 - William Balch becomes the Navy's = first=20 commissioned chaplain.=20
1990 - Two Sailors are killed when a = steam line=20 ruptures in the boiler room of USS Iwo Jima (LPH 2) = in the=20 Persian Gulf.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

Fabcar beta 0.2 has been released.

GTR2:

Nordschelife Reloaded is possibly the best = looking=20 version of Nordschleife for GTR2 to date. Well worth = registering with No Grip for the download.

RACE:

In case you missed it, the demo for RACE has = been released.

Technology = News

News Contributor: = Bob=20 "KnightRyder" Nielsen

Cases:

Neoseeker looks inside the = Cooler Master=20 I-Tower 930 Case here.=20
Barry's Rigs & Reviews = checks into the=20 NZXT Apollo Midtower Case here.

Cooling:

ThinkComputers checks out the = Thermaltake=20 Big Typhoon VX Cooler here.=20
Guru of 3D tests out the 3D = Galaxy II=20 & Blue Eye Water Cooling Kit here.

General:

Tired of unreasonable and intrusive "fair use = rules" in=20 your legally purchased software or entertainment = media..=20 fight back! A non-profit consumer organization has = been=20 created to represent you... the individual consumer. = Read here.

Graphics Cards: =

BoxGods tests out the Sapphire = Radeon=20 X1650 Pro here.=20
Technic3D checks out the Leadtek = 7950GX2=20 card here.

Motherboards: =

HardwareZone checks out the ASUS = P5N32-SLI=20 Premium (nForce 590 SLI Intel Edition - Core 2 = Ready)=20 motherboard here.=20
DriverHeaven tests out Abit's = AW9D-Max=20 Motherboard here.=20
X-bit Labs tests out the ASUS = P5W64 WS=20 Professional Motherboard here.