SimHQ.com - The Simulation Community's = Headquarters

Community News for=20 October 13, 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

Interim News = Contributor: Ivan=20 Jozic.
Doug "Uther" Lawrence is on leave.

General Aviation:

Northrop Grumman is sponsoring NASA Lunar Lander = Challenge. More info here.=20
Enjoy the privacy of your movement around the = airport=20 while it lasts. And prepare to get tagged. Read the = article=20 here.=20
In a similary grim tone comes this article regarding movement = aboard=20 Chinese passenger airplanes. An innocent strawl = towards the=20 toilet might prove to be rather costly.

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:

Two training videos are available. First is a = SAM=20 evasion video featuring an F-15 and the other is a = video=20 rendition of the known Su-25T orientation tutorial. = Be=20 warned, though, it's massive. The videos can be = found here and here.=20
A link to an almost documentary video about the = Gulf of=20 Sidra incident is posted on the forums here. It's an older video but = you might=20 have missed it.

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

Updated Korean terrain can be previewed on the = board here.

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

'Caesar IV' Gets Bundled With History Channel = DVD=20 (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.)=20
Sierra announced a partnership with The = History=20 Channel to bundle complimentary DVD copies of the = special=20 Rome: Engineering an Empire with launch quantities = of its=20 historical city-builder PC game, Caesar IV.=20
Theater of War Gold in Russia Only (Thanks to = the Wargamer for the news.)=20
Battlefront has clarified the situation with = Theater=20 of War. There is a Russian language version of = Theater of=20 War which has gone gold. However, Battlefront tells = us that=20 it is "considerably different" than the = international=20 release version Battlefront will publish. =

PC Game News:

GameSpot has a hands-on with F.E.A.R.-Extraction Point.=20
GameSpot has a hands-on with Battlefield 2142, covering = single player=20 with bots.=20
GameSpot reviews DEFCON: Everyone Dies, Caesar 4, and Just Cause for the PC.=20
Worthplaying has a new trailer = for Armed Assault.=20
Armed Assault Zone has a new = video clip,=20 from a camcorder recording, of Armed Assault.=20
GameSpot has new screenshots of = Armed Assault also.=20
IGN reviews Joint Task Force.=20
PC Game News shares a link to a = Field Ops producer interview. =

Console Game News:

GameSpot has a preview of Call of Duty 3 and Gears of War for the Xbox 360.=20
GameSpot has a preview of Call of Duty 3 for the PS3.=20
Worthplaying has the new trailer = for Splinter Cell Double Agent.=20
GameSpy has new videos of Rainbow Six: Vegas.

From the = Forums:=20

Please share those video clips, screenshots, and = AAR's=20 of land and armor combat action in our forums. =

Naval Combat = News

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

Pacific = Storm:

IGN has posted up a = comprehensive review=20 of this WWII Pacific Theater RTS game. You can read = it here.

Battlestations: = Midway:=20

Worthplaying has just delivered = us 5 new=20 screenshots. You can view them here.

This Day in US Naval History = - October=20 13:

1775 - The Continental Congress = establishes a=20 Continental Navy, later known as the U.S. Navy.=20
1943 - The Destroyer Bristol (DD 453) is = sunk,=20 with the loss of 52 lives, by the U-317 off the = coast of=20 Algeria.=20
1954 - USS Saipan (CVL 48) begins relief = and=20 humanitarian aid operations for Haitians who were = victims of=20 Hurricane Hazel. The operation ended Oct. 19. =

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

The Supercopa Leon = 2006 Cup=20 featuring Seat Leons has been released.=20
Hockenheim in its 2001 = lay-out has=20 been released.=20
SLN=20 features new, updated textures for Toban. =

GTL/GTR2:

Caruaru for GTL/GTR2 has = been=20 releaased by Mr Men Mod=20 Team.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

HEXUS.net=20 checks out the Zalman FC-ZE1 Fatal1ty Case here.

ModTheBox=20 peeks into the Ultra MicroFly Micro ATX Case here.

Cooling:

Pro-Clockers tests the Titan = Amanda TEC=20 Cooler here.

Overclockers Online tests out = the Evercool=20 Red Scorpion 140mm Fan here.

Graphics Cards: =

GamePC=20 checks out ATi's Radeon X1950 XTX Crossfire Edition = Video=20 Cards here.

Motherboards: =

Overclock3D checks out the ABIT = AW9D Max=20 Motherboard here.

VR-Zone=20 checks out the Intel D975XBX2 Bad Axe 2 Board here.

Community News for October 12, = 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

Interim News = Contributor: Ivan=20 Jozic.
Doug "Uther" Lawrence is on leave.

General Aviation:

Some photos from the recent NATO exercise held = at Cervia=20 Airbase, Italy, can be found here. It requires registration = to see the=20 full-sized images, but with participants including = Typhoons=20 and MiG-29s, it's worth it.
"A nuke or a fluke?" is the question that = bothers many=20 these days and a special ace has been drawn from the = sleeve=20 (or retirement?) - a radiation-sniffing aircraft = built=20 during the early days of the Cold War! Details in = the=20 article here.
New FAA rules for air traffic controllers to = jeopardize=20 aircraft safety? Read more about it here.
Back in the U.S.S.R. A big Air Defense exercise=20 including Russia and other ex-Soviet countries with = about a=20 hundred aircraft is announced in this article.
Some people have all the luck in the world. Read = about=20 one of those getting the chance to fly the MiG-29 in = the=20 two-part article here and here.

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

Speaking of showstoppers, = links to two=20 amazing movies are given on the board here.

Janes F/A-18:

Two new user-made campaigns are announced in the = forums=20 here.

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:

"Glowing Amraam" has announced that he will = release a=20 Black Shark video on the 17th of this month in the = Lock On=20 forums here. Knowing the quality of his work, this = is going=20 to be a showstopper. Read here.

Land Combat

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

Announcements:=20

Armed Assault Zone shares news = that Armed Assault has a European = publisher.=20

Land and = Armor PC=20 News:

Don't forget, Fileplanet has demos for Medieval 2: Total War, Battlefield 2142, DEFCON, and Empire at War.=20
GameSpot reviews Caesar 4.=20
Worthplaying has five new = screenshots of=20 Armed Assault.=20
Worthplaying also has the patch = for The=20 Europe edition of Company of Heroes and The Settlers 2.=20
Worthplaying also has 40 new = screenshots=20 of Battlefield 2142.=20
Armed Assault Zone has a new = preview for Armed Assault with new = screenshots.=20
GhostRecon.net has a new map = pack for GRAW=20 titled Delta Force.

Land and = Armor Console=20 News:

GameSpot has a preview of Gears of War, along with news of = ten=20 multiplayer maps to be included in the Xbox360 = version.=20

From the = Forums:=20

Please share those video clips, screenshots, and = AAR's=20 of land and armor combat action in our forums. =

Naval Combat = News

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

1914-Shells Of=20 Fury:

U-Boot.Realsimulation = has a=20 very good First Look at this WWI submarine = simulation by=20 German publisher Rondomedia. For the = complete=20 article you can read it here.=20

Age of = Pirates:=20 Caribbean Tales:

GamingExcellence has = sent along=20 its review of this naval pirate game. How does it = rate, well=20 read it here.=20

ANNO=20 1701:

A German playable demo has been released, = allowing the=20 chance to sample the imminent 3D trading management = strategy=20 sequel by Related Designs=20 Software. This demo contains an extensive = tutorial along with one single-player and one = multiplayer=20 map that are playable for up to 90 minutes at a = time, but=20 it's entirely in German so be prepared for some = guesswork=20 wenn Sie nicht sprechen. You can download the 781MB = demo here,=20 provided to you by GamersHell. =

Book Reviews: =

SUBSIM=20 has posted up two book reviews on "Shattered = Sword: The=20 Untold Story of the Battle of Midway" by = Jonathan=20 Parshall & Anthony Tully; along with = "Torpedo" by=20 Jeff Edwards. You can locate both reviews here.=20

This Day in US Naval History = - October=20 12

1914 - USS Jupiter (AC 3) is first Navy = ship to=20 complete transit of the Panama Canal.=20
1944 - Aircraft from Carrier Task Force = 38 attack=20 Formosa.=20
1957 - Rear Adm. G.J. Dufek arrives at = McMurdo=20 Sound, Antarctica, to command Operation Deep Freeze = III=20 during the International Geophysical Year of = 1957-58.=20
1961 - A five-man cholera treatment = demonstration=20 team from Naval Medical Research Unit, Taipei, = leaves to=20 assist setting up of facilities to treat an epidemic = in=20 Manila.=20
1965 - Project Sealab II, a project where = teams=20 of naval divers and scientists spent 15 days in = Sealab,=20 moored 205 feet below surface near La Jolla, Calif, = comes to=20 an end.=20
1965 - First group of men commissioned = into the=20 Navy Nurse Corps reports for a one-month = indoctrination to=20 naval service.=20
1980 - USS Guadalcanal (LPH 7) and other = ships of=20 Amphibious Forces 6th Fleet begin assisting = earthquake=20 victims in Al Asnam, Algeria.=20
2000 - Terrorists in a boat make a = suicide attack=20 on USS Cole (DDG 67) while the ship refuels in the = port of=20 Aden, Yemen. Seventeen Sailors are killed. =

Motorsports News

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

RACE: The WTCC Game:

New screenshots from RACE: The WTCC Game have = appeared=20 and can be viewed here.=20
Eidos Interactive is to publish RACE according = to this statement, and the game is = scheduled=20 for release November 24th. 2006.

Technology = News

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

Cases:

bit-tech.net checks out the = CoolerMaster=20 iTower 930 Case here.

Virtual-Hideout checks out the = Enermax=20 Phoenix Case here.

Cooling:

Hardware Secrets tests out the = Asetek Low=20 Cost Liquid Cooling (LCLC) here.

TweakTown=20 looks at the Vigor Gaming Monsoon II HSF here.

Graphics Cards: =

Gamepyre=20 tests out the EVGA e-GeForce 7900GS KO Videocard here.

ViperLair=20 tests out the MSI GeForce NX7900GT-VT2D256EHD Video = Card here.

Motherboards: =

Ninjalane=20 tests out the Foxconn Winfast N570SM2AA Motherboard = here.

Motherboards.org checks out the = ABIT=20 Fatal1ty AN9 32X Motherboard here.

Community News for October 11, = 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

Interim News = Contributor: Ivan=20 Jozic.
Doug "Uther" Lawrence is on leave.

General Aviation:

Losses caused by recently announced delays force = Airbus=20 into major cost-cutting program. Job losses are = pending.=20 Read more in this article.
With all the delays happening recently, Boeing = has=20 revealed details of it's F-15E+. It's meant as a = stopgap if=20 any significant F-35 delays occur. More info here.
RAF has officially unveiled the latest GR9 = version of=20 the venerable Harrier. Full story here.

Falcon 4: Allied = Force:

There is a small update on the 1.08 patch in this thread.

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:

Mod pack NATO Fighters II has been announced on = the=20 board here.

Land Combat

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

Announcements:=20

'Warhammer: Mark of Chaos' Collector's Edition = Details=20 (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = Faithful to=20 the Warhammer license, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos puts = the=20 focus squarely on the battlefield with a real-time = combat=20 system that gives the player unprecedented = customization and=20 control of his army. An epic battle rages following = a brutal=20 Chaos invasion, where four fully playable armies = (Empire,=20 Chaos, Skaven, and High Elves) as well as additional = controllable races (Orcs, Dwarfs, Vampires, and = Goblins)=20 clash on a massive battlefield. Additional features = of the=20 game include fully customizable units and maps, and = a=20 variety of play modes and multiplayer = options.
'Armed Assault' Coming to Europe (Thanks again = to Worthplaying for the news.) = 505 Games=20 signed a publishing agreement with Bohemia = Interactive, to=20 bring ArmA: Armed Assault to Europe, and reacquaint = gamer's=20 with the ultimate in realistic, combat gaming. Armed = Assault=20 features a new engine with a fresh modern setting. = Freedom=20 of action and immersive complex environments, = blended with a=20 unique touch of total simulation.
'Vietcong 2' Gets Free Expansion (And again, = thanks to=20 Worthplaying for the news.) = Fist Bravo=20 is an add-on for Vietcong 2 that addresses and fixes = many of=20 the issues with the original release of the title = and=20 provides gamer's with new equipment options, new = multiplayer=20 maps and much more.

Land and = Armor PC=20 News:

Fileplanet has = the just=20 released Medieval 2: Total War = demo.
GameSpot has a = new video of=20 Splinter Cell: Double Agent for = the PC=20 version.
Worthplaying also = has the=20 just released Medieval 2: Total War = demo.
Worthplaying also = has the Silent Heroes demo just released = for the=20 PC.
GameSpy reviews = Joint Task Force.
IGN has a review = of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War-Dark=20 Crusade.
PC Game News = shares word and=20 a link to the updated Battlefield 2142 tweak = guide.
The Wargamer has news of three = separate=20 HPS announcements on there front page.
The Wargamer also has news of = two mod=20 updates for Red Orchestra.

Land and = Armor Console=20 News:

GameStop and EB Games will begin accepting = limited=20 pre-orders for the PS 3 console on Tuesday, October = 10, on a=20 first come, first served basis. "Due to extremely = limited=20 supply, we expect to deplete this allocation very = quickly,=20 most likely in minutes, so it is recommended you = call your=20 local store first. A $100 reservation deposit is = required,=20 which can be funded with cash, credit or trade, = which does=20 not guarantee receipt of a system available to = purchase at=20 launch."
GameSpot has new = videos of=20 the Xbox 360 version of Splinter Cell: Double Agent. =

From the = Forums:=20

Magnum shares some screenshots from the Ghost = Recon=20 Advance Warfighter map pack just compiled and = uploaded=20 today. Check out the screen here and read and get the map = pack here.
PvtKramer says that Theatre of War is complete. = Read his=20 post here. We're trying to confirm. =

Naval Combat = News

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

War In = The=20 Pacific:

Matrix Games = and=20 2by3 Games today = released=20 patch v1.802. This update includes a host of minor = updates=20 and improvements such as improving air group control = as well=20 as number of improvements that increase turn = processing=20 efficiency. These improvements round out the list of = over 70=20 minor changes included in this patch. You can = download the=20 4MB patch here=20 courtesy of GamersHell. =

This Day in Naval History - = October=20 11:

1776 - Revolutionaries fight the Battle = of=20 Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, N.Y. Although = defeated,=20 the American flotilla delayed the British advance = and caused=20 it to fall back into winter quarters.=20
1824 - Marquis de Lafayette visits the = Washington=20 Navy Yard during his yearlong tour of America. He = returned=20 to the yard October 12, to continue his visit.=20
1942 - Battle of Cape Esperance begins. = In the=20 two-day battle, an American task force stops a = Japanese=20 attack on Guadalcanal and sinking two Japanese ships = in the=20 process, while losing USS Duncan (DD 485).=20
1945 - Typhoon hits Okinawa, Japan, = damaging many=20 Navy ships.=20
1950 - Task Force 77 aircraft destroy = North=20 Korean vessels off Songjin, Wonsan and north of = Hungham.=20
1963 - Navy medical team from Norfolk, = Va.,=20 begins massive inoculation program to safeguard = against=20 outbreak of typhoid in the wake of Hurricane Flora.=20
1967 - Operation Coronado VI began in = Rung Sat=20 Zone.=20
1968 - Apollo 7, the first U.S. three-man = space=20 mission is launched, commanded by Cmdr. Walter = Schirra Jr.=20 The mission lasted 10 days, 20 hours. Recovery was = by USS=20 Essex (CVS 9).

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

The = track=20 Botniaring has been released here at The = Pits.=20

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Futurelooks checks into the = Ultra Aluminus=20 ATX PC Case here.
PCApex checks out the Cooler = Master=20 Mystique 632 Case here.

Cooling:

Hardware checks out the OCZ = Tempest System=20 Cooling here.
Phoronix tests out the Sytrin = KuFormula=20 SFFD120 Fan here.

Graphics = Cards:

Elite Bastards checks out the = Visiontek=20 Radeon X1300 256MB PCI (!) Video Card here.
TechSpot checks out NVIDIA's = GeForce=20 7600GS SLI Video Cards here.

Motherboards:

The Tech Report checks out the = Abit AB9=20 Pro & AW9D MAX motherboards here.
PC Perspective tests out the = Asus=20 M2N32-SLI nForce 590 SLI AMD Motherboard here.

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

Interim News = Contributor: Ivan=20 Jozic.
Doug "Uther" Lawrence is on leave.

EEAH / EECH:

"Gotcha" has a preview of some harbor textures = he's been=20 working on lately. Check the pic in this thread here.

General Aviation:

Germany denies rumors that the new transport = aircraft,=20 the Airbus A400M, might also be delayed. More info = here.
The U.S. Air Force Strategic Plan for the next = two years=20 has been released and can be found here.
A dramatic video of an F/A-18 crash on the = carrier which=20 happened in 1997 can be found here if you missed it. = Amazingly, it all=20 ended well.
Ever wanted to fly in the genuine F-14 military=20 simulator? Your wish has come true and what's more, = it's=20 free of charge! Read the article here.

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

An interesting link to some WWII fighters flight = reports=20 is posted on the forums here.

LOMAC / Flaming Cliffs / = Black=20 Shark:

Kudos to "Ironhand" for converting three more = older=20 tutorials to videos thus eliminating the Lock On = version=20 incompatibility issues. You can find the videos at = his site=20 here.

Land Combat

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

Announcements:=20

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade (PC) = in=20 stores now. (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = "Warhammer=20 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade delves deeper into = the=20 futuristic Warhammer 40,000 universe, introducing = two=20 all-new factions, an immersive single and = multiplayer=20 experience, plus additional features that become = available=20 when played with other titles in the Dawn of War=20 franchise."
'Warfront: Turning Point' Gets Delayed Until = 2007=20 (Thanks again to Worthplaying for the news.) = 10TACLE=20 STUDIOS has added an exciting real-time strategy = title to=20 its portfolio: Warfront: Turning Point. Until its = release in=20 February next year, the Hungarian development team = Digital=20 Reality will once more put a strong focus on the = fine-tuning=20 and will add new maps and additional game modes to = the=20 multiplayer mode.

Land and = Armor PC=20 News:

EA has confirmed a "Battlefield 2142 demo = Issue".=20 (Thanks to Worthplaying for the news.) = Ever since=20 last week's BF2142 demo release, the forums have = filled up=20 with people complaining about disconnect issues = after mere=20 minutes of play, an issue that we also experienced = in the=20 closed beta test. "We are aware that some players = are=20 experiencing disconnects while playing the Demo. = Please know=20 we are running checks and making enhancements to our = support=20 systems so that these disconnects can be solved as = quickly=20 as possible."
Worthplaying has = new=20 screenshots of Enemy Terroritory: Quake = Wars.
GameSpy has a new = trailer for=20 the PC version of Splinter Cell: Double = Agent.
IGN has a review = of Faces of War.
PC Game News has = word of an=20 updated Quake Wars web site.
The Wargamer has a review of Defending the Reich.
VirtualBattleSpace.info releases = the Sigma=20 6 tanks for VBS1.
VirtualBattleSpace.info also = announces the=20 opening of a new Armed Assault modification site = called ArmAmods.net.

Land and = Armor Console=20 News:

GameSpot has a = new Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double = Agent=20 trailer for the PS3.

From the = Forums:=20

PanzerMeyer shares screenshots of Empire at War. = Check=20 them out here.

Naval Combat = News

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

Submarine = Stealth:

YouTube has = a good=20 video on the quietest submarine in the world. You = can view=20 this movie here.=20

Age of = Pirates:=20 Caribbean Tales:

IGN has=20 just posted a highly in-depth review for this naval = pirate=20 game. You can read it here.=20

This Day = in Naval=20 History - October 10:

1845 - The Naval School, later the Naval = Academy,=20 opens in Annapolis, Md., with 50 midshipmen and = seven=20 faculty.=20
1923 - First American-built rigid = airship,=20 Shenandoah, is christened. It used helium gas = instead of=20 hydrogen.=20
1944 - The Leyte campaign begins with the = attack=20 of four carrier task groups of Task Force 38 on = Okinawa and=20 Ryukyus.=20
1960 - Navy assigned responsibility for = program=20 management and technial direction of Project SPASUR, = the=20 first U.S. universal satellite detection and = tracking=20 network.=20
1985 - Fighters from USS Saratoga (CV 60) = force=20 an Egyptian airliner, with the hijackers of the = cruise ship=20 Achille Lauro aboard, to Italy, where the hijackers = were=20 taken into custody.

Motorsports News

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

rFactor:

Hot on the heels of v1.1, the CTDP 2005 F-1 mod = is now=20 at version 1.2. Download it from one of the = locations=20 provided here.
X-Race 0.98b featuring open-wheel single-seater = cars=20 racing on ovals has been released as a work-in-progress. =

Technology = News

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

Cases:

Hardware Secrets checks out = Antec's Nine=20 Hundred Case here.
Overclocker Cafe peeks into the = Lian Li=20 PC-A10 Aluminum Case here.

Cooling:

Tweaknews.net checks out the = Apack=20 Zeotherm GX700 Aluminum Videocard VGA Cooler here.
Virtual-Hideout.net tests the = CoolerMaster=20 Eclipse here.

Graphics Cards: =

TweakTown checks out the X1300XT = &=20 X1650PRO Video Cards - Budget ATi Crossfires - here.
Guru3D checks out NVIDIA's = GeForce 7900GT=20 Dual Core Video Card here.

Motherboards: =

Lost Circuits tests out the = Sapphire Pure=20 Crossfire AM2RD580 here.
Motherboards.org checks out the = GIGABYTE=20 965P-DS3 Motherboard here.

Community News for = October 9,=20 2006

Aviation & = Air Combat=20 News

Interim News = Contributor: Ivan=20 Jozic.
Doug "Uther" Lawrence is on leave.

General = Aviation:

Check out these two compilation videos from NAS = Oceana=20 2006 Air Show here and here. Amazing stuff, = really.
A Ju-87 Stuka is salvaged from the sea near the = Greek=20 island of Rhodos. More info here.

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

If you thought of buying the complete = DVD-edition, you=20 might want to hold off for a while longer. A new DVD = with=20 extras is scheduled for November release! Check out = the new=20 features here and the heated discussion = on the=20 forum here.

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

If you liked the XB-35 add-on, you'll love this = one -=20 the XB-49 is released. Check the board here for more info.

Storm of = War: The Battle=20 of Britain:

The link to several months old demo video is = posted in=20 the thread here. The attention to detail is = rather=20 stunning if not unbelievable in some
respects = (like the=20 vehicle models, vehicle suspension physics (!) and = recoil=20 effects) so don't miss it.

LOMAC / = Flaming Cliffs /=20 Black Shark:

Another video showing Lock On triplehead = gameplay can be=20 found here. I can't help feeling that = three more=20 monitors wouldn't hurt, though.

Land Combat

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

Announcements:

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter = Wins Two=20 Prestigious BAFTA Video Games Awards (reported by Ubisoft.) Ubisoft has = announced that it=20 won two prestigious awards at last night=92s BAFTA = Video Games=20 Awards for its critically acclaimed game Tom = Clancy=92s Ghost=20 Recon Advanced Warfighter=99, which launched in = March=20 2006."
We're added a new Land and Armor Console News = section.=20 Next generation console systems are becoming = mainstream and=20 slowly moving into simulations. There's already a = hugh fan=20 base for first person shooters and squad tactical = shooters.=20 It is only fair that I start covering some of the = important=20 land and armor news for these next-gen systems. = Starting=20 today there will be a new console news column in my = news=20 report. PC games are still our priority and will not = be=20 stopped or short-changed, but land news related to = the=20 Xbox360 and the PS3 will now be on our news beat. =

Land and = Armor PC=20 News:

GameSpot has = another preview=20 of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Dark=20 Crusade.
GameSpot also has = a new=20 preview of Medieval 2: Total War including = a new=20 video.
GameSpot also has = new video=20 of DEFCON: Everyone Dies.
And finally from GameSpot,=20 new screenshots of Half-Life 2: Episode Two. =
Worthplaying has = a review of=20 Rise & Fall: Civilizations at = War.=20
Worthplaying also = has new Theatre of War screenshots. =
Armed Assault = Zone has a new=20 interview with new screenshots of Armed Assault. =
GameSpy names Company of Heroes this months = game of the=20 month runner up and shares a review, screens, and = video=20 clips.
IGN has a preview of Medieval 2: Total War, covering = the Turks.=20
The Wargamer has new that's Birth of America has shipped to = retail.=20
The Wargamer also has news that Armies of Exigo is now a digital = download.=20

Land and = Armor=20 Console News:

GameSpot has a Call of Duty 3 hands on with = many=20 screenshots and video clips. Coming to Xbox360 and = PS3=20 launch title.
GameSpot also has = an article=20 comparing the different console version of Call of Duty 3.
GameSpot has a Tom Clancy Splinter Cell Double = Agent=20 preview.
GameSpot has a = review of Doom. Yes, the original Doom = available on=20 Xbox Live market place.
GameSpy has a = preview of both=20 the Xbox 360 and the PS3 Call of Duty 3 games.
GhostRecon.net = has a Xbox 360=20 GRAW faceplate contest. IGN = has new=20 screenshots of Rainbow Six: Vegas for the Xbox = 360.=20

From the = Forums:=20

Brennus has added more great screenshots to his = Company=20 of Heroes altered screenshot thread. Check them = out here.
BlackMage11 has shared some screenshots from the = just=20 released demo of DEFCON: Everyone Dies. =

Naval Combat = News

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

ANNO = 1701:

Sunflowers = has=20 announced that the third chapter of the Anno = strategy=20 series, has reach Gold status and will be launched = on=20 October 26th. Based on a 3D engine created by = Related=20 Designs (No Man's Land, Castle Strike), this naval = game will=20 feature an optimized military part, an intuitive = control=20 scheme and multiplayer mode up to four players. =

This Day in Naval History - = October=20 9:

1873 - Lt. Charles Belknap calls a = meeting at the=20 Naval Academy to establish the U.S. Naval Institute = for the=20 purpose of disseminating scientific and professional = knowledge throughout the Navy.=20
1942 - The first three schools for = enlisted WAVES=20 open in Stillwater, Okla. (yeoman); Bloomington, = Ind.=20 (storekeepers); and Madison, Wis. (radiomen).=20
1945 - A parade in New York City honors = Fleet=20 Adm. Chester W. Nimitz and 13 other Medal of Honor=20 recipients.=20
1961 - USS Princeton (LPH 5) rescues 74 = survivors=20 of two shipwrecks (U.S. lines Pioneer Muse and SS = Shiek)=20 from the island of Kita Daito Shima.

Motorsports News

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

Community:

The October issue of Autosimsport is now = available here.

GTR2:

Two new reviews of GTR2 are now up. CVG's review = can be=20 found here and 1 Up's here. Our definitive review will = be up=20 soon, so look forward to that.

SimHQnet Motorsports:

THE DEUCE is now history. = What a=20 terrific race for the 21 competitors in the five = classes!=20 You can see the results here (1MB pdf file) and the = comments here. Look for a full race = report with=20 drivers commentaries and a video by "BeachAV8R" = coming=20 soon.
Next weekend we start our = rFactor=20 Series 2 for tintops. The PCC Germany Porsches and = Meganes=20 will take to the track to do battle in the four week = series.=20 Read more here and here.

Technology = News

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

Cooling:

Virtual-Hideout.net tests out = the=20 CoolerMaster Eclipse here.

Graphics Cards: =

Overclockers Online tests out = the GeForce=20 7950GT & 7900GS cards here.

DriverHeaven tests out the ATi = Radeon=20 Crossfire X1900-X1950 Video Cards here.

Memory:

Technic3D=20 tests out the G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ Memory here.

3DGameMan=20 checks out the Crucial P2-5300 10th Anniversary = Memory here.

Motherboards: =

HardwareZone tests out the ABIT = AW9D-MAX=20 (Intel 975X Express - Core 2 Ready) Motherboard here.

BootDaily=20 has a Socket AM2 roundup with 8 boards here.

Peripherals:

We found this video review of Logitech's = G25 wheel.=20 "Chunx" has a G25 in testing right now so our review = will be=20 available soon.