by Fran Mulhern We’re all simmers. While the computer games industry is moving more towards consoles and joypads, there will always be those of us for whom the buzz of searching through the skies with our air-to-air radar holds the most attraction. Keep yer Playstations and yer X-Boxes, give us our sims! Sims? Did someone […]
OK guys, does this give you any ideas? Sort of? Got your interest? How about this sequence? Think you got it? OK, dead right! Women can be dangerous, especially when defending the man they love. And when carrying large bore semi-automatic pistols. However, this is not about Mona Sax, or Max Payne, who we’ll meet […]
Friday, June 18 Recap by Stephanie “Panther” Lessentine E3 2010 had a lot of ups and downs this year, but let’s start with some of the ups. The major highlight had to be the preview of Thrustmaster’s HOTAS Warthog and the DCS: A-10C Warthog preview with Matt Wagner. These two products stirred a lot of debate […]
Thursday, June 17 Report Air Combat Rise of Flight: Iron Cross Edition: On Thursday morning SimHQ staffers Joe and Chipwich met with Jason Williams, President, and Max Goryuchkin, the VP of Business Development for 777 Studios. While the purpose of our meeting was to discuss the upcoming Iron Cross edition of Rise of Flight, Jason and […]
Wednesday, June 16 Report Chatting with the Devs Some of the most important things that the SimHQ staff did today had nothing to do with testing out new toys. We had the honor of discussing the state of the industry with several movers and shakers of the simulation world: Chatting about running a design studio […]
Back To Page 1 Consoles FEAR 3: ConManly took the opportunity to sit in on a Fear 3 presentation. Fear continues the tradition of its horror FPS style with Fear 3. Fear 3 looks similar to Fear 2 in gameplay and graphics. In Fear 2 the main character impregnates Alma, and this game takes place […]
Tuesday, June 15 Report Hands-on: Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Controllerby Joe Keefe and Stephanie *Panther* Lessentine On Tuesday night Thrustmaster hosted a preview event to unveil the HOTAS Warthog. This new HOTAS is a metal replica of an A-10C stick, throttle, and throttle panel, and offers an impressive array of features. It is officially licensed by the U.S. […]
Tuesday, June 15 Report Air Combat If you don’t already know, look here… …and here. Land Combat and Console ConManly and Magnum’s Big Adventure ConManly got his first taste of the gaming industry today, as his eyes were opened wide by the spectacle that is E3. Along the way, he got to meet such meteoric celebrities as Vern […]
Tuesday, June 15 Report by Stephanie *Panther* Lessentine and Joe Keefe DCS: A-10C Warthog is by far the most anticipated flight simulator of 2010, and it’s not being shown on the E3Expo 2010 show floor. However, we did have the opportunity to sit down at the Preview for the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog and DCS: A-10C Warthog at the California Air and […]
Monday, June 14 Report One by one, the team from SimHQ cycled through the Baggage Claim at LAX and into the cool, humid afternoon in coastal Los Angeles. Everyone rendevoused exactly as planned. A block of suites in a local hotel is now wired with a new SimHQ wireless network (shhh — don’t tell the […]
Continued from Page 6 Copy Protection and Intellectual Property 20mm: Let’s talk about the proverbial 800 pound gorillas known as copy protection and intellectual property. How much do you see this today as a significant issue in a buyer determining whether to purchase a title? Polovski: Very important obviously to consider. Jason: Developers have a right to […]
Continued from Page 5 Distribution and Publishing 20mm: With a few notable exceptions, simulation prices have remained in the $50 to $60 USD range for over ten years. What do you attribute that to and do you see it changing anytime soon? Ssnake: Representing one of those “notable exceptions”, I won’t make predictions about the product […]
