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Combat Mission: Afrika Korps

by Tom “WKLINK” Cofield   In the year 2000, Big Time Software and Battlefront.com released a title that took the wargaming genre by storm. Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord was a unique mix of 3D graphics, hard core realism, interactive gameplay, and immersion that instantly made it one of the classics not only of wargaming, but of strategy gaming […]

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Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad Page 4

Back To Page 3   Q. “Thunder Run” details an event that presumably will be studied heavily in creating future doctrine for the military. Another example from the Iraq War could be the Apache raid on Karbala that resulted in the downed Longbow and captured crew. What lessons do you draw from your experience about the ability […]

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Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad

An Interview with Author David Zucchino by John “Spoons” Sponauer Every war has images that are burned into the public’s mind. Operation Iraqi Freedom has several… the blinding sandstorms, or the photos of Iraqis and GIs tearing down statues and paintings of Saddam. The other memorable event of the war for many was the sight of […]

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Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad Page 3

Back To Page 2   Q. Military writers like Ralph Peters suggest that much of future of war will revolve around cities. Do you think the US military has the appropriate hardware, technology, and training to do it right? In the process of writing the book, did you hear of soldiers consistently wishing for something that […]

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Battlefield: Vietnam

Exclusive Screenshots from the latest  in the EA Battlefield Series by Bubba “Masterfung” Wolford   We were fortunate today to obtain 6 exclusive new screenshots from the upcoming Battlefield: Vietnamfrom the kind folks at EA. Click on a thumbnail below to see the full-sized images. The official Battlefield: Vietnam web site is here and our new Battlefield: Vietnam Forum […]

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Battlefield Vietnam Hands-On Preview

by Bubba “Masterfung” Wolford   On December 8th, I had the fantastic opportunity to travel to EA’s offices in Redwood City in California to get a hands-on preview of their newest Battlefield series simulation,Battlefield Vietnam (BFV). Previously, Battlefield 1942 was just a single game but it is clear that EA intends to make “Battlefield” a series of games. Their […]

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Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII (Offline)

by Guest Writer Sean “Goodwood” Nash Introduction   Most anyone who has heard of the Battlefield 1942 game and its first expansion, Road to Rome, knows what to expect in Secret Weapons of WWII as far as the general gameplay is concerned, so I won’t go into much detail about it. I myself followed the progress […]

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Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

by Guest Writer Mike Augustine Special thanks to Bill Grant for the screenshots Introduction   Red Storm’s latest offering in the Rainbow Six series is called Raven Shield. After offering players a military style tactical game, with their “Ghost Recon” trilogy, Red Storm is back in the counter force/urban warfare business. Let’s have a look at Raven Shield […]

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