IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Game Fan Trailer
SimHQ member IIN8II put together an awesome trailer for the upcoming Battle of Stalingrad flight sim due out September 2014. For more information on the game you can read through our IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad Game Preview from last year. IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the next generation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has […]
August 2014 Calendar – The B-17 Sentimental Journey
The B-17 Sentimental Journey, Performing at the Planes of Fame airshow in Chino, California, on May 3, 2014. Copyright 2014 Ken “Arthonon” Cartwright. All Rights Reserved Related posts: 2014 Atlanta Warbird Weekend Airshow Pictures April SimHQ Calendars August 2013 Calendar – WWII Warbirds July 2014 SimHQ Calendar June 2014 SimHQ Calendar May SimHQ Calendar October […]
Digital Combat Simulator World F-86F Sabre Now available for Pre Purchase and Beta Testing
DCS: F-86F Sabre is now available for Pre Purchase and beta testing from the Digital Combat Simulator online store for $49.99. The North American F-86F Sabre was a western fighter of the 1950’s. With a swept wing, this single engine jet was an important western aircraft of the Korean War and often fought against Russian-made MiG-15s . It was a difficult struggle […]
Oculus Rift VR Drops Support for Resold Development Units
Oculus VR has been canceling pre-orders for their Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2) made by those who have been attempting to resell them on eBay or other methods. A community manager on the forums posted “We also don’t provide warranty on second-hand sales, so if you buy on eBay you are on your own.” […]
Sun n Fun Airshow Pictures HDR
SimHQ member Archatuthis posted up some pictures taken at the Sun n Fun Air show using HDR processing at the extreme level. HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and uses to reproduce a greater dynamic range of luminosity than possible using standard digital imaging or photographic techniques. Click on the image below to see his post […]
Microsoft Flight Simulator update to be released by Dovetail Games
Dovetail Games announced a licensing deal with Microsoft allowing them to develop and publish new flight simulation products based on Microsoft’s Flight Simualtor Franchise . Dovetail is currently investigating new concepts in the area and is expecting to release a new flight simulation product sometime in 2015. Dovetail will also distribute Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition via Valve’s popular digital retail channel, Steam, […]
The Origin Trilogy by AG Riddle Book Reviews
PreambleI am just beginning to dive into Elite Dangerous, and to get in the sci-fi mood, I picked up this huge time, universe and species spanning space opera trilogy. The three titles in the Origin Trilogy include Atlantis Gene, Atlantis Plague and Atlantis World, and I made the mistake of reading the first two in […]
July 2014 SimHQ Calendar
F22 Raptor by Ken “Arthonon” Cartwright with a Canon 7D at the Planes of Fame air show on May 3rd, 2014 Related posts: April SimHQ Calendars August 2013 Calendar – WWII Warbirds August 2014 Calendar – The B-17 Sentimental Journey Davis Monthan Air Show 2014 Pictures Tucson AZ December SimHQ Calendars January SimHQ Calendars June […]
PSA: PC Aviator 4th of July Sale 50% Off All the Things
A quick public service announcement folks: PCAviator.com is having a big 4th of July sale, offer 50% many items. Items such as Airport Enhancer HDX, Rise of Flight: Channel Battles Edition and Mustang P-51D Little Friends are experiencing a pretty deep discount. Some items are only getting a 25% discount, but you can find discounts of up to 55% […]
Photos from the 2014 Great Tennessee Airshow
SimHQ member CJBuff attended the 2014 Great Tennessee Airshow and posted up some great pictures. Take a look at some shots of the Blue Angels and more on his forum post… Photos from the 2014 Great Tennessee Airshow Related posts: 2014 Atlanta Warbird Weekend Airshow Pictures August 2014 Calendar – The B-17 Sentimental Journey Davis Monthan […]
Wheel Stand Pro for Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Deluxe V2 Video Review
Here is our video review for the Wheel Stand Pro for the Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog Deluxe V2. SPOILERS: I dig the stand, but there are a few minor issues that are worth noting. While a text review could give you the information you need, for the investment that is required for this beast, it is […]
Europa Universalis IV Gets a Major Patch and Discount
Europa Universalis IV is about as hardcore as strategy games come. I fancy myself an avid strategy gamer, but the EU series has always been one I have been afraid to really dedicate time to. It isn’t that I dislike the idea of the game. I actually love it, I just know that once I dig […]