Steam Summer Sale June 19th – 30th
Adios wallet stuffed with cash — Hello tons of new games! The Steam summer sale has started and things are grim for my financial future. While Steam doesn’t have all the sims that you could want, it does have a large selection of titles worth checking out. Unfortunately, the newest simulator out there, SPINTIRES, has not […]
Ghosts of Targets Past Book Review
Extremely well written and first published in 1995; Ghosts of Targets Past reads like a ”modern” book as it takes the reader through the experiences of a Lancaster pilot and crew during the closing months of WW2. Beginning in January 1942 with the author’s appearance before the selection board and then going on to describe parts […]
Review: Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition Overview If you are not familiar with Rise of Nations the new version that just launched on Steam is going to be a great place to get started. The community, as of this writing, is small, active and helpful. This is a multiplayer game at its core, but it does include […]
Europe at War (non fiction) & the Ossie Wolf Trilogy (fiction)
Blue Man Falling/Band of Eagles/To Play the Fox, Frank Bernard (Kindle Editions). Frank Bernard titles on Amazon PREAMBLE Frank Bernard penned this trio of great yarns about a fictional American volunteer pilot in WWII, Ossie Wolf, and his adventures in the Battle of Britain, Africa and the Med. True story: I was sitting on a […]
Rainbow Six Siege to Release in 2015
A younger version of myself was obsessed with all things Rainbow 6. I was there when Wolfenstein, Doom, Blood, Quake, Hexen and every other “Unique FPS” showed up. I enjoyed them about as much as I could, but they never held my attention for long. Rainbow Six launched and all I knew of it was the fact that it […]
Xbox One Controller Drivers for your Windows PC
Microsoft has released a set of Windows drivers for the Xbox One controller making it possible to use the controller on any game that features gamepad support for the Xbox 360 controller. Microsoft is planning to distribute the drivers through a Windows update but you can download them now using these links over at MajorNelson.com. PC Drivers for […]
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen Launches Today
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen from Matrix games is launching today and you can jump in without having to go through a backlog of older titles. This was the first game in the Commandos or Company of Heroes style of game that really captured my imagination. While I am excited to get in and give the game a shot, there […]
War Thunder 1.41 Launches. Hit the Ground!
I so, so, so wish I was here to make a “Get in tha choppa!” joke. That is about the level of cleverness that I can bring to the table. Since I am being denied my moment of comedy brilliance, I will instead put my glasses on and go “Clark Kent” all over the article. […]
Rise of Nations Launching on Steam
Long Winded Introduction Hello dear readers! I am a new writer here at SimHQ and you are likely expecting a very simple, journalistic article as my first foray into writing on this site. Sadly, that is not what you are about to get. You are about to get a sales pitch, (an informative and honest […]
June 2014 SimHQ Calendar
For June, Steve Serdikoff provides this awesome shot of The Collings Foundation’s A-1E Skyraider at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show, May 2014 Visit Steve’s blog here, and his gallery of work here and here. Related posts: April SimHQ Calendars August 2014 Calendar – The B-17 Sentimental Journey February SimHQ Calendars January SimHQ Calendars July 2014 SimHQ […]
Dawn Attack by Brian Callison Book Review
Dawn Attack by Brian Callison Plot precis: Fictional account of a British combined forces attack on German Occupied Norway, drawing inspiration from the British commando raid on Lofoten in March 1941.The story of the dawn raid is told from multiple points of view, both the German and British side, as well as from air, land and sea. Preamble: […]
Saitek X-55 Rhino Winner is Scoobe with HE-111 Down over England
The winner of our screenshot contest for the Saitek X-55 Rhino is Scoobe with his screen shot titled “HE-111 which was shot down over England” taken from IL-2 Cliffs of Dover and the Team Fusion Mod ver 4.3. We had over 140 entries with thousands of views and a great social media reach. Special thanks to everyone that participated, […]