IL-2 Sturmovik Retrospective: 1946 and Beyond
In this final article for our IL-2 retrospective, we look at the last chapter in the series, IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 and what came afterwards – the unique collaboration with a group of modders, Team Daidalos. IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 (2006) Tom Cofield once again leapt bravely into dark waters predicting in 2006 that IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 […]
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Ken “Arthonon” Cartwright took the Mustang image at the Wings Over Gillespie Air Show conducted by Air Group One on March 1, 2013. The Blue Angels image was taken at the El Centro Air Show on March 6, 2013. Visit Ken’s web site for more of his aviation photography. Thanks again, Ken! 1920 x 1080 […]
IL-2 Sturmovik Retrospective: Pacific Fighters
So far we have looked at the first chapters of the IL-2 legend, IL-2 Sturmovik and Forgotten Battles. Now we move from Europe to the Pacific. Fighting the Publisher: IL-2 Pacific Fighters (2004) “…in what has to be the final utilization for the IL-2 engine, Oleg Maddox, Ilya Shevchenko and company have released Pacific Fighters, […]
Saitek X-55 Rhino Details and Pre-Order
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. announced that the Saitek X-55 RHINO H.O.T.A.S. designed and developed to give flight simulation enthusiasts the a realistic flight experience at an affordable price, is expected to ship to consumers in early 2014. The X-55 RHINO is styled after modern fighter jet control systems and was built from the ground up to deliver […]
ROLLING THUNDER (Wings of War) Free on Kindle
Amazon is offering ROLLING THUNDER (Wings of War) for free on Kindle. Rolling Thunder is an explosive portrait of men at war, so authentic and powerful, only a veteran pilot could have written it. It is the first of the five-book Rolling Thunder series. Next are Steel Tiger, Phantom Leader, Eagle Station, and Storm Flight. Related […]
Wings Over Flanders Fields Review
Review by Jens “McGonigle” Lindblad Introduction Having followed the development of Over Flanders Fields from its early inception as Phase 1, over the introduced refinements in Phases 2 and 3, to the Hat in the Ring release and the renaming to Wings Over Flanders Fields, the Old Brown Dog developers now release their long anticipated […]
IL-2 Sturmovik Retrospective: Forgotten Battles
In our first retrospective article on IL-2 we covered the release of the original IL-2 Sturmovik and took a walk down Oleg Maddox’s memory lane. Gone, But Not Forgotten Following hot on the heels of the successful IL-2 Sturmovik, came the Forgotten Battles release in 2003. This stand-alone title in the series came slightly more […]
Affordable Force Feedback Flight Sim Control Yoke on Kickstarter
Iris Dynamics Ltd. has launched a kickstarter campaign going to produce an consumer priced Force Feedback Flight Sim Control Yoke for home flight sim use. Traditional force feedback yokes are priced outside of the consumer market, costing thousands of dollars. This is largely due to the complexity needed to replicate linear (pitch) forces. These designs rely […]
Wings: Over Flanders Fields Released
Wings: Over Flanders Fields, and immersive WWI sim by OBD Software has been released and is available via digital download or on DVD. Some of the new features: New Artificial Intelligence “AI” New Campaign Engine 55 Flyable aircraft included from the start! New Scenery and Scenery Objects New ‘Outcomes’ New Damage systems New Full Original WOFF Musical Score New In-Flight Map Immersion […]
Matt Milne: Scoring the Music for Wings Over Flanders Fields
SimHQ’s Jens “McGonigle” Lindblad talks with Matt Milne in anticipation of the planned December release of Wings Over Flanders Fields for which Matt has scored and produced the original soundtrack. UK composer Matt Milne has been writing music for 16 years, producing music for over 100 short, feature films, games, tv and trailers. Matt has also […]
IL-2 Sturmovik Retrospective: Looking Back on a Legend
Could there be a more daunting challenge in sim literature than writing a retrospective on the IL-2 Sturmovik series of combat flight sim titles? None that I can think of! So to help put more than a decade of work into context we have turned to the man behind the series, Oleg Maddox, to give […]
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Ken “Arthonon” Cartwright took these images of the Ryan STM and the PBY Catalina at the Wings Over Gillespie air show in El Cajon on June 1, 2013. Visit Ken’s web site for more of his aviation photography. Thanks again, Ken! 1920 x 1080 1280 x 1024 1920 x 1080 1280 x 1024 Related […]