Armored Warfare – Early Access 4
Phase 4 testing of Obsidian Entertainment’s Armored Warfare is live and running until August 30th. The newest update includes features such as the Retrofit system and a number of new war machines like the Centauro 120. The servers will be online 24/7 during this testing phase, or at least Obsidian would like for them to […]
World of Warships – Double XP Weekend and Update 0.4.1
Ever since Wargaming announced World of Battleships Warships way, way back in the before time (2011), fans of the World of (Tanks – Warplanes) series have been eagerly awaiting this next installment in the franchise to drop. Luckily, back in March, World of Warships entered closed beta which then turned into an open beta this […]
Elite Dangerous – Planetary Landings
Ever since Elite: Dangerous went to Kickstarter in 2012, fans have been asking for the ability to land on, and explore, planets. With the announcement of Elite Dangerous: Horizons fans will be getting just such a feature, along with another full season of major gameplay expansions. The Planetary Landings expansion will only include airless, rocky, […]
Atlantic Fleet: Review and Interview
Remember those dark days when German wolf-packs nearly brought Britain to starvation, and incredibly brave merchant sailors crossed the Atlantic under the guns of mighty battleships like the Scharnhorst, Bismarck and Tirpitz, who were in turn hunted by British battlecruisers such as Hood, Renown and Repulse? And remember the good old days when a sim […]
Around The Web – DCS, Arma 3, DayZ, Elite: Dangerous, and Star Citizen Updates
It’s finally Friday! Hopefully that means most of you get to enjoy a weekend of gaming, or, at least, a couple days of not working. Or maybe you’re using the days off to get Windows 10 up and running on your machine? Let us know how it goes and best of luck! DCS Weekend Flash […]
Windows 10 – Released but Ready?
Windows 10 has finally been certified ready to be released to the greater public, but is it really ready for prime time? A glance around the internet gives mostly positive ‘reviews’ of Microsoft’s new operating system, but reviewing something as ubiquitous as a Microsoft OS is tricky at best and pointless at worse. Unlike iOS, […]
DCS World – L-39 Albatros Preorder
Eagle Dynamics and The Fighter Collection have released the DCS: L-39 Albatros for pre-purchase on the DCS e-shop for $39.99. Currently the price is 20% off and will remain so until this September when it will sell for $49.99. The L-39 Albatros is a low-wing, high-performance jet aircraft that doubles as a trainer and light […]
What is a Sim Game?
A few days ago I was talking about games and genres with some friends. About half of my buddies fell closer to, if not right into, the “hardcore” (I hate the hardcore/casual labels – forgive me for using them here, it just makes the conversation easier to talk about) end of the gamer spectrum. A […]
Spotlight – Bohemia Interactive
Bohemia Interactive, founded in 1999, made its way onto the world stage in 2001 with Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis. Ten years later the company re-released the game, rebranding it under its popular ARMA franchise. Since 2001, ARMA has evolved into a household name for combat sim enthusiasts. In 2012, Dean Hall created the DayZ […]
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations Patch 1.08
If you haven’t played Warfare Sims’ “armchair general” simulator, prepare to be confused. Thankfully there are a few tutorials that will have you up to speed in no time. Better yet, if you’ve played the Harpoon series, you’ll probably feel right at home. Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations is one of those rare games that puts […]
Off Topic: AMD and NVIDIA Updates
As a PC gamer, graphic drivers are one of those things you just get in the habit of updating, or, at the very least, keeping an eye on from time to time. It’s always frustrating to update to your card to the latest drivers only to discover that some bugs made their way into the […]
No Man’s Sky – The Economy
No Man’s Sky is an upcoming space exploration and survival sim developed by Hello Games, the creators of the Joe Danger series. Even though No Man’s Sky was premiered at the 2013 VGX awards and went on to steal the show at E3 in 2014, the game has still managed to stay relatively low key. […]