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Features

Roger, Out! TeamSpeak Rules of the Road      August 6, 2007

Tactical Briefing 05: How to Plan and Execute a Squad Sized Assault      May 14, 2007

Tactical Briefing 04: Movement to Contact      April 10, 2007

Tactical Briefing 03: Squad and Fire Team Movements     March 7, 2007

Tactical Briefing 02: Formations     February 22, 2007

Tactical Briefing 01: Meet the Squad      January 22, 2007

A Flight Simmer's Guide to Steel Beasts     August 10, 2006

Stars of the Show: The M1A1 and Leopard in SB Pro PE     August 9, 2006

Theatre of War: After Action Report #1     August 3, 2006

Armed Assault: Single Player Campaign - After Action Report #3 - Q&As      June 30, 2006

Armed Assault: Capture the Flag - After Action Report #2     June 20, 2006

Armed Assault: Seize the Base - After Action Report #1     June 13, 2006

America's Army: Past, Present and Future     December 21, 2005

Ghost Recon, Revisited     October 22, 2005

Operation Flashpoint, Revisited     October 4, 2005

Using Real World Tactics by Chuck "Magnum MGG" Ankenbauer     June 13, 2005

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?   Part 1   Part 2   by Cat     April 26-27, 2005

Multiplayer in Blackhawk Down by David "Stormtrooper" Tessier     March 28, 2005

The State of the Squad Tactical Shooter (STS) by Chuck "Magnum MGG" Ankenbauer
September 28, 2004     Download a pdf of the article here (554 kb).

Combat Mission: Afrika Korps    June 14, 2004
A PDF is available here (1.05MB)

Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin    January 8, 2003

The Sherman Experience Tapes  (270 kb)
by guest writer Ken Hall - November 29, 2001

Scenario Design...Iterations - Part 3
by Ssnake, Guest Contributor - July 18, 2001

Scenario Design in Steel Beasts - Part 2
by James Sterrett - July 18, 2001

Scenario Design Principles of Steel Beasts - Part 1
by Ssnake - April 25, 2001

Real World Tanking Modeled in Steel Beasts
August 16, 2000

The Development of Steel Beasts
Guest Feature by Ssnake, Technical Director, Steel Beasts  (930 kb)
August 15, 2000

The Life and Death of Tank Platoon
by John "Spoons" Sponauer - May 31, 2000

Panzer Elite Development Group
by Michael "Col. Sabot" McConnell - March 30, 2000  (1.33MB)

Steel Beasts - First Look Update (Map and Mission Editors)
by John "Spoons" Sponauer - December 16, 1999

Mastering Gunnery In Panzer Elite
by Col. Sabot - November 9, 1999

Tanking 101: World War Two - Tank Platoon Survival
Chapter 4: Defensive Operations - November 2, 1999

Tanking 101: World War Two - Tank Platoon Survival
Chapter 3: Offensive Operations According To Col. Sabot - October 4, 1999

Tanking 101: World War Two - Tank Platoon Survival  (829 kb)
Chapters 1 and 2: Offensive Operations "By The Book" - September 13, 1999

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Previews

Ground Branch by BlackFoot Studios     April 17, 2008

Armed Assault: Combat Operations - U.S. version      May 1, 2007

Theatre of War     March 27, 2007

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for the Xbox 360     March 13, 2006

T-72: Balkans on Fire! - Screenshots Set 1     April 4, 2005

Steel Beasts Professional - Personal Edition     February 28, 2005
A PDF is available here (591 kb)

Tank T-72: Balkans in Fire
Part 1 - November 16, 2004   A PDF is available here (533 kb)
Part 2 - November 17, 2004   A PDF is available here (520 kb)

SWAT4 by Chuck "Magnum MGG" Ankenbauer     December 10, 2004
Download a pdf of the article here (341 kb).

Battlefield: Vietnam Screenshots by Bubba "Masterfung" Wolford     March 10 , 2004

Battlefield Vietnam Hands-On Preview by Bubba "Masterfung" Wolford     January 5, 2004

Ghost Recon: Desert Siege
Screenshots - UbiSoft / Red Storm Entertainment - March 25, 2002

Ghost Recon Mission Pack Desert Siege
Screenshots - UbiSoft - February 8, 2002

Ghost Recon Mission Pack
Screenshots Set 2 - Red Storm Entertainment - January 18, 2001

Ghost Recon Mission Pack
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - January 11, 2001

Ghost Recon Demo Screenshots
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - November 6, 2001

Rogue Spear: Black Thorn Set 3
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - October 18, 2001

Rogue Spear: Black Thorn Set 2
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - October 11, 2001

Soldier of Fortune 2
Preview - Raven - October 3, 2001

Ghost Recon Set 2
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - September 28, 2001

Operation: FlashPoint
Bohemia Interactive / Codemasters - August 22, 2001

Rogue Spear: Black Thorn
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - August 1, 2001

Ghost Recon
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - July 31, 2001

Operation: FlashPoint
Preview - Bohemia Interactive / Codemasters - June 6, 2001

SWAT 3: Elite Edition
Preview - Sierra Studios -September 13, 2000

SWAT 3: Elite Edition
Screenshots, Set Two - Sierra Studios - September 13, 2000

SWAT 3: Elite Edition
Screenshots - Sierra Studios - August 29, 2000

Covert Ops Essentials
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - July 11, 2000

Steel Beasts Preview
June 16, 2000

Rogue Spear: Urban Operations
Preview - Red Storm Entertainment - March 16, 2000

Rogue Spear: Urban Operations
Screenshots, Set Two - Red Storm Entertainment - March 6, 2000

Rogue Spear: Urban Operations
Screenshots - Red Storm Entertainment - March 4, 2000

Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear LAN
Preview - Red Storm Entertainment - September 14, 1999

Delta Force 2
First Look - Novalogic - August 11, 1999

Armored Fist 3 Preview  (322 kb)
August 9, 1999

Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear 747
First Look - Red Storm Entertainment - August 5, 1999

Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Preview - Red Storm Entertainment - July 12, 1999

Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
First Look - Red Storm Entertainment - June 29, 1999

Panzer Elite Multiplayer Preview   (1.02MB)
June 24, 1999

Panzer Elite Preview   (5.85MB)
January 25, 1999

Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo
First Look - Zombie VR Studios / Ripcord Games - September 03, 1998

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Reviews

Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (Xbox 360)      March 31, 2008

America's Army: True Soldiers     December 3, 2007

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Xbox 360 Version      November 26, 2007

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - PC Version      November 26, 2007

World in Conflict     September 13, 2007

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (PC)      September 13, 2007

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (Xbox 360)      May 9, 2007

Armed Assault     March 21, 2007

Rainbow Six: Vegas (PC)      January 8, 2007

Rainbow Six: Vegas (Xbox 360)      December 11, 2006

Company of Heroes     October 3, 2006

The Operational Art of War III     September 5 , 2006

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (a "Got Game?" review)     August 22, 2006

Steel Beasts Professional (Personal Edition)     August 8, 2006

Battleground Europe     June 5, 2006

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter    May 23, 2006

SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate     March 21, 2006

Rainbow Six: Lockdown     March 6, 2006

The Regiment     February 24, 2006

Far Cry (a "Got Game?" review)     January 21, 2006

F.E.A.R. (a "Got Game?" review)     December 23, 2005

Civilization IV versus Shattered Union     November 28, 2005

Flashpoint Germany by Fran Mulhern     September 26, 2005

Battlefield 2 by Guest Writer Chuck "Magnum MGG" Ankenbauer     July 19, 2005

War in the Pacific    May 25, 2005

Brothers in Arms by Guest Writer David "Stormtrooper" Tessier     May 13, 2005

I of the Enemy: Ril'Cerat     May 13, 2005

SWAT 4 by Guest Writer Chuck "Magnum MGG" Ankenbauer     May 9, 2005

Red Orchestra: Combined Arms by Cat     March 3, 2005
Download a pdf of the article here (900 kb).

Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII by Sean "Goodwood" Nash     October 23, 2003

Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield by Guest Writer Mike Augustine.
Special thanks to Bill Grant for the screenshots. (May 11, 2003)

Ghost Recon
Red Storm Entertainment - December 27, 2001

Black Thorn
Red Storm Entertainment - November 27, 2001

Operation Flashpoint
Codemasters/Bohemia Interactive - November 22, 2001

SWAT3: Tactical Game of the Year Edition
Sierra - November 12, 2001

Combat Command 2: Desert Rats
Boku / Shrapnel - September 21, 2001

Special Forces: A Guided Tour of US Army Special Forces
Tom Clancy/John Gresham - April 12, 2001

Delta Force: Land Warrior
Novalogic - November 30, 2000

SWAT3: Elite Edition
Sierra - November 8, 2000

Covert Ops Essentials
Red Storm Entertainment - October 6, 2000

Steel Beasts  (3.31MB)
August 18, 2000

Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord
Battlefront.com / Big Time Software - July 18, 2000

Rogue Spear: Urban Operations
Red Storm Entertainment - April 21, 2000

Steel Beasts Closer Look  (5.01MB)
December 13, 1999

Spec Ops 2: Green Berets
Zombie / Ripcord - November 30, 1999

Delta Force 2
Novalogic - November 29, 1999

Panzer Elite Review  (2.14MB)
November 19, 1999

Armored Fist 3 Review
October 29, 1999

Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Red Storm Entertainment - October 4, 1999

Spec Ops: Ranger Team Bravo Zombie
VR Studios / Ripcord - February 9, 1999

Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch
Red Storm Entertainment - February 3, 1999

Delta Force - NovaLogic
November 13, 1998

Rainbow Six v1.02a
Red Storm Entertainment - September 17, 1998

Rainbow Six v1.00
Red Storm Entertainment - August 26, 1998

M1 Tank Platoon II  (1.46MB)
by John Sponauer Direct3D support - May 26, 1998

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Book Reviews

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Interviews

"WWII Battle Tanks: T-34 vs Tiger"      December 21, 2006

Major Joe Davidson     March 1, 2005

An Interview with Mike Farmer     January 20, 2005

Thunder Run: The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad -
An Interview with Author David Zucchino     April 6, 2004

Charles Moylan: Battlefront.com
Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin - April 24, 2001

Marek Spanel of Operation Flashpoint
Bohemia Interactive / Codemasters - December 18, 2000

Kevin Perry on Covert Ops Essentials
Red Storm Entertainment - July 11, 2000

Interview with Edward "Volcano Man" Williams  (143 kb)
June 22, 2000

Rod Fung on SWAT3: Battle Plan
Sierra Studios - May 10, 2000

Gary Stelmack on Rogue Spear: Urban Operations
Red Storm Entertainment - March 31, 2000

Update: Interview with Designer Al Delaney  (1.89MB)
March 27, 2000

Interview with Steel Beasts Designer Al Delaney  (930 kb)
December 23, 1999

Interview with Panzer Elite Producer Teut Weidemann  (1.23MB)
October 6, 1999

Wes Eckhart on Delta Force 2
Novalogic - September 3, 1999

Carl Schnurr on Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Red Storm Entertainment - August 12, 1999

Interview with David Seeholzer on Armored Fist 3  (603 kb)
August 9, 1999

Tim Goodlett on M1 Tank Platoon 3 / Gunship 3
Microprose / Hasbro Interactive - July 1, 1999

John Williamson on Spec Ops 2
Zombie VR Studios - April 30, 1999

Darren Chukitus on Rainbow Six: Eagle Watch
Red Storm Entertainment - December 27, 1998

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