SimHQ Community News

News Contributor: Tom "20mm" Hayden

Monday, January 5

Did you know there's a hard core Space Shuttle simulation? Take a look at this AAR by vertical

Sunday, January 4

Don't miss Pizzicato's outstanding series of Black Shark AAR's, starting with this one, Convoy Cover





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Land & Armor Combat News

News Contributor: Chuck "Magnum" Ankenbauer

Monday, January 5

Worthplaying has a preview of Codename Panzer: Cold War .

IGN has a single player hands on of F.E.A.R. 2 for the PC version.

IGN also has a new video trailer of Empire: Total War .

GameSpot has their review of Left 4 Dead for the PC.

Be sure to check out this new tactical planning site called Tacticum , then join up on the SimHQ user group.

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Naval Combat News

News Contributor: Tom "NightCrawler" Mauk

Monday, January 5

Battlestations: Pacific Dev Diary Video from VoodooExtreme

This Day in Naval History
1855 - USS Plymouth crew has skirmish with Chinese troops.
1875 - Cmdr. Edward Lull begins expedition to locate the best ship canal route across Panama.
1943 - In the Southwest Pacific, USS Helena (CL 50) fired first proximity-fused projectile in combat, shooting down a Japanese divebomber in the process.
1968 - Lt. Clarence W. Cote becomes the first male Nurse Corps officer in the regular Navy.

Last Weeks Naval Update News

The Pirates of the Burning Sea Website has word that a new build version 1.11 "The Clash of Steel" patch is now live for Flying Lab Studios' seafaring MMORPG. The update offers promised revisions to the avatar combat system in Pirates of the Burning Sea, as outlined on the page. They also offer a Swashbuckling Overview to help you get in touch with your inner Errol Flynn.

From the Forums "kilosierra" has posted a YouTube video of a little movie from the "Death of the Pommern" scenario from Jutland! Enjoy!

Five New Tales of Pirates Screenshots Released from IGN

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Motorsports News

News Contributor: Vikz Raman

Monday, January 5

rFactor: TVStyles pack by Prunn version 1.0

rFactor: GP2 2008 version 1.1 released

rFactor: NLC VLN 2005 - DVD Check Info + Previews

GTR Evolution: TVR Cerbera Cup released

rFactor: Vanport International 1.1 - Released

rFactor: Corvette C6 Version 3.2 - Released

Saturday, January 3

General Sim Racing: RSRBR 2009 Update 2 - Released

GTR Evolution: Mustang SE Cup for GTR Evolution - Released

Sim Racing Hardware: MMG Presents The SimRDisp7X

Monday, December 29

rFactor: CART Factor Prologue version 1.01 released

Sim Racing Hardware: Video of BMW F1 Wheel for G25

rFactor: Italian & European Challenge version 1.1 released

General Sim Racing: RACE Pro Demo Postponed

netKar Pro: version 1.0.3 Released

Saturday, December 27

General Sim Racing: Simracingworld.com has added 100 files to their database of sim racing mods

rFactor: Denver Grand Prix version 1.2 released

iRacing: American Motorsports Journalist Gordon Kirby explores iRacing

GTR Evolution: Maserati MC12 skin pack released

Sim Racing Media: Inside Sim Racing - Episode 35 released

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Console Sims News

News Contributor: Chuck "Magnum" Ankenbauer

Monday, January 5

Members of SimHQ got together Saturday for some Gears of War 2 Horde Mode . We completed it getting the level 50 achievement. Be sure to check out the screens.

Team Xbox shares news that the Lord of the Rings: Conquest demo is on Xbox live. They also share news that the Skate 2 demo will be out this week.

PSU has a preview of Skate 2 for the PS3.

IGN has some new videos of Skate 2 for the Xbox 360.

IGN has videos of KillZone 2 for the PS3.

GameSpot has a multiplayer hands on with Stoked , a snowboarding game.



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Hardware News

News Contributor: Tom "NightCrawler" Mauk

Monday, January 5

Cases/Power:
Review: Cooler Master ATCS 840 by InsideHW
Review: NZXT Guardian 921 by TechPowerUp
Review: SilverStone Fortress FT01 by HardwareSecrets
Review: Seasonic's M12D 850W by bit-tech
Review: FSP Group Power Mod 700w by Virtual-Hideout
Review: Antec TruePower Quattro 1000W Power Supply by RealWorldLabs
Review: Glacial Altair A381 (iMon) by Bjorn3D

CPUs/Processors/Coolers:
Review: Noctua NH-C12P Premium by ThinkComputers
Review: NoiseBlocker CoolScraper 3 CPU Cooler by RealWorldLabs
Review: Nonaoxia Nano Fans by Bjorn3D
Review: Xigmatek HDT-SD964 CPU Cooler by RealWorldLabs
Review: GELID Wing 12 Gamer 120mm Case Fan by FutureLooks
Review: OCZ Gladiator Max by PureOC
Review: SilenX IXG-80HA2 & IXG-3F2 by Bjorn3D
Review: CoolIT Systems Domino A.L.C. by LegitReviews
Review: Swiftech H2O-120 Compact Water Cooling Kit by Icrontic
Review: AMD Shanghai Opteron CPUs On Linux by Phoronix
Best CPU Cooler Performance
AMD Readies Six Business-Class Desktop 45nm CPUs
Phenom II X4 Suggested Retail Prices Surface
Thermaltake Introduces TMG IA1 CPU Cooler, Gives You More

Motherboards/Memory:
Review: Gigabyte EX58-UD4P Intel X58 by TechSpot
Review: DFI LanParty DK 790GX-M2RS by MadShrimps
Review: ECS X58B-A Black Edition by LegitReviews
Review: OCZ PC3-10666 Platinum Low-Voltage Triple Channel by ClubOC
Review: Apogee DDR2 PC 6400 Value Series by UR-Hardware
Review: Walton Chaintech Apogee GT DDR3 2000MHz 6GB Memory Kit by RealWordLabs
ASRock A780GXE vs AOD790GX - Phenom Battle
Mushkin releases 'Radioactive' memory kit
New Crucial Ballistix Three Channel DDR3 Memory Kits Available
Transcend Launches Triple Channel DDR3-1333 Memory Kits
Gateway TBGM-01 MATX X58 Motherboard Pictured
G.Skill Unveils Triple Channel “Perfect Storm” Memory Series for Intel Core i7

Graphic/Sound Cards:
Review: MSI Radeon HD 4830 512MB by TweakTown
Review: WinFast PX9800 GTX+ Leadtek Limited by OCIA
Nvidia 40nm Mobile GPUs by VR-Zone
More XFX Radeon Series Graphics Cards Pictured by TechPowerUp
NVIDIA Mobile GPU Lineup for 2009 Charted
XFX Radeon HD 4850 and Radeon HD 4870 Pictured
GeForce GTX 285 from Gigabyte Appears in Hong Kong
ASUS Reveals Xonar HDAV1.3 Series Sound Cards with Dolby TrueHD Bit-Stream

Storage Devices/Hard Drives:
Review: Linux Solid-State by Phoronix
Review: Seagate's Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB by bit-tech
Review: Super Talent Pico-E 8GB by OverclockersClub
Review: Thermaltake Vi-On by PureOC
Review: Thecus N4100 Pro NAS by OverclockersOnline
Review: Cavalry Pelican 2.5 in 32GB Solid State Drive by OverclockersClub
Review: PromoLocker Custom VH USB Drive by Vitual-Hideout
Review: D-Link DNS-323 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure by OverclockersClub
PQI to Launch More Flash Based Storage Devices at CES 2009
Symwave and Seagate to Demonstrate World's First USB 3.0 Storage Solution at CES 2009
Hitachi's Deskstar E7K1000 hard drive
Verbatim Launches New 500GB and 1TB Quad Interface Desktop Hard Drives

Keyboards, Mice, Monitors, Headsets, & Gaming Systems:
Review: Viewsonic's VX2260WM, 22-inch by bit-tech
Review: SilverStone Raven Gaming Mouse by XtremeComputing
Review: Nova Killer 2 MousePad by OCModShop

Peripherals, Notebooks, TV's, & Other Misc. Items:
Review: Hawking HWRN1A Hi-Gain Wireless-300N Router by r&b
Freescale Enters the Low-Cost Netbook Processor Business with i.MX515 ARM Processor
Lenovo's First Dual Screen Mobile Workstation Now Official, Yours for $3663
Lenovo Debuts Super-Slim All-in-One Desktop and 16-inch Laptop

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Technology News

News Contributor: Joe Keefe

Monday, January 5

nVIdia Renamed 9XXX GPUs
LG HD TVs to Steam Netflix
Playstation 2 is still most Played Console
Firefox Breaks 20% Market Share Mark
Intel and Adobe to Extend Flash Platform to TVs
More GT212 Information Forthcoming
Rumor: Microsoft Plans 17% Workforce Reduction This Month
Aspire One 10.1 Slated for February
Gigabyte Has a Crippled VGA Slot: MSI
Forceware 185.20 Beta Leaked
NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) v4.7 Released

Wednesday, December 31

Youtube Removes IDF Videos
A-DATA Launches XPG Dual SSD 3.5” RAID Enclosure
Thermaltake Provides Phase Change Cooling for AMD Graphics Cards
Symwave to Demonstrate USB 3.0 External Storage Solution at CES
Seagate Ups Storage Density With Single Platter 500GB HDD
The Foundry Company to Make GPUs, To Accept Designs from Other Manufacturers Soon
HP pushing Intel for larger netbooks

Tuesday, December 30

AMD Phenom In-Depth Performance
LHC Staff use Apple Macs
Sony's PS3 Goal Is Unobtainable
Debate over Browser Patching Speed
EVGA Makes its 55nm GeForce GTX 260 Lineup Official, Intros SSC Variant

Monday, December 29

New site GOG.com giving away free PC games.
FCC approves "Analogue Nightlight" implementation for 17 February DTV switchover
Same digital photo frames come with malware (just like last year)
Logitec Readying Slim External DVD Burners
Intel Denies False Report - No one Prevents Vendors from Using NVIDIA's Ion Platform
AMD Desktop CPU Schedule Updated
NVIDIA GPU Lineup for 2009 Tabled
Cygnus Systems Sues Google, Microsoft and Apple Over Preview Icons
RivaTuner Version 2.22 Released, Adds Skins Support
Creative Getting Creative This CES with Zii
VIA Platforms Hold 10-15% ULPC Shipments in 2008

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