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Warbirds Dogfights Launches in January
Posted by Donster on: 2009-11-20 18:22:07 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Game celebrates excitement of WWII air combat missions; developed by games industry veteran and Air Force Command Pilot JW “Wild Bill” Stealey
iEntertainment Network today announced the fast-flying excitement of World War II aerial combat comes to life in Dogfights, the latest release in the successful "WarBirds" series. Dogfights, a single-player game, takes flight in January on PC and Mac with realistic and adrenaline-pumping missions for the bravest of gamers.
Gamers choose one of three levels of pilot expertise: Rookie, Pilot, or the highly skilled Ace. They can select among 100 historically accurate aircraft to meet an armada of incoming aircraft in over 40 combat mission combinations. With its dynamic game engine, no two air battles will ever be the same. In each air battle the player can score points, build rank, and acquire medals to compete for the coveted title of WGFP – Worlds’ Greatest Fighter Pilot!
Players can fly over multiple historical terrains including England, Europe, and North Africa, including many of the great cities like London, Paris, and Berlin. Players can participate in Pacific battle campaigns over the Philippines and Midway terrains.
Imagine a dogfight with you against 10 MeBf-109s or Fw-190s…you have limited ammo, you’re low on fuel…and only your altitude, speed, and your steely self-control will keep you alive on the Ace level! Get in some shots and get out or you die!
Bonus Deal: Dogfight players get free 30-day trial of MMOG WarBirds
Dogfights allows all retail purchasers a 30-day free trial in the aerial combat MMOG WarBirds where players can compete in air-to-air action against other real players in online combat and join online squadrons. They can go on raids with their squadron mates and participate in reenactments of many of the great air events of World War II. WarBirds can be found at www.Totalsims.com. Players can download the online version of WarBirds for free and learn how to manage air-to-air combat online in real time, and to fly with live personal trainers by logging into the online arenas of WarBirds.
Dogfights will be available in January 2010 at $29.95 at your local retail store.
Dogfights is distributed by Interactive Gaming Software (IGS). For more information, visit www.igs-games.com.
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The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics to Release Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0
Posted by Donster on: 2009-11-18 18:40:10 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics will release Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 in early 2010. This will be an upgrade to the unofficial "Lock On: Flaming Cliffs" add-on. Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 will feature all the flyable aircraft of "Lock On: Flaming Cliffs" and include several fan-requested upgrades to aircraft, sensor, and weapon systems. "Lock On: Flaming Cliffs" combines a large stable of modern U.S. and Russian aircraft to fly over Russia and Georgia with game play for both casual and hardcore flight simulation enthusiasts.
Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 will feature the same world environment and game functionality as the Digital Combat Simulation (DCS) series and will be online compatible with the Ka-50 attack helicopter simulation "DCS: Black Shark" (www.digitalcombatsimulator.com). Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 will allow "Lock On" pilots and "Black Shark" pilots to now fly online together in both cooperative and head-to-head online play.
The Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 upgrade for owners of "Lock On: Flaming Cliffs" 1.12 will be available for sale as a download from the Eagle Dynamics Lock On web site for $14.99 USD. The upgrade will first be released in English and Russian with French, German, and Spanish versions to follow.
By using the DCS environment, Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 users will have improved terrain, mission editor, AI flight models, 3D objects, artificial intelligence (AI), and multiplayer.
For more information about Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0, please read the complete PRESS RELEASE.
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Official Wings of Prey Website Takes Flight
Posted by Donster on: 2009-11-16 18:09:03 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Gaijin Entertainment announces the launch of the official website of Wings of Prey — a new PC combat flight simulator. The official website contains stunning in-game screenshots, game info, video, campaigns and planes description, forum and more.
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'Wings of Prey' Announced - Screens & Trailer
Posted by Donster on: 2009-11-05 17:29:29 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Gaijin Entertainment (IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey for consoles)announces the development of new historical flight simulator "Wings of Prey", exclusively for PC platform.
"Wings of Prey" is based around the large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war’s most famous battles piloting fighters, battle planes and bombers across a range of thrilling missions. There are six theatres of war to engage in – The Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, Ardennes, Berlin, Sicily and Korsun' representing the main airborne battles of World War II in Europe.
"Wings of Prey" also boasts an all new damage effects engine as well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play. “Wings of Prey” features hundreds of airplanes taking part in air battles. The unique environmental engine also produces highly detailed, realistic landscapes that allow players to see breathtaking ground support actions.
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Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War Review
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-28 17:29:35 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Written by: Aaron "Spectre" Watson @ Combatsim.com
We here at Combatsim.com are pleased to announce today the release of an all new game review by our good friend Aaron "Spectre" Watson. Spectre has put together another fine piece of work, this time on the recently released WWI Air Combat Simulation, Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War. Please take the time to check out this fresh review and get Aaron's expert impressions of this new game.
Read The Review Here
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Strike Fighters 2 Israel Now Available
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-19 18:39:51 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Source: Blue's News
Third Wire Productions announces the release of Strike Fighters 2 Israel, saying the latest installment in their combat flight simulator series is DRM-free, and for sale via digital distribution in their Online Store. They say:
"The game is a stand-alone product and does not require Strike Fighters 2 to play, but if you already have Strike Fighters 2, Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam, Strike Fighters 2 Europe, the games are merged to make all the stock aircraft available." Here's a bit on the game itself: "An updated version of Wings Over Israel, a jet combat game set in 1967-1982 Middle East conflicts. Fly the Mirage IIICJ Shahak, Nesher, Kfir, A-4 Ahit, F-4 Kurnass, F-15 Baz, and F-16 Netz!"
Also, Third Wire released the updated Weapon Data Editor (250 KB) and Gun Data Editor (224 KB) on their download page, these will only work with Oct 2009 version of Strike Fighters 2 series.
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MiGMan's Flight Simulation Museum Gets Major Upgrade
Posted by Donster on: 2009-10-09 17:00:49 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Our fellow flight sim enthusiast MiGMan has done a bit of remodeling on his fantastic website and made it easier for new visitors and old timers to browse around the refreshed and updated museum! Here's a few words from the MiGMan himself:
"Welcome to the 2009 version of the Flight Sim Museum. Ten years on and still going strong! I hope you find the new navigation system makes the site much easier to browse. Check out the new image and video galleries, as well as the Flight Sim Museum channel at You-Tube. Share your favourite flight sim stories and images memories by emailing migman@migman.com."
Please visit MiGMan's Flight Simulation Museum! You will be glad you did!
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Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War v1.007 Patch - Judge's Choice Award
Posted by Donster on: 2009-09-28 18:09:28 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Neoqb team has released patch 1.007 for Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War. It includes German, French and Spanish localizations of Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War (in cooperation with European publisher Aerosoft, who also supports forums for users speaking these languages. Nowadays, Rise of Flight community has people from 85 countries. Two new airplanes of the Great War - Sopwith Dolphin and Pfalz D.XII.
Click Here to view list of changes.
Thanks to the product's advanced activation, management and launching (AML) system, each new plane will automatically appear available the next time you play the game. The patch will be instantly available for installation through the simulation's AML system and can be installed within seconds.
Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War wins Judge's Choice Award of Level Up Game Demo Challenge 2009
Intel announces the winners of its Level Up Game Demo Challenge for 2009. The yearly competition had a judging panel starring industry legends such as Will Wright, Sid Meier, and Brad Wardell who selected the winning game demos from a group of 22 finalists from around the world. Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War demo get an honorary award for the Judge's Choice.
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Battle of Britain 2: Wings of Victory v2.10 Patch
Posted by Donster on: 2009-09-17 17:52:14 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
A2A Simulations has issued a new patch for Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory (Thx:GamersHell), bringing this combat flight simulation to v2.10. This update includes updated Flight Models, over 400 authentic period ground models, and new High Res Terrain textures (64x original BoBII resolution), and more. English Patch (250.91 MB) International Patch (262.59 MB) Multiskin Patch (132 MB)
DOWNLOAD PATCH (Hosted by Gamers Hell)
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Rise of Flight v1004 Patch Adds New Content - Two More New Aircraft
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-30 18:16:11 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
CompuExpert has announced that Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War, the PC flight-simulation developed by neoqb and published by 777 Studios, is adding a number of improvements to the interface (Thx:GamersHell). A new chat system has been implemented in network play, allowing players to communicate more easily. The flight map can now be accessed and navigated more conveniently, and menus and screens throughout the game have been improved. A profile statistics screen now tracks and displays a wide variety of statistics, keeping players up-to-date with data about their accomplishments.
Two new airplanes have also been added to Rise of Flight with the update. The British S.E.5a biplane and the German Pfalz D.IIIa fighter join the other meticulously rendered World War I era planes.
Thanks to the product's advanced activation, management and launching (AML) system, each new plane will automatically appear available the next time you play the game. The patch will be instantly available for installation through the simulation's AML system and can be installed within seconds.
PRESS RELEASE
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IL-2 v4.09 Patch Status
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-29 17:43:51 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Source: Blue's News
There's a conversation on SimHQ that talks with 1C's Oleg Maddox and Team Daidalos' Martin Kubani about the pending version 4.09 patch for IL-2 Sturmovik. They discuss the circumstances leading to Team Daidalos taking control of patch development and the new maps and aircraft the new version will include. The article includes screenshots and videos from the new version.
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Rise of Flight Patch and Two Free Planes Added
Posted by Donster on: 2009-07-14 18:36:00 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
CompuExpert announced today that PC flight-simulation Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War, developed by Russian developer neoqb and published by 777 Studios, is adding two more flyable planes to its selection of aircraft and has successfully deployed its first patch, which corrects some minor issues.
All Rise of Flight players in North America and Europe will receive the Albatros D5 and the Nieuport 28 free of charge. Thanks to the product's advanced activation, management and launching (AML) system, each new plane will automatically appear available the next time you play the game. The sleek German Albatros D5 and the French, rotary-powered Nieuport 28 biplane, join a host of other World War I aircraft in the combat simulator. The patch will be instantly available for installation through the simulation's AML system and can be installed within seconds.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
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Rise of Flight Ships To Retail - Stirs up Controversy
Posted by Donster on: 2009-06-25 17:10:07 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Source: The Wargamer
CompuExpert has announced that its World War I air combat sim, Rise of Flight, is shipping to retail. The game has already stirred up controversy: there are few World War I games on the market and even fewer air combat sims. However, Rise of Flight is expected to be released with robust copy protection software, and many gamers are not happy to hear that news.
Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War, has been developed by Russian developer neoqb and published by 777 Studios. The flight simulator, set in the Western Front in 1917, was built on the newly developed Digital Nature engine. More than 125,000 square kilometers of the territory have been redrawn from 20th Century maps. Rise of Flight allows virtual pilots to fly the famous Spad XIII and deadly Fokker D.VII biplanes in exciting dogfight battles. Featuring advanced physics, flight and damage models, Rise of Flight promises a realistic, challenging and fun experience for simulation fans of all stripes and skill levels. Rise of Flight also implements full 6 DOF TrackIR support and is compatible with the TripleHead2Go multi-monitor system from Matrox.
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Strike Fighters 2 Europe Released
Posted by Donster on: 2009-06-12 16:41:48 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Source: Blue's News
The Third Wire Productions Website has news of last week's release of Strike Fighters 2 Europe, an updated version of "Wings Over Europe" that adds Windows Vista compatibility, among other things. Strike Fighters 2 Europe is being distributed digitally, and word is:
"The game is a stand-alone product and does not require Strike Fighters 2 to play, but if you already have Strike Fighters 2 or Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam, the games are merged to make all the stock aircraft available."
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'Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War' Coming to North America
Posted by Donster on: 2009-05-29 17:36:08 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
CompuExpert announced today that it will be the exclusive North American distributor for the PC flight-simulation Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War, developed by Russian developer neoqb and published by 777 Studios. Rise of Flight will be released on June 17, 2009, and will be available at traditional retail outlets as well as major online game retailers including GoGamer.com and Amazon.
Rise of Flight is the eagerly anticipated World War I PC flight-simulation title from Moscow-based developer neoqb. The flight simulator, set in the Western Front in 1917, was built on the newly developed Digital Nature engine. More than 125,000 square kilometers of the territory have been redrawn from 20th Century maps.Rise of Flight allows virtual pilots to fly the famous Spad XIII and deadly Fokker D.VII biplanes in exciting dogfight battles. Featuring advanced physics, flight and damage models, Rise of Flight promises a realistic, challenging and fun experience for simulation fans of all stripes and skill levels. Rise of Flight also implements full 6 DOF TrackIR support and is compatible with the TripleHead2Go multi-monitor system from Matrox.
PRESS RELEASE
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Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam Hotfix
Posted by Donster on: 2009-05-19 18:27:43 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Third Wire Productions have released a quick Hot Fix for Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam to address an issue that was introduced in the May 2009 update. You can view the hotfix readme HERE. 7.18 MB
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Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam Released! Apr 2009b Update Available
Posted by Donster on: 2009-04-29 16:47:50 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam is an update of "Wings Over Vietnam" to run on Windows Vista.
Player flyable aircraft include F-100D Super Sabre, F-105D Thunderchief, A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corasir II, F-4 Phantom II, and F-8 Crusader.
Join the United States Air Force, Navy or Marines, and fly historical missions from the Rolling Thunder campaign of 1964-68 and the hard-hitting Linebacker I and II campaigns of 1972. Launch from Kitty Hawk or Essex class carriers at "Yankee Stations", take part in "Wild Weasel" defense suppression missions, and go "Downtown" over Hanoi, the most heavily defended city in the world! Click Here for more game info and screenshots.
Third Wire Productions has also issued a new patch for Strike Fighters 2 Vietnam which works on both stand-alone install and merged install with Strike Fighters 2. If you have installed any mods to the game, check the list of updated files to see any data files you've extracted have been changed. You must manually delete and/or updated these files, or the patched game may not run correctly. 33.27 MB (Patch Notes)
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Where Have All The Sims Gone?
Posted by Donster on: 2009-04-15 16:32:44 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
By Matt Butrovich @ The Tech Report
Matt Butrovich shares his thoughts on why simulator games have gone MIA.
"Maybe simulators are just canaries in a coalmine, a genre representative of a much larger trend in video games: the move toward simplicity. Even before the days of Nintendo's Wii console, video games were becoming easier and more accessible, all for the sake of becoming more mainstream. There's no doubt it worked. Video games now generate $9.5 billion in revenue annually, but at the expense of the more niche genres. Sim fans like myself are a dying breed, it seems. All I have left to do is yearn for the glory days and start working on my 'back in my day' stories for all of you young whippersnappers."
Read more...
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Combat Flight Simulator 3 ETO v1.2 Released
Posted by Donster on: 2009-04-14 15:52:55 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
A large update to the ETO Expansion now available
A new version of the ETO Expansion, a major freeware update of Microsoft's CFS3 developed by CFS3 Expansion Group, has been released (Thx:GamersHell). It offers five different eras in which to fly, from the Spanish Civil War through the Battle of France and Battle of Britain to D-Day the Battle of the Bulge and on into 1945. In addition, there are over 150 flyable aircraft representing the main and a few of the lesser-known models from the five eras. The list includes types that are not available in any other combat simulator and have been made by some of the best modellers in the community. The aircraft come with a multitude of authentic new weapons and effects and include such goodies as aerial mines and flares. Click here for details & screenshots.
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Pillars of Smoke Reenactment Announced
Posted by Donster on: 2009-03-19 17:48:53 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
An online flight sim reenactment has been announced for the Squadron Select Series. Gamers can sign up to play for free during the five weeks it runs.
iEntertainment Network, the award-winning developer of the world famous "WarBirds TotalSims" series, today announced that “Pillars of Smoke”, a reenactment of the massive Allied bombing campaign over Germany 1944-1945, will be held online starting Sunday, March 22, 2009, at 0030 GMT (2030 EDT), in the online arenas of iEntertainment Network. The online event will run for five Sundays.
Hundreds of online players are expected to participate in this longest running online World War II reenactment series, the "Squadron Select Series" (S3). These players will fly on both sides of the reenactment for the Allies (in B-24s, B-17s, P-51 Mustangs, and P-47 D Thunderbolts), against the Axis Luftwaffe (in Messerschmitt, Me-109s, Focke-Wulf 190s, and in the German jets, the ME-262). The Allies will be trying to bomb German industry and the Luftwaffe will try to prevent the bombers from getting to their targets.
The description of this online event can be found here: Squadron Select Series: Pillars of Smoke.
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Game Review - Over Flanders Fields Phase 3: Between Heaven and Hell
Posted by Donster on: 2009-03-06 17:23:09 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
“A sim going back in time, to the classic virtues of computer games”
By Jens "McGonigle" Lindblad, SimHQ
In December 2005 the OBD software group released "OFF Phase 1"; a conversion for MS CFS3 as a free download with the opportunity to donate towards further developments of the project. "Phase 2" followed, and just recently Phase 3 has been released as a total conversion, shipping at the price of $50.
I’ve enlisted into the Air Services once again to find out how the latest release; Phase 3: Between Heaven and Hell compares to the previous ones, and how total, the total conversion has become.
Read on...
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Strike Fighters 2 - Feb 2009 Update Released
Posted by Donster on: 2009-03-02 17:25:39 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Mach indicator on F-4 cockpits not moving past M1.1 is fixed
Third Wire Productions has issued a new patch for Strike Fighters 2, an update of jet air-combat series "Strike Fighters" developed to run on Windows Vista (check Readme.txt for details). If you have applied any mods to the game, check the list of updated files to see any data files you've extracted have been changed. You must manually delete and/or updated these files, or the patched game may not run correctly. 33.42 MB
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Rise of Flight Preview
Posted by Donster on: 2009-02-27 18:11:46 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
By Doug "guod" Atkinson @ SimHQ
Every few years it seems a new round of WWI games and simulations make their appearance. It seems you're either enamored with history about The Great War or you're not. Count me in with those who are both curious and fascinated. Who remembers Wings of Glory from Origin and Flying Corps from Empire Interactive? The granddaddy of WWI flight sims, Red Baron (and Red Baron 3D) by Sierra/Dynamix is arguably the best of the crop and still has fans for it's campaign engine. The recent release of the latest CFS3-based mod Over Flanders Fields should be considered among the very best and includes a remarkable amount of innovative modding work. Also there is TK's Third Wire fun title, First Eagles built upon yet another rendition of the SF engine. There have also been some notable attempts that unfortunately didn't see the light-of-day such as the 2004 stillborn title Knights Over Europe. But anyone who follows this vintage era of air combat aviation knows there has been a new title in development for the past 3 years. Starting as Knights of the Sky by Gennadich with the IL-2 engine, the title, engine and company name was changed to Rise of Flight (or RoF) by neoqb. Many of us wondered what happened during the lull between Gennadich morphing into neoqb, but upon the return of the team we knew development was moving forward.
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Battle of Britain 2: Wings of Victory v2.09 Patch
Posted by Donster on: 2009-01-28 17:19:17 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
BoB Developers Group (BDG) has issued a new patch for Battle of Britain II: Wings of Victory (Thx:GamersHell), updating this combat flight simulation to v2.09. The patch includes rework of air-to-air and ground collisions, over 40 CTD and other fixes and features, new Ground Objects (over 250 in total now), and more. Specific patch info and some screenshots can be found here via the A2A Simulations Forum.
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Over Flanders Fields for CFS3
Posted by Donster on: 2009-01-15 17:22:17 in category: Air Combat News [ Print ]
Over Flanders Fields is an exhaustive World War I aerial combat modification/add-on for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3. Details on this project recreating the earliest days of aerial combat can be found on the official website (which recreates the earliest days of the internet), outlining the project's 39 aircraft, extensive terrain modeling, and comparisons some are drawing to Dynamix's Red Baron games (Thx:Blue'sNews).
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