News

 July 2010

Thrustmaster unveils a perfect replica Wartog HOTAS at this year's E3, coverage and video provided by engadget.com.

It looks as though the Jane's name is resurrecting in Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters, a multi-aircraft action-arcade flight game coming this year  from Trickstar Games. Notable features are a wide array of planes, 2-4 player cooperative campaigns and 16-player multiplayer support.

Lockheed L-749 Constellation is our featured addon for this month. Enjoy!

Lockheed L-749 Constellation

360 degree 3D virtual cockpit

June 2010

SimHQ.com has a short interview with Eagle Dynamics covering Lock On Platinum, a new combination package containing both Lock On Modern Air Combat and Lock On Flaming Cliffs 2 on one DVD. They also review Flaming Cliffs 2.

Flightsim.com's article Change The "Feel" discusses how new hardware can bring back the "magic" feel of flight simming.

Game patches for a variety of flight sims were released: Battle of Britain II Wings of Victory patch, First Eagles 2 patch, Rise of Flight patch 1.012, and Lock-On: Flaming Cliffs 2 patch.

The FAA made a call to airlines to limit cockpit distractions citing examples of laptop use causing distractions which lead to safety risks.

Hookedgamers.com reviews Wings of Prey.

For June we feature a splendid Morane Saulnier MS.760 Paris Jet in 3 paint schemes:

MS.760 departure from KDEN

Exquisitely detailed virtual cockpit

May 2010

Another update to Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War from NeoQB/777 Studios offers 2 more multiplayer game modes Capture the Flag and Team Deathmatch.

Flightsim.com explains How To build your own Sim Panel using Sim Panel Connect and Phidgets.

Avsim.com reviews Wings of Prey from Gaijin Entertainment.

"Wings Of Prey is a port-over of the console game Birds Of Prey, which has been called a "spiritual successor" to the venerable IL-2:Sturmovik series of WWII flying combat games. Whereas IL-2 was a very rigorous simulation of the air war, Wings Of Prey is a simplified and streamlined experience, more like a videogame than a simulator." (read more)

Gaijin Entertainment released Wings of Luftwaffe, an expansion of Wings of Prey, their latest WW II sim game.

Be sure to download our newest featured addon, Beechcraft T-34 Mentor Turbo.

T-34 out for a touring flight

A gorgeous view of the bay

April 2010

Digital Combat Simulator Website includes Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2, an upgrade to the first Lock On: Flaming Cliffs add-on. Features include the aircraft of the original and several requested updates to aircraft, sensor, and weapon systems.

Gaijin Entertainment are taking pre-orders on Wings of Luftwaffe, the first add-on for Wings of Prey, their World War II combat flight simulator. T

AVSIM.com reviews Tuscany North, an excellent FSX freeware scenery package from AussieX.

This month we feature De Havilland DH-80A Puss Moth, designed for use with Flight Simulator 2004 and FSX:

Puss Moth passing airfield

Simple, clean virtual cockpit

March 2010

Third Wire released First Eagles 2, updating the first release to support Vista and Windows 7.

OverclockersHQ.com reviews Playseat Flightseat Flight Simulator Gaming Chair.

The sim Wings of Prey has been updated again to 1.0.2.8 with bug fixes, custom difficulty settings and a few new features.

A very fine Cirrus SR22-GTS Turbo G3 is featured this month:

Cirrus low and slow

Very good VC visibility

February 2010

Wings of Prey, a WW II combat sim by Gaijin Entertainment, has been patched.

Our comprehensive Addit! Pro Support Area covers a wide range of topics from program installation, troubleshooting, registration and usage.

SimHQ.com takes a look at X-65F Pro Flight HOTAS made by Saitek. SimHQ also features "The 2009 Simulation Year in Review" which includes quite a few flight simulations from last year.

This month we feature an FSX North American F-86E Sabre:

Sabre dives into a canyon

Very detailed clickable virtual cockpit

January 2010

An interesting piece over at Flightsim.com by captain Tony Vallillo discusses his final journeys as an airline pilot including a cross-continental scenic flight complete with in-cockpit photos.

SimHQ.com presents another iteration of Hat in the Ring covering OBD Software's Over Flander's Field expansion for Combat Flight Simulator 3. SimHQ also added 3 new DSC: A-10 Warthog screen shots.

Gaijin Entertainment's new Wings of Prey combat flight sim is now available in demo form and for purchase.

Our featured addon for the first month of the new year is Grumman F-14D Tomcat.

Tomcat over the cold mountains

Detailed clickable virtual cockpit

December 2009

To wrap up 2009, here's a list all of the major flight simulation titles that hit store shelves and digital distribution sites this year: Digital Combat Simulator Black Shark, Vehicle Simulator, Jet Thunder, Fighter Ops, Rise of Flight, Over Flander Fields Phase 3, Yankee Air Pirate 2, and Seven-G. Not a bad year at all as some of these were good products.

Wings of Prey is a combat flight simulator coming to PC-land by Gaijin Entertainment. The site offers up game details, screenshots, videos, features and a user forum.

GamingExcellence scores-up Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War in their review of neoqb/777 Studios flight simulation released last summer.

Jens "McGonigle" Lindblad over at SIMHQ previews Hat in the Ring, an Over Flanders Fields expansion from OBD Software providing 6 new planes and scenery/terrain enhancements, among other things, for their expansive add-on for Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator 3.

Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 is coming in the first half of 2010 according to SIMHQ. Released by The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics, this is an upgrade to the original Flaming Cliffs add-on.

A subscription-based MMO flight sim? AVSIM reviews World War II Online: Battleground Europe made by Cornered Rat Software/Playnet which is an historical combat simulation covering 1940-1941 WW II.

This month we feature a fine Boeing/BAE T-45C Goshawk aircraft.

Goshawk headed toward the bay

Extremely detailed virtual cockpit

November 2009

Addit! Pro Tip: To quickly change an aircraft's description, performance specifications or identity details simply change those fields while in the Edit Aircraft screen then press Save.

Ever wonder what happened to Microsoft's laid-off Aces Studios members? Some of them teamed up to form a new company called Cascade Game Foundry, a new simulation game development studio with many veterans and experts previously responsible for titles like Flight Simulator, Train Simulator, Jane's F/A-18, Project Gotham Racing, Halo and other hit games. Cascade Game Foundry intends to "reinvigorate the simulation market with a quantum step forward and our products will convey that sense of passion, fun and excitement that we have always had for the genre". Read the full Cascade Game Foundry Forges Ahead press release.

Flightsim.com interviews veteran add-on aircraft designer David Eckert.

SimHQ.com features an article Apache Air Assault / Apache Longbow Assault, volume 1 of a Budget Simulations series showing how bargain bin sim titles can offer a lot of bang for the buck.

A splendid Cessna Citation X is our featured addon this month:

Citation X departure from LFPG

Functional 3D virtual cockpit

October 2009

SimHQ.com takes a look at Logitech's Flight System G940, a complete HOTAS package for the flight sim world.

AVSIM.com reviewer Jeff Shyluk gives us an in-depth look at neoqp's Rise of Flight WWI combat simulation. SimHQ.com's Frank Giger also reviews Rise of Flight.

Ubisoft updated the recently released Heroes Over Europe to version 1.1.

For October we feature a rather stunning Super Hornet RAAF 20th Birthday:

F/A-18 in flight over the sea

The virtual cockpit

September 2009

GamersHell.com posted new trailers for Heroes Over Europe demonstrating the game's planes, environments and ace kills. Also available is a series of new Heroes Over Europe screenshots.

SimHQ.com has 5 exclusive screenshots of DCS: A-10C Warthog, a work-in-progress simulation from Eagle Dynamics.

OBD Software has updated Over Flanders Fields, a World War I game based on the Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator.

Be sure to download our newest featured addon, North American Rockwell OV-10A.

OV-10A over-flight at dawn

Illuminated virtual cockpit

August 2009

An update to Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War from NeoQB/777 Studios improves the game's UI, adds aircraft, enhances chat and more.

Gameplanet reviews WW I flight simulation Rise of Flight: The First Great Air War giving it 8/10. Out of Eight also reviews Right of Flight giving it 5/8.

Ubisoft announced they are publishing a WW II combat flight simulation Heroes Over Europe this fall. "The sequel to Heroes of the Pacific, the World War II flight combat game, Heroes Over Europe builds on the game's impressive legacy with intense dogfights, a highly detailed realistic visual presentation and even more online options."

This month we feature Baron325 Baron58TC add-on aircraft. Be sure to check it out!

The Baron flies low

Nacelles visible from the great 3D view