News and Notes
Batman DLC, Flight Sticks, and the long awaited SOLDNER-X 2
Published: September 14, 2009
Let's get this out of the way first. I know you are reading this because you can't believe the tagline. Soldner-X 2? They said it couldn't be done! But they went ahead and did it anyway! Yes, that's right. When's it coming you say? Well, I can tell you it is in Winter 09/10! Yep... could be anytime! OK, maybe not anytime, since it is still officially summer. But that gives you time to go back and replay Soldner-X. Phew! Little is known about the game so far, except that it will probably be a lot like Soldner-X. Also the official title is Soldner-X 2 : Final Prototype. Like, cool!
OK, ok, that isn't what you were waiting for. Sorry. What you really wanted to know was that IL-2 Sturmovik : Birds of Prey supports flightsticks! No word if this was aptched in or was just an undocumented feature, but those of you with Saitek Aviator's as well as the THRUSTMASTER T-Flight Stick X and THRUSTMASTER T-Flight Hotas X are all set to go to make your semi-realistic flight sim a bit more realistic. Take to the skies!
Alright, since you stuck it out this long, I'll go ahead and tell you about the FREE DLC coming THIS THURSDAY for Batman : Arkham Asylum! In the ‘Totally Insane’ FreeFlow Combat map, players’ will be tested to their fullest as scores of escaped lunatics bear down upon BATMAN as they make their escape through the asylum’s secure records facility. These fast-moving foes will challenge all but the most practiced players, with quick reactions and expert timing needed to fend off wave upon wave of insane inmates, bent on taking down the DARK KNIGHT. In the ‘Nocturnal Hunter’ Invisible Predator map, players take on a wholly different approach, practicing their predatory skills to remain in the shadows, utilizing the Arkham watchtowers and Batman’s arsenal of gadgets to gain the upper hand on The Joker’s army of goons patrolling below.
Enjoy!
OK, ok, that isn't what you were waiting for. Sorry. What you really wanted to know was that IL-2 Sturmovik : Birds of Prey supports flightsticks! No word if this was aptched in or was just an undocumented feature, but those of you with Saitek Aviator's as well as the THRUSTMASTER T-Flight Stick X and THRUSTMASTER T-Flight Hotas X are all set to go to make your semi-realistic flight sim a bit more realistic. Take to the skies!
Alright, since you stuck it out this long, I'll go ahead and tell you about the FREE DLC coming THIS THURSDAY for Batman : Arkham Asylum! In the ‘Totally Insane’ FreeFlow Combat map, players’ will be tested to their fullest as scores of escaped lunatics bear down upon BATMAN as they make their escape through the asylum’s secure records facility. These fast-moving foes will challenge all but the most practiced players, with quick reactions and expert timing needed to fend off wave upon wave of insane inmates, bent on taking down the DARK KNIGHT. In the ‘Nocturnal Hunter’ Invisible Predator map, players take on a wholly different approach, practicing their predatory skills to remain in the shadows, utilizing the Arkham watchtowers and Batman’s arsenal of gadgets to gain the upper hand on The Joker’s army of goons patrolling below.
Enjoy!
