Tactical News - January 30, 2008

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January 30, 2008

Yet another reminder: TG has a new Submit Content forum! Please drop us ideas, event notifications, game reviews, or anything else you'd like us to write about! Thanks to those of you who have already taken advantage of this new tool.

ArmA Co-op action on Sunday, February 3 on Server #1. Please sign up if you plan on playing.

Ever wonder what happens when a soldier goes one-on-one with a T-72 tank? Magnum shares with us some purty Virtual Battle Space 2 screenshots.

This week's Battlefield 2 Midweek Modness event features Operation Peacekeeper, and takes place Wednesday, January 30. It's definitely a mod worth checking out, so grab this mod and join the 5th for their event!

Another School Yard Pick 'Em event is scheduled, this time for Project Reality Mod (BF2). It all goes down on Thursday, January 31 at 8:30 p.m.

Tactical Gamer University (TGU) is holding a Project Reality Mod (BF2) Advanced Infantry Training Session on Sunday, February 10. Sign-up is open until February 7.

Another School Yard Pick 'Em event on Friday, February 8 at 9:00 p.m. EST. Make sure you jump on Teamspeak early so you don't get picked last!

Congrats to the BF2142 players who completed the Medic Training Module! Keep your eyes peeled in the TGU forum for more events like this.

Counter-Strike: Source PCS Lockdown night on Friday, February 1. Fridays are PCS Lockdown Day. All day on Friday, Server 1 will have a password. Please see the announcement in the CS:S forum for more information.

AAR of the Week

Daithi1 posts an AAR detailing last week's BF2142 School Yard Pick 'Em event:

Originally Posted by Daithi1

The opening rush went well in the first round we took and held Comm and Statue for a good amount of time. MeatWad did great ordering people to the right places noticing early signs of pushes etc... Read more...

Keep 'em coming!

• ModDB has announced its 2007 Players Choice Mod of the Year winners. Check in to see if your favorite mod made the list!

• The Virtua Corps: The Escapist Magazine publishes a great article on soldier simulation and virtual war in games like ArmA and Operation: Flashpoint.

• Speaking of The Escapist, this week's episode of Zero Punctuation reviews The Witcher. If you haven't watched these yet, do it. Now.

• Going back to speaking of co-op gaming, a new site launched devoted to the concept: Co-Optimus

• A lobbying and public relations fight is shaping up on Captiol Hill now that the video games industry has its own lobbying arm.

• Gamers react to a Fox News commentators inaccurate opinions about Mass Effect. After game fans deep-six her book on Amazon, she apologizes.

• Were you offended by Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' "hot coffee" mod? You might have $35 bucks coming your way!

• Lead Pursuit has released its 1.0.13 patch for Falcon 4: Allied Force.

• Kings Bounty: The Legend (PC) - An old adventure franchise is revived in this free roaming game with turn-based combat.

• Pacific Storm: Allies (PC) - A stand-alone expansion to the WWII-based strategy game. Sounds a bit like Battlestations: Midway, if you're into that sort of game.

• Rez HD (360) - The highly anticipated rails-shooter is available now on XBox Live Arcade.

• Chessmaster Live! (360) - Chessmaster makes its way to XBox Live Arcade this week.

• The Sims: Castaway Stories (PC) - If you're interested in this game, you might be on the wrong site...

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Originally Posted by News

The Sims: Castaway Stories (PC) - If you're interested in this game, you might be on the wrong site...

This made me laugh out loud (in class, whoops).