Every so often, I enjoy a computer game called Company of Heroes, particularly its multiplayer mode, where I can play with and against fellow armchair warriors from across the globe. I’m especially keen on the progress of its sequel, Company of Heroes 2: The Motherland, which promises even more carnage taken straight out of the pages of the Eastern Front during World War II. Recently, the developers posted an update to the game, which shows off some of the multiplayer gameplay and what you can likely expect in this eagerly awaited sequel. Enjoy!
December 13, 2012
MotoGP: Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas
For 2013, the US will host no less than three MotoGP races out of the eighteen run. Two tracks are familiar to race fans – one located at Laguna Seca, California while the other resides in Indianapolis. The third is a newcomer, and promises to be one of the more eventful races in the MotoGP circuit. As MotoGP.com describes it:
The Grand Prix of the Americas is the first purpose-built Grand Prix facility in the U.S. near Austin, Texas, with a 5.513km track and a capacity for 120,000 fans. Construction of the impressive 1000-acre facility was completed late in 2012, with MotoGP lining up at the track for the first time in 2013.
One of its more distinctive features is near 41m-elevation change with an impressive incline at the end of the home-straight followed by a sharp left. The circuit is one of the most varied on the GP circuit, with a mix of fast straights and tight hairpins, with most sections mirroring at least some part of a famous track around the world.
It was designed by well-known German architect and circuit designer Hermann Tilke. The driving direction is counter clockwise and has a total of 20 corners with 9 right turns and 11 left turns.
Scheduled to run on April 21st, the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas is the second race of the season and will no doubt garner lots of attention from the media, race fans and bike makers alike.
Hobby Master Jams the Air Waves
With scant days to go before Santa shimmies down the chimney, we seem to be beset by an avalanche of new product all vying to make it under the Christmas tree. Word from Hobby Master is that their December bevy of products is now en route to us and should be rolling in early next week. Among the new favorites is this 1:72 scale replica of a F-4G Wild Weasel Phantom, the first of its kind for Hobby Master (HA1980). A pair of F-101 Voodoos are also expected, as are an eclectic mix of other military aircraft and vehicles.