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Developed by Boeing, the Army's HEL MD 10-kW laser weapon system uses a rather unconventional control system. But the idea isn't as crazy as it sounds.

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Army’s Laser Weapon Operated by XBOX Controller

The Army’s High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) is the most recent military project to grace the White Sands Missile Range at Elgin Air Force Base. Read more

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Game Reviews – Under Defeat HD: Deluxe Edition

By Joseph Luster

It’s not often we get to dig into the shoot ‘em up genre in these pages, and no, I’m not talking about the other type of shooter we actually do get to talk about on a regular basis; I’m talking the games lovingly referred to by fans as “shmups” for short. Read more

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Game Features: Toy Soldiers: Cold War

by Joseph Luster

Toy Soldiers: Cold War may have once been a part of Xbox’s “Summer of Arcade,” but the war being waged inside this toy box is a cold one. Read more

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Game Reviews: Top Gun: Hard Lock for the XBOX 360

by Joseph Luster

I have strangely fond memories of the original Top Gun game. I say “strangely” because, for all intents and purposes, it was practically impossible for myself and almost everyone else I knew at the time. Read more

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Game Reviews: World of Tanks: Imperial Steel Update

By Joseph Luster & James Hart

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition continues to roll out updates of its own, and one of the recent additions introduced a bunch of new Japanese vehicles along with a brand new map. Read more

As military games continue to grow in scope and detail, does their portrayal of history also improve? A look at this question and Brothers in Arms 3.

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Game Features: Do Games Mislead Us About History?

by James Hart

Originally part of Ralph Baer’s “Shooting Gallery” expansion, Dogfight was released for the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972. There were no scores per se, and certainly no characters, missions, or upgrades. Read more

If you're looking for a well-priced downloadable WWII flight game, give City Interactive's Dogfight 1942 a try.

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Game Features: Dogfight 1942

by Joseph Luster

World War II aerial combat games are surprisingly not that few and far between, at least relative to what one would expect from such a niche genre. Read more

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Taking to the Skies with Trickstar Games’ Damage Inc.

by Joseph Luster

When Damage Inc. was first announced, it went under the title War Wings: Hell Catz, the tail end of which seems very appropriate since the dogfighter is being published by Mad Catz. Read more

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