EvilBivol-1 Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 (edited) Since nobody mentioned it yet AFAIK...While the selection might at first evoke a "well, duh!" or "of course!" response, the SimHQ award crosses over all genres in hardware and software. That includes some very significant competition and was not the automatic selection it might seem since DCS: Black Shark was the only study flight sim for 2008.http://www.simhq.com/_commentary/all_060h.html Thanks to the SimHQ staff for all their dedication to the community! Edited January 13, 2009 by EvilBivol-1 - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
geogob Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Congrats to the developers for this success. Well deserved... and I hope it's only the first of many awards to come :)
Chizzy101 Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Big thumbs up to the DCS team on a thoroughly deserved award. Let's hope reviews start flowing in some of the more mainstream gaming media...spread the good word! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever" - Napoleon Bonaparte
71st_Mastiff Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 thanks SimHQ for the great read. And Russia Thanks for the soon to be great games for the PC! "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || Z10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/ G502LogiMouse || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
Aser Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 DCS: Black Shark named Simulation Product of the Year Of Course! :clap_2::clap_2::clap_2::punk::punk::punk::worthy::worthy::worthy: AW-139 Pilot
Sunjah Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Bravo, and well worth the honor. This game is awesome! I was getting mad at it not letting me land without fight me all the way, then I remembered how bad it was to even "take off and hover" 2 short weeks ago. Now I am blewed-ing up people in the famous Tutorial 01, or destroying evil abandoned vehicles (therefore the evil nature of them) with VIKHR's and my guns. Still working on rockets, though. They are rough. I think I like 2 extra gun pods instead. This game rocks! I'm just surprised that no other game sites seem to have heard of it, except SimHQ. By the way, $125 for a tank combat game? Did I really read that correctly? Tank combat just isn't that incredibly fun. Now, if someone came out with a viable, realistic and really fun simulator of say, a Battleship, or maybe the Enterprise (space version, but a sim, not an x-wing game [don't get me wrong, I loved X-Wing/Tie Fighter, etc., but no one has made an actual large scale spaceship sim...Bridge Commander was far too much like X-Wing]) then I might pay $125 for it. For a tank game? I've never heard of a game in my life going over $70-80 max in my life, and that was for super collecter editions. For a tank game? Remember, on Nov. 4th, vote for Black Shark for President!!!
GGTharos Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 By the way, $125 for a tank combat game? Did I really read that correctly? Tank combat just isn't that incredibly fun. For a tank game? I've never heard of a game in my life going over $70-80 max in my life, and that was for super collecter editions. For a tank game? You don't know what you're talking about ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
ED Team JimMack Posted January 13, 2009 ED Team Posted January 13, 2009 Big thumbs up to the DCS team on a thoroughly deserved award. Let's hope reviews start flowing in some of the more mainstream gaming media...spread the good word! I know it may not seem so - but we do have a worldwide Marketing/PR plan! Gaming magazines throughout the world will be publishing reviews in the time frame of mid Feb to mid March, to coincide with the release of the DVD boxed version into retail stores. The exact release date of the boxed version will vary between countries for logistical reasons - US English (North America), UK English (Rest of the World), German, French and Spanish. When the exact release dates are confirmed with distributors, we will make an announcement. Having problems? Visit http://en.wiki.eagle.ru/wiki/Main_Page Dell Laptop M1730 -Vista- Intel Core 2 Duo T7500@2.2GHz, 4GB, Nvidia 8700MGT 767MB Intel i7 975 Extreme 3.2GHZ CPU, NVidia GTX 570 1.28Gb Pcie Graphics.
aledmb Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 "Could we anticipate an unexpected resurgence of the long-gone study flight sim?":thumbup:
Feuerfalke Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Very cool and well deserved! :thumbup: Just wish the competitors were others than ShipSimulator 2008 and the 2001st clone of GTR to make it really count. :noexpression: Looking forward to the first gaming-mag reviews to be published! MSI X670E Gaming Plus | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 64 GB DDR4 | AMD RX 6900 XT | LG 55" @ 4K | Cougar 1000 W | CreativeX G6 | TIR5 | CH HOTAS (with BU0836X-12 Bit) + Crosswind Pedals | Win11 64 HP | StreamDeck XL | 3x TM MFD
4c Hajduk Veljko Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Black Shark is the best helicopter simulator ever! Congratulations ED! Thermaltake Kandalf LCS | Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R | Etasis ET750 (850W Max) | i7-920 OC to 4.0 GHz | Gigabyte HD5850 | OCZ Gold 6GB DDR3 2000 | 2 X 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD in RAID 0 | ASUS VW266H 25.5" | LG Blue Ray 10X burner | TIR 5 | Saitek X-52 Pro | Logitech G930 | Saitek Pro flight rudder pedals | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Kaufi Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Yes, Congratulations ED! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Excuse please my bad English. Write please slowly, so that I can understand you.;) I7-X980Extreme*18GB*Zotac GTX680-4GB*27"+3 10"Touchscreen, TM Warthog
MBot Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Well done, congratualtions for a spectacular entry into the DCS series. And I am sure that Black Shark would have won even if 2008 wasn't such a lousy simulation year :)
7rooper Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 "Could we anticipate an unexpected resurgence of the long-gone study flight sim?" :thumbup: You bet? Of course the old school simulation is back with DCS series but this time taken to its maximum expression possible My rig specs: Intel Core i7 4770 @3.4Ghz // Corsair 16GB DDR3 // MoBo Asus Z87K // HDD 1TB 7200RPM // eVGA Nvidia GTX 760GT 2GB DDR5 // LG 3D 47" 1920x1080 // Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS // Saitek Combat Pro Pedals // Thrustmaster MFD Cougar pack // PS3 Eye + FTNOIR
Pilotasso Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 The genre is not dead but has been in hibernation for years. Hibernation because although DCS is the only study SIM some others are/have been in development for a long time. DCS is more on the year 2009 than 2008 BTW ;) .
Jester_159th Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Definitely a well deserved acolade. Congrats to the entire team and testers on a great job!!:thumbup: Here's hoping that this time next year we see another DCS module in the running for the same award.
SlapStik Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 I didn't mention it cause there was never a question who the winner should be!! SlapStik TM Warthog #1547, TM TPR Pedals, TM MFD pack & TIR4
NullCharacter Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Congrats to ED on a great product. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Mustang Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Well deserved congratulations Eagle Dynamics! :yay: 1
sobek Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Honor to whom honor is due. :thumbup: Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
enigma6584 Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 By the way, $125 for a tank combat game? Did I really read that correctly? Tank combat just isn't that incredibly fun. Now, if someone came out with a viable, realistic and really fun simulator of say, a Battleship, or maybe the Enterprise (space version, but a sim, not an x-wing game [don't get me wrong, I loved X-Wing/Tie Fighter, etc., but no one has made an actual large scale spaceship sim...Bridge Commander was far too much like X-Wing]) then I might pay $125 for it. For a tank game? I've never heard of a game in my life going over $70-80 max in my life, and that was for super collecter editions. For a tank game? You should do a little research before putting motor mouth in gear. You have no idea what you are missing with SBPE and $125 is a bargain for this gem.
aledmb Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 You bet? Of course the old school simulation is back with DCS series but this time taken to its maximum expression possible what?
haigotron Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 I am not surprised! :D Congrats ED!! :D to many more I truly hope!
Gael Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 DCS: BS is the best simulator since Falcon 4.0 so it's obvious it has to be the best 2008 sim :thumbup:
d0ppler Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 DCS:BS kicks some serious butts, and I'm not surprised at all. Fantastic job ED! A-10C, AV-8B, Ka-50, F-14B, F-16C, F-5E, F/A-18C, L-39, Mi-8, MiG-21, MiG-29, SA34, Spitfire, Su-27, Su-33, UH-1H
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