A preview of the War Thunder MMO from a beta player says the game is fun to play, with various levels of realism to suit all tastes. The graphics are beautiful, the sound immersive, and the game is fun to play, but at present there are some problems.

A preview based on a prototype of “Sails of Glory,” a game of ship combat in the Napoleonic Era, that adapts Ares Games’ “Wings of Glory” system to the Age of Sail.

A report from the closed beta of “World of Warplanes” says the graphics are amazing, and it has the screenshots to prove it. The game shares some of the same strengths and weaknesses of its predecessor “World of Tanks.”

“The Campaign of 1863″ MMO has been a work in progress for several years. This beta report finds it has a lot going for it but still has a ways to go before it will be ready for release.

‘Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog’ is a worthy successor to previous games in the series, though newcomers might find it a bit pricey and the AI isn’t all that sharp. New features include the ability to tow heavy weapons and to transport infantry in vechicles.

Eurogamer Expo 2012 gave gamers a sneak peek at ‘Gears of War: Judgment,’ ‘Warface,’ Company of Heroes 2,’
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2,’ and ‘Medal of Honor: Warfighter.’

An insider tells what to expect from ‘Omerta – City of Gangster,’ the Kalypso-Haeminmont PC game of competing 1920s mobsters.

On Oct. 23, 2012, PBS presents back-to-back programs on the Cuban Missile Crisis, “Cuban Missile Crisis – Three Men Go To War” and “Secrets of the Dead: The Man Who Saved the World.”

A report on the beta version of Strategic Command World War I – Breakthrough! calls it the most comprehensive World War I computer game yet, with scenarios from Africa as well as the Eastern and Western Front and more.

A ‘first impressions’ report on the highly anticipated ‘Combat Mission: Fortress Italy.’ A few features include new, more open terrain, early war vehicles, Italian Bersaglieri, US Rangers, Luftwaffe field units, and the Hermann Goering Division.

A preview of ‘Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue’ finds that, apart from a tedious method of unit selection, this is a title that provides gamers with a little more realism then ‘Panzer Corps’ without bogging them down in detail management.

A preview of the MMO ‘Heroes & Generals’ finds it is the nexus where strategic wargames and first-person shooters meet, a team-based shooter that actually promotes teamwork.

Xenonauts seems to take the best parts of the original X-Com and remains faithful to them, while at the same time polishing off the rough edges and removing minor annoyances.

A preview of more than a half-dozen games displayed at the Slitherine-Matrix Press Days 2012 that prove computer wargaming is alive, well and growing despite the lack of coverage in mainstream gaming media.

A preliminary report on three new electronic games Kalypso Games has scheduled for 2012 release: ‘Tropico 4 – Modern Times,’ ‘Port Royale 3: Pirates & Merchants,’ and ‘Legends of Pegasus.’

Gamers who take ‘King Arthur II: Prologue’ for what it is – a fantasy game, not historical – will find the tactical possibilities engrossing and the maps gorgeous.