Heroes Over Europe instores this week

Heroes Over Europe for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 is now available in stores. The sequel to Heroes of the Pacific, this new World War II flight combat game offers more dogfights, a more realistic visual presentation and even more online options. The Windows-based PC version of the game will be available in stores next week. Developed by Transmission Games in Melbourne, Australia, and powered by an all-new engine, Heroes Over Europe also offers the new “Ace Kill” combat feature, four online modes supporting up to 16 players and authentic aircrafts with localized damage. Visually, the game does its best to render environments faithfully like London, Berlin and the French Alps, along with the warplanes of the era,

Look for the game in stores no. To learn more you might want to visit www.heroesovereurope.com. To learn more about World War II, ask and old person (don’t you dare email me).

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo now on PlayStation Network

505 Games U.S. and 1C Company have released a demo for their upcoming flight combat simulation game, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey on PlayStation Network. The single-player demo gives players a taste of two of the game’s scenarios: The Battle of Britain and The Battle of the Bulge.

The demo managed to garner a respectable 625,000 downloads on Xbox Live and 505 Games hopes for a similar number on PlayStation Network.

In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot commanding the Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What starts off as a routine clean up mission on a few stray He-111 German bombers soon develops into an all-out battle in which the RAF face their finest hour.

In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is the weapon of choice, as players are tasked with taking out Germans ripping through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have to be dispatched to help overcome the Tigers as US forces aim to stem the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the snow-capped vistas of the Belgian landscape in December.

505 Games and 1C Company, will release IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey in North America on September 15, 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP platforms. For all of the latest information, visit the official Web site at www.il2game.com.

IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey demo lands on XBLA

505 Games U.S. and 1C Company have released a demo for their upcoming flight combat simulation game, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey. The single-player demo is now available for download on the Xbox LIVE Arcade and gives players a taste of two of the game’s scenarios: The Battle of Britain and The Battle of the Bulge.

In Battle of Britain: Red Skies Over Dover, players are given the role of a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot commanding the Mk. II Spitfire with B wing armament (two canons, four machine guns). What starts off as a routine clean up mission on a few stray He-111 German bombers soon develops into an all-out battle in which the RAF face their finest hour.

In Battle of the Bulge: Tiger Hunt, the US Air Force P-51D Mustang is the weapon of choice, as players are tasked with taking out Germans ripping through the Ardennes. Defending FW-190 fighters will also have to be dispatched to help overcome the Tigers as US forces aim to stem the German advance and defend the front line. The mission will allow players to try rocket attacks on ground targets as well as sample the snow-capped vistas of the Belgian landscape in December.

505 Games and 1C Company, will release IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey in North America on September 15, 2009 for Xbox 360, PS3, DS and PSP platforms. For all of the latest information, visit the official Web site at www.il2game.com.

Heroes Over Europe announced

Ubisoft will publish Heroes Over Europe, a flight combat game designed for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows. Developed by Transmission Games in Melbourne, Australia, and powered by an all-new engine, the sequel to Heroes of the Pacific features a new Ace Kill close combat action mode, four online modes supporting up to 16 players and fully customizable aircrafts with localized damage.

The game engine has also gotten a graphics overhaul apparently, delivering rendered environments including recreations of London, Berlin and the French Alps, and warplanes of the era, all in high definition graphics - according to Ubisoft.

Heroes Over Europe is scheduled for worldwide release in September 2009. For more information about Heroes Over Europe, check out www.heroesovereurope.com.