RENTON, Wash. — Thanks to Microsoft’s hyper-realistic new version of Flight Simulator, I now know what it’s like to fly a Cessna 72SP Skyhawk airplane over my neighborhood … then crash it into the ...

We learn from the official development update that the release date for Sim Update 8 has been changed from the previously scheduled February 22 to March 1. The much-awaited Antonov An-2 by AT ...

“Microsoft Flight Simulator” has always bewildered me. It’s not a traditional video game by any means. Players will find no story here, nor is there any real structure. At its heart, the title is a ...

It’s been 14 years since the launch of Flight Simulator X, which long seemed like it would be the final release in the long-running series. When the company announced it would re-launch the franchise ...

Inside an early version of Microsoft Flight Simulator, my tiny bush plane is perched at the far end of an airstrip that the locals call Lukla Airport. As a native of the flatlands of Illinois, it’s ...

In a piece of news that’s rife with opportunities for puns, none of which I will make, Microsoft announced that the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator is now on its Cloud Gaming platform.

Gabriel has been playing games since he was a kid. Loves most RPG games, platformers, and innovative indie games, and can talk for hours about how the first Fallout is the greatest game ever. He ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is shaping up to be an incredible experience, where the game is a complete overhaul and upgrade of Flight Simulator 2020: but it's so, so much bigger. Check it out: One ...

For the last two weeks, I’ve been flying around the world in a preview of Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator. Without a doubt, it’s the most beautiful flight simulator yet, and it’ll make you want to ...

We’d heard about the new Microsoft Flight Simulator’s mega-realistic scenery, digitally distilled from satellite imagery. We knew the sim could recreate real-time weather conditions on the go, relayed ...

When Microsoft released the first version of Flight Simulator in November 1982 it opened up a new world for aviation geeks. 20 best new video games to play in 2020 Now, 37 years later, the 11th ...

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