The once popular mods website AVSIM has been hacked and destroyed. With no external back ups, AVSIM may never return to its glory.
The future of Microsoft's long running Flight Simulator series has been cast into doubt, after the software maker US laid-off the entire development team.
Fudzilla writes, "The news that Microsoft dissolved the ACES Studio responsible for Microsoft's Flight Simulator product really caught everyone by surprise; but even though we know at least from Microsoft the title is as dead as dead can be, Mamba Games has announced that they have secured the global rights to six Microsoft Flight Simulator X add-on packs that will be released over a two-year period.
Despite reports of its demise it seems that Flight Simulator will live on. Microsoft yesterday laid off the ACES development team responsible for one of the company's flagship franchises. However Microsoft has confirmed to Boomtown that it will continue to invest in flying games for the PC platform.
Just Flight has announced the release of a great value collection of its VFR Real Scenery series for Flight Simulator X on the PC.
dailygamesnews.com - Just Flight has announced the planned release of 747-200/300 Series, the latest airliner expansion for FSX and FS2004 in its widely acclaimed F-Lite series. The UK ship date for 747-200/300 Series is scheduled for 19th December 2008 and will be available on the high street as well as digital download.