Flight Simulator X

Here's the release-date trailer for Microsoft's relaunched Flight Simulator, now taking to the skies under the abbreviated title of Microsoft Flight. The free-play title's taking beta applications ahead of a Spring launch...

Flight1 has released its Flight Replicas Cub Boxed Edition for Flight Simulator X. The new edition includes J-3, L-4 and PA-11 aircraft with seventeen models and thirty four paint schemes.

GamingShogun.com writes: Flight Simulator X fans, take note, Wilco Publishing has released their latest add-on pack for the still-going-strong flight sim: Harrier Jump Jet. Harrier Jump Jet simulates the amazing VSTOL aircraft, while also bringing new game mechanics to simulate the aircraft's unique ven...

Thrustmaster's H.O.T.A.S. Warthog Flight Controller package wins an Innovation Award at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, and delivers a faithful replica of the controls for the Fairchild Republic A10 Warthog to flight sim gamers.

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. Microsoft says it is committed to the series, despite shutting the Aces studio when it cut 5000 jobs. But third party developers say Microsoft needs to outline its plans for the game in more detail. MS Flight Simulator is arguably the longest running computer game series ever, first launched back in 1982.

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. Mamba Games is a start-up company that is being headed by former THQ executive, Robert Nielson, and the company made the announcement about securing the rights to the six add-on packs for Flight Simulator X. The first add-on that will be released is the Grumman F6F Hellcat, which was developed by ReadFlight and is scheduled for release on March 27th.

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.