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AVSIM Hacked And Destroyed (News)

May 15, 2009

The once popular mods website AVSIM has been hacked and destroyed. With no external back ups, AVSIM may never return to its glory.

Job cuts ground Flight Simulator (News)

Feb 7, 2009

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.

Flight Simulator X will get six add-ons (News)

Feb 1, 2009

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."

Flight Simulator Lives On (News)

Jan 23, 2009

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.

VFR Real Scenery For Flight Simulator X Coming December 19th (News)

Dec 11, 2008

Just Flight has announced the release of a great value collection of its VFR Real Scenery series for Flight Simulator X on the PC.

Just Flight Announces 747-200/300 Airliner Series (News)

Dec 10, 2008

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.

Flying old crankypants (Feature)

Oct 13, 2008

Captain, our carburetor temperatures are running hot.” I looked up from my airplane meal—microwaved pizza and a lukewarm beer—and peered over the flight engineer’s shoulder. The carb temps were starting to push 50°C, so I toggled the intercooler flaps open a few notches with my mouse and patiently watched the numbers drop back into the green, wondering why that tool in the backseat couldn’t do it ...

Flight Simulator X - E3 07 trailer 07-31-07 (Video)

Jul 31, 2007

It'll transport you to a stunning new world of photorealistic scenery and gorgeously detailed aircraft...if you have liquid-cooled supercomputer tucked in your tower.

Flight Sim X pumped full of Adrenaline (News)

Mar 5, 2007

First details have emerged on an expansion pack for Flight Simulator X that's due out in the fall. Called Adrenaline, it's been revealed that the expansion introduces multiplayer air racing, new missions and new aircraft - the P-51 Mustang provided as an example. In addition, it's mentioned that those running Adrenaline on Vista will witness it in DirectX10 - should you have the supporting ...

Flight Simulator X (Review)

Nov 1, 2006

The latest chapter in Microsoft's long-running Flight Simulator series will knock your windsocks off. Flight Simulator X is the prettiest and most ambitious edition in the franchise's 25-year history and it'll transport you to a stunning new world of photorealistic scenery and marvelously detailed aircraft… if you have a liquid nitrogen-cooled Cray supercomputer tucked in your tower. We'll get to the technical stuff later. FSX ships in two flavors, with the pricier Deluxe version ...

Flight Simulator X (Screenshots)

Nov 1, 2006

Flight Simulator X (News)

Sep 26, 2006

Microsoft's Flight Simulator is one of the most enduring franchises of all time, and one that completely dominates the simulator genre. So, what could Microsoft do to make their sandbox in the sky even more appealing? Plenty, it seems. "Next-gen" is a term we usually reserve for the world of consoles, but Flight Simulator X is the first shot in a salvo of rule-changing games that are beginning to emerge on the PC. This internet-connected simulator offers up real-time weather, 24,000 real-world ...

Flight Simulator X - trailer (Video)

Sep 26, 2006

It'll transport you to a stunning new world of photorealistic scenery and gorgeously detailed aircraft...if you have liquid-cooled supercomputer tucked in your tower.