Microsoft Flight Simulator is a franchise that has stood the test of time throughout the entire history of home video games. As a game franchise that has existed longer than both Microsoft Office and ...

Flight simulator software has been available for about as long as desktop PCs have been a thing, but modern incarnations such as 2020’s Microsoft Flight Simulator have really raised the bar — not only ...

Figuring out what's the best, most realistic flight simulator is an easy affair. Ask a table full of people at any airshow, then just wait while they tear each other apart in the ensuing argument.

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The world of good flight simulation videogames is pretty limited, as the bar is quite high for those who want to join the club. X-Plane 12 is a newcomer to the stage of full-fledged flight sims, but ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Flight Sim 2019 Ever wondered what is feels like to pilot legendary jet airliners ? In Flight Sim 2019 you have a global open world map to explore, with an ...

Sure, Microsoft Flight Simulator is cool — but do you know how hard it is to fly an airplane? Even a virtual one? I do. Even with a flying lesson from Polygon’s flight sim expert Charlie Hall, I had ...

Once again the realistic flight sim is giving virtual pilots a safe way to observe an extreme weather event. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. In terms of new content, the third sim update has added FSX legacy liveries for fans of 2006's Flight Simulator X. These liveries are available on ...

I spent much of my weekend exploring a virtual version of the world from the sky in Microsoft Flight Simulator, available this week on the Xbox Series X. The unnumbered 11th entry in Microsoft’s ...

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 ...

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