Remember several days ago when we learned that Falcon 4.0 was leaving GOG.com and that there was some question about where the venerable flight sim was going? There is good news! Falcon is returning home to MicroProse.
Announcement
Posted just over half an hour ago to Steam, MicroProse has announced that they have re-acquired the copyright to the Falcon series. Here’s what the announcement has said:
MicroProse is proud to announce that we have re-acquired the copyright to the Falcon series games, and Falcon has officially returned to our line-up. We are thrilled to continue the Falcon franchise with new products in the future, building on the legacy of this iconic series.
The news continues as the announcement directly references the BMS group and their efforts to both keep Falcon alive and advance the sim in all kinds of different ways.
We also want to take a moment to acknowledge the incredible work that the Benchmark Sims team has done with their BMS mod for Falcon 4.0. We recognize the passion and dedication that they have brought to the Falcon community, and we are committed to fully supporting their efforts in any way possible.
With MicroProse’s support, there is no end in sight for the work of the BMS Team. The future of the Falcon franchise looks bright, and we can’t wait to share more with you soon!
This is an extremely smart move as it keeps the current Falcon community onboard with the change in rights holders and acknowledges the lengthy history that the group have had with Falcon. Recent announcements, prior to all of this uncertainty, had the BMS group ambitiously tackling major updates to the core system as well as efforts to bring a second fully modeled jet to the sim.
We don’t know what MicroProse plans to do with Falcon in the future. Will there be a Falcon 5.0 at some point? Perhaps! But in the meantime it seems like Falcon 4.0 will remain available now via the Steam Store and right now there’s a 20% sale on to celebrate the announcement making it extremely affordable.
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