Falcon BMS 4.37 trailer touts VR support, outlines future roadmap

Benchmark Simulations, a community driven development team and caretakers of the Falcon 4.0 legacy, have just dropped a new trailer for Falcon BMS version 4.37 which shows off some key new features for the sim including VR support. It also features a roadmap for future development. VR ready To be a modern flight simulator in…

MicroProse announces ‘The Mighty Eighth!’

If you’ve dreamed of a simulation game that required you to pilot and crew a B-17 flying over Europe during World War II, MicroProse might be offering something for you with the announcement of their new in-house developed ‘The Mighty Eighth’! Let’s have a look at the announcement that came out today. A VR enabled…

Ace Combat 7 is coming January 17, 2019

Bandai-Namco’s Ace Combat 7 is finally coming out with an official release date of January 17, 2019 on PS4 and Xbox One and on February 1st for PC. The media hype is starting to kick up around this title so I thought I’d take a diversion from more serious flight sim topics and talk about…

The IL-2 series buyers guide: 2018 edition

A lot has changed since the last time I did an IL-2 series buyers guide and I thought that it was time to update with the latest information and my latest recommendations. Have my suggestions changed since the last time I wrote about buying into the IL-2 series? Read on! Getting started Since 2001, PC…

Rise of Flight: A sim ahead of its time

I missed out on the heydays of Rise of Flight. I bought in within the last year and when I did I realized just how much I was missing out on. The earlier World War I aircraft weren’t originally a draw for me but they have become more interesting to me over time and now…

DCS World 2.5 is here!

We’ve waited a long time for this and now the day has arrived. A new trailer, a beta release and the auspicious beginnings of the future of DCS are all starting today with the launch of DCS World 2.5 beta. The launch Coming one day before the expected launch date, DCS World 2.5 beta is…

HTC reveals VIVE Pro at CES 2018

CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2018 is now underway and major product announcements are underway across the electronics industry. HTC, makers of the VIVE VR headset announced a major update to the VIVE in the form of the VIVE Pro today. Higher resolution One of the biggest issue that IL-2 and DCS VR players have reported…