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…
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Eagle Dynamics wants to know what your VR performance is like in 2.5.5
DCS World 2.5.5 was supposed to be a major update to the open beta release channel with some optimizations for VR that was intended to improve performance for everyone and in some cases add considerable performance improvements. Unfortunately not everyone has seen gains and Eagle Dynamics is looking to crowd source your VR performance numbers….
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…
Pinpointing IL-2’s 3.001 release date
For months we’ve been anticipating the release of patch 3.001 for the IL-2 series. Thanks to Friday’s developer update, we now have a more specific time-frame. Two-to-three weeks puts release at close but maybe not as close as some of us had though. Let’s break it down! Two to three weeks The joke that is…
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…
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…
Stormbirds 