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Yep, I'm gonna reinstall all 80GB of Microsoft Flight Simulator to fly Dune's ornithopter

By Christopher Livingston published 11 June 23

News The iconic Dune 'thopter is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator the same day as the movie hits theaters.

News

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is a whole new game that lets you douse wildfires and rescue lost hikers

By Rick Lane published 11 June 23

News Job Simulator.

News

Microsoft Flight Simulator adds a bunch of European cities, letting you grab Zagreb and try The Hague

By Rick Lane published 20 December 23

News City, slicker.

News

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming in November, and it's bringing blimps, balloons, and somehow even deer photography with it

By Christopher Livingston published 9 June 24

News There's more to do than just fly around the simulated world this time. Much more.

News

Despite some surprisingly chill Flight Simulator 2024 system requirements, the 'Ideal Spec' demands more RAM than storage

By James Bentley published 20 September 24

News Though 64 GB of memory will still cost you less than the $200 Aviator Edition of the game.

News

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will simulate '3 trillion trees' and is borrowing all its animals from Planet Zoo

By Christopher Livingston published 19 November 24

News "We know where every bush is, and every tree," says Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann.

News

More details on MS Flight Simulator 2024, including full 3D landscapes in 30 biomes

By Jonathan Bolding published 23 June 24

News Fresh details from FlightSim Expo 2024.

News

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 crashes on takeoff thanks to massive server woes, devs say they're working on it: 'The team is on it, and we will keep going'

By Andy Chalk published 19 November 24

news The new Flight Simulator is already carrying a "mostly negative" rating on Steam because of the technical issues.

news

Flight Simulator 2024's huge ambition means 'you can now exit the plane, walk around… you can land on every ship, and it looks like a first person shooter environment'

By Andy Edser published 8 August 24

Cloud coverage Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann talks about the tech behind MSFS 2020, and some astonishing-sounding features coming in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

Cloud coverage

Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator says 'we're not a game ... what we're doing is accurate aviation activities'

By Rich Stanton published 26 June 23

News "This is the pilot lifestyle."

News

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 offers hotfix, advice to improve game stability

By Jonathan Bolding published 24 November 24

News Some help for people experiencing "stability issues or long loading times."

News

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's waiting queue is gone, so you should be able to get in now

By Christopher Livingston published 20 November 24

News Though there may still be problems playing: "We are aware of additional technical issues that the team is working to address."

News

Despite running load tests that simulated 200,000 s, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 devs it that they 'completely underestimated' how many players would actually want to play their game

By Elie Gould published 21 November 24

News Too many pilots in a plane.

News

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 dev apologizes for 'what can only be described as an awful launch experience'

By Christopher Livingston published 6 December 24

news "We want to deeply apologize for what happened," said head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann.

news

Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 gets a really, really big patch adding full control of enabled content

By Jonathan Bolding published 15 December 24

News Extreme weather during missions should be considerably less extreme now.

News

The best flight sims on PC

By Phil Iwaniuk last updated 6 December 24

Liftoff Take to the skies, blast off into space, dogfight or sight-see—here are our favorites from each variety of winged sim.

Liftoff

My favorite plane of all time is now in Microsoft Flight Simulator and oh I think I've got something in my eye

By Andy Chalk published 23 August 23

news The Dornier Do X was a glorious, spectacular, and doomed machine that embodied the spirit of the pre-WW2 world.

news

You can turn Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 into 'basically an economy sim' where you hire pilots to fly for you

By Christopher Livingston published 19 November 24

News The new career system will let you eventually own the company, design a logo, and be your own boss.

News

If you missed April's total solar eclipse, you can see it in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

By Christopher Livingston published 30 November 24

News Set the clock for April 8, 2024, fly around its path in North America, and you'll get a second showing of the celestial event.

News

Microsoft says 64 GB is the 'ideal spec' for Flight Simulator 2024 but I've tested it with 96 GB, and it makes a big difference

By Nick Evanson last updated 7 December 24

All your RAM It's the first game I've tested where more than 32 GB is actually worth having.

All your RAM

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 review

By Len Hafer published 27 November 24

Jet Stream Fly higher, further, and faster—if you have the set-up for it.

Jet Stream

If you think Stalker 2 is buggy, wait until you climb aboard Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

By Christopher Livingston published 25 November 24

News And keep your seatbelt fastened until we spawn upside-down halfway inside the airport.

News

Farming Simulator 25 harvested a crop of 2 million players in its first week

By Christopher Livingston published 19 November 24

News That's 30% more than Farming Simulator 22 saw in the same time period.

News

Trucker takes their gaming rig on the road inside their big rig 'and yes, [I] occasionally play Truck Simulator'

By James Bentley published 9 May 25

News It's an immersive setup, at least.

News

Fly hard, fly fast, drop nukes in this accessible near-future flight combat sim

By Jonathan Bolding published 28 October 23

Nuclear Option rides the line between arcade combat and flight sim in a very good way.

Forget inheriting a dumpy old farm: your cool uncle left you a 'seaplane delivery service' in this open world life sim

By Christopher Livingston published 10 December 24

News Explore islands, build and decorate a house, and grow your airborne business in Lou's Lagoon.

News

'We have 2,500,000 GB of aerial data, so we stream that'—why the cloud is the future of Microsoft Flight Simulator and likely many more games to come

By Andy Edser published 9 August 24

Sky's the limit We fear the cloud, yet the potential benefits for next-gen gaming may be massive.

Sky's the limit

If MSFS 2024 has you yearning for the skies, I've found three excellent Cyber Monday deals on our favorite flight stick and throttle combos

By Andy Edser published 2 December 24

Deal Up, up and away.

Deal

Microsoft Flight Sim's free DLC finally adds what we've all wanted: giant mechanical dragonflies, decolonisation, and the chance to win a magical floating Xbox controller

By Joshua Wolens published 14 February 24

News I just want those things in all games, actually.

News

Thrustmaster T.Flight HOTAS One Microsoft Flight Simulator Edition review

By Andy Edser published 29 April 25

Cheap thrills A cheap-yet-cheerful starting point to an otherwise expensive hobby.

Cheap thrills
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