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Mapping all of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s controls to a console controller is basically impossible. There are just too many options. That said, a lot of the most common controls are available on ...

At long last, the highly anticipated Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 has arrived, bringing some truly stunning next-gen graphics. Currently only available for download on PC, there are still a variety ...

Put on your aviator sunglasses, because Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available. The game uses real-time satellite data to create an intricately detailed representation of the planet. It's ...

The global pandemic put quite the damper on travel. Suddenly, a simple trip to New York City or Los Angeles seems like a lifetime away. That’s why Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 couldn’t have come at ...

Microsoft has released the minimum specs for one of the year’s most anticipated games, Flight Simulator 2020 - and they’re not as steep as you might have predicted. Flight Simulator 2020 is the first ...

A colossus of the gaming world is stirring from hibernation. Microsoft Flight Simulator, the beloved PC-based pastime of aspiring airliner captains and wannabe fighter pilots since 1982, has been in a ...

After a series of closed alpha tests, Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios and Asobo Studio today announced that the next-gen Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 will launch on August 18. Pre-orders are now live ...

It's almost exactly a month since we would have completed the round trip to Los Angeles for E3, and yet – despite the current state of 2020 – I still find myself barrelling down the runway at LAX.