Even a 10-year-old can easily fly aircraft using a mouse in World of Warplanes
The online air-combat game's mouse-based control scheme could get casual flyers to climb into the cockpit.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Gamescape 2012, a history of Batman in video games, and Donkey Kong’s failing liver
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Microsoft shuts down Flight game, bailing out of flight sims for second time in 3 years
Microsoft has shut down Microsoft Flight and another children's title, Project Columbia, laying off some developers. But the Vancouver, Canada-based studio itself is still operating.
Minecraft digs upwards and becomes most-played Xbox Live Arcade title
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition became the most-played Xbox Live Arcade title in the first week of its release. Turns out digging for mono-colored boxes is actually fun.
Microsoft Flight opens up the skies to rookie pilots (review)
Before we start, there’s something I need to confess. When it comes to flight simulators, I’m a complete novice. Fear not though, because Microsoft...
Microsoft Flight takes off on Feb. 29
Microsoft said today it will launch its Microsoft Flight flying game on Feb. 29. As we noted before, the game is a free-to-play online-based...
Microsoft Flight takes flying games into new skies
In the age of blockbuster games, flight simulators have fallen by the wayside. They had their share of hardcore fans, but catering to them drove the games into smaller and smaller niches until most game publishers decided it was no longer worth the effort
Microsoft goes free-to-play with Age of Empires Online; announces Microsoft Flight flying game
Microsoft is reviving a couple of its most popular video game franchises today, but with a twist. The PC games include Age of Empires...