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Sim news round-up: Deadstick is back, FlyJSim 737 V4 to release, Fokker sound preview, Rafale start-up, and F-86 vs MiG-15 discussion
Published: June 6, 2026 13:58
We’re rounding up a bunch of sim news from around the community with news on the return of Deadstick’s playtest, release window for FlyJSim’s 737 V4 classic airliner, Just Flight’s Fokker 70 and 100 get a preview of their soundscape, AzurPoly shows off the…
Ace Combat 8 releases gameplay overview, announces October 8 release date
Published: June 6, 2026 11:58
Air combat focused action game Ace Combat’s next entry is set to release this fall with news from publisher Bandai Namco that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve will arrive on October 8. A new gameplay overview video gives us a closer look at some of the…
The DCS: F-14B(U) pre-order begins
https://stormbirds.blog/2026/06/05/the-dcs-f-14bu-pre-order-begins/
Published: June 5, 2026 21:12
Eagle Dynamics and Heatblur Simulations have dropped a ton of new details off today with their plans for the DCS:F-14B(U) add-on that is coming soon to DCS World. There’s a pre-order, pricing, and feature list for both this new version of the F-14 as well…
Sea Power lays out updated roadmap with new Falklands scenarios
https://stormbirds.blog/2026/06/05/sea-power-lays-out-updated-roadmap-with-new-falklands-scenarios/
Published: June 5, 2026 16:29
One flight sim adjacent simulation that I haven’t been able to shake is Triassic Games Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age. Sometimes I take long breaks but when I come back its just as fun and engrossing as the first few times I played it. The good…
NextGen Simulations EMB-110 V2 closing in on launch with upgrade path revealed
Published: June 4, 2026 20:43
Another classic airliner is coming to MSFS 2024 thanks to a V2 upgrade by NextGen Simulations and their EMB-110. The simulation of the Embraer turboprop has seen significant development to bring it up to the V2 status. Let’s check on the details.…
Skyward Simulations Citation Sovereign+ has just launched
https://stormbirds.blog/2026/06/02/skyward-simulations-citation-sovereign-has-just-launched/
Published: June 3, 2026 03:29
Fans of business jets and flying them in Microsoft Flight Simulator are having a great time right now as yet another option has just arrived. Skyward Simulations have just released the Citation Sovereign+, a simulation of another medium to large business…
iniBuilds shows off new A380 teaser
https://stormbirds.blog/2026/06/01/inibuilds-shows-off-new-a380-teaser/
Published: June 1, 2026 12:36
The folks at iniBuilds have shown off a new teaser of their A380 Airliner project that is currently underway. Let’s have a look at the latest tease. Time for the Super Jumbo A couple of years ago, iniBuilds revealed that they were planning to do an A380…
1C Game Studios confirms IL-2 Series Korea arriving into early access on June 25
Published: May 30, 2026 19:28
The time is near! The next generation of the IL-2 Sturmovik series, developed once again by 1C Game Studios, is about to launch onto our computers. Like most sims, this will be an early access launch. We don’t know a lot more yet but let’s dig into the…
Microsoft releases the A&AU4 update and starts Creator Sale
https://stormbirds.blog/2026/05/30/microsoft-releases-the-aau4-update-and-starts-creator-sale/
Published: May 30, 2026 14:47
Originally intended for launch together with Sim Update 5, unspecified reasons have delayed the arrival of Aircraft & Avionics Update 4 which includes significant updates for five aircraft updating them from their 2020 roots and bringing them in as native…
F-100D closes in on launch and new DTC info
https://stormbirds.blog/2026/05/30/f-100d-closes-in-on-launch-and-new-dtc-info/
Published: May 30, 2026 14:32
DCS World Weekend News has arrived on schedule and we’ve got a couple of noteworthy updates from both the news release and from around the community. Yesterday, I reported on Heatblur’s F-14 plans to come out of early access with that module and now we’ve…
Heatblur announces DCS: F-14 to leave ‘early access’ in next update
https://stormbirds.blog/2026/05/29/heatblur-announces-dcs-f-14-to-leave-early-access-in-next-update/
Published: May 30, 2026 01:06
I remember waiting patiently (ok… maybe not always) for Heatblur’s long anticipated DCS: F-14 release to arrive and then it finally did and it has become a staple among many DCS users over the years ever since. Now the module has finally reached the stage…