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Archives for September 2024

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s connection to Bing.

Before launching a slimmed-down Flight Simulator 2024 next month, leader Jorg Neuman talked to Polygon, saying the game’s core business is still PC players who buy it outside of Game Pass.

Also, on the Bing Maps link:

Half the cities that we’re making [in our regular World Updates]? I currently have planes [gathering data] in Africa, South America, and Asia. I’m flying those planes because flight simmers want [those areas]....So I’m like, ‘Hey, I’m flying to Brazil. You want those?’ They’re like, ‘Yep!’

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Xbox’s latest retro gaming blast from the past: friend requests.

While we hadn’t really noticed they were gone, it seems like the Xbox One revamp swapped out requests to make anyone who added you a Twitter-style follower unless you added them back.

Now Xbox is testing a return to the old ways, which might make it easier to notice real friends among the spammers saying they want to buy your Fortnite account.

Screenshot of the Xbox menu showing 6 pending friend requests
Image: Xbox
Tom Warren
Tom Warren
Xbox has a Tokyo Game Show stream coming up.

Microsoft is returning to the Tokyo Game Show on September 26th with a live stream at 6AM ET / 3AM PT / 11AM UK. It will include “content from Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, and Bethesda,” alongside “third-party partners primarily based in Japan and across Asia.” Rumors suggest games like Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Final Fantasy 16 could be gearing up for an Xbox debut at the show.

Set your alarm clocks early for the Xbox stream.
Set your alarm clocks early for the Xbox stream.
Image: Microsoft