If you asked someone for the biggest flight simulator news of this month, or even this year, they'd probably tell you that it's Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 coming out on the PlayStation 5 later this year. While that is indeed colossal, it pales in comparison to the latest chapter in an ugly business dispute that has been brewing for two years now.
In the combat flight simulator side of things, Eagle Dynamics and RAZBAM Simulations have been locked in a public legal battle that started over two years ago, with the damage estimated to be in the seven figures.
The fallout of this has arguably killed Digital Combat Simulator, the biggest game in the genre by a long shot, but in the chaos of the Tokyo Game Show, there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel.
The Future Through a TGS Booth and a Post
Earlier this week, DCS leaker 'Bonzo' shared photos of a booth in the Tokyo Game Show sporting the MicroProse and RAZBAM logos prominently side-by-side. Inside, the main poster in the background reads 'The MicroProse Combat Flight Simulation', once again with a RAZBAM logo and a screenshot of one of its products...
