Before Drones and DualShocks: The Forgotten Flight Sim Craze of the ’80s

Flying drones is now a favorite pastime, while DualShock controllers have become standard equipment for gamers everywhere. Gliding through digital skies, chasing missions, and battling foes are possible with sharp visuals and near-instant response. The technology offers a clean, fast, and easy experience. It’s modern gaming at its best. This excitement around flying isn’t new,…

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InXile’s steampunk RPG Clockwork Empires aims to ‘bring the level of reactivity from our isometric titles into something first-person,’ Brian Fargo says, calling it the studio’s ‘most ambitious title’

In June 2025, after two years of virtual silence, we got our first up-to-date look at InXile Entertainment’s upcoming steampunk RPG Clockwork Revolution. And then, well, it was back to silence. That may be because Clockwork Revolution is the studio’s “most ambitious title, probably by a factor of 10,” InXile head Brian Fargo said in…

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Keyboard is king in this game where you have to type words to do anything—yes, that includes trying to open the settings or start the damn thing

I have typed the word “pistol” so many times I genuinely forget how to spell it. I go over and over again. Pil—no, that’s wrong. Pistl—no, also wrong. Pit—WRONG AGAIN. Blocks descend on me as my brain goes into overdrive and my HP gets decimated. How the hell do you spell pistol again? The repetitiveness…

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