Interview: Why485, developer of Tiny Combat Arena (Part 2/2)

The second part of our 8-page interview with Why485, developer of Tiny Combat Arena. We continue to focus on his motivations and thoughts.

Interview: Why485, developer of Tiny Combat Arena (Part 1/2)

Aaron Mendoza

Nov 28, 2020
7 min

Interview: Why485, developer of Tiny Combat Arena (Part 1/2)

Tiny Combat Arena continues its development march towards becoming a commercial game. This visually nostalgic simcade recently demonstrat...

Interview: The Making of Ace Thunder Zero

Santiago Cuberos

Oct 17, 2020
9 min

Interview: The Making of Ace Thunder Zero

An interview with Avarik, the person behind one of the most ambitious projects ever done in War Thunder

Interview: Total Controls, Discussing the Multi Function Button Box

Aaron Mendoza

Sep 26, 2020
7 min

Interview: Total Controls, Discussing the Multi Function Button Box

At first glance, any flight sim enthusiast can tell you that the Multi Function Button Box has something unique about it. When considerin...

Interview: Frecce Tricolori Virtuali's V-RIAT 2020 Experience

Santiago Cuberos

Sep 17, 2020
4 min

Interview: Frecce Tricolori Virtuali's V-RIAT 2020 Experience

Today in this short interview, we had a chance to talk to the FTV about their time during RIAT 2020 and the experience they had.

Interview: ThinkingStars, developer behind D.E.E.P Battle of Jove

Aaron Mendoza

Aug 7, 2020
7 min

Interview: ThinkingStars, developer behind D.E.E.P Battle of Jove

During and after the Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition 2020, Skyward Flight Media has written first impression articles and interviewed...

Interview: Digitum Software, developer of Absolute Territory

Aaron Mendoza

Jul 22, 2020
12 min

Interview: Digitum Software, developer of Absolute Territory

Absolute Territory: The Space Combat Simulator debuted a publicly available demo during Steam Game Festival: Summer Edition 2020. At firs...

Interview: DCS A-4E-C Developer Insight w/Heclak

Santiago Cuberos

Jun 25, 2020
7 min

Interview: DCS A-4E-C Developer Insight w/Heclak

Heclak from the A-4E-C Community team talks about the Skyhawk's latest update, the difficulty of being a modder for DCS and more!

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A Comparison of Recent Star Wars Flight Experiences to Star Wars: Squadrons

Aaron Mendoza

Oct 3, 2020
9 min

A Comparison of Recent Star Wars Flight Experiences to Star Wars: Squadrons

The goal of this article is to provide a spoiler free comparison of recent, official Star Wars games that feature flight to the newly rel...

Review: IL-2 Desert Wings-TOBRUK by Team Fusion Simulations

Santiago Cuberos

Sep 5, 2020
11 min

Review: IL-2 Desert Wings-TOBRUK by Team Fusion Simulations

A complete review of the new expansion for IL-2 Cliffs of Dover, IL-2 Desert Wings TOBRUK.

New Dimension of Appreciation, the Ace Combat 7 Virtual Reality Experience

Aaron Mendoza

Nov 6, 2019
6 min

New Dimension of Appreciation, the Ace Combat 7 Virtual Reality Experience

In the grand scheme of things, if the primary complaint is that people wanted more, something must have been done right.

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