Microsoft Shuts Down Flight Simulator Team
January 24th, 2009 Posted in Business by Rajiv Ashrafi
Even more bad news for the games industry, as Gamasutra reports that the entire Microsoft Flight Simulator team has been let go.
This move comes after Microsoft announced that it would eliminate up to 5,000 jobs due to the deepening recession.
The Flight Simulator series is a long-running one, beginning in 1982 with the release of the first version. Flight Simulator X is the most recent one, being released back in 2006.
Microsoft is committed to the series, however, saying: “We are committed to the Flight Simulator franchise which has proven to be a successful PC based game for the last 27 years.”
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