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First Impression: Ziggy's Cosmic Adventures
While rotating my left wrist to rebalance cabin pressure and using my right hand to decrease throttle to idle, I was suddenly tumbling...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Mar 9, 20214 min read


Heliborne: S-97 Raider in Scout Heli Limbo
Is a scout that cannot scout still technically a scout? The Sikorsky S-97 Raider continues to be one of the most eye-catching rotary-wing...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Mar 3, 20213 min read


Interactive Cockpit: Ambitious Star Wars VR Shelved Concept
Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) is without a doubt the best tailor-made Star Wars flight simulator that has come out in at least a decade....

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Feb 24, 20214 min read


Sky Rogue on Steam is a Go-to Co-op Experience
Sky Rogue: its cell-shaded look gushes style, the original aircraft selection is wide-reaching, and its weapon options are more in-depth...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Feb 16, 20213 min read


Reflecting on Drone Usage in Ace Combat
As seen in the promotional media and gameplay of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV, also referred to as drones) ...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jan 23, 20215 min read


VRChat Aviation: Flying in the Place Least Expected
VRChat (VRC), the free-to-play massively multiplayer online virtual reality social platform. The name in itself immediately conjures up...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Jan 16, 20217 min read


Comanche Steadily Expands Single Player Campaign
Comanche (2020) continues to evolve during its early access period. The developers and community team members of NUKKLEAR have been...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Dec 19, 20207 min read


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.

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Dec 1, 20207 min read


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...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Nov 28, 20207 min read


Tiny Combat Arena Showcases Months of Progress
The update that followers of developer Why485 have been in a holding pattern for is finally here. It's not a demo, but it's the next best...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Nov 7, 20205 min read


Creator Highlight: Flight Sim Historian
The beginning of our Creator Highlight series, that focuses on interesting media created by individuals and groups across the internet,...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Nov 3, 20203 min read


Stampeding Rhino of Comanche
The initial multiplayer focused development of Comanche (2020) is to produce a group of fictional helicopters based on the...

Aaron "Ribbon-Blue" Mendoza
Oct 29, 20203 min read
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