Combat Flight Simulator 4 in Development
- January 20, 2004 19:16 PM PST
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A Microsoft job posting reveals that a fourth installment is in the works.
Microsoft has recently posted a job offering on their official site seeking a 3D programmer for "version 4 of the highly successful Combat Flight Simulator franchise." The position is being offered by ACES Studio, the development studio that also created Combat Flight Sim 2 and 3. The position asks for a person who can "make gamers feel the heat from explosions and choke in their engine smoke," and "contribute to game features [and] outside graphics."Given that the series switched theaters every game (CFS 1 & 3 being European, CFS 2 being Pacific), it is expected that the game will take place in the Pacific War. Rumors have it that the game will be based on the quirky Combat Flight Simulator 3 engine instead of the highly acclaimed Flight Simulator 2004 engine, and that the game will focus on the later stages of World War II, which would be a welcome departure from predominantly early Pacific War games like Microprose's 1942 and CFS 2.
The Combat Flight Sim games have been released every two years around the holiday season, so CFS 4 will likely see a holiday 2004 release. Stay tuned for more details as they come!
