Get your first look at this next-gen only release of the Ride series.

Milestone S.r.l. shared a new gameplay video today for Ride 5, their upcoming motorcycle sim game. Unlike previous games in the Ride franchise, Ride 5 is a next-gen only release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via both Steam and the Epic Games Store.

As an addition part of today's gameplay video showcase, Ride 5 Producer Paolo Bertoni offers up some developer insight about "the philosophy...

Truck sims, farming sims, washing sims, sim sims.

Next week on March 28, Valve will kick off the Steam Simfest: Hobby Edition. This is a planned multi-day celebration of games that "attempt to simulate a hobby or job."

Think what you will about the genre, but simulation games are a massive market and quite loved by tons of people. As such, it just makes sense that Valve is dedicating an entire week for the genre. The event runs from March 28 through April 4 at...

Simulation style games are ones that allow you to turn real-world activities into fun video game style experiences. They often combine vast sandbox like experiences with the allure of rewards that help you to finish your tasks in fun and sometimes exciting ways.

Simulation, or "sim" games can take on many different forms. There are sports style simulation games that task players with micromanaging their favorite sports team. There are city building simulation games that have...

Real Heroes: Firefighter HD is out now.

If you ever wanted to be a firefighter in real life but weren't able to for whatever reason, then boy do I ever have the game for you. Real Heroes: Firefighter HD is a new simulation style game from Ziggurat Interactive.

In Real Heroes: Firefighter HD, you will get a first-hand look at what it's like to be a rookie firefighter new to the LA Fire Department. You will battle fires and rescue people from towering infernos, stop explosions,...

Build up your own aquarium.

Blinkclick Games just announced their latest "Sims in an aquarium" game going by the name of Fishkeeper. In Fishkeeper, you will play the role of a hobbyist that is looking after an aquarium. You will buy your own tank and equipment. You will select which fish you will take care of and, in real time, you will care for those fish as if they were really there.

The game will eventually offer a range of freshwater and saltwater species...

TrackIR and VR support coming later this year.

Microsoft just announced that Microsoft Flight Simulator is also coming to Steam. The sim will be released on Steam come August 18, the same day that it is also made available on the PC via the Windows 10 Store and Xbox Game Pass for PC.

Pre-orders for the game are available right now on Steam. These pre-orders include the Standard, Deluxe, and Premium Deluxe editions of the game.

Today's news from the Xbox W...

This is the "Gotta Farm 'em All" trailer. Get it?

A new trailer is out today for the upcoming Nintendo Switch release of Farming Simulator 20. Today's trailer is entitled close to a phrase that is probably already near and dear to the hearts and minds of Nintendo fans.

This is the "Gotta Farm 'Em All" trailer. In this case you aren't catching Pokemans but are instead farming up a huge variety of farmable stuff. This trailer "showcases just some...

It's time for console owners to experience the thrill of hauling cargo.

Starting today, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One owners can placate their inner desire to haul cargo in a big rig. Truck Driver is here to make that fantasy a reality and does indeed include support for steering wheels and also has proper enhancements for the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X.

In Truck Driver, you assume the role of a truck driver (go figure) and build up your career. During the game you...

Jerry Seinfeld not included.

There is a game coming out that will allow you to live out your fantasies of being a bee. Bigben and VARSAV Game Studios showed off an all-new gameplay video for Bee Simulator this week at Gamescom. You play as a pollinator bee that is trying to save its hive after the humans decided to cut down your tree.

Players will get to explore an open environment inspired by Central Pack in New York. The studios involved say that Bee Simulator is "the...

Build and run your own golf resort.

It may not be SimGolf but it's perhaps the closest thing to it. Resort Boss: Golf is out of Early Access today thanks to the efforts by Excalibur Games and Gus Martin. It's a tycoon management title that allows players to create and operate their own golf resorts.

There is even a scenario editor added that now allows players to create their own challenges. In addition, players can now add in things like a driving range or putting green...

Yes, aliens.

Though Arma 3 is known for its gritty, sometimes excessive, military realism, that doesn't mean it's now allowed to be a bit silly if it wants to be. That seems to be the thinking behind today's release of the new Contact spin-off expansion that came out today. As you can probably guess from the name, this does indeed involve aliens.

This expansion was apparently revealed just a few weeks back. We seem to have missed that one when it first showed up. Our bad....

A release date you all were waiting for.

astragon Entertainment and stillalive studios announced today that Bus Simulator 18 will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 17, 2019. This is the console version of the popular (hello Europe) PC game known as Bus Simulator 18.

Like its PC big brother, Bus Simulator on the consoles will offer you the opportunity to create and run your very own buss company. You can do this in the bustling fictional European...

All aboard for simulated fun.

Another train simulator has found its way through the world of game development and is now ready to be released to the world. The latest is from Aerosoft and Excalibur Games and it's called ZUSI 3 - Aerosoft Edition. It's said to be "highly realistic" in its simulation of trains. This includes its "accurate simulation of signalling and protection systems."

Apparently, the ZUSI series is used by railway companies for training...

The most to the point video game name ever?

​A game simply called Truck Driver will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 19, 2019. A PC release on Steam is happening a bit later on November 11. I bet you cannot guess what you do in this game.

If you guessed that you drive trucks, I am assuming you're a genius of the highest caliber as that is precisely what you'll be doing. You drive a big ol' truck and haul cargo. In fact you "haul heaps of...

Excalibur Games announced today that Shoppe Keep 2 will leave Early Access status come April 25. By my non-existent watch that is just one week away from today. When that day comes the game will reach the coveted version 1.0 that many dream of hitting.

Shoppe Keep 2 places you in the shoes of a town merchant, one that you would typically find in your typical fantasy RPG. You sell armor, food, clothes, magical potions, and the like. You set the prices and ensure you have a good...