During last week’s E3 press conference, Microsoft surprised the crowd with an unexpected game announcement, Microsoft Flight Simulator. Last released in 2006 (Steam edition came out in 2014), fans of the simulation series have been anxious for an updated release, but hadn’t been holding their breath that Microsoft would do so. But as the trailer flashed on screen, an audible sigh of relief could be heard throughout the crowd.

You can check out the new gameplay trailer here below.

On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, a high-rise helicopter crash casts doubts on Uber‘s new service, one hundred thousand travelers’ IDs hacked, all the highlights from this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 2019), and much more.

This week, Tosin goes to PAX, the UK cracks down on net safety, is Netflix killing cinemas…or buying them? Amazon send satellites into space, our first look at a black hole, and much more.

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On this week’s The Drill Down podcast, Facebook protects its bottom line while secretly spying on you, a huge trove of leaked Russian documents, a possible cause — and cure — for Alzheimer’s, Tosin’s report from PAX South… and much, much more.

It’s that time of year again, ladies and gentlemen. The holiday season is here already (!) and shopping madness officially kicks off this week with Black Friday.

And so allow me to welcome you to the Geeks of Doom Holiday Geek Gift Guide 2018: Video Games edition! Below you’ll find a collection of goodies the gamers in your life might be excited to discover buried in one of the festively wrapped packages lovingly positioned under your tree. This includes some of the biggest games that were released this year, the current top consoles and bundles, VR headsets, and more.