Since its debut in 1995 with Air Combat, which was released for the original PlayStation, the Ace Combat franchise, as it has been renamed, has established itself as one of gaming’s premiere arcade-style flight-simulation series. The most recent title, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, which came out in 2019, successfully brought the series to modern platforms after a 12-year period with no mainline titles, selling a franchise record of more than 7 million copies in the process. 

Announced at The Game Awards 2025, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve attempts to build on the success of its predecessor and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the franchise by delivering a sprawling and cinematic campaign mode, stunning Unreal Engine 5 visuals and the largest multiplayer mode ever included in an Ace Combat game. Well, after spending around 32 hours tackling the game’s many missions and taking to the skies together with fellow members of the press and content creators in a dedicated online

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