This time its art lead! This should put an early rest to further rumors it was canned.https://careers.microsoft.com/jobdetails.aspx?ss&pg=0&so&rw=1&jid=68018&jlang=ENThe description is bound to ###### off a few hard core users here though."Join the team responsible for building the most fun and rewarding flying experiences available. Microsoft Flight is a reinvention of the classic software franchise, bringing the wonder for flight to whole new audiences. We are looking for an Art Lead who can define, refine, and extend the visual elements of the game while balancing the need for fun and approachability for a broad set of users."

This tells me we are at the very least a year away from release.

This tells me we are at the very least a year away from release.

+1, one year minimum, also their is no mention of working with outside developers anymore...just this... "Experience dealing with internal and external marketing groups, and outsource vendors".

+1, one year minimum, also their is no mention of working with outside developers anymore...just this... "Experience dealing with internal and external marketing groups, and outsource vendors".

HelloAlain, where do you think the aircraft in Acceleration came from ?. thats right external resourcesCaptain sim, Sibwings, Virtuali, Things to come.All external devs.

HelloAlain, where do you think the aircraft in Acceleration came from ?. thats right external resourcesCaptain sim, Sibwings, Virtuali, Things to come.All external devs.

Are you saying that Flight is another SP....just kidding, maybe you'r right, I may have read this the wrong way.

I am always curious what sort of dosh (English Slang for money) they are offering. Not that I am offering my services of course..unless there is a vacancy in the canteen.

"...balancing the need for fun and approachability for a broad set of users..."Interpreted ?RH

Means that Flight is being developed for a multitude of users.

Many good intentions to be found in that ad:''Work to thoroughly understand our customers and provide guidance to the team that will allow them to build assets that support our customer’s desires''''Provide strong art leadership for the studio, working with all disciplines to push our visual quality bar higher and higher''

I wonder how much higher Flight can get?

Probably, this is corporate gibberish to simply validate someone's payscale raise. The raise requiring a new title, and corporate policy requiring the posting of a new job... even though the job is already filled.It is unlikely that there is not a lead artist at this late date in the development cycle.Dick

They are just now hiring a lead artist? I find that hard to believe, but if so that means FLIGHT is still a long ways off...

They are just now hiring a lead artist?I find that hard to believe, but if so that means FLIGHT is still a long ways off...

Or they just want a new one to continue to project. Possible the former lead wasn't cutting it.

Or they had a team, but needed a lead.

There can be more then 1 lead. A lead for aircraft, a lead for world, UI, world assets, and so on and so on. You cant read too much into it.