Game developers and publishers are endlessly running contests to promote their games, but it's rare that you see what that is so, I don't know, grassroots? To promote their upcoming XBLA title Wing Commander Arena, Electronic Arts is giving away every Wing Commander game ever released. Better still, they're giving away every system you will need to play it on. That's right, I'm talking 3DO, Super NES, Sega Genesis with Sega CD... and the list goes on. EA, I approve. Hit the jump for the full run down of prizes and how to enter:
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What exactly is The Blackstar Chronicles? Blackstar is a futuristic massively-multiplayer game that features both ground -based character combat as well as space-based ship combat on a massive scale. The developers at Spacetime Studios say it's based on the single-player traditions of "Wing Commander" and the multiplayer feel of "Descent." Lofty goals, but when your team is packed with Wing Commander and Privateer veterans you've got a good shot at getting it right. The IP fell into a bit of trouble after a 2006 publishing agreement with NCsoft fell through earlier this year, but the team at Spacetime has just announced that they've acquired the rights from NCsoft to soldier on, and that's a damn good thing. I would have hated to discover that the amazing character designs seen above and at their official website were never going to come to fruition. This is exactly the type of game I've been craving since the disappointment that was EA's Earth and Beyond.
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