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Inspired by space sim classics like Wing Commander and X-Wing Vs. Tie Fighter, Seamless Entertainment's SOL: Exodus is heading to Steam this Wednesday, giving fans of the genre plenty of time to find their old flight sticks. More »
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British actor Clive Owen is a badass. A man's man. He's got a deep voice, a heavy face, and is usually in movies where he kills things, or is at least around things being killed. More »
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After much talk, and a few screenshots, we finally get a chance to see the game that is being heralded as a resurrection of Wing-Commander space combat. More »
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Space combat sims, much like their terrestrial flight sim counter-parts, aren't quite as popular as they used to be. More »
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A team of Austin developers are working on a new space combat sim inspired by the likes of Wing Commander, Star Wars: TIE Fighter and Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. More »
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Yesterday, we waded through a lot of painful memories talking about the awful (and mercifully forgotten) Wing Commander movie. More »
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When people look back on films based on video games, they tend to skew towards the good (Tomb Raider, Prince of Persia) or the bad (Mario, Double Dragon). They don't talk about the greats because there haven't been any. More »
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Ask that question 100 times and you'll get 100 different answers. Lucasarts. Sierra. Bethesda. Valve. Westwood. Ask me 100 times, though, and I'll give you the same answer 100 times running: Origin. More »
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BioWare's Paul Barnett, a man with a keen sense of history, realised this week that Wing Commander is now 20 years old. So he, like the rest of us, wants a re-release. More »
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Art by jnkboy, as seen on the cover of a 2009 issue of Swedish mag Level. More »
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Thinking back to Wing Commander III's manual the other day persuaded me to take a trip to my parent's house over the weekend, and pick up my old copy of the game. And not just pick it up. Open it. More »
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As Ubisoft today bids farewell to the printed instruction manual, other publishers will surely follow suit. I, for one, am a little saddened by this, as some of my best memories in gaming involve...reading the manual. More »
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There's something fantastical about flying in a video game. We can easily run, jump and swim in real life. Flight is more exotic. But we do fantasize about it. Where do you think the term "flights of fancy" comes from? More »
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EA recently filed brand new trademarks for some real old stuff. Classic stuff, some from EA, some from older studios that EA gobbled up. Think Bullfrog. And, more excitingly, Origin. More »
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There are many uses for paper, but right now, we cannot think of a better use than these Wing Commander paper models. More »
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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. More »
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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: More »
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More glad tidings from the land of PSP! Electronic Arts has confirmed its EA Replay collection, which will be a nice budget series of adventures for the nostalgic. More »
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There's some decent games coming in the upcoming EA retro compilation for the PSP... some decent games slopped together in some of the worst ports in gaming history. More »
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