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GOG.com is helping ease the back-to-school blues with a hefty discount on the Wing Commander series. Most of the entries in the franchise are marked down 50% to $2.99, but Academy and Armada are slightly cheaper at 66% off. Privateer 2 tops the sale with a full 75% off, which is a little odd...

There's a lot to love in this scene! Look at that gorgeous Arrow in the corner. It's a perspective angle we don't always see. I love how the Kilrathi have several different color robes, and the hauled some kind of wooden desk to the middle of the deck. Also, two cruisers in the background...

Last, but not least, birthday cake! Thanks to LeHah for helping us celebrate in style! -- Original update published on August 18, 2024

Time for our annual birthday poll! How long have you been with us? The CIC might be 26 years old now, but some of us have been part of the online Wing Commander community for almost 30 years! That's hard to believe! The old poll asked about all the awesome weaponry from the Wing...

From the moment that the Privateer Alpha became available, fans have been furiously poring over the game to uncover its exciting secrets. One thing that was clear from the start was that there was at least one extra cutscene towards the end of the game. There are challenges with getting all the...

I did mean to add our own mirror link to the original update, but it got loss in the hectic day. Grab it here (29 meg zip): https://download.wcnews.com/files/wcp/wcp_logo_video_rebuild_dvd_hd.zip

When you're signing something as important as the Treaty of Torgo, you need all hands on deck! LOAF pulled together some step-by-step images that show how the crew was replicated to fill the TCS Victory's bay. You can really see - outside of the group closer to the table - how it's the same...

It's been five days since we shared the amazing alpha version of Wing Commander Privateer. Even though it was a cut from just six weeks before the game was complete, Wingnuts have already found some stark differences. Many of the physical locations have subtle changes in texture or color, and...

Howard Day is giving the Kilrathi some more heavy weaponry. His latest addition to the Wing Leader project is the Grikath fighter. This version has a daunting spaceframe highlighted by ornate reddish hull textures. The ship features a rear turret with independent movement and targeting, so it...

Mac is back with a teaser about his next comprehensive lore video. These are always a wonderful mix of historical audio narration and gorgeous eye-popping visuals. He's provided a peek at some of the rendering going on to get everything ready. While you wait, check out his many existing...

We're very happy to report that Origin composer George Oldziey had a very productive day working with the Budapest Orchestra to create his new album of live Wing Commander music. He flew out on Friday and held a marathon recording session earlier today. Backers got a chance to tap into the...

To the Wing Commander Combat Information Center's 26th birthday celebration! TONIGHT at 7:00 PM Eastern US (4:00 PM Pacific and 11:00 PM GMT). Share a delightful evening with us all in #Wingnut on Discord! A rad raid! Missing things you didn't know you absolutely needed! The Greek alphabet...

FekLeyrTarg has a very cool birthday treat for everyone! The last few years have been incredible for video enhancement, including integration of these high quality videos into the games themselves. In the case of Wing Commander Prophecy, one clip has been missing since it was omitted from the...

We didn't give everyone a ton of advance notice this year, so I wanted to remind people that this Saturday is the big CIC Birthday Party! LOAF is stirring up some very exciting treats to share, and we'll be streaming live to enjoy the evening with all of you. It should be another fantastic...

The Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Network has posted a wonderful podcast interview with former Origin developer Starr Long. He's well known and respected in the industry as one of the creators of Ultima Online, but his resume extends to quite a few Ultimas, other Origin titles and recent Richard...

It's August 10! Today makes 26 years that the CIC has been operating at wcnews.com. We've had fun doing it and hope you've occasionally been amused while visiting. While we enjoy breaking a hot news story as much as the next Wingnut, the most rewarding parts are always connecting with fellow...

Howard Day has an exciting new Wing Leader update! His latest addition is the Strakha fighter. It's a pretty ship with an exotic cockpit to befit its unusual role. Watch the video to see the wonderful cloaking effect. It goes black and white similar to prior games, but there is a lot more...

Earlier this week, I was in a situation where I desperately needed to know how many disks a particular Wing Commander game came on. Sometimes you just don't have the boxes handy when you need them. Fortunately, I remembered that LOAF has meticulously catalogued these stats and arranged this in...

It's almost time for the annual CIC Birthday! We're a little late in announcing the date, so we'd like to confirm Saturday, August 17, will be the event. This year we're slightly less focused on major website releases, but we'll still have a few treats to share and will be hosting an exciting...

HCl is still around, but he hasn't had time to work on WC projects in about ten years, so probably unlikely that we'll ever see an update to this program.