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  1. ChrisReid

    WC4 Remastered Mod Enhances Planetary Missions & Solicits Assitance (March 26, 2024)

    We've got a delicious update today on WC4 Remastered. Pedro reports that the team is digging deep into the ground missions of the game. As is usual on a project like this, once they started peeling back the layers of the original, things got complicated. This has necessitated some clever...
  2. ChrisReid

    Space Sim First Look: Squadron: Mercenaries (March 23, 2024)

    Goge stopped by to share a very cool space sim tech demo that he's been working on lately. It's called Squadron: Mercenaries and he's got some very lofty goals in mind! The core portion starts as a traditional Wing Commander style sim, but there are larger secondary element planned as well...
  3. ChrisReid

    GOG Spring Sale Discounts Wing Commander Series by 71% (March 20, 2024)

    GOG.com is starting to rollout their annual Spring Sale, and Wing Commander has gotten a nice price cut across the board. In order to keep things interesting, rather than a straight 75% off each title, Prophecy, Armada and Privateer 2 are each marked down 65%. Happy Wing Commandering...
  4. ChrisReid

    Check out These Collectible Portuguese WC Games (March 13, 2024)

    Dominus of Exult has some more cool collectibles to show off! He's managed to track down a pair of Wing Commander games localized in Portuguese. These rare copies of WC4 and Privateer 2 have a bit of warping and tearing damage, but it's still wonderful that they were saved. I'm still poring...
  5. ChrisReid

    Richard Riehle Reflects on Iconic Office Space Role (March 8, 2024)

    Today we have an interview from the Hollywood Reporter with the cast of Office Space on its 25th Anniversary. Richard Riehle has a lot to say, and I thought it was fun to hear his perspective on various things even if there's no direct connection to Wing Commander. I was surprised to see that...
  6. ChrisReid

    Famous WC1 Launch Recreated in Star Citizen (March 6, 2024)

    Mr. Hasgaha recently shared this nifty video that he built for a "10-second Cinematic" contest in Star Citizen. He was able to use elements of the existing game engine to recreate the briefing room run, launch and death of a pilot in the original Wing Commander. It's a short clip, but it's...
  7. ChrisReid

    WC4 Remastered off to a Great Start in 2024 (February 25, 2024)

    The WC4 Remastered team is back with a big new update on the significant progress that the team has made over the last couple months. Although they haven't formally published any updates, they've been very busy at work on several fronts. Some key menu / interface tasks and video integration...
  8. ChrisReid

    Learn About Privateer’s Deleted Rufueler Truck (February 23, 2024)

    You made it to the weekend! Time to repair, rearm and refuel. To help ease you out of the workweek, here's a brief primer on the Refueler. No, not the Condor Refueling Shuttle, but that's a good guess! We're going all the way back to the Privateer Refueler truck that was cut from the final...
  9. ChrisReid

    Artsy Diorama Shows Off Classic WC Scene (February 20, 2024)

    ParadiseRegaind has posted an extremely cool and unique art piece to add to the collection. He worked with apesincaves to commission an awesome diorama cube of a familiar original Wing Commander setting and Hornet cockpit. The dashboard is right up front with a neat offset effect for a...
  10. ChrisReid

    What Was the Nastiest Stealth Fighter? (February 3, 2024)

    We are off and running well into the 2024 now, so it's time to conclude our annual new year's poll. We've swapped in a new one about stealth fighters in Wing Commander. The question this time asks which craft you think sowed the most chaos, did the most damage and wreaked the most havoc over...
  11. ChrisReid

    Amazon Drops WCA Price (March 1, 2012)

    Amazon.com has lowered its price for the upcoming Wing Commander Academy DVD set from $22.49 to $19.99. Fans who preordered at the higher price should be able to log into their account and verify that the "Pre-order Price Guarantee" has already adjusted their order. Amazon also offers special...
  12. ChrisReid

    Your Favorite WC Ship: Now a 3D Print (December 19, 2023)

    Check out this awesome Seahawk model that LOAF recently got 3D printed. The CIC staff love things like this, but none of us have the hardware or technical knowledge to make these ourselves. Fortunately, that's where the cottage industry of make-to-order prints comes in! Some sources can seem...
  13. ChrisReid

    And the Winner Is... (January 28, 2024)

    As January is already coming to a close, we're happy to announce the winners to our annual fan project of the year event! To start things off, we've got two fantastic projects that we are co-awarding Fan Project of the Year this time around. [/url] The first is Wing Loader, which had a...
  14. ChrisReid

    Fan Project Vote Under Way (January 21, 2024)

    January continues to afterburner along - as does our annual Fan Project of the Year contest voting period! If you missed it last week, there's still time to get your vote in. Check out the nominees below and cast your ballot towards the project you were most impressed by in 2023! First...
  15. ChrisReid

    Fan Project Vote Kicks Off (January 14, 2024)

    January is quickly getting away from us, so it's time to pull together the nominees for our 2023 Fan Project of the Year awards! As always, we've got some fabulous options, so let's jump to it! First up, in alphabetical order, are the series of Ambiance videos by Scribbler. This isn't the...
  16. ChrisReid

    Watch SNES Wing Commanders Emulated on an Xperia Phone (January 9, 2024)

    I'm short on time today, so here's a couple of Wing Commander shorts for you! They caught my eye because the videos below depict an Xperia Play (originally conceived as the Sony Ericsson "PlayStation Phone") running SNES Wing Commander and The Secret Missions. At first I wondered if there was...
  17. ChrisReid

    Neat Trick Allows Avenger to Carry Five Mace Missiles (January 10, 2024)

    LOAF has been doing some intense research of peculiar quirks and rare occurrences built into Wing Commander 4. He's discovering that there are a number of exotic things you can trigger by taking very specific actions. For example, if you fly the mission in the Speradon System to capture the...
  18. ChrisReid

    WC Series 75% off in Gog Classic Winter Sale (January 6, 2024)

    We now know why the Wing Commander series was left out of GOG's big annual winter sale... because it was being saved for the Classic Winter Sale! A whole host of games from a similar era are now on sale, especially from Origin and EA. You can complete your digital collection for less than $12...
  19. ChrisReid

    Nephele Bar Patron Reflects on WC4 Film Shoot (January 7, 2024)

    IronWolf1970 recently posted this fun little anecdote from the set of Wing Commander IV. The scale of the WC4 film shoot is vast: real sets, tons of extras and lots of practical effects. However, coming hot on the heels of WC3, it often seems like the earlier game got a lot more press and...
  20. ChrisReid

    Impressive WC3 Ships Modeled in Space Engineers (January 4, 2024)

    Today we have a very cool flythrough of a set of Space Engineers maps by Jason Musgrave. We've seen a handful of impressive designs over the year from Wing Commander 1 to Privateer to WC4, but WC3 was relatively untapped territory. Now we're getting three-in-one by way of a fantastic TCS...
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