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The Best Gets Better
PopsiclePete has released the final version of his Kilrathi Saga manual. This PDF was digitally reconstructed using Origin's publishing files--so it's as nice as this incredible manual can ever look. Now, we just have to deal with the odd fact that Colonel Blair was secretly scrapbooking the Kilrathi War. Download your copy here (102 MB).
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Update published on September 14, 2011. View all news from that day.
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- Big and Small Craft Added to Vintage Fleet
- 2012-02-22 -- NinjaLA has refined his retro ship sketch with intrepretations of what early war Ferrets and Broadswords may have looked like. The Ferret is a a little more hard edged, and the Broadsword incorporates the best elements from the Wing Commander Movie and game variants together. An enlarged and more carefully detailed A-17 takes the concept further with even more characteristic bomber features.
- Maybe You Did Buy it for the Articles
- 2012-02-21 -- Everyone's seen the famous magazine covers that appeared just prior to Wing Commander 4's release, but a lot of people have never read the actual write-ups within. Heart of the Tiger is here to fix that with a scan of the December 1995 issue of Computer Games Strategy Plus. It begins with the Hellcat-chasing-a-Banshee cover, then continues with an article packed full of the game's FMV and space flight screenshots.
- "The Tiger's Claw closes in for the kill..."
- 2012-02-20
- Austin Indie Game Development on a Fund Raising Kick
- 2012-02-20 -- Glen Sanger, son of George 'The Fat Man' Sanger, is looking to break into the video game industry, and he's using Kickstarter to do it. Clockwork & Crossbones is a turn based strategy game that takes place in a steampunk pirate setting. It's being built as a Facebook browser game with highly customizable pirate ships, online multiplayer and weekly single player episodes in mind.
- Empire's Finest Deployed to Antares
- 2012-02-19 -- starfox1701 has modeled another classic Wing Commander ship, and this time he's gone further back in time and over to the Kilrathi fleet. The fighter below represents his take on the experimental Hhriss. There aren't too many fan versions of this legendary ship out there, so it's always interesting to see a new one.
- Amiga WC Computer Embarks on Special Repair Mission
- 2012-02-18 -- There's been quite a few updates since we last saw LOAF's new Amiga Wing Commander Computer. For starters, the system boots and runs Wing Commander! Unfortunately, the machine is afflicted by a leaky circuit board capacitor, which has killed the machine's sound.
- Amazon Upgrades Academy to Release Date Shipping
- 2012-02-17 -- The Amazon.com listing for Wing Commander Academy has been updated to advertise that Release Date Shipping is now available! This service is free for Amazon Prime members if they select the two-day shipping option.
- Early War Warbirds Sketched Out
- 2012-02-16 -- NinjaLA has revamped his old fighter concepts with a handful of new sketches. The focus is on the early days of the war with ships from the novel Action Stations and others that would have existed at the time. Easily recognizable designs include the Arrow, Scimitar and Rapier I, and Ninja got more creative with the older ships.
- Dauntless and Tiger and Wolfhound... Oh My!
- 2012-02-15 -- CMDBob has finished his Bengal model, and the results are below. In this case, it really is a Bengal and not just the Tiger's Claw: Bob's rendered two other sister ships with slightly different markings. Like his other designs, the ship has a cartoonish look at first glance, but a closer inspection reveals some wonderful detail.
- Happy Birthday George!
- 2012-02-15 -- February 15 is Wing Commander 3/4/Prophecy soundtrack composer George Oldziey's birthday, and we'd like to wish him a happy one! What's George been up to lately? He recently created another video game score for Crimson Alliance on XBox Live Arcade.
- Meet TNC's Star Anchor
- 2012-02-14 -- Here's a news story that's been lost in the dusty corners of the internet for quite some time. Way back in 1999, IndustryCentral.net ran an interview with Barbara Niven, who played news anchor Barbara Miles in Wing Commanders 3 & 4.
- Classic Connie Gets a Modern Makeover
- 2012-02-13 -- starfox1701 has posted an interesting take on the TCS Concordia. At first glance, it's a pretty faithful rendition of the Confederation class dreadnought, but there are also a few slight differences. The weapon turrets are probably the most pronounced change, and starfox also tried to do some new things with the textures.
- Wing Commander Trademark Extended
- 2012-02-12 -- NuAngel spotted an update to the Wing Commander trademark that Electronic Arts filed back in 2009. In the years since the filing first made the news, evidence has mounted that preproduction continues on a new Wing Commander game. And although there is still little firm information at this time, it seems like the project has been quite a while in the making.
- Hornets Commemorate Fallen Pilots
- 2012-02-11 -- Tim Peel has composed yet another top notch Wing Commander scene with Howard Day's models. This one features several Hornets in the Missing Man Formation, and the slight contrails behind the ships give a nice sense of speed. The head on view of the Tiger's Claw is also quite a sight to behold.
- Wing Commander's Got This
- 2012-02-10 -- Matthew Khouzam found a video with a cute Wing Commander cameo. XCOM Lore in a Minute is a quick run through that series' backstory. When the clip reaches X-COM Interceptor and its genre shift over to space combat, the fighter pilot is clearly a tribute to Christopher Blair from WC2.
- RPG Finishes Background Timeline
- 2012-02-09 -- capi3101 has completed writing out the chronological setting for his new Wing Commander RPG. The universe takes elements from the Star*Soldier timeline and merges them with info from the unpublished Privateer Online. There's also a sprinkle of knowledge from the Movie's Confederation Handbook and Privateer 2 too.
- Saga Beta Expands to Full Game
- 2012-02-08 -- There's a new look inside WC Saga's beta test. The team reports that there have been many iterations of the beta and they are now starting to test missions in the later portions of the game. There have also been issues with capship positioning and audio recently, but these bugs are being worked through.
- LOAF Fixes an Amiga
- 2012-02-07 -- With the addition of some recent finishing touches, LOAF has essentially completed Karga the Wing Commander Computer, and he's looking for new challenges. Although there are a few opportunities for Karga expansion later, the next great frontier lies with the Amiga. These teaser shots provide a glimpse into the adventure ahead, and LOAF sets the stage below.
- Wallpaper Honors the Escort Carriers
- 2012-02-06 -- This wallpaper isn't Wing Commander-related, but it was made by a talented Wing Commander fan. "Sunset Over The Bay" is Klavs's take on WW2 carrier aviation, and it's a pretty sweet scene!Hi guys, it's not strictly Wing Commander, but since it's WW2 History related I figured I could squeak by.
- "The sport jumped right on schedule. You covered her well."
- 2012-02-06 -- Tim Peel has followed up his Venice Assault with another classic scene from Wing Commander 1. In "Convoy," a squadron of Draymen are shepherded through space by a determined Exeter and some Hornets. This is the kind of thing people imagined in the original game when the autopilot cinematic played during an escort mission.
- Amazon's Academy Price Increased
- 2012-02-05 -- Amazon.com has slightly raised the presale price of the upcoming Wing Commander Academy series on DVD. It's now going for $22.
- Wing Commander Airing in Brazil
- 2012-02-05 -- The Wing Commander Movie will be showing twice in the next few days in Brazil via the Telecine network. In Portuguese, the film's title is A Batalha Final, which translate into "The Final Battle." Check it out on the TC Action channel on Feb 6 at 8:05 pm or Feb 8 at 12:20 pm.
- Classic Style Ship Viewer Built for WC3
- 2012-02-04 -- Farbourne has put together a neat app that compares the stats of Wing Commander 3 fighters. The numbers themselves are readily available, but the charm comes from the ability to pit two ships against each other. Each attribute is compared, and the fighter with the advantage in each category is highlighted.
- Fighter Tokens See Battle on the Table
- 2012-02-03 -- Progress continues to be made on Wing Commander TacOps Online. Avacar has implemented numerous bug fixes in the last several weeks and has big plans about the next phase of the game's development. After an upcoming flurry of coding is complete, the idea is to launch another beta test game that involves capital ships and their escorts.
- "And the last Kilrathi planet in the sector falls!"
- 2012-02-02 -- Tim Peel has put together another gorgeous scene with Howard Day's models. In this new image, he's beautifully recreated the Venice Assault from the end of the original Wing Commander. Flights of Hornets play escort as the Claw advances.
- Mission Accomplished!
- 2012-02-01 -- Origin founder Richard Garriott's mission to space has been well documented in the CIC news archives, but a whole lot more people are learning about the story thanks to the premiere of the Man on a Mission documentary about the trip. Rather than just a vanity film to commemorate his space tourism, the story has been highly-rated as an excellent adventure about a man realizing his dream to become the first second-generation astronaut. There are a handful of streaming options for fans who'd like to check it out, and theatrical premieres across the country are taking place now.
- Garriott Wins Release of First Sci-Fi Movie Actually Made in Space
- 2012-02-01 -- Man on a Mission wasn't the only movie recording during Garriott's time in space! In addition to gathering footage for the documentary, Richard also taped a short horror flick - the first science fiction film made in space! After years of lobbying NASA, Garriott has finally gotten approval to release Apogee of Fear, and distribution details should surface soon.
- From the Beginning, You Know the End...
- 2012-01-31 -- It's time for the start of a new poll, and this one's all about endings. Which game had your favorite conclusion? Are you more into the traditional blast-a-starbase final missions from the early '90s?
- Catching Up With Saga - GamePlay Complete!
- 2012-01-30 -- WC Saga hit an important milestone recently - it went gameplay complete, meaning that it's completely playable - but not yet perfected. The team is going back now to revamp their Prologue demo and continue bug hunting. Here's some new screenshots and their announcement: We have reached an important milestone that has been a very long time in the making.
- This Clawk Marks is Super
- 2012-01-29 -- One of the most fantastic websites on the entire Internet, Pix's Origin Adventures, has posted a nice high res scan of the game manual for the Super Famicom version of Wing Commander 1. This edition is more than simply Claw Marks translated into Japanese however, and the booklet gets tons of bonus art alongside reformatted text. Some drawings are brand new, and others are colorizations of art used in the English documentation.
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