I'm sorry to say that my excitement stretched as far as making myself believe that the Wing Commander universe was finally to be expanded, only to find alas that we're looking at yet another new Space-sim. With all due respect to the legend that is Chris Roberts, I still haven't played Freelancer, Starlancer, Tachyon Fringe or EV Nova, so the concept of a brand new title does little to excite me.
Without sounding like an ungrateful moron, I'm excited on behalf of those who like space sims other than Wing Commander - but as a rule, I do not.
I for one love Wing Commander because it is the story of the future that I have (in a totally bizarre way) decided to be true and will all take place in 600 years time. It is the futuristic space-travelling universe I chose to play in and know all about, the idea of a new one that conflicts with my favourite story but in a similar space setting does nothing for me at all.