PC

Fan-Made Wing Commander Game Can Go Forward, But It’s Not Endorsed By EA

A fan-engineered sequel to the long dormant Wing Commander series is known to Electronic Arts and all of the franchise’s rights holders, but they are taking no action to shut down its development. That said, they don’t officially or unofficially endorse the game.


January 24, 2012
PC

Space Combat Sim SOL: Exodus Launches On Steam Tomorrow

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.


October 11, 2011
In Real Life

Clive Owen’s Embarrassing Video Game Past

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.


August 26, 2011
News

Sol: Exodus’ Spectacular Space Combat In Action

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.


July 21, 2011
News

They Want To Make Space Combat Games Fun Again

Space combat sims, much like their terrestrial flight sim counter-parts, aren’t quite as popular as they used to be.


July 20, 2011
News

Wing Commander-Inspired Space Combat Game In The Works

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.


May 27, 2011
Retro

It’s OK, Everyone, It’s Time To Talk About The Wing Commander TV Series

Yesterday, we waded through a lot of painful memories talking about the awful (and mercifully forgotten) Wing Commander movie.


May 26, 2011
Retro

Sorry, Everyone, It’s Time To Talk About The Wing Commander Movie

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.


October 30, 2010
In Real Life

Who Is The Greatest PC Developer Of All Time?

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.


June 23, 2010
In Real Life

Video Game Wars

As seen on the cover of a 2009 issue of Swedish mag Level 42.