Help Wanted, Privateer 3 & The Future

"We are searching for a talented and experienced Lead Programmer to work on a massively multiplayer game based in the Wing Commander universe." reads the want ads at Origin's web page -- how often does a simple sentence so reveal so much of the future? Origin is looking for eight experienced people to join the Maverick team. The project? While we've heard no official confirmation, A Talent For War is reporting that this 'massive multiplayer' game is none other than Privateer 3. Time will tell, and it's going to be a very good time... Below are links to the job requirements and names of the positions at Origin. There was also another interesting tidbit at the jobs page... "ORIGIN Will have a booth at the upcoming Westech Career Expo (High tech employment opportunities). Come on down and see us on Tuesday & Wednesday, October 27, 28 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Palmer Auditorium, 400 South First Street, Austin, TX." Damned shame I'm not heading to Texas earlier...

• Lead Programmer
• 3D Programmer
• Game Programmers
• Lead Game Server Programmer
• Network Programmers
• Database Administrator/Programmer

Don't Waste a Good Save

Save those saves! A note to the proud few who downloaded SecretOps and also bought Prophecy Gold: installing SO episodes onto WCPG allows you to continue to use your old save games.

Small Packages

Yay, all that Secret Ops registration did have a purpose... got the following e-mail about Prophecy Gold. They still haven't fixed the carrier/cruiser thing, though.

Subject: Wing Commander: Prophecy GOLD

From: Prophecy Gold Announcement (wing_commander@listserv.owo.com)

To: Secret Ops Player (wing_commander@listserv.owo.com)

ORIGIN is proud to announce the release of Wing Commander: Prophecy GOLD. Delivering all the space-action combat of both Wing Commander: Prophecy and Wing Commander: Secret Ops, in one box. This complete epic features the gripping story line that has made Wing Commander the top selling space combat series, more than 100 pulse-pounding missions of award-winning game play, new rapid-fire weapons and Confed's latest "quick-strike" carrier - The Cerberus!

Check out Wing Commander: Prophecy GOLD, now available at a retail store near you! Or point your browser to http://www.prophecygold.com for more information.