Looking Back at a Memorable Classic

However, the game did have a linear mission-based story built-in. In bars you would be able to pick up clues and get special assignments that were related to the story line and which tied in to the mysterious alien ship that was briefly visible in the Privateer intro sequence.

It May be a Wing Commander Clone

That's what Electric Playground fears, according to their Starlancer preview. They mention Chris and Erin Roberts' previous games of course...

Erin Roberts is no stranger to the arena of space combat. His brother, Chris, pioneered the genre with his Wing Commander series way back in the 20th century, and Erin’s experience, as head of development for Privateer II, has given him all the edge he needs to make the next great space combat sim.

All-Stars do it Again

Sports correspondent Doug Rostrum reports. The legendary Karatikus All-Stars Basketball team have once again clinched all four titles in the inter-system championships. This season they won every single match they played - not unreasonable, considering the average height of the team is 3.06 metres (their closest rivals, the Bexian Basketeers, have an average height of 2.56 metres). Captain Burt 'Shortarse' Beckley was once again a picture of modesty, attributing his team's success to the fact that it's the only one completely comprised of mutants, who are not only significantly taller than their opponents, but can also use their telepathic powers to work out what the other teams are going to do.