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Late Night Cargo Pod Post
Mods are asleep, post the Wing Commander III mini-shuttle.
It's one of the destructible cargo units that attach to the Confederation transport.
Attachments like these w... WC3 Credited for '90s Graphical Fidelity
Today we've got a video about graphically impressive videos from the 1990s. It includes a pretty straightforwards clip from Wing Commander 3. While I never get tired of an opportunity to watch some ... RPG Activity Booms in Gemini Sector
Today we'd like to share a couple of the newest mission briefings that Rear Admiral Tarsus has put together for the Gemini Sector RPG. These folks have come a very long way since the MUD/MUSH era! C... Haga Kaligara Gets the Last Laugh
Here's another look at EmuMusicFan's Kilrathi sketches. This update tries to convey a variety of emotions via new headshots. His WC graphical novel project would use these portraits to convey the fe... Familiar Faces Dot the Sectorscape
Rear Admiral Tarsus' propaganda seems to be working, since his latest round of Gemini Sector RPG posters seem oddly captivating. Perhaps that has something to do with the stars of his new drawings, t... American Way Helps WC4 Take Off
In the run up to Wing Commander 4's release, Electronic Arts kicked off a massive marketing blitz that included theatrical trailers before movies and a full court press in printed material. Highlight... The Voices Of War Speak Many Languages
Christian Klein, the Pixel Engineer, has dug up a really cool version of Wing Commander Armada. This one's made for the Japanese PC-98 computer. There's so much to love on every inch of the box here... Annual Call For Award Nominations
Somehow it's December already, and we're trying to be a bit more timely about our annual awards festivities this year. This is our chance to recognize many of the great things that the fan community ... WCSO Model Update Pack Gets Fancier Special Effects
Progress continues at a rapid pace on DefianceIndustries' Secret Ops Module Upgrade Pack. Thanks to some tips from PopsiclePete and Pedro, some of the enhancements from the OpenGL patch have made the... WC RPG Wrapping Up Fan Sourcing Effort
This can be a busy time of year with holiday preparations and impacts from the weather, but Capi has still been actively building the Kilrathi expansion to his Wing Commander RPG. Over the past month... Strategically Select the Sector's Ships
In honor of the rerelease of Wing Commander Armada, we're asking about your favorite fighter from the game. There are ten to choose from from both the Confed and Kilrathi sides! Unlike previous poll... Elaborate WCRPG Hits the Home Stretch
capi3101's Wing Commander RPG is nearly complete! According to the game's Grand Master Plan, only 1-2% of the total work remains to be done. However, as you can see from the project's massiv... Saga Teases New Video
WC Saga has released a new teaser for their Freespace mod. The clip is brief, but highlights some of the common scenes and themes of the game. You can check it out on YouTube or download an mp4 here... The Sincerest Form of Flattery
Bob McDob has found some interesting photos of the model minatures for the game Squadron Commander Reheat. More than a few of the ships seem to be heavily inspired by various sci-fi franchises, and a... Wing Commander IV Storyboards - Scene 219
Scene 219 includes the one famous Wing Commander IV storyboard, with a Banshee flying past the screen. This is the 'jump in' for the Circe series, where the Intrepid joins a Border Worlds fleet.
Th... Ascii Sector Maintenance Release
Chris Knudsen has released a new version of Privateer: Ascii Sector. This latest build fixes a number of bugs and glitches, mostly related to combat situations. You can download 0.6.2.3 from the Ascii... Prelude to Big Things
lew82 is gearing up for the next release in Frontier - Prelude to Darkness, and he needs your help! The animated movie requires a variety of voices for both large and small parts. Part 6 is currentl... New Bugs Encountered This Week
The run through T'lan Meth continues this week in the Community Replay of Wing Commander Prophecy. Dave has captured more videos of the missions to date and posted this recent mission report.
T’... Making the Games: 61 Cygni System
The past several documents have focused on the otherwise mysterious "Multi-Commander" project; whatever it was (and you can guess, from the name) it seems clearly to have been built around a series of... Fish Sim First Look: Fish Tycoon DS
How is a Centurion like a gourami? We're usually quick to point out when a gaming review pays homage to Wing Commander... which often happens when a new space sim or interactive movie is being discuss... The Art of Wing Commander Arena - Part Thirty-Four
This artwork was created to get 'inside the head' of a Terran. It's an attempt to express that life aboard space stations is gray, dreary and sweaty - while space itself is colorful and exciting. Such... Jeremy Roberts Takes On Veronica Mars
Sinclair_K was watching TV and saw a familiar face that we haven't heard about in little a while. Jeremy Roberts, who played 'Gash' Dekker in Wing Commander 4 & Prophecy, starred in last week's episo... P2 CCG Builds Equipment Cards
Here's a look at a couple of equipment cards that Deacon and Hudson have been working on. The Warp Shield is their latest addition, and the Coolant Units have been recently revised. In addition to t... Time To Kick Off Annual Community Awards
It's time to start our annual contest to award some of the most exciting aspects of the Wing Commander community. We've broken down the event into two categories: Wing Commander Fan Projects of the Y... Improved Gemini Released For Linux Users
John Cordell has completed the trio of Gemini Gold 1.01 patches with the release of the Linux version. It's an essential download for anyone enjoying the game as the patch features a large list of imp... Flight Commander Gets Engine Overhaul
EddieB has lifted the lid on some of the features that can be expected from the next version of Flight Commander. If you haven't seen it before, Flight Commander is a game based around its own engine,... Clive Owen's New Movie Out Today
Clive Owen's latest movie, Closer, comes out in theaters today in North America. This is one of his more high profile projects since Privateer 2, with a similar cast of well known actors. It's sound... LOAF's Back
As you can see, I was busy outfitting WCNews.Com's new, high-tech, French office:
... Look At My Stick (The Things We Do For Love)
Some time ago we reported on the existence of Europe-only GameCube flight sticks. Unfortunately, they haven't been available in the US - since the prevailing industry opinion seems to be that American... Never No More
Home Theater Forum held an online chat about upcoming titles with FOX DVD rep Peter Staddon. Someone who clearly has excellent taste asked about Wing Commander:
<HakanPowers> Good morning (!)... WCPolaroids: Casey (14/24)
Y'see, white guys have names like Casey... and black guys have names like Zero...
... WC Movie Player Complete
Thanks to the incredible work of HCl, you can now play the FMV from WC3, WC4, WCP, and Privateer 2 without having to play through the games! An even more useful feature is a front-end which will allow... Academy Mirror: Episode 3
The third episode of Wing Commander Academy is now available at BlackLance.org. It will be up for the next week... get it here.... A Super Base!
Fuzzball posted three pictures of his Ella Superbase conversion for StarLancer to the Lancers Reactor forum -- enjoy!
... Testing, Testing Again
Another day, another test rendering from Final Conflict, courtesy of Rylex.... Trivia Reminder
Week 5 trivia responses are due by midnight tonight! Send them to ChrisReid before then if you want to be awarded points for this week.... F-57 Joke Here
Here's an article at Gamespot about SabreWing, a free space sim by Wing Commander (and Quake) veteran Paul Steed.... Action!
Admit it, since the original eight years ago it's been every WingNut's dream to own Wing Commander toys... so when I found out that the latest issue (December) of Tomart's Action Figure Digest had a p... It's Coming
Got home today to find a nice little note in my mailbox... Barnes & Noble has shipped my copy of False Colors! Which means that it should be available everywhere any time now. My copy should arrive to... Long Live The King
The results from A Talent For War's annual "Space Sim of the Year" Poll are in and Wing Commander Secret Ops is the undisputed winner (like we had any doubt:) receiving more votes than both the second... Games Domain Review
Noted alt.games.wing-commander poster Rajan "Raptor" Ragupathy has completed a review of Prophecy Gold for Games Domain. Check it out here. And in completely unrelated news.. check back later today ...
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