Happy Birthday to Wing Commander Arena! The game was released five years ago today on July 25, 2007. Time sure flies! Arena revolutionized XBox Live Arcade with 16-player games, cooperative play and tons of ships, maps and modes - all for $10! What are your memories of playing the game online with fellow Wingnuts? Hit the Discuss link and share!
No mention of Arena would be complete without calling out its incredible manual: Star*Soldier. This 60+ page booklet recaps decades of history of the Nephilim War and masterfully weaves in elements from the games, novels, movie, television show and more. It can't be missed! Download Star*Soldier here (7.7 meg PDF).
Wing Commander Arena is a fast-paced space combat game where players can team up to attack other teams of ships. The game introduces the classic franchise to an arcade-style experience that allows up to 16 players online in battle at once. Players can propel their customized ship through space, fire torpedoes and unleash deadly gravity bombs as they try to climb the leader board. Online players will compete for Frag count, high score and dueling stats.
Over at Nerdist, Tom Wilson runs a podcast called Big Pop Fun. He interviews writers, artists, actors and others working in the entertainment field. Last month, he interviewed his Wing Commander costar, and fellow 80s pop icon, Mark Hamill. Their conversation runs to almost three hours and covers a wide variety of topics from the Mark's childhood to Lee Marvin and of course, Star Wars. The intro of Part 3 has Wilson explaining the background for the famous "Isn't that the guy from Star Wars?" blooper. I'm not sure if it's a story we've ever heard before. There's a few other mentions of Wing Commander throughout the rest of the podcast, but no major discussion.
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