DVD Specifications

Here's the specifications for Wing Commander DVD... from DVDFile. Doesn't sound like it has anything new in it, but here's to hoping this isn't 100 percent correct.

Twentieth Century Fox
MSRP: $34.95
Confirmed Jul 13, 1999

Disc Specifications
Disc Type: Single-Layer (DVD-5)
Region Code: 1
Subtitles: English
Closed Captioning: English
THX Certified: No

Video Specifications
Full Frame: No
Widescreen: 2.35:1
16x9 Enhanced: Yes

Audio Specifications
Dolby Digital: English 5.1, English 2.0
Surround DTS: None
PCM: None

Disc Features
Access Features: Interactive Menus / Scene Access
Production Notes: Yes
Filmmaker Biographies: Yes
Theatrical Trailer(s): Yes
TV Spots: No
Alternate Edits: None
Deleted Scenes: No
Audio Commentary: No
Isolated Score: No
Making Of Features: No
Storyboards: No
Stills / Photos: No
Music Video(s): No
DVD-ROM Content: No
Multiple Angles: No
Additional Features: None

Good Novel News

No New Novels

After lots and lots of running around I've finally gotten a response from Baen -- they are not currently planning any more Wing Commander books. Damned shame, but at least we have two more novels from HarperCollins...

Pass it On

Lady Whisper of WOO recently returned from the E3, reporting some interesting news about the future of Wing Commander. This, straight from Richard Garriott goes with some odd rumors I've heard lately...

1. Maverick be dead. Wing Commander Online will be the next WC game out, and it is being farmed out to a non-OSI company. Which company this is was not mentioned. However, he did mention Andy Hollis' group as one of the four remaining at OSI, so it doesn't look like he's the one doing it afterall. So for pretty much all intents and purposes, WC looks dead aside from WCO.

Bleem Update

I... aquired... the full version of Bleem! (so as to test WC3 & 4, naturally) and both games work. I suppose I'll have to buy it now... thanks to Phoenix for letting me test it.

Our Daily Bread

Well, Star Wars madness is in full force everywhere (not a pun). I saw it twice yesterday, and it was a fairly incredible movie -- I'd rank it up there with the original (below Empire and above Jedi). As with Wing Commander, the critics are just plain wrong. Today's WC news is either very good or very bad, depending on how you look at it...