Some older pages still have the 2000-2012 layout: https://www.wcnews.com/controls.shtml Sadly, the very first look (with graphical menu) was lost forever.

Space Treker 3 is a new space exploration and trading game for Pocket PC. If you own one of these devices you may want to check out these Wing Commander and Ultima Underworld ports. Thanks to Bobeat. -- Original update published on March 22, 2005

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There’s a well known anecdote from the development of WC1 that talks about how an error message when quitting the game was changed to “Thank you for playing Wing Commander.” That story now has a sequel thanks to a tweet by WC3 programmer Robin Todd! In this case, there was a random crash that...

In our daily updates, we sometimes share fascinating background information related to the development of a Wing Commander product. This could be never before seen storyboards, pictures from the film set, early draft scripts that differ wildly from the final version, or high resolution source...

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Electronic Arts has recently asked Australia's Department of Communications and the Arts to provide a rating for Wing Commander, Wing Commander 2 and Privateer. Evidently, the three oldest games in the franchise (published before Origin was acquired by EA) had never been rated for the Australian...

This is a reminder that you can still cast your votes in the CIC's Website and Fan Project of the Year contest. You can find a complete rundown of the 2016 nominees and their contributions in the original news report. If you feel that a website or project stood out from the rest and deserves...

Tom Wilson has been confirmed as a guest for the London Film & Comic Con this July. Wilson will have appearances on all three days of the convention, which is slated for Friday 28 to Sunday 30. Visitors can attend a Back to the Future talk, and there will be various photo and autograph...

A while back, LOAF managed to snag a prototype of Wing Commander for the Super Nintendo off eBay. This general purpose game pak originated at MindScape, who were responsible for porting both Wing Commander and Secret Missions to the Nintendo console. It has room for two EPROMs that contain game...

Luke and the rest of the team continue to extend and refine the Wing Commander Saga experience. The previous release (1.0.9) dated back to November and added support for creating help overlays in mods, as well as fixing a few minor language related issues. To spare you the effort of installing...

Every last Friday of the month, the Cloud Imperium Games community team holds a special "town hall" session where subscribers can fire off questions at members of the development and production crew. For the month of November, they sat down for an hour-long live chat with Star Citizen persistent...

The high resolution DVD version of Wing Commander 4 shipped as part of a rare piece of hardware and never got a proper retail release. Fan made patches with separate video downloads had offered people with DOS or Windows 95 copies a fairly convenient upgrade path since 2004, but the 2012...

DigitalFoundry has put together a video that looks back at Origin's isometric action adventure Crusader. The video opens with an overview of some key Origin people and major titles from the early 90s, including Wing Commander II and III. The focus then shifts to the Crusader series, providing...

Today we take a look at Everspace, an upcoming space sim from the creator of Galaxy On Fire. Everspace promises a non-linear storyline, upgradable ships and a pick-up-and-play experience. The player can scour a vast universe for resources or take on one of the hostile factions. A trailer and a...

Improv troupe Late Night Dub Fight puts a new twist on classic cartoons, videogames and movies by redubbing the voices as show host Ian Horner picks the video material and assigns a character to each panelist. At PAX East in Boston, the group turned their attention to part of the Wing Commander...

YouTuber Docteur J, an avid fan of Wing Commander: Prophecy for PC, has posted a brief playthrough and commentary on the 2003 port for Gameboy Advance. The video and game dialog is in French, but it's worth checking out if you skipped over the GBA version. We also put together an extensive ten...

YouTuber Hercxena has wrapped up his playthrough of Wing Commander: Privateer and the Righteous Fire expansion pack. Many people have recorded Let's Play videos of various Wing Commander installments, but smaller titles like Righteous Fire don't get much coverage. If you skipped over Privateer...

[/url] Over the years, we've posted a lot of fascinating items that are in some way related to the development of a Wing Commander product. These might be never before seen draft scripts that are wildly different from the final story, early sketches of ships and characters, candid photos from...