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EA Brings Every Ultima and Wing Commander Game to Steam and GOG with Quality-of-Life Updates

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EA Brings Every Ultima and Wing Commander Game to Steam and GOG with Quality-of-Life Updates

Electronic Arts is bringing 25 classic games from its library to Steam today, including seven Anniversary Editions for six Wing Commander games as well as Road Rash. The rest of the re-releases include every Ultima RPG, both Crusader games, Strike Commander, and Theme Hospital. The 18 re-releases are $4.99 each, while the quality-of-life-updated Anniversary Editions cost $9.99 each.

Regarding those quality-of-life updates, EA says that means that these refreshed versions "support modern systems, controls, improve performance and make the titles more approachable without compromising their authenticity." Regarding Wing Commander specifically, which is perhaps best remembered for its many full-motion video (FMV) cutscenes starring Mark Hamill, the companys says, "For each restored Wing Commander title, these improvements were made possible by the dedicated community, who were open and eager to collaborate with the passionate team at EA to incorporate their mods into the official releases. This launch is a celebration of the community’s commitment to the franchise, which is why anyone who already owns a digital copy of the Wing Commander titles on GOG or the EA App will automatically receive the Anniversary Edition upgrade for free on their respective digital platform."

For each of the Anniversary Editions, including my personal favorite, Road Rash (check out the trailer above), EA says, "The Anniversary Editions have been a labor of love, inspired by the discovery of a physical media vault containing thousands of Betacam, VHS, and D1 tapes alongside other media assets.



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