Wing Commander CIC

How big is Crius, anyway? We've been working on the upcoming Tri-System atlas for the past week or two and one thing I noticed was that there's a very specific diameter listed for each of the planets and moons in the Tri-System… so I thought it might be fun to put together a chart that compared that data to the real moons and planets in our own solar system! And here it is. T...

Isn't it funny how actors tend to show up on TV right when they happen to have a new movie out? No, of course that's because they take part in press junkets sponsored by the companies that are producing those films. In the mid-1990s, Electronic Arts invested heavily in having their Wing Commander actors do just that; Wing Commander III and IV (and to a lesser extent Prophecy)...

In a word, WOW! For over a year, Rap1983 has been working on an intricately detailed physical model of Privateer's Tarsus scout ship... and the end result is INCREDIBLE. We'll let them take it from here... but this is absolutely one of the most astounding creations I've ever seen. You c...

The Wing Commander movie club been to see the Wizard and are eagerly awaiting to accept delivery of the promised brain! This week, we have another birthday selection–happy birthday, Juniper!--and it's an interesting one. We will be watching The Birdcage (1996)...

One for the archive: we've done a quick, improved scan of the US release of Privateer 2's Pilot's Manual. That's the oft-forgotten jewel case-sized booklet. Unlike the players' guides for games like Wing Commander III and Kilrathi Saga, the Privateer 2 booklet is actually in universe. In fact, it's an adaptation of the UK "As it Is in Heaven: A Guide to Space Travel" document...