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The Wing Commander FMV footage was restored from master tapes found in an EA warehouse in March 2022, and user mods were incorporated.","whyItMatters":"The remasters rest on master tapes EA found in its own warehouse in March 2022, which is what lets the Wing Commander FMV be rebuilt rather than upscaled, and the studio folded existing user mods into the package.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eEA\u0026#39;s reissue list runs past the seven remasters to a long tail of ports. Wing Commander: Privateer, Academy and Armada join Strike Commander and Theme Hospital, and Crusader: No Remorse and No Regret return alongside the Ultima series. Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition required reacquiring the licenses for its music, and EA re-edited the live-action footage and added 60fps support. The FMV restoration draws mainly on master tapes found in an EA warehouse in March 2022. A 50 percent sale on the classic lineup runs until November 20.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoad Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: Music licenses reacquired, FMV re-edited, 60fps support\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWing Commander: 35th Anniversary Edition\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: 35th Anniversary Edition\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger: 30th Anniversary Edition\u003c/strong\u003e: FMV restored from warehouse master tapes\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom: 30th Anniversary Edition\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWing Commander Prophecy: 30th Anniversary Edition\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrivateer 2: The Darkening: 30th Anniversary Edition\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWing Commander: Privateer\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWing Commander: Academy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWing Commander: Armada\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStrike Commander\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheme Hospital\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrusader: No Remorse\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrusader: No Regret\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUltima series\u003c/strong\u003e: Eleven titles in the series reissued\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The seven anniversary editions are the only new work in EA's 25-title drop. The other 18 are straight re-releases, so the restoration budget sits almost entirely with Road Rash and the Wing Commander line.","twitterPost":"Seven of EA's 25 Steam titles are anniversary remasters. The other 18 are straight re-releases, so the restoration work concentrates on Road Rash and Wing Commander.","threadsPost":"Most of EA's 25 Steam titles are straight re-releases. Only seven got anniversary remaster treatment, and the new restoration effort concentrates on Road Rash and the Wing Commander line, whose FMV footage came off master tapes found in an EA warehouse in March 2022.","newsletterBlurb":"EA put 25 classic games on Steam, GOG and the EA App on November 6, 2026, seven of them anniversary remasters. The Wing Commander FMV was restored from master tapes found in an EA warehouse in March 2022, and user mods were incorporated. 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