EA restored seven classic games (mostly Wing Commander titles plus Road Rash) from archival master tapes in their vault and released modern anniversary editions in collaboration with community modders

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• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Right after the news of BioWare’s death. Hmm looks like a PR move to me.

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  • ComradeMiao@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Bioware has barely released any descent games in over a decade. EA did not kill them.

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    • willougr@lemmy.net.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Interplay release Descent…

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    • ms_lane@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      …but Mass Effect 5 was their return to form! Didn’t you see the Trailer that alone was a result of 5 years work ! /s

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• ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  EA didn’t do that, GOG did right? Sure EA may have collaborated but they didn’t do the work.

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  • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Give never seen GOG improvements to a game also get added to the Steam version. Has that happened before on other games?

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    • ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      First time for everything. When GOG announced these upgrades they also said this was the first step toward their publisher efforts. It sounds like they’re starting up a publishing arm using these games as their first release. So in that context, yes it makes sense that they would release these on other platforms.

      The showcase even stated that GOG worked with modders and other developers to get this work done. Plus, GOG had been doing this type of work for a while now with their preservation program.

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• luthis@lemmy.nz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  ULTIMA UNDERWORLDS? ?? Fuck yeah!

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  • just2look@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This was my introduction to RPGs. No idea how it will feel to play now, but definitely need to give it a try just for the nostalgia.

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    • luthis@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I only learned of them in detail recently from Majuulars retrospectives. I played a fair amount of underworld and it was great. The movement feels very organic. It was way ahead if it’s time.

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• dan1101@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Wonder if they require the EA launcher

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  • Peffse@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    All the ones I could see on ea’s website made it to GOG, which I don’t think allows launchers tied to accounts, so it’s possible they don’t.

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    • Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Please insert disk 2 for next chapter

      Please login for next chapter

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• Necrifyre@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The only one I care about is Road Rash. The Wing Commander games have long been available on GOG already.

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  • cheat700000007@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Not with high quality footage

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• QuadratureSurfer@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I was ready to throw down some more money for all the work they did to restore these games, but then it looks like GoG automatically gifted me these anniversary editions for all of the games that I already owned.

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• BigTrout75@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  EA sold out, meh

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• DarkCloud@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So they’re testing whether 7 movie players get downloaded or 1 actually game? Is this AB testing?

  Sadly I owned Wing Commander back in the day. I must have played it for at least an hour all up.

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  • ripcord@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Uh ok

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