Wing Commander 3 Remaster Confirmed After EA Finds Original FMV Tapes

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At the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, Electronic Arts producer Jim Vessella surprised the gaming community by announcing Wing Commander III: 30th Anniversary Edition, a fully remastered version of Chris Roberts' popular 1994 space flight simulator.

During a presentation called "The Lost Tapes: Preserving the EA Vault and Restoring an FMV Classic," Vessella detailed his ongoing archival work digitizing EA’s massive physical video vault. While combing through the studio's archives, Vessella uncovered over 600 original production source tapes for Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger.

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