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I was recently working on a Privateer 2-related project and noticed that the component selection graphics from the booth look pretty great put together into a grid. Enjoy!

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Continuing with our blue theme, here's a previously unarchived Privateer 2 print ad variant. This one is a lot lighter than similar versions!

We also wanted to use this space to port over four Privateer 2 reviews already preserved by the wonderful Pix's Origin Adventures. We're not sure how we missed these when they were posted but they're pretty fascinating! Privateer 2 provided many outlets with a noticeably different alpha build so there are sometimes treasures to be found in magazine screenshots. First up is the November 19996 issue of PC Zone:

PC Review, December 1996:

PC Zone, January 1997:

PC Home, February 1997:

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October Consortium has issued a call for help to recover Guardian artefacts from across the galaxy.
A statement by Lexi October to Vox Galactica confirmed that recovered artefacts will expand October Consortium's data archive and enhance research in exobiological fields. According to its scientists, the initiative is intended to support ongoing projects rather than any new technological applications.
Ram Tah, renowned Guardian expert and Engineer, commented on the request:
"My extensive knowledge of Guardian culture, technology and data already collected could prove extremely useful for the October Consortium. There is still much to learn from the Guardians' history, and a collaboration could mutually accelerate this work."
October issued a reply through social channels stating that "the offer is appreciated, and our scientists are willing to share data libraries once initial studies are

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About two months ago we reported that Wing Commander composer George "The Fatman" Sanger was getting ready to release his first vinyl record, a jazz album with the music of Pajama Sam 3. The release is getting closer and now we have word that the music has been remixed by none other than his partner in crime for the Wing Commander score, the amazing Dave Govett! The final art for the album is available now too and it is spectacular. You can get your copy of either edition (while supplies last) at his Bandcamp Store.

Hi guys, Tim the Curator here! BIG VINYL UPDATE!

The audio on the vinyl was remixed by legendary Team Fat veteran, Masters of Orion, Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo, Pep's Birthday Surprise, Wing Commander composer DAVID GOVETT. These mixes—so warm and open—sound incredible and have breathed whole new life into the jazz music of Pajama Sam 3.

THE ART has been provided by the amazing IAN MUTCHLER

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New analysis of Radicoida unica has raised fresh questions about the true origins of the enigmatic flora found in HIP 87621.
Following the recent seed pod recovery initiative, researchers acting under the October Accords have begun detailed phylogenetic studies using the expanded sample pool.
Early findings suggest that certain evolutionary markers within the plant's DNA may not be entirely natural.
According to sources close to the project, specific sequences within the seed pods biochemical structure show evidence of non-environmental diversion. However, scientists were quick to stress that such changes were not recent.
One researcher, speaking anonymously, stated that the markers indicate intervention "on a timescale measured in eons rather than millennia," and theorised that if the plant was engineered, it was "by an unknown agent in the very distant past."
The implications of such a

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April come she… did. Which means that it's just about time for the next Saturday television marathon! This will be the second part of our look at Star Trek and it will start by finishing off the cliffhanger from last month's Best of Both Worlds. Will Riker really fire on the Borg and kill Captain Picard?! We'll find out!

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds II (s4e01): We kick off with the very last episode of Star Trek TNG that aired before Wing Commander I went gold. The Wing Commander I team stopped work only to watch new Star Treks together, so this must have been quite an event after a summer of hundred hour plus work weeks… and wondering what was going to happen to Captain Picard.

Star Trek: The Animated Series - The Slaver Weapon (s1e14): We didn't forget the Kzinti! The Slaver Weapon is an adaptation of one of Larry Niven's Known Space stories which originated the Kzinti…

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And the verdict is… Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a perfectly pleasant film! This week, we've voted on a movie that's absolutely less pleasant but that had a significantly greater impact on moviemaking and the culture in general: Pulp Fiction (1994). You can join us this Friday via Discord to watch along.

Pulp Fiction certainly helped establish the cultural zeitgeist at the height of the Wing Commander series… but why are we watching it, specifically? Believe it or not, it isn't because of director Quentin Tarantino's recent, unexpected row with Matthew Lillard! Instead, we're looking specifically at a reference in Wing Commander III's quotes file:

ADAM FOSHKO - Ad-man
The Man Who Knows Video, The Character Quentin Tarantino Wishes He Had

Who is Adam Foshko? He may be best known to fans as the director of Wing Commander Prophecy but he contributed greatly to all of the FMV games. In fact, he has ten