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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

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Authorities are investigating a break-in at a fabrication plant in the LHS 1167 system, following the theft of hardware and components.
No group has yet claimed responsibility, but early evidence points toward an unfamiliar mercenary outfit operating across multiple regions of the Bubble.
Security footage recovered from the site shows coordinated ship movements and disciplined withdrawal patterns, prompting speculation that the perpetrators were neither opportunistic pirates nor local criminals. Reports of heavily modified vessels bearing unfamiliar insignia have since surfaced in neighbouring systems.
A spokesperson for the affected facility issued a blunt assessment to Vox Galactica:
"These weren't amateurs. The ships we encountered were exceptionally well-equipped and flown with precision. They absorbed punishment that would have crippled most raiders."
Local authorities have advised

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We've got a pretty cool discovery today: a YouTube account has uploaded a very early trailer for Wing Commander Prophecy! It has some spectacular footage of the game's engine much earlier in development, more than we've seen before. It's not clear where this was originally published but we suspect it dates to around E3 1997, possibly included in a press kit and released with an overseas magazine.

The resolution is low (it's from 1997!) but there are some good looks at Prophecy's early light including an early version of the Midway, early asteroids, a fascinating not-seen-before version of the UI and even an unreleased destroyer-style capital ship briefly visibile!

Thanks to some help from the original uploader we've learned the source of this trailer: the December 1997 cover disc for a Russian gaming magazine called Gameland. Gameland published extensive Prophecy previews in their November and January