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GOG hasn't been having the best time of late, with a seemingly self-inflicted PR mess<?A> culminating in their need to issue a formal apology for seeming to promote Nazi imagery. But then again, who among us? That is all, hopefully, in the rear view mirror now and it's time for yet another sale. The Summer Sale, to be specific! This time around, the Wing Commander games are all 34% off... with the exception of Privateer 2, which is 50% off. The rest of Origin's output seems to be 50%, too. Why this disparity? Who knows. But if you need digital versions of Wing Commander games, these are the best available. Here's the ol' grid:

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Frontline Solutions has announced the successful supply of critical components needed for the completion of its initial fleet of Runner vessels.
The new craft is capable of rapidly transporting and deploying mercenary strike teams and their ships to operational locations and engage in hostile situations as they arise.
A Frontline Solutions senior technical designer overseeing the production checks stated:
"We are extremely grateful for the support from independent pilots in supplying us with the necessary components to finalise production."
"With the initial Runner fleet now leaving our shipyard for duty trials we're confident that we will meet the demand and be ready to rapidly deploy combat and rescue squads wherever they're needed."
Frontline Solutions are set to make a formal announcement regarding the availability of its expanded service soon.

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Here's an interesting comparison: three PR screenshots of Privateer each from a different press junket! You can easily see how the UI evolved over the course of about 18 months, with particular changes to the radar and how the VDU displays thumbnails of enemy ships.

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The Wing Commander movie club's official position on Dumb and Dumber was that it seemed a lot tamer than any of us remembered. Comedy really seems to be the genre that ages the fast… and sadly, we're getting old! That said, we're going back to the 1970s this time around… to the first major motion picture of The Lord of the Rings (1978). Did everyone think they were voting for the 2001 version? Maybe, but that would be mostly out of our purview! You can join us this Friday via Discord to watch along.

The most obvious reference to Lord of the Rings in Wing Commander comes in Secret Ops' Talos series where the Cerberus is joined by a Murphy-class destroyer named the TCS Foehammer. It's the name of Gandalf's sword, the one front and center in the poster above! (The sword is commonly called Glamdring, which translates literally to Foehammer.)

In the process of looking up this reference, I realized that the

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Fuel storage has always been a limiting factor for aircraft. The need to land and refuel determines an aircraft's range and capacity, which is especially important for military aircraft. Bombers, spy planes, command and control platforms and anything intended to serve reactively benefit from staying in the air as much as possible. This need is what led to the development of in-flight refueling in which one plane's range and capacity is extended because it can rendezvous with a tanker aircraft that provides it new fuel without needing to land. The first successful in-flight refueling took place in 1923 between two biplanes. While the aircraft have become much more advanced in the ensuing century, the process has remained the same: one plane deploys a sort of hose or boom which connects to the other and transfers the fuel.

Wing Commander has been concerned with fuel since the original game. In an element

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This is a reminder that we have another fun #Wingnut event happening on Discord this morning! Join us at noon EST/9 AM PST for a fun filled morning of television... that all connect to Wing Commander somehow! This month we're looking at a series of shows from the 1990s that were beloved by the Wing Commander III team. You can find details on the shows included as well as how to watch along with us in the announcement post here. Be sure to download the episodes so they're ready to play with the group!