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The Combat Information Center presents

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Keeping the Faith

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Wing Commander mod for FreeSpace 2 Now in Phase Two Beta www.wcsaga.com Saga team went above and beyond in getting us some Saga information for this presentation!

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Saga Stats Over nine hours of voice dialogue Approximately 70 cut scenes for a total of about 90 minutes of pre-rendered footage (not counting in-flight communications and command briefings) Over 60 voice actors, some of whom are actual professionals. 221 voice acting roles. 55 missions Achievements (mission performance is evaluated and rewarded) 90 models created for Saga Download size of 3-4 GB with an installation size of 8-9 GB

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Saga Status The game is fully playable, and we are currently in beta testing. Our beta testers have access to 60% of the game right now. We are using an iterational approach to the beta test. Every 14-21 days a new beta is released to our testers which incorporates new assets as well as bug fixes and improvements based on the feedback received after the previous beta release.

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Compete mod for Wing Commander: Secret Ops Episodic release, now finished. http://standoff.solsector.net

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Released five new ships this year More to come! Paper models get GREAT gaming press

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Mods begat mods! Hidden Frontier and Enigma 2666 are mods for the Saga Prologue

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Introducing the Maniac Team! The minds that brought you Standoff, WCP Multiplayer, Pioneer and WCNews.com are hard at work on a new Wing Commander experience. but we cant tell you what it is yet!

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Still kicking!

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Major redesign in 2012! Content moving to the WCPedia Simpler navigation Archive modernization Community integration Can you help? What do you want to see?

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If you are reading this than I forgot to ask Dundradal to make a slide about the WCPedia.

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Music Completion Project Planned as a one year project All MIDIs recorded with original hardware Highest quality versions of other tracks sourced where possible Ported versions included (SNES, SegaCD, etc.) Interviews with composers, paired archive content Each games soundtrack will be published as a digital album with art, proper track listings, etc.

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CIC Archiving Projects Our 2011 Archiving Project was a success! Over 3,000 18-mexapixel photographs Great new partnership with the University of Texas GREAT finds: WC1 and 2 documents Great new contacts with Richard Garriott, Billy Cain and more. Whats next? Exploring future archiving opportunities with EA Redwood Shores and the private collections of three top level Origin employees Return to University of Texas in 2012 to study David Downings collection, currently bug infested

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Whats in the offline archive? Wing Commander Academy rips The Wing Commander IV Budget The rough cut of the Wing Commander movie Source code for the following games: Wing Commander I Wing Commander III Wing Commander III PSX Wing Commander IV Wing Commander Prophecy Privateer 2: The Darkening

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Wing Commander 2 SNES The last Holy Grail of the Wing Commander community No copies have been discovered, but a prototype exists The CIC is announcing a $1,000 bounty for a working cartridge or ROM!

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We want to support other Origin communities! Ultima Aiera & Echo Sector are amazing sites who share our dedication to their franchises We have provided copies of the Mythic data to both sides, and officially welcome them to be involved in all future projects

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... there'll come a day when we'll come back. If it takes a hundred years, we'll come back... - Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn, 2668

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29 Days October 25 th, 2011! $24.95 MSRP All thirteen episodes on two discs! Licensed by Visual Entertainment Incorporated. From cease and desist to mutual partners, a WCNews success story!

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Disc 1: Red and Blue The Last One Left Most Delicate Instrument Chain of Command Lords of The Sky Word of Honour Expendable Disc 2: Invisible Enemy Recreation On Both Your Houses Walking Wounded Prince of Victory Glory of Sivar

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Want to support Visual Entertainment? Pick up The Invisible Man on DVD and BD on 10/25! 1975 science fiction TV series starring Privateer 2: The Darkenings David McCallum!

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Whats Next? Visual Entertainment retains the rights to Academy for one year (October, 2012) If the product is a success, there is talk of doing a limited edition BD edition for Wing Commander fans!

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Wing Commander has had it's time on DVD, there will never be another version. - Peter Staddon, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Twentieth Century FOX Home Entertainment, 2002

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36 Days November 1 st, 2011! $9.98 MSRP Will this be a non-anamorphic release? Where is the BD version? Why now?

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25-title licensing agreement with EA Includes Wing Commander, Ultima and Crusader games from Origins catalogue All releases just $5.99

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ORIGIN on GOG Sales as of 9/21/11 14 - ULTIMA 4: QUEST OF THE AVATAR 107 - WING COMMANDER : PRIVATEER 120 - ULTIMA UNDERWORLD 1+2 138 - CRUSADER: NO REMORSE 157 - WING COMMANDER 1+2 211 - WING COMMANDER 3 HEART OF THE TIGER 259 - ULTIMA 4+5+6 262 - ULTIMA 1+2+3

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Wing Commander III features first WCNews- developed extras package Includes hint books, novel, deleted scenes, artwork and more. More to come!

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Whats Next? GOG will launch a third batch of EA Classics this year One more Wing Commander title in the works; Securing more Wing Commander is a priority for GOG in their next EA deal Secret Missions, Special Operations and Righteous Fire are in the works, thanks to Paul Barnett

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Bioware Mythics Jeff Skalski has been named producer for the Ultima franchise Creative Director Paul Barnett is developing Ultima Forever, a social game based on Ultima IV Biowares archive includes both Ultima and Wing Commander relics

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Team at Bioware was instrumental in the GOG deal and made sure to include Wing Commander EA requested proposals for a social game using the Privateer IP in 2009-10

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Paul Barnett recently posed in his office for this photo with boxes from Warhammer, Ultima and Privateer 2: The Darkening!

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Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf confirms interest in revisiting Wing Commander Investigating options regarding republishing classic Wing Commander novels Baens original contract with Origin ended in 2000; would need a new agreement

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No question: Chris is BACK Ongoing information leak comes from attempt to pursue funding for development in Detroit, Michigan Game is not being developed by an EA studio

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The OFFICIAL WORD from Chris Roberts is No comment.

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What do we know? This is an AAA PROJECT with a clear vision, not a spinoff or a rerelease. The MOST MAJOR HURDLE has been passed: EA is allowing Chris Roberts to use the Wing Commander rights. Financing is the next problem: Roberts needs $30 million Early sketches indicate that the Kilrathi in this game have fur!

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What do we know? This is an AAA PROJECT with a clear vision, not a spinoff or a rerelease. The MOST MAJOR HURDLE has been passed: EA is allowing Chris Roberts to use the Wing Commander rights. Financing is the next problem: Roberts needs $30 million Chris gets the movie rights back in 2015

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Thanks to PopsiclePete, who has been doing an amazing job restoring Origins Quark files for the CIC and GOG, were proud to provide you all with this cool party favor.