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PC Gamer was one of the most popular computer gaming magazines in the United States in the late 1990s, arriving just in time to catalog the multimedia gaming revolution. The first issue was May-June 1994 and it was appropriately chock full of Origin-related content... including, I was surprised to discover, a pair of fascinating uncataloged Wing Commander Armada pre-release screenshots!

• The ship selection screen is completely different from the one in the final game. The Kilrathi heavy fighters are not listed and the order of the fighters (seemingly indicating their classes) shown does not match the final game.
• The Dralthi model used here is the one from Wing Commander III rather than the one that would end up in Armada. That's because the Arrow and the Dralthi IV were the first Wing Commander III fighter models implemented and so they were present when Armada forked from that game.
• The

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Several military ports across the core systems have been targeted in a wave of raids this week, according to Vox Galactica.
While no structural damage was reported at any of the raid locations, system authorities confirmed that military supplies were stolen and security personnel were briefly overwhelmed during the attacks.
In several cases, investigators noted that the raids followed a coordinated pattern rather than the opportunistic strikes usually associated with piracy, prompting concerns over organised criminal activity in systems typically considered secure.
Crime correspondent Mira Bukowski writes:
"While no single faction has issued a statement to claim responsibility for the attacks, underground sources claim a rogue pirate strategist has united a coalition of pirate ships under one banner. Digital malware displaying a twin axe motif disrupted security networks during the raids,

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A development update for Freelancer Zero Hour showing off what we've done in April, with a very quick overview of the upcoming ship abilities system.

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Over the weekend, we released our first ever Privateer 2 saved game collection. Now we have the very first fruits of that labor: the first release of a Privateer 2 correspondence archive!

We've attempted to collect screenshots of all the e-mails and diary entries associated with the game's plot missions, cinematic missions and endgames. Where possible we've captured both the 'pad' version and the 'ship' version for a total collection of 200 screenshots! Privateer 2 uses emails and diaries to expand the Tri-System and keep the story going… so it's great to be able to arrange and read everything like this! You can access it all here.

I would also like to pay special credit to a post by avengah on the forums in which they discovered the secret of how Privater 2's cinematic missions unlock. It has been a tremendous help for this project!

I've looked into this, and in addition to what I discovered in the

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We had a ball rewatching Pulp Fiction last week; it's really a special movie, for all the discourse in every direction that has come from it over the years. This week we voted on movies that take place in the past... and decided to visit King Arthur with Excalibur (1981). You can join us this Friday via Discord to watch along.

You are likely thinking that the connection is Wing Commander III's signature Excalibur-class fighter. But that is not the case! The Excalibur is named after the sword of legend and not the movie… but the movie IS an adaptation of Thomas Mallory's Le Morte d'Arthur (1485)... which is one of the books Paladin cited in the original Claw Marks as an inspiration for his joining the Confederation at the start of the war!

"The laddies coming out of the Academy think I was born old," says Major James Taggart, who is known as Paladin to the spacecrews. "But when I took my commission - not

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As reports of improved health and mental performance continue across a number of systems, several institutions have begun attributing the trend to their own initiatives.
Health authorities have pointed to recent dietary guidance reforms and public exercise incentives, while corporate voices, including Sirius Corporation, have highlighted advances in nutrient-dense, low-calorie food products for mainstream markets.
Marketing analysts note a sharp rise in campaigns emphasising "optimised living" and "holistic performance," though no single product dominates the conversation. "Big Bill" Ventura, the actor whose viral workout series inspired the trend, has recently signed several lucrative sponsorship deals.
Amid the consensus-building, familiar dissent has surfaced. Kit Fowler, a long-time conspiracy commentator, questioned the suddenness of the shift during a recent episode of the End Times