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This week's movie seems like an interesting one: Go for Broke! (1951). It's the story of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, the heroic all-Nisei army unit that served with great distinction in Italy during World War II (and in so doing brought even greater shame to America's horrible policy of Japanese American internment). That's a story that we're interested to hear… but we're also cautious that it's from 1951 when there was a very different understanding of World War II! It should be interesting to learn more. You can join us this Friday via Discord to watch along.

What's the Wing Commander connection? It's a weird one! The title of the movie, Go for Broke!, is an expression meaning 'give it all'. It's the motto of the 442nd regiment and... and it's the name of a ship that doesn't appear in Wing Commander II! The missions for the 3space Wing Commander games store all of the ships that can appear in a

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The last time we saw CountvonSchnaps they were making some handsome cat fighters... and now they're taking things in a direction you couldn't have predicted! The good Count has now posted their take on another one of the Wing Commander universe's signature ships... Privater 2: The Darkening's famous Heretic! Amazing to see a Privateer 2 design re-interpreted like this.

Privateer 2: Heretic Medium Fighter (DeviantArt)

A (re)design of a well known medium fighter in Privateer 2 The Darkening... the Heretic Medium fighter. In use in the civilian market the fighter is in use by mercenaries, smugglers and pirates alike.

This commission was made for Heretic1311 and asked for a bronze blue color scheme and little to no markings... since the craft in question is in use by a privateer.

Fun design of a great game I enjoyed playing... already quite some time ago.

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It can be hard to find archival scans of the American PC Gamer magazine online; the magazine's lawyers did a good job of taking down preserved material for a time and now it lags behind other collections. And there's one PC Gamer issue that Wing Commander fans likely remember better than most others: the October 1996 "Origin's Cutting Edge" issue. This was the first place we saw art from Wing Commander Academy, the finished form of Privateer 2, mention of the Wing Commander movie, details on Ultima IX and Ultima Online and mentions of lots of cancelled projects like a Privateer 2 crossover and an Academy game. We posted some of the Wing Commander-related pages fourteen years ago but I find myself trying to find the rest of it all the time... so we're dropping it in the archive today. The articles include a cover, an extensive interview with Richard Garriott, previews of several games and a

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If you're looking for a funny romantic movie then… Ten Thousand Bedrooms is not that. Much like The Dam Busters, it's clearly a movie designed for sensibilities that simply no longer exist. With an interminable run time, few songs worth listening to and a meandering barely-a-story that goes nowhere slowly. The sets and the exterior shots of 1950s Rome are nice, though! And the cast is certainly compelling, though their characters are not.

Which is to say that Anna Maria Alberghetti is at least pretty impressive! And we've enjoyed learning about her this past week: she was a successful teen music star who became an actress. She's best remembered for her work onstage but she headlined a number of movies similar to Ten Thousand Bedrooms. And she kept her star power for decades; Secret Ops' writers may have best known her from a series of popular salad commercials in the 1980s where she played herself!

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This is a reminder that we have another fun #Wingnut movie night planned on Discord this evening! The ongoing theme will be movies that are referenced by Wing Commander in some way. Tonight's film is Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and you can find details on why we're watching it in the announcement post here. The movie will start at 7 PM PST/10 PM EST but feel free to drop by and hang any time!

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An agreement has reportedly been reached between October Consortium and a coalition of the remaining Powers within the enclave, ending large-scale hostilities in the region.
The "October Accords" formally places HIP 87621 under the custodianship of October Consortium who will act as chair between the remaining enclave powers to ensure neutrality is maintained.
Under the terms, the corporation will also retain responsibility for system security and commercial rights, with authority to defend those interests if challenged.
The talks are also understood to have focused on shared scientific access to Radicoida unica and cooperation on research initiatives following the recent publication of promising genetic findings by Dr Casimir of the Holloway Bioscience Institute.
The coalition involved - an informal alignment of Imperial, Alliance and independent Power forces – had recently announced a