August 4, 2009 - If you ask veteran PC gamers to list their favorite games of all time, odds are X-Wing or TIE Fighter (or both) are somewhere on their lists. There's a reason for that, as both were superb action flight simulators that immersed you in the epic Star Wars conflict between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. X-Wing was the first game in the series and TIE Fighter the sequel, so TIE Fighter is often more beloved because it was more refined. Plus, it was awesome to rise in the ranks of the Imperial Navy and become the Emperor's most valued fighter pilot.
It's been more than a decade since the last game in the series was released; hard to believe but X-Wing Alliance was released in February of 1999. The space sim genre that was established by the Star Wars games and Origin's Wing Commander series then began to fade for various reasons. However, fans have longed for a sequel to TIE Fighter since then.
However, things may be changing. There's a new president at LucasArts, Darrel Rodriguez, who seems intent on revisiting the company's past glories. In the past few months, LucasArts has begun to release its library on Steam, and the company recently released The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition on PC and Xbox 360. The latter was a remake of the classic adventure game with improved graphics (but for those who want a nostalgic return, you could toggle the original graphics at any moment.)
Now here's where it gets interesting. G4 recently asked Rodriguez about the possibility of X-Wing and TIE Fighter returning. His answer: "We don't have any announcements now, but stay tuned. We will soon."
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Captain Planet is gey.
Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Heart???
These forces are supposed to combine to create Captain Planet?
Bullshit.
Those forces combine to create a soaking, boiling mudstorm on Valentine's Day.
The only way this could get better is if tomorrow Richard Garriot put t a press release that said "Going into space a few months ago has really moved me, so much that i sat down with Chris Roberts the other day and we decided to make a new WC game, a game worth of being called a true sequel of the first four WC games...oh yeah Hammil was thee as well, he said he would do it, if only for the lolz if nothing else"
But in absence of that, this is truly wonderful news, now lets just hope that something actually comes out of it
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Aug-05-2009 05:03
Omega_Blue
Someone Changed My Custom
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Gone
Re: Re: THE greatest news in gaming
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Originally posted by Moongoose
The only way this could get better is if tomorrow Richard Garriot put t a press release that said "Going into space a few months ago has really moved me, so much that i sat down with Chris Roberts the other day and we decided to make a new WC game, a game worth of being called a true sequel of the first four WC games...oh yeah Hammil was thee as well, he said he would do it, if only for the lolz if nothing else"
But in absence of that, this is truly wonderful news, now lets just hope that something actually comes out of it
totally. i wish they would make a new, decent wing commander. WC: prophecy sucked my left nut. i fucking loved WCIII. *wipes a tear* brings back fond childhood memories
Aug-05-2009 06:53
SuspicionVandit
Rapper
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: 127.0.0.1
Have you ever played Allegiance?
I played it last year (not for long) and I can't tell you how popular it is now. But the download is small. It's a free online 3D space shooter with up to 200 players. I remember deleting it quickly because I couldn't get through the readme to figure out who was friendly, who was enemy, what was the objective or even how to ask other players questions.
But the Duke Nukem Prequel is still better news.
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Aug-05-2009 07:36
KiNeTiC ENeRgY
t3cHn0_43ad
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: Boca Raton
Awesome, great news indeed.
Aug-05-2009 14:02
shaw
RIP
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Intergalactic Mimosa Station
someone gave me one of those as a present. my computer couldn't run it. I gave up on pc games.
