Wing Commander Arena flies in next week

by Dustin Burg { Jul 21st 2007 at 1:30PM }

Even though we have yet to receive one of those fancy press releases, we've confirmed with publisher EA that this coming Wednesday's Xbox Live Arcade game is going to be none other than Wing Commander Arena. This 3D arena style remake of Wing Commander will be available July 25th at the 800 Microsoft point price point, so we advise brushing up on your reading materials over the weekend to get a jump on the competition. Screenshot gallery is viewable below and did we mention that we have a little WCA surprise to announce next week that could benefit our X3F readers? Well, we do, so keep your Wing Commander ears perked for incoming news.

Gallery: Wing Commander Arena (XBLA)

Tags: ea, gaia, wca, wingcommander, wingcommanderarena, xbla

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Project Ekim @ Jul 21st 2007 2:10PM

well i dont think id buy this but i place my bet that marathon will come out the week after.

RudyHuxtable @ Jul 21st 2007 2:16PM

If that little surprise you guys have is a copy of Wing Commander Arena, and I don't win it, I'm seriously going to start thinking you are conspiring against me. Sheesh.

Dustin Burg @ Jul 21st 2007 2:28PM

Nope, not giving away a copy of WCA. It's something else.

refinedsugar @ Jul 21st 2007 3:09PM

The secret better involve Mark Hamill or I'm going to be PO'ed.

Eric @ Jul 21st 2007 5:04PM

Wing Commander III on the 3DO is STILL on my top 10 all-time games list. I somehow don't think I'm going to be very happy with this game. Like SONIC THE HEDGEHOG not happy...

BluesmanTLU @ Jul 21st 2007 5:55PM

Someday I hope we'll get another legitimate Wing Commander sequel. Space combat sims were a huge part of PC gaming for a long time. It kind of sucks that there haven't been any great ones since Freespace 2 was released 8 years ago...

Aero @ Jul 21st 2007 8:57PM

Is the surprise a give away? :D

Feedback @ Jul 21st 2007 11:52PM

Def buying this. so much to buy on payday...Sonic, Golden Axe, Bomberman and this..2400 points :D

Plus I need to get gold again.

konajinx @ Jul 22nd 2007 12:05AM

@8,

Save the money on Golden Axe. You'll be done with it in 15 minutes, tops. Sonic is meh. But Bomberman is the most fun I've had with a multiplayer XBLA game since...well, ever, really. Take that, Uno!

l DeX l @ Jul 22nd 2007 1:46AM

Bomberman Live is a lot of fun. WORMS is still is the best XBLA game for me so far, despite the lack of weapons.

heroickurt @ Jul 22nd 2007 12:36PM

this is not a bad idea, I love it a flying game for xbox but i would have liked to see tie figher or x-wing to come on for arcade.

Viridium @ Jul 22nd 2007 2:06PM

Dustin - I'm glad it's not a giveaway of WCA. I love these games - even though the first Wing Commander was released at the same time as Star Control II and drowned its sales out. I've played them all countless times (expansions and all with the first two). I've long mourned the loss of two genres (or aspects) of games:

1) Space combat. Others have tried, but unfortunately without commercial success.

2) FMV based games, such as the later WC games, or Access Software's much overlooked Tex Murphy games.

Can't get enough of either, but unfortunately there's just nothing out there anymore.