EA Brings Every Ultima and Wing Commander Game to Steam and GOG with Quality-of-Life Updates

Electronic Arts is bringing 25 classic games from its library to Steam today, including seven Anniversary Editions for six Wing Commander games as well as Road Rash. The rest of the re-releases include every Ultima RPG, both Crusader games, Strike Commander, and Theme Hospital. The 18 re-releases are $4.99 each, while the quality-of-life-updated Anniversary Editions cost $9.99 each.

Regarding those quality-of-life updates, EA says that means that these refreshed versions "support modern systems, controls, improve performance and make the titles more approachable without compromising their authenticity." Regarding Wing Commander specifically, which is perhaps best remembered for its many full-motion video (FMV) cutscenes starring Mark Hamill, the companys says, "For each restored Wing Commander title, these improvements were made possible by the dedicated community, who were open and eager to collaborate with the passionate team at EA to incorporate their mods into the official releases. …