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EA is remastering Wing Commander 3 using its original video recordings
EA is remastering Wing Commander 3, a 1994 space-combat game directed by Chris Roberts.
EA producer Jim Vessella revealed the project at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo.
While digitising EA’s video archive, he found 600 source tapes containing the game’s original filmed scenes.
The remaster is set to include both the original and upscaled versions of those scenes, run at 60 frames per second and support controllers.
It is expected to be released on Steam, GOG and the EA app.
The presentation also lists “Kilrathi Saga integration,” which may mean the package includes the first two Wing Commander games and their expansions.
No release date was given.
EA producer Jim Vessella is leading a remaster of Wing Commander 3, using the game’s original FMV recordings.
Vessella found 600 source tapes while digitising EA’s video archive.
The project was revealed during a presentation at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo.
The remaster is called Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger—30th anniversary edition.
It is set to include source and upscaled FMVs, run at 60 FPS and support controllers.
- Who
- EA producer Jim Vessella is leading the remaster.
- What
- Wing Commander 3 is being remastered using its original FMV recordings.
- When
- The project was revealed at a presentation reported on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- The presentation was at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo.
- Why
- Vessella found 600 source tapes while digitising EA’s video archive.
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Re-release of Wing Commander III coming out with video taken from the original tapes courtesy of a restoration project led by Jim Vessella who has been digitizing the EA video archive
Vessella discovered 600 source tapes.
Vessella revealed the remaster during a presentation at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo.
- Project name
- Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger—30th anniversary edition
- Source tapes found
- 600
- Frame rate
- 60 FPS
- Planned platforms
- Steam, GOG and the EA app
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