Electronic Arts is preparing to release 25 of its older PC titles across Steam, GOG, and the EA App, with EA classic PC games headlined by new Anniversary Editions of Road Rash and six Wing Commander entries. The lineup reaches beyond those two franchises to include Ultima, Crusader, and other titles from EA’s back catalog.
Road Rash and Wing Commander lead the Anniversary Editions
Seven titles will arrive as Anniversary Editions. Road Rash is being released as a 30th Anniversary Edition, while the Wing Commander group spans several releases: Wing Commander: 35th Anniversary Edition, Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: 35th Anniversary Edition, Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger: 30th Anniversary Edition, Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom: 30th Anniversary Edition, Wing Commander Prophecy: 30th Anniversary Edition, and Privateer 2: The Darkening: 30th Anniversary Edition.
According to EA, these versions keep the original look, feel, and creative intent intact while adding quality-of-life updates for modern systems and controls and improving performance. The updated Wing Commander releases also officially include some community-made mods.
A physical media vault helped recover lost material
The Anniversary Editions came about after the discovery of what EA describes as a physical media vault. The archive contained thousands of Betacam, VHS, and D1 tapes along with other media assets. As part of digitizing that material, EA recovered master FMV sequences and reedited them to restore more than 1,500 scenes from the games.
Pricing and where to buy
The Road Rash and Wing Commander Anniversary Editions will be priced at $9.99 each. The remaining classic titles, including the Ultima and Crusader games, will cost $4.99. All 25 games are set to be available on Steam, GOG, and the EA App.
The full list of 25 games
- Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition
- Wing Commander: 35th Anniversary Edition
- Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi: 35th Anniversary Edition
- Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger: 30th Anniversary Edition
- Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom: 30th Anniversary Edition
- Wing Commander Prophecy: 30th Anniversary Edition
- Privateer 2: The Darkening: 30th Anniversary Edition
- Wing Commander: Privateer
- Wing Commander: Academy
- Wing Commander: Armada
- Strike Commander
- Theme Hospital
- Crusader: No Remorse
- Crusader: No Regret
- Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
- Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
- Ultima III: Exodus
- Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
- Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet
- Ultima VII: The Complete Edition
- Ultima VIII: Gold Edition
- Ultima IX: Ascension
- Ultima Underworld I
- Ultima Underworld II
The collection gives players a way to revisit several defining PC series through storefronts they already use, while the Anniversary Editions add modern-system support and, in the Wing Commander cases, officially sanctioned community mods.
