EA Puts 25 Classic PC Titles on Steam, Including Seven Anniversary Remasters
EA began distributing 25 classic titles on Steam on November 6, 2026, with the same games available on GOG.com and the EA App.
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Why it matters
The remasters rest on master tapes EA found in its own warehouse in March 2022, which is what lets the Wing Commander FMV be rebuilt rather than upscaled, and the studio folded existing user mods into the package.
Key Facts
- EA began distributing 25 classic titles on Steam on November 6, 2026, also available on GOG.com and the EA App.
- Seven of the 25 are anniversary remasters, including Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition and Wing Commander: 35th Anniversary Edition.
- Wing Commander FMV footage was restored mainly from master tapes found in an EA warehouse in March 2022.
- Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition had its music licenses reacquired and adds 60fps support.
- A 50 percent off sale on the classic titles runs until November 20.
Seven are anniversary remasters: Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition, five Wing Commander entries from the 35th and 30th Anniversary lines, and Privateer 2: The Darkening: 30th Anniversary Edition. The Wing Commander FMV footage was restored from master tapes found in an EA warehouse in March 2022, and user mods were incorporated.
EA's reissue list runs past the seven remasters to a long tail of ports. Wing Commander: Privateer, Academy and Armada join Strike Commander and Theme Hospital, and Crusader: No Remorse and No Regret return alongside the Ultima series. Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition required reacquiring the licenses for its music, and EA re-edited the live-action footage and added 60fps support. The FMV restoration draws mainly on master tapes found in an EA warehouse in March 2022. A 50 percent sale on the classic lineup runs until November 20.
- Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition: Music licenses reacquired, FMV re-edited, 60fps support
- 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: FMV restored from warehouse master tapes
- 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 series: Eleven titles in the series reissued
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