Electronic Arts announced on Thursday, November 5, 2026, EA Classics, a collection of 25 classic games from its 1990s catalog on Steam for the first time, alongside GOG and the EA App. Seven arrive as restored Anniversary Editions, updated to run on modern PCs, while the other 18 are faithful re-releases of the originals.
The highlights are Road Rash and the Wing Commander series, two names that defined PC gaming in the 1990s.
The seven Anniversary Editions
The restored editions preserve the original look, feel and creative intent, with quality-of-life updates for modern systems, controls, performance and resolutions:
- Road Rash: 30th Anniversary Edition — the first digital release of the 1996 PC version, with a relicensed soundtrack (Soundgarden, Paw, Hammerbox, Monster Magnet, Swervedriver and Therapy?), up to 60 FPS, native controller support, windowed mode and cloud saves.
- 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
In Wing Commander III and IV, more than 1,000 FMV scenes were restored from the original master tapes, re-edited frame by frame, with an optional upscaled version. Privateer 2, which features Clive Owen, John Hurt and Christopher Walken in its live-action scenes, had more than 100 scenes restored the same way. Part of the work integrates patches and tools built by the Wing Commander community, with the authors' blessing.
The other 18 classics
The rest of the collection: 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: The Stygian Abyss and Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds.
Pricing and free upgrade
Each Anniversary Edition costs $9.99, and the other games cost $4.99 each. The EA Classics collection is on promotional pricing on Steam and GOG from November 5 to 19. Anyone who already owned a digital copy of the Wing Commander games on GOG or the EA App receives the Anniversary Edition upgrade free on the same platform.
From a physical vault to Steam
The restoration project began in March 2022, when senior producer Jim Vessella found a physical archive of almost 20,000 items at EA's Redwood Shores campus, including the master tapes for Wing Commander and Road Rash. The team digitized the material and preserved around 2,500 hours of historic footage, the foundation for bringing the games back.
Context on Geekiki
Geekiki previously covered the announcement of the Wing Commander III restoration in October, when EA revealed the discovery of the original FMV tapes. Today's launch turns that announcement into a complete collection of 25 games, available to buy now.
Image credit: Electronic Arts (official promotional material for the EA Classics launch).
Sources: Electronic Arts — Add 25 restored and classic games to your library; Video Games Chronicle — EA has released classic 'restored' games on PC, including Ultima and Road Rash; Inverse — One Legendary Space Opera Just Got A Huge Upgrade. Related article on Geekiki: Wing Commander 3 remaster: EA anuncia edição de 30 anos após descoberta de fitas FMV originais.
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