Wings of Dawn - Standalone space shooter built on the Freespace 2 engine!

In 1999, Violation Inc released one of the greatest space combat simulation games I have ever played, it was titled 'FreeSpace2 and was the sequel to Descent : FreeSpace - The Great War. It had incredible space battles, huge space ships, big laser beams, excellent sound effects and an impressive story to go with it. But through the years it has been ever improved upon with amazing detail, new spin off stories, more improvements and much more, thanks to the open source release of FS2 Open. The feature of today is 'Wings of Dawn' an anime-inspired space shooter which is also built on the FS2 Open engine.

Star Citizen - Cloud Imperium shows off new ship and damage model

Star Citizen by Cloud Imperium is certainly dropping jaws with it's graphically intensive cockpit views and scenic space surroundings, but yesterday the developers released two new videos to further wet your appetite.  One such video shows a brand new ship the Retaliator and in flight check, the other, a new damage model which gives us a good indication of what will happen to your ship if you get shot too much.

Star Wars - An all time classic LucasFilms series is now on GOG!

For some weeks now GOG has been keeping it very quiet over which company will be next to appear on GOG and to our surprise it was none other than Lucasfilms (a collaboration with Disney Interactive). With today's announcement comes two incredible titles that are branded as some of the best Star War's games ever released; Star Wars X-Wing & Star Wars Tie Fighter. Play through many missions of space Star Wars combat, play as either the good guys or the bad guys and be immersed in CD-Rom goodness. This is Star Wars at it's best!

Wings of Saint Nazaire - Space combat with a Wing Commander vibe gets a new tease!

We were one of the first ones to feature Wings of Saint Nazaire way back in Jan 2014 and today the Space Combat game with a Wing Commander and X-Wing vibe has had a new twitter tease! Developed by a team of people such as Howard Day, Jan Simon, Duncan McPherson and Daniel Hoffman, Wings of Saint Nazaire is an action-orientated space simulation game that doesn't just have that retro space style, but full on graphical improvements which would make most space combat gamers drooling at the mouth. (Warning large gif)

Elite Dangerous - Beta 2 is now available to download! [ UPDATE ]

With over 400 billion star systems, jaw dropping graphics, huge space stations and mind blowing combat it just has to be Elite Dangerous, David Braben's latest game in the Elite series. Although the game is still in beta with a great amount of support, the developers have announced a new beta 2 version that is every bit as big as the first one with tons of features and improvements!

Flagship - Command your fleet from your very own Flagship - Kickstarter!

Urban Logic Games have just announced the latest Kickstarter campaign for Flagship, which is a real-time strategy game viewed through a first person perspective on your very own spaceship! According to the developers Flagship is inspired by great RTS titles such as Homeworld and Sins of a Solar Empire while mashing it up with the capital ship combat of sci-fi classics such as Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica.

Wing Commander III : Heart of the Tiger - Free on Origin!

It's not very often that we feature games that are available on Origin, but when it comes to free retro games such as Wing Commander III : Heart of the Tiger, we've just got to give it the mention. Originally released in 1994, Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger had the biggest upgrade over II in both graphics and style. Not just that but it featured further missions, story lines and was also a huge game for it's time coming in on 4CDS! For those that love space shooters with lots of action packed missions, old school fmv's and a great story, then you can now play Wing Commander III free on origin!

Wings of Saint Nazaire - Space combat with a Wing Commander and X-Wing vibe gets a demo

When it comes to Wings of Saint Nazaire, It's not often I say this, but WOW! This could be a real contender to the classic Wing Commander games that we remember so well. Developed by a team of people such as Howard Day, Jan Simon, Duncan McPherson and Daniel Hoffman, Wings of Saint Nazaire is an action-orientated space simulation game reminiscent of titles such as Wing Commander™ and the X-Wing™ series. Featuring great graphics, modern lighting effects and cool weaponry, Wings is an easy to play and an enjoyable experience that you really should be keeping a close eye on while it's in development. You'll also be pleased to know that the developers have released a Demo

Elite : Dangerous - Brand new E3 2014 trailer

Only just recently we featured the majestic Anaconda from David Brabens latest game Elite Dangerous, and of cause then there was the drool worthy dev diary footage we featured before that. Well now it's time for a brand new E3 2014 trailer to wet your appetite. A trailer so cool I'm just thinking to myself take my money now and after you watch it you'll probably think the same thing. Could this be the space game we've all be waiting for? 400 Billion Star Systems, incredible graphics, huge space stations, the oh so amazing hyperspace and more, this is a game at the top of my most wanted list.

Elite : Dangerous - Watch the majestic Anaconda in action from the Premium Beta!

Just recently we gave everyone the heads up about the latest Elite Dangerous Dev diary video developed by David Braben, which pretty much dropped jaws as soon as the play button was pressed.  It gave us a good look at the graphics including the hyper jump, planetary systems and ship graphics. It was pretty incredible, but today there's a new video that has just surfaced which gives a look at the majestic Anaconda. A new ship which nobody has yet seen and what's more, it was playable in the Premium Beta. If you haven't yet delved into the beta, I'm sure this video will persuade you to do just that.

Starship Captain - To boldly go where no Kickstarter has gone before

If you're a huge fan of Star Trek or movies such as Galaxy Quest then look no further than Starship Captain, which is currently up for funding through Kickstarter. A game that takes the best bits of the Sci-fi movies we've come to love and put it through a wormhole of cartoon comedy. Developed by Holy Wow Studios you'll be exploring new stars, meeting new Alien Races and fighting to the last man through cleverly designed space combat. You'll also be interested to know that the entirety of the game takes place on the bridge of your ship as you command specific actions by selecting the bridge crew.

Elite : Dangerous - David Braben releases another drool worthy progress diary video (#12)

Remember that huge article I wrote about Elite Dangerous and the original Elite? Well if you haven't check out the article here. But enough about that it's time for the update! David Braben has just released the very latest dev diary #12 for the drool worthy game, Elite Dangerous. Which is the brand new sequel to Elite, an all time classic space combat trading game from 1984. In short : The next game in the Elite series - an amazing space epic with stunning visuals, incredible gameplay, breath-taking scope and fully multi-player. Carve your own path through the richest, largest gaming sandbox ever created, set against a backdrop of raw anarchy, galactic powerplays and intrigue. Do whatever it takes to upgrade your ship’s hull, engines, weapons, defences, cargo hold; constantly improve your capabilities and influence on your journey towards the most coveted rank in the history of gaming - ‘Elite’. So prepare yourselves for another incredible video, go full HD and marvel at just how incredibly detailed this game is looking so far!

Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War - Epic space combat game, today on Steam!

What great news today as FreeSpace – The Great War is going to be available to buy on Steam within the next three hours! This was an all time classic space combat game which rivalled many of the Wing Commanders in playability and epic space combat. A 1998 game developed by Volition Inc and published by Interplay Entertainment in which you play as a human pilot in the Galactic Terran Alliance, engaging in war with the alien Vasudan Empire. Featuring many missions of epic space dogfighting against ships and huge battle-cruisers and a cool storyline, this is a game not to be missed. Also available through Hard Light Productions are top quality mods, such as texture overhauls and new missions.

Star Citizen - The brilliance of this Space Combat game show off in a 14 min gameplay video!

Prepare to drool as this game footage will blow you away! Welcome to Star Citizen, a space combat game in the works that reached well over $40 million in funding, a game very similar to that of Wing Commander! Regarding this footage, Chris Roberts demoed a bunch of new footage of the game in action at PAX East!. Just hear those sound effects, amaze at the graphics and listen to the crowd cheer in excitement. I can't wait till this game is released.

Wings of Saint Nazaire - Space combat with a Wing Commander and X-Wing vibe

Game Type : Action, Space Combat
Developer Team : Howard Day, Jan Simon, Duncan McPherson and Daniel Hoffman
Game Info Quote : Wings of Saint Nazaire is an action-orientated space simulation game reminiscent of titles such as Wing Commander™ and the X-Wing™ series. Wings is designed to be an easy-to-play but hard-to-master game - that means you can jump in, fly around, kick ass and have a ton of fun as a newbie but the game also offers core players enough gameplay depth to keep even the veterans of the genre interested.
Release : Free Alpha available, Release TBA
Systems : Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Others(?)

Warhead - A fine 3D space combat simulator from the Amiga (PC Playable)

Game Type : Action, Space Combat
Launcher Developer :  The Company.pl 
Game Info : A game that comes with high praise and developed for the Amiga in 1989 by Glyn Williams is now available to play on your PC. If you've ever played IWAR this is very similar but not so advanced, considering it is much older. Some say this is the best military space simulator ever for the Amiga with a simply great atmosphere, well scripted missions and cool graphics. So what are you waiting for? Thanks to The Company.pl, which have just released/updated to version 2.6 you can now play this on your PC with higher graphical filters.
Release : Available now FREE
Systems : PC

Eterium - A Space Combat Sim for Windows PC (Kickstarter+Demo)

Game Type : Space combat sim
Developer/Project By : Andrew Luby (rogueearth)
Kickstarter Goal : $25,000 goal
Developer Quote :  Eterium is a space combat sim with story driven gameplay, advanced tactical AI, and intense 3D combat.
Game Info Quote : Eterium is an approachable and yet complex space sim game. There are many space sims out there that have such a steep learning curve, that it is really difficult for new players to start out.  Eterium's goal is to have a pick up and play feel while preserving the hardcore spirit of the genre.  The difficulty in Eterium is not in learning to fly your ship, but in learning to manage the encounters.  On harder difficulties the AI becomes more cunning and more difficult, but the AI will never cheat.  Weapons always do the same amount of damage and the AI's ships always have the same limitations no matter what difficulty the game is set to. Eterium is the story-driven classic space sim that I had been waiting for.
Release : Oct 2013
Systems : PC

StarDrive - High Quality 4X Action Space Strategy (BETA PREVIEW)

After featuring two news articles on Iceberg Interactive and Zero Sum's upcoming 4X game Stardrive (here and here) we finally got our hands on a key for this promising space strategy. With all the elements and more from any other 4X games that we love, Stardrive proved to be a proper gem!

Elite : Dangerous - Space Sim ( kickstarter Update)

Remember that huge article I wrote about Elite Dangerous and the original Elite? Well if you haven't check out the article here. But enough about that it's time for the update.

Star Citizen / Squadron 42 - Space Sim/Combat/Trader : (The History Then and Now)

Good morning viewers today we have a big article about Star Citizen/Squadron 42 and the comparisons between the Wing Commander series and now. Star Citizen/Squadron 42 is being developed by the Legendary Chris Roberts the developer of Wing Commander, Strike Commander and the concept behind Privateer. The Wing Commander series were truly Epic games for there time and still highly regarded today, especially when the live action FMV's came into play and far higher graphical possibilities.  I remember playing Wing Commander 1 in the very early 90's on my Amiga 500 it was so involved, you felt very much in the story and a love and respect for all the characters in the game let alone the combat gameplay!.