Wing Commander 3 is currently free to download through
Origin as the latest "On the House" freebie for the platform. The game is free until September 2, at which point it will reapply its usual $4.99 price tag.
The third game in the Wing Commander series, which dates back to 1990, first launched for PC and Mac in 1994. The space combat series was devised by Chris Roberts, who returned to the games industry in
September 2012. Roberts crowdfunded his next initiative,
Star Citizen, reaching $6.2 million in
November 2012. Not that
Star Citizen stopped earning big bucks; as of
July the game has racked up $48 million in pledges from fans.
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