![]() "Whatever Origin's reasons are (for giving it away free), Secret Ops is a windfall for any space combat fan." Stunning visuals, furious action and an overwhelming sense of atmosphere really draw you in."Īnother strong review came from Games Domain Review. "Secret Ops is one of the greatest blasters you can currently get on your PC, it's as simple as that. Hot Games.Com gave Secret Ops a score of 5 out of 5. However, those that did had high praise for ORIGIN. Many publication elected not to review the game because of the segmented availability of the product. ![]() Tight controls and great use of stereo sound round out this truly engrossing space adventure." The intuitive interface lets beginning wing commanders, as well as veteran pilots, jump right into the action. USA Today writer Tom Ham wrote, "The graphics of Secret Ops are nothing short of brilliant. Most of the treats have been showing up in relation to Wing Commander and Secret Ops. In Ink has some last words for Secret Ops and Prophecy:.I think exactly that has come across over the last few months worth of Point updates, and I hope we've preserved some of their world for the future to appreciate.Ī very special thanks to Joe Garrity of the Origin Museum for making this resource available and to Electronic Arts for sending them to him in the first place! and so I could better understand what a special place Origin was. I started doing them largely to force myself to study all this material. It features a particularly apt spotlight story: "Ultima Online Takes Over the World." Indeed Origin would last for another five years - but without Wing Commander or (apparently) a newsletter. The next leap year isn't until 2012, but the company is trying to come with a reason to give its employees another day off in 2009.Īfter dozens of updates on the subject we finally reach the last issue of The Point of Origin - October 30, 1998. "Have fun, hang out with family, hang out with friends, because we don't do it enough and it seemed like a great day to do it," said Rory Armes, vice-president of Electronic Arts Canada.Īrmes said company employees were delighted to get a paid day away from the pressures of making leading-edge video games. A senior executive said the company wants to inspire employees to take more time for themselves. That includes about 2,000 video game makers in Burnaby, B.C., Vancouver and Montreal. Today will be a paid holiday for all Canadian employees of Electronic Arts Inc. Wing Commander Arena, developed by Gaia in New York, was lead from EA Canada near Vancouver. The morale boosting event was meant to give personnel a creative break. The Canadian arms of Electronic Arts gave all of its employees the day off today to celebrate the Leap Day.
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