# EA to release 25 classic PC games on major digital stores

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ea-is-bringing-25-classic-pc-games-to-steam/
- Published: 2026-11-05T19:11:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T19:18:30+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/games/1023553/ea-classic-pc-games-steam-anniversary-edition
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- EA is bringing 25 classic PC games to major digital stores.
- Seven Anniversary Editions add modern system and control support.
- Digitised tapes helped restore more than 1,500 game scenes.

## Summary

EA will release 25 classic PC games on Steam, GOG and the EA App, with seven receiving updated Anniversary Editions. The expanded release gives players access to series including Road Rash, Wing Commander, Ultima and Crusader, with changes intended to help the games run on modern systems.

EA says it recovered thousands of tapes and other assets from a physical media vault, allowing it to restore more than 1,500 full-motion video scenes. The updated Wing Commander games will also officially include some community-made mods. Anniversary Editions cost $9.99 each, while the other titles cost $4.99.

## Coverage

- [The Verge: EA to release 25 classic PC games on major digital stores](https://www.theverge.com/games/1023553/ea-classic-pc-games-steam-anniversary-edition)
- [VGC: EA has released 25 classic ‘restored’ games on PC, including Ultima and Road Rash](https://www.videogameschronicle.com/uncategorised/ea-has-released-25-classic-restored-games-on-pc-including-ultima-and-road-rash/)

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