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EA unearths 20,000 archival media assets, enabling classic game remasters

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Electronic Arts producer Jim Vessella discovered a hidden vault containing approximately 20,000 archival media assets at the company's Redwood Shores headquarters. This find, made in 2022, led to a preservation initiative where 6,000 assets were digitized, enabling the remastering of seven classic games. The effort involved collaboration with the EA Story preservation project and the game's community to restore titles like Wing Commander and Road Rash for modern platforms. AI

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EA unearths 20,000 archival media assets, enabling classic game remasters

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    EA producer found 20,000 archival media assets in secret physical vault at its HQ

    The discovery of thousands of archival media assets led to the creation of Anniversary Editions of some classic titles.

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