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Interstellar Marines uses the buddy system, gets co-op in September
Interstellar Marines has sold over 100,000 copies since it launched in July 2013 on Steam Early Access, developer Zero Point Software announced this week. The sci-fi game has generated "more than $1.5 million in revenue" for the studio. Still in "heavy development," the tactical FPS will also receive an update on September 18 that adds cooperative multiplayer to the game. Zero Point Software first revealed Interstellar Marines in 2006, and the game received multiple "it's still alive" reassurances over the years. Players can pick up the game on PC, Mac or Linux via Steam for $18.99, which grants access to both the Early Access version of the game and its upcoming expansions and updates, such as the "Project Co-Op" one scheduled for next month. The developer will showcase its spacey shooter at PAX Prime in Seattle this weekend at Alienware's booth (#1246). [Image: Zero Point Software]
Interstellar Marines devs open 'The Vault' to 'The Public'
We're not gonna lie to you -- we take every opportunity we can to write about games involving landsharks. It shouldn't be a shock, then, that we're bringing you news on Interstellar Marines this morning, as the game's official website now allows for a much closer inspection of said terrifying creatures. Truth be told, entering "The Vault" allows for little more than an interactive, 3D, self-guided walkthrough of a single screen from the trailer we saw a few months back. It promises more, with three still-locked gates with timers on them (two for a bit under a week, one for just under two weeks) on the periphery of the "experience." Here's hoping one of those three will reveal a projected release date for the nearly four-year-old, still-in-development game from Zero Point Software. We'd really like to try our hand at some landshark wranglin'.%Gallery-64360%
Interstellar Marines still exists, has actual landsharks
So here's the thing: When you cross sharks with marines, things get hilarious and, ya know, kind of bloody. It gets even weirder when the title in question is a relic from 2006 -- a game we've only seen in trailers for three years now! -- named Interstellar Marines.All joking aside, the game looks to be in good shape and seems to be distinctly more defined than in our last look at it. Seriously, what could be better than real landsharks? A giant robot ... maybe. And this video's got that too! Check out all the landsharkery just a couple inches up.%Gallery-64360%
Interstellar Marines is still alive, still a mystery
In a recent edition of Ask X3F, a reader asked us about the current status of Interstellar Marines, a game that was revealed way back in 2006. Very little has be heard about the game since but now, thanks to Playstation Underground, we have a small update on the game. The emphasis is on small though, as essentially all PSU learned was that Interstellar Marines is definitely still in production, but its creator, Zero Point Software, revealed no new details. A representative did say that the company does plan to "reach out" to the community at large "as soon as [it] can," though she added that she couldn't say just how soon that would be. Interstellar Marines, for those unfamiliar with the game, offers a mix of cooperative tactical shooting and character development in the style of an RPG. We've embedded the 2006 debut trailer after the break.
