The eternal enemy of the human race is once again back to torment us. This time in the style of a chaotic retro shooter with a ton of gore—human and insect alike! Welcome to the demo of Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! My impression after playing the demo is: this will not be known for its story, except that the bugs need a good stomping.
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Whatever you think of Electronic Arts, they had a knack for producing awesome comics to promote their games. Or, well, used to, anyway. The Dead Space animated comic is probably the best promotional material I have ever seen in this regard. It’s superbly made, with excellent voice acting and a gritty graphic‑novel style that fits the theme—complete with buckets of blood and gore.
The Dead Space animated comic tells the story of Aegis VII, where humanity dug up the dreaded Red Marker—which later sealed the fate of the planet-cracker ship USG Ishimura, where the first Dead Space game takes place. In other words: it’s a spectacular prequel for those of us who want more juicy Dead Space lore. Watch the film below, but make sure to skip the first 2:23 minutes, because it’s just a weird summarization that spoils the story. I have marked the time-jump. Enjoy!
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The early access release of Menace is here, and after giving it twenty sweaty coffee-infused hours like the nerd that I am—I’m ready to give my first early impressions. While I do feel it’s a much better experience than the demo, since we are actually in control of progression and the campaign now—sadly, my issues with the general gameplay remain. This means that the combat is still mostly abstracted, with a strong wargame (board-game) feeling that work against the immersion in parts.
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Here is something I totally missed back in the day. A short animated comic set in the world of Command & Conquer. It’s official promotional material, too, so I assume it’s canonical—if you consider Command & Conquer 4 to be canon. The fourth and final game in this wonderful franchise was unfortunately a true tiberium infected mutant abomination, which I believe killed the series. Nonetheless, a cool comic was created to set up the story.
Now, it’s not the most intricate tale, yet it gives us a glimpse into the life of the ordinary citizen after the worldwide pandemonium that was Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. In general, it seems life is somewhat restored. However, severe tension between the two factions remains. All very understandable, but I wish the comic showed more of this world-building, because it was easily the most interesting part. Video after the jump!
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Star Trek caught a lot of flak when it was released back in 2013. It was a broken and boring game with supposedly no redeemable features at all, according to game journalists at the time. So, it was a given I had to try it. But first, before we get into the game, I want to say that I’m not the biggest fan of the Kelvin Star Trek universe which this game is set in. It’s too flashy, with focus on action, and making everything typical “Hollywood”, instead of the cerebral entertainment of the old show.
Despite that, I had to give it a go, since I have a soft-spot for third-person cover-based shooters, and military science-fiction. Yes, I’m a pop-a-moler at heart, or at least partly.
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