Interstellar Marines

Following a hugely successful run in 2011, the team at Zero Point Software have released Interstellar Marines: Deadlock, the platform and foundation on which the ambitious Interstellar Marines multiplayer component will emerge. The first release of Deadlock is online and available to all Spearhead and Frontliner members of Interstellar Marines.

Zero Point Software has announced that the work-in-progress Interstellar Marines has surpassed one-hundred-thousand registered members of its online community, each partaking in the free-to-play online game or one of its upgrade packages. Interstellar Marines is planned as a trilogy of games; a high-quality First-Person Shooter (FPS) experienced in a realistic and unpredictable future where first contact with another sentient species is slowly becoming reality.

Cinemablend Considering that an official release date is a ways off for the upcoming first-person, sci-fi shooter from Zero Point Software, the developers have decided to whet the appetites of gamers with a cooperative back-story prequel game that will explain the story for the main game. Whats more is that this prequel game of sorts will make an appearance on Steam, XBLA and PSN Before the main game arrives.

Gaming Blend: You may have heard bits and pieces about the multiplayer in Interstellar Marines including the cooperative modes planned for the game. Well, Zero Point Software's head designer, Kim Haar Jørgensen, revealed some interesting and detailed news about the game's RPG mechanics and the four-player cooperative campaign.

Gaming Blend ...you may be hearing a lot more about Interstellar Marines because Zero Point Software (the developers behind this ambitious sci-fi adventure) has their hands on PS3 and Xbox 360 development kits and the game is being planned for release across the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360

Interstellar Marines has reached over 67,000 registered/premium members.

The Game Fanatics: What would you say if we told you that theres a studio-an independent studio-working on a new first person shooter that aims to be the most believable and immersive sci-fi first-person shooter on the planet, would you call us crazy?

Critical Gamer Writes: Zero Point Software have now opened up the Vault The Vault is described as an in-engine preview concept of some of the characters you'll meet in Interstellar Marines and runs directly through your browser. Zero Point believe their fans are not to be taken for granted and that potentially the Vault could change the way in which games are are marketed. Game Director Kim Jørgensen had this to say Screenshots and videos are so last century. We're making a big budget interactive game, and I for one expect our community to start the journey through this interactive experience a long time before the game launches, in fact our business model demands it!.

PSU has been receiving many requests from our readers as of late concerning an update on Zeropoint Software's sci-fi FPS, Interstellar Marines. As a result, we decided to get in touch with the Copenhagen-based studio in order to shed some light on the project. According to company representative Kristian Waneck, the title remains very much in developed behind closed doors, with the studio only too well aware of the frustrations shared by gamers from lack of updates on the title.

PSU Writes: Developed by Zero Point Software, an independent studio out of Copenhagen, Interstellar Marines is a sci-fi hybrid that combines the cooperative gameplay and military realism of the tactical shooter with the character development and narrative depth of RPG's. According to Zero Point, the first playable demo will available at GDC and new trailers will be shown highlighting the game's gameplay and features.