July 29, 2010
Unknown Worlds has released the first update for the alpha phase of its FPS/RTS game Natural Selection 2, now available for those who are participating.
The patch brings a list of technical and gameplay improvements, additions and bug fixes to the title. Some of the new items include rally points for Hives and Command Stations, dedicated server files [...]
July 27, 2010
Unknown Worlds has released sci-fi FPS-RTS game Natural Selection 2′s first alpha build on Steam for those who pre-ordered the now extinct $39.95 version of the game. For those who purchased the game prior to today check your email, if you don’t have a code and some instructions waiting for you go here to fast-track the situation.
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July 25, 2010
Unknown World’s Charlie Cleveland stopped by the BASHandSlash.com podcast to chat about Natural Selection 2, revealing that the full game release will include the source code for modders to tinker with. He also goes into more detail about other plans to support mods with this game, including plans for a LUA debugger, a level editor, [...]
July 18, 2010
Unknown Worlds has announced via Twitter that their upcoming FPS/RTS hybrid Natural Selection 2 will boast dedicated server support. Not good enough for you? Alright, how about the ability to run mods as well? There, that should give you a jolt of happy juice.
The features will come to both Windows and Linux, with the windows [...]
July 13, 2010
Unknown Worlds has at long last revealed a date for the Alpha release of their upcoming shooter strategy title Natural Selection 2. On Monday, July 26, all special edition pre-orders will have access to the build on Steam.
The Alpha will include one of the shipping maps (Tram), smaller “test” maps, the Marine with Rifle, Pistol, SwitchAx [...]
June 1, 2010
Unknown Worlds has revealed that its upcoming shooter Natural Selection 2 will tote those oh so wonderful vertical movement-enhancing jetpacks when the game (eventually…someday) arrives. On a sort of related note I think it’s safe to say jetpacks are the new zombies.
The devices are used by the Marines faction as a high level upgrade, allowing [...]
March 28, 2010
Unknown Worlds has announced that a pre-alpha engine test for its shooter Natural Selection 2 will be available April 9 for those who pre-ordered the title.
The dev points out that the test will likely have little if any gameplay features as it’s designed to help tune the performance, compatibility, and networking prior to the release of [...]
March 24, 2010
Unknown Worlds has made it official that their upcoming shooter/strategy hybrid Natural Selection 2 will be heading to Steam. Those who pre-ordered the title will be able to activate a Steam copy of the game with their key, the dev has confirmed with Valve.
While a Steam version of NS2 was always assumed, Unknown Worlds wasn’t [...]
February 8, 2010
Mega-mod site and soon to be digital distributor ModDB have announced the winners of this year’s Mod of the Year Awards, with three indie notables taking home some metaphorical hardware.
Editor’s picks included AAAAA! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity taking Best Indie Game, with Overgrowth garnering the most votes for Best Upcoming Indie. Impressively, Natural Selection [...]
January 31, 2010
Earlier this month, we mentioned the Organic Indie Preorder Pack; a pre-order bundle for Unknown Worlds’ Natural Selection 2 Special Edition and developer Wolfire Games’ Overgrowth that essentially discounted the titles into a buy one, get one free deal. Well apparently things went better than expected as Wolfire has released some info about the sale.
The [...]