by Alice O'Connor, Mar 21, 2013 6:45am PDT
Hey, you! Have you played Natural Selection 2 yet? If you fancy giving the FPS-RTS a go, today's your lucky day, as it'll be free for all and sundry to try and play on Steam from this morning until Sunday. To put a cherry on top, developer Unknown Worlds is cutting the price by 50% for the weekend too, bringing it down to $12.50.
Watch: An exciting new trailer »
by Alice O'Connor, Mar 08, 2013 10:30am PST
There are, on this big wide Internet, shadowy sites which sell game keys a fair bit cheaper than other stores. While some seem legitimate-ish in a 'grey area' sort of way, apparently reselling keys from regions where games are cheaper, others are downright illegal.
Natural Selection 2 developer Unknown Worlds has cancelled 1,341 NS2 keys and eaten around $30,000 in charge-back costs after keys were bought with stolen credit cards then resold. A mite displeased, it's warned people off buying keys from strange places.
Read more: Everyone left out of pocket except reseller »
by Alice O'Connor, Feb 28, 2013 6:45am PST
A hefty update for Natural Selection 2 hatches today, bringing everything from bug fixes and a new map to exosuit railguns and hordes of screeching deathbugs. Developer Unknown Worlds describes the free 'Gorgeous' update as "much bigger" than any since its October launch. To top it all off, the FPS-RTS will be half-price this weekend.
Watch: Babblers are back, boom! »
by Alice O'Connor, Oct 30, 2012 6:00am PDT
Halloween is a time for surprises so, with that in mind, boo! Sci-fi FPS-RPG Natural Selection 2 was due to emerge from its leathery egg on that spooky day, but developer Unknown Worlds has announced it is coming early. Only a little, given that Halloween is tomorrow, but it's quite welcome.
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by Alice O'Connor, Oct 10, 2012 6:00am PDT
by Alice O'Connor, Sep 06, 2012 7:30am PDT
Multiplayer-only games live or die on their ability to draw a lasting playerbase, but this can be tricky when you've only got the resources of a small indie studio at hand. Unknown Worlds is tackling this head-on before it can even become an issue for Natural Selection 2, handing out an extra 45,000 free copies of its FPS-RTS to pre-orderers to jump-start the multiplayer community.
Read more: Only for those who pre-ordered early »
by Alice O'Connor, Aug 28, 2012 3:00pm PDT
Unknown Worlds still won't say quite when Natural Selection 2's supposedly "imminent" release will be, but the FPS-RTS must be approaching as the final big content patch for the pre-order beta is about to stomp out. Oh yes, stomp out indeed, as it adds a mighty exosuit for the marines to go all Starship Troopers, along with a remake of the classic mod map NS_Veil.
Watch: Stomp-a-stomp »
by Alice O'Connor, Feb 06, 2012 6:00am PST
FPS-RTS Natural Selection 2's long gestation will end this summer, when Unknown Worlds' multiplayer evolve 'em up launches for PC, Mac and Linux. The announcement came alongside a huge patch updating its pre-order beta build with a few fine features from the original Half-Life mod that'd been missing until now--jetpacks and the alien Onos class.
Watch: The colossal Onos stomps into action »
by Xav de Matos, Feb 19, 2011 2:00am PST
Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.
Today's Filter features Bulletstorm, Captain America: Super Soldier, Major League Baseball 2K11, Fight Night Champion, Total War: Shogun 2, Operation Flashpoint: Red River, Champions Online, Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime, Mortal Kombat, Valet Parking 1989, Shift 2 Unleashed, MotorStorm Apocalypse, Radiant Historia, SEGA Genesis Classic Collection Gold Edition, Natural Selection 2, Love & Order, Vindictus, Top Shot Arcade, and Virtua Tennis 4. Read more »
by Xav de Matos, Dec 21, 2010 1:30pm PST
Indie developer Unknown Worlds has been inspired by the flurry of sales around the internet and has decided to get in on the action themselves.
"In light of all the awesome sales happening for games all over the net, we thought we should spread some holiday cheer too," the dev's official site says. From now until an undisclosed time, anyone who purchases a copy of the team's upcoming (and anticipated) first-person shooter Natural Selection 2 will receive a second copy for free. Read more »
by Alice O'Connor, Dec 17, 2010 10:00am PST
Following a streak of short teaser trailers for Natural Selection 2, indie developer Unknown Worlds has released a more-conventional trailer for the commercial sequel to its outstanding Half-Life RTS-FPS hybrid mod, showing off the beta build.
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by Brian Leahy, Nov 18, 2010 1:40pm PST
The closed beta for Unknown Worlds Entertainment's mod-turned-game Natural Selection 2 will be kicking off tomorrow with access being granted to the first 10,000 pre-order customers, reports Joystiq. Those that have already pre-ordered are already included.
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by Xav de Matos, Oct 05, 2010 1:00am PDT
Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.
Today's Filter features new media for Epic Mickey, NBA 2K11, Rapala Pro Bass Fishing, Medal of Honor, Vanquish, Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, Natural Selection 2, Vindictus, Cosmo Fighters, Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition, EA Sports MMA, and screens from the upcoming "Undead Nightmare" DLC for Red Dead Redemption. Read more »
by Garnett Lee, Jul 14, 2010 2:00pm PDT
Game Director Charlie "Flayra" Cleveland announced in a blog post that the playable alpha for Natural Selection 2 will release through Steam on Monday, July 26. Getting in is easy; everyone who pre-ordered the Special Edition of the game gets to play. Most everyone should be covered as Cleveland notes that a whopping 90% of the community has already done that. But if you've been on the fence, it's time to make the call. Once the Alpha starts, the door closes on Special Edition pre-orders, alpha access, and the special all black marine armor.
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by Chris Faylor, Apr 02, 2010 12:00pm PDT
Answering the question no one dared ask, independent developer Unknown Worlds has revealed exactly how the Gorge--"the main builder/healer class" of the Kharaa in Natural Selection 2's asymmetrical multiplayer mode--and its stubby legs handle stairs.
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