The first screenshots of the nature-themed shooter Earth No More have been released by independent Finnish developer Recoil Games. Though few details of the game have been revealed, the shooter is said to be a tale of environmental rebellion, with an angry Mother Earth serving as the player's enemy. The title is in development for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. No release date has been scheduled, and Recoil has yet to secure a publisher for the game.

Earth No More was announced in 2007 by Recoil and then-producer 3D Realms. Following the formation of 3DR founder Scott Miller's Radar Group... Read more

Following this weekend's inadvertent revelation, self-described "entertainment entity" Radar Group has officially announced the sequel to Human Head's portal-hopping, gravity-bending shooter Prey (PC, X360) and issued the small piece of concept art we posted over the weekend (left).

The company confirmed that Human Head will be reprising its role as developer for Prey 2, which is slated to hit PC and Xbox 360. The storyline is said to have main character Tommy escaping "an Earth that no longer wants him for a future that cannot survive without him." An estimated release date was not provided.

Along with two bits of concept art (above) for Recoil Games' Earth No More (PC, PS3, X360), Radar also revealed a brief synopsis of its third project, Incarnate.

An open world action-adventure title set in present-day Chicago, Incarnate... Read more

Darin Scott and Edward Polgardy of Cinemagraphix Entertainment have filed a lawsuit against 3D Realms over Earth No More, saying the Duke Nukem Forever developer stole their idea, reports Next Generation.

Announced last year, Earth No More is a first person shooter in development at Recoil Games, produced by 3D Realms. In the game, "a growth of deadly red vines and mutating spores have overtaken the world, perverting whatever they encounter."

That premise, as well as the name 'Earth No More', is pretty much what Scott and Polgardy pitched to several game developers--including 3D Realms--in 2005, according to the lawsuit.

According to the plaintiff, anyone can see similarities between what was pitched and what 3D Realms announced, noting, among other things, a similarity in concept art.

"First of all, the title 'Earth No More' is a title that I haven't been able to find in the title of any intellectual property out there," said the plaintiff's attorney Tre Lovell. "There's no movie, TV show, book, play, anything like that which has the title 'Earth No More'."

Scott and Polgardy are seeking damages under the US Copyright Act, additional statutory damages of up to $150,000 plus attorney fees, and an injunction against the distribution of the game.

PC Zone's preview of Earth No More can be found at Computer & Video Games. It offers an overview of the game and some quotes by Samuli Syvahuoko of Recoil Games and Raphael van Lierop of 3D Realms.

Following the recent formation of Recoil Games and the subsequent announcement of its first title, the sci-fi themed first person shooter Earth No More (PS3, X360, PC), I caught up with studio founder and director, Samuli Syvahuoko (pictured left). The former managing director and co-founder of Max Payne creator Remedy Entertainment, Syvahuoko has only recently returned to PC and console development after having spent six years specializing in mobile technology and games, providing him with a fresh view of the current gaming landscape.

With this in mind, we spoke on variety of topics, including the company's relationship with 3D Realms, its use of Unreal Engine 3, digital distribution, the future of the PC and console market, and the effects of piracy. Check it out.

Samuli Syvahuoko: Having been "away" from the PC/console space for several years, I was somewhat shocked to notice that--apart from eyecandy--things in games had not progressed all that much. And having always been a big fan movies and television serials (in other words great storytelling and believable characters), I started to see a clear gap that needed filling.
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eXp has been updated with a Q&A with Samuli Syvahuoko of Recoil Games. Syvahuoko is asked about the company's "cinegames" and the upcoming Earth No More.

3D Realms' latest title is a sci-fi themed FPS named Earth No More, company co-founder Scott Miller has confirmed to Shacknews. Developed by the recently formed Recoil Games and powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 3, the game will arrive on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in 2009.

Initial details on Earth No More surfaced in the latest issue of Game Informer, which is set to hit stores and subscribers later this week. Beginning in a small, quarantined New England town, Earth No More's antagonist comes not from space, but from nature. As a result of mankind's constant pollution of and experimentation with the environment, a growth of deadly red vines and mutating spores have overtaken the world, perverting whatever they encounter.

When reached for comment, Miller told Shacknews that ... Read more