It seems like we covered Interstellar Marines seven full years ago when the game was first publicly announced. Maybe that's because we actually did cover Interstellar Marines seven years ago, but who's keeping track, 'eh?  What's important is the team at developer Zero Point Software is ready to finally push their pride and joy out of Steam's Early Access program (which it entered back in July of 2013). But, in order to do that, they need a little help.

Interstellar Marines received yet another co-op campaign map to extend the game's lore yet another step. Grab the latest DLC today and take a friend along for the ride! Developer Zero Point Software recently released their second co-op campaign map, "Starcrown Aerospace", adding a whole new level of twists and turns to the game...

Alright, folks.  It's time to pack your space-bags and hop back into Interstellar Marines, The tactical co-op FPS just dropped it's newest patch, and it's added a whole slew of ways for you and three buddies to bring the pain to your galactic foes.  Of course, the game is inspired by Rainbow Six, so I'm assuming the pain in question can only be brought after hours of planning, meticulous loadout management, and staring at your computer screen as you try to figure out who exactly shot you.

Interstellar Marines has been in development for quite a while, and definitely hit some rocky patches along the way. Luckily, this Early Access title is shaping up to be a fine experience. With single player, multiplayer, and co-op on the table for this sci-fi shooter, it's been an optimistic project from the beginning. I got to interview the game's Creative Director, Kim Jørgensen, while playing the title last week, and damn it was fun. We streamed the session on Twitch (if you don't follow us you should probably do that right now), but here's the footage for those who missed out:

In what is potentially the most sincere delay announcement we've ever seen, Interstellar Marines co-op update will be pushed back until September 25. Cartsen Boserup from Zero Point Software took to YouTube to share that the update is not quite optimized enough, and they're confident they can finish it in another week. 

Released a year ago this month, Interstellar Marines is finally seeing it's first glimpse of co-op. In the form of a massive update launching in August, a new mission will be available in four-player co-op or as a single player experience.

This issue of On The Download gets to me so much I made up a word to best illustrate how this makes gamers feel. Have you noticed that when a game comes out on one system but doesn’t hit the other systems at the same time, the later port of the game often comes with different, improved features?

We've waited and waited for the release date of sci-fi FPS Interstellar Marines to be officially announced, in spite of quite a bit of turbulence surrounding its development. To tide us over until the full games releases, it looks like Zero Point Software is giving us a prequel story to the full game. This story will be released on Xbox LIVE Arcade, Steam, and Playstation Network long before the full title is released.

While the focus of Co-Optimus has always been on cooperative gaming, we also like to look at cooperative efforts surrounding gaming as well.  One of these unique stories is the independent and slightly community developed Interstellar Marines by Zero Point Software.  What makes Interstellar Marines so unique is that not it's four player co-op first person shooter, but one that is being almost completely community funded and driven.  Also it has space sharks.

It's been some time since we saw anything from Interstellar Marines, a unique tactical co-op game from developer Zeropoint Software.  When we last looked at the game we talked about their investment like business model, where dividends were paid out to shareholders in the form of mini-slices of the full product.  All this was being done to tide you over till the final release of the game.  The latest slice is now available and it's called Running Man.

It's not often we as players get the opportunity to directly participate in the development process of a game, be it indie developed or not. Furthermore: how often do we see decent studios have to shut their doors and throw out perfectly good game concepts and engines?

Which would you like first: The good news, or the bad news? Just a few months ago, we were wowed by the amount of community support pouring out for the guys responsible for Interstellar Marines. Then, the dream of four every-day guys were unfortunately put on hold. Rafoca, one of our own, had found this upsetting message to share.