Spacey Gamey Newsies & Dealsies 4/11-17/13: The Freaking Finally Edition

Helllllloooooo my wonderful awesome friends! I’m back! I think! *checks* Yes, I’m back! Sorry for the lack of news posts, got surprisingly busy all over the place and just didn’t have the time. I do now though, yay! There’s a lot to go over, so let’s dive in, it’s all warm and stuff! ;)

• EVE Online – On the official site, they have a video of true stories from the first decade of the game (which will be embdedded below). The Mittani has articles on cruise missile fixes, mission fixes and news about an alliance slapfight.
• Drox Operative – The big news is MOD TOOLS! Yay! There’s also a new patch that fixes trade requests and other things.
• StarMade – Several updates include news on server crashes, a custom docking area, wedge shapes, faction options and other bugfixes.
• Star Conflict – There are updates on new gold standards as well as a new combat specialization.
• Star Citizen – There’s new art of the 300i fighter, which is alovely. There’s also a naming system poll, a spotlight on fan RADD and a new update to their writer’s guide.
• Voidnex – Thanks to reader Goomich for pointing out this new game to me. Looks nifty!
• StarDrive – The good folks at RTS Guru have written a preview of the game.
• FTL – You can now buy FTL-themed merchandise, such as a Kestrel hoodie or a pirate t-shirt. I so want the hoodie. There’s also an interview with the devs over on PixelJudge.
• Solar War – There’s a new version of the game available, which adds support for more factions, event chains and even more.
• Freespace Port – Version 3.4 of the port of Descent: Freespace to the Freespace 2 engine has been released! Go git it!
• Rogue System – Their new website has a chart that shows the progress of the game, which is awesome to see. I want it now though. ;)
• Infinite Space 3 – On their Kickstarter, they’ve announced a soundtrack as well as stretch goals! Go check it out and kick ’em something!
• Mok Force – Thanks to Rock, Paper Shotgun for writing about this neat-looking shmup.
• Homeworld 2 Complex – The latest version of this extensive mod has been released on ModDB. You can see a trailer of it in action below.
• Neptune’s Pride II – Thanks again to Rock, Paper Shotgun for letting us know about a new version of this popular browser-based space conquest game.
• Endless Space – The Amplitude folks need help to save the Sowers.
• Beyond Beyaan – There’s a new build which adds event handling and a new UI, among other things. The game also has its own cursor now, as well as velociraptors. ;)
• Stars of Call – According to a post on our very own forum, there’s a new version of this nifty Naev total conversion.
• Infinity – There’s a HUGE update on planetary engine improvements, which looks FANTASTIC. Can they FINALLY release this thing please? ;)
• Kerbal Space Program – As reported by Eurogamer, there was some confusion and outcry over the notion of paid expansions for the game. This was thankfully dealt with by a post from the devs on their blog.
• Void of Darkness – The dev has begun writing the dialog for all the alien races, apparently.
• Star Trek Online – There’s a new Legacy of Romulus dev blog entry to read.
• And Here the Wheel – There’s a new podcast episode for y’all to listen to. :)
• Elite: Dangerous – There’s a new Fiction Diary for the game on YouTube, as well as embedded below.
• Galactic Patrol 2013 – There’s a new Kickstarter for this game that has the blessings of the original Galactic Patrol folks. Go check it out.
• Joystick Required – This was a space game news site run by a Jumpgate colleague of mine back in the day, and it’s back, so go check it out and say hello!
• Strike Vector – This is spacey enough to warrant inclusion. Just go watch this trailer. Seriously, watch it.
• AI War – There’s a new patch called “Nebulous Diligence” which works to improve the AI.

We’re not done yet folks! We have DEALS too!! Let’s do this!

• Space Pirates and Zombies is on sale at GMG for $5.08
• Beat Hazard EVERYTHING is part of the latest Indie Gala weekly bundle, and you can get all of it f or $1.87, which is a FREAKING steal people.
• Gamestop is having a spring sale on everything Stardock, which includes:
  • Galactic Civilizations I: Ultimate for $4.99
  • Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate for $9.99
  • Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity for $9.99
  • Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion for $19.99 or an upgrade from Trinity for $14.99.
• AI War is also part of a Steam weeklong sale, in which everything is 75% off.
• There’s also an IndieFort Spring Bundle which has both AI War and Zigfrak for $7.99.

FINALLY, the folks at Arcen games (who made the aforementioned AI War) have announced a new game called Skyward Collapse, which looks awesome.

That’s it! Have a great day folks!