Here's something interesting for you; Interstellar Marines.

This is a game being developed by Zero Point Software, an independent Danish developer, who has a quite peculiar way of doing things . We hear the term is "AAA Indie". We'll talk about that a little further down. Now, about the game, well that's the most interesting part.

Interstellar Marines is basically an FPS shooter set in space. Nothing new and intuative there, but(!) there's some other things that makes it more interesting. It's sporting persistent character development and skill system, and it's storyline is mainly written for 4 player co-op non-linear game play and open ended level design.

Set in a believable future, the game focuses on realism in the gameplay and will include both tight and claustrophobic level and big open maps. It's also said Interstellar Marines is intended to be part 1 of a trilogy.

www.interstellarmarines.com

Now, that's all well and dandy and tasty cookies, but what the hell is "AAA Indie"?

AAA Indie is split up into this: AAA is the highest stamp of quality and Indie is independant. Meaning that the game and development is of great quality, and the developers are independant, again meaning there are no publishers which results in a cheaper retail.

AAA Indie combined as a term for Zero Point Software, means they have an open door to the development so that the gamers and fans can track the development from each stage to the next. Further the gamers have an option to take part and "vote" on suggested eatures for the game.

The question remains, though. Why AAA Indie?

Because the publishers who were interested in the game wanted to change too much of the content. The developers on the other hand, being all pure gamers, didn't want to change a thing. So... AAA Indie.

www.zeropointsoft.com
www.aaaindie.com

Source: Connect Gaming