Some good folks have been hard at working at turning back the clock on the Natural Selection universe and converting it to a 2D format, know as Starstrike. Right now the AI is fairly simple, but their latest blog update talks about how the marine AI is quite competent, but work is needed for the alien AI still. Make sure you read the site for any problems you may have and give them some feedback. Personally, I suck in 2D just as much as I did in 3D.

It's time for an update, but instead of rehashing what has been discussed on the UWE site, we shall focus on some community news. 

A user by the name of Mojokdirector has begun work on a short live action/CGI movie based off the NS universe. He has been posting periodic updates in this forum thread showing off the armour he has been making for the movie as well as some early CGI shots. Even better he just released a short test movie showing it all coming together.

Check out the latest concept art buried in a recent blog post on the UWE site:

The folks over at the ANSL were able to discuss some of the competitive news of NS and future news of NS2 with Flayra. Here is a little taste of what was discussed:

9) What's in the cards as far as NS2 goes? Will we be seeing more of a smaller games (<18 player) focus like NS, or will the game be expanding to encompass more players? How much larger in scope will NS2 be compared to NS?

I see why people are confused on this one. A long time ago, we had big plans for NS2 but now we're making something smaller and closer to NS. So NS2 will be sticking to the gritty close-quarters feel of NS, not reinventing that part of it. Maybe we can get to the dropship/planetary level for NS3.