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US Army Sargeant Volunteers Unit to be First Colonial Marines

Being a member of the US military in Afghanistan takes it's toll after a few years. So last week, Sergeant First Class William Ruth of the Army's 101st Airborne Division proposed an alternative mission for his soldiers: let them be the first humans to colonize another planet. In his letter (below) to an editor at LiveScience, Ruth says his unit's role as advanced scouts and reconnaissance soldiers makes them ideally suited to the rough, lonely life in the cold, barren wastes that await them on Mars, the Moon, or elsewhere. More »

9:40 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Michael Reilly
2,755 views, 50 comments

Latest by Nephus: Well, that's basically the point I logged in to make, but Brock beat me to it. No one is talking about sending armed soldiers, just people that are experienced with living in extreme conditions with none of the comforts we take more »

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"Aliens" Game Dunks Your Whole Squad In Acid Blood

Have you ever wanted to play as a Colonial Marine in the Alien universe, blasting those acid-for-blood xenomorphs with your M41A pulse rifle and sweeping areas with a motion tracker? Now your dreams can come true when you slip into your body armor and pick up a controller. Based on these screenshots from Aliens: Colonial Marines, it looks like you'll only need Hicks yelling "Game over, man!" to make it feel like you're really there. More »

4:00 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Kevin Kelly
6,277 views, 43 comments

Latest by Chiper: The Wii lacks the graphical umph to use a modern FPS engine. Not to mention, so far the only FPS that's worked on the Wii was Metroid 3. Wiimote + nuncheck really isn't well suited to the genre. AVP2 more »