Audio: MarsCorp
Online audio drama is ‘the hot thing’ right
now, and the independent producers are
producing much more sparky material than
tired and slanted mainstream broadcasters
such as BBC Radio and NPR. MarsCorp
(rated PG-13) is one of the leading science
fiction audio drama podcasts of 2016,
during which its makers pumped out 12
scripted comedy episodes that can be
downloaded for free. Direct MP3
downloads are also supported, for those
who don't care to install Apple's intrusive
iTunes software. MarsCorp is an original
story that follows Station Supervisor E.L.
Hob's first year at MarsCorp, a
terraforming colony established on the red
planet in the year 2070. MarsCorp has had
several nominations for the Audio Verse
Awards in 2016 including ‘Best’ in:
Original; Long Form, Large Cast; Ongoing;
and Comedic Production.
Game: Call of Duty: Infinity Ward
The famous videogame Call of Duty... in Space!
Oh yes. Finally spurred into action by the likes
of Titanfall, the makers of the new Call of Duty:
Infinity Ward have launched the much-loved
gaming franchise into orbit. Predictably, many
of the franchise’s fanboys seem to loathe the
change. But the rest of us get to enjoy the
polished COD gaming mechanics in a setting
involving inter-planetary colonisation, combat
in zero-gravity, AI robots, and refreshing new
enemies. All set inside superb space skyboxes
and in sci-fi settings. The ten hour single-player
campaign is genuinely well-scripted and paced
and is not just the usual tired afterthought. As
such the game will appeal most to the older
infrequent or first-time gamer who has no use
for multiplayer mode, and who wants no-snags
story-led gameplay in gorgeous settings. The
campaign opens on Europa, Jupiter’s frosty
moon, and then you hop across a partly
colonised solar system. Call Of Duty: Infinite
Warfare is for gaming PCs, PS4 and Xbox One.