Since some people out there dont know the full story aobut Natural selection...the NS team e-mailed me with information about it to post on here...
For those not in the know, Natural Selection is a Half-Life mod which is about to release version 2.0 on July 31st. From our 'About' page at http://www.natural-selection.org: Natural Selection is an action-strategy game for the PC. It is a "Half-life modification", which means it is written on top of the Half-life game engine. Multiplayer-only Half-life mod where one team plays marines and the other plays aliens. The humans must keep their cool and work together to assault an alien-infested spacecraft or colony. Marines vs. marines and aliens vs. aliens scenarios will also be supported in the near future. "First-person strategy" with a real resource model and consequences for actions. Both sides are genuinely different and together they accommodate different play styles: Marines :: Fighting skill is less important, strategy and communication take its place. Playing as a marine will be a tense experience with methodical planning and strategy, interrupted with action. Aliens :: Playing as an alien will be an intense action experience, rewarding reflexes and alien heroics. Communication and coordination don't require typing. Accessible, fast, mouse-driven interface: no keys beyond those used in Half-life needed. Simple to learn and play, it is hard-core action/strategy for a mainstream audience. Innovative social dynamics lead to memorable games. Atmospheric indoor sci-fi environments full of steam, smoke and ambient soundscapes Natural Selection v1.0 is now available for download from our "downloads" section. New features, maps and artwork will be added as feedback from players is received and the gameplay refined. NS v1.0 has been downloaded over one million times, and has 15,000 unique players every day. Natural Selection v2.0 represents a giant leap forward in the world of NS and is poised to take public and competitive play by storm. Nearly every aspect of the game has been revisited and tweaked from feedback from hundreds of the top NS veterans and thousands of games played on public and private servers around the globe. More info and screens at http://www.natural-selection.org and our sister news site, http://www.readyroom.org