StarDrive trailer shows space bears fighting space owls

Giving you direct command of ships which you’ve designed yourself, StarDrive looks a little like a more hands-on version of Gratuitous Space Battles. Mainly in that you’ll be seeing off vast fleets of enemy ships, all viewed through a top-down perspective (all the better to see the space fill with lasers and flak).

What the video doesn't show, though is meant to be a large part of the game, is that you'll be tasked with expanding your space empire, not just through combat, by terraforming and forging diplomatic alliances. May be best to opt for the bear race over the owls, if Winnie the Pooh has taught me anything it's that while Owls may be right clever-clogs they won't ever get their way when a bear's involved.

You can currently preorder a copy of StarDrive through Steam with the game’s full release scheduled for 19 April.

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VinsanityV22 says: 19:32pm March 12th 2013

I used to work at an animal sanctuary, and they had bears. They were well trained; never hurt a fly. And they were smart, too. Like cats or something. They always seemed to watch what you were doing whenever you had to clean the cages or were around in general, and sure enough, they'd investigate the doors to the enclosure once they thought you had gone. My point is, I'm not shocked one bit that in this future, bears have become intelligent enough to fly spaceships. I could've told you that they would've gotten there years ago! I also remember reading about how bears are the only animals smart enough to exfoliate their skin, using pumice rocks or something. Google it!