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It's a game that's been in development for 10 years but there's still no specific release date. Nope, we are not talking about Duke Nukem Forever but Darkstar. You may be asking yourself, "What's that?" It's a sci-fi adventure game with live action cut scenes that was first announced in 2000. It's main claims to fame are the appearances of several members of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 TV cast as well as songs from legendary rock band Rush.

The official MST3K community site Satellite News got a quick update on the game's progress a few days ago with Darkstar's Director/Producer J. Allen Williams saying that the game has been content complete for a year now. He states, "The crash in the economy has slowed us down a bit, because many of the publishers have no money right now, and others are being very careful about how much they put into third-party productions, and rightfully so." Still he claims the game is "definitely coming out" but would not specify a release date. Williams does confirm that Darkstar will be release for the PC and Mac first with a console release coming later.

In the meantime you can check out this newly released Flash-based trailer that shows off the game's CGI and live action cut scenes. It can also serve as a dance track. Nope, we are not kidding.