How I look when someone mentions their favorite conspiracy theory.
Since we didn't have a Weekly Update on Monday, lets watch some history warping television in Videos for Alternate Historians. First up, the horrifying future presented in Nolan's Interstellar where students are taught the Moon landing was faked:
What an infuriating scene. Just thinking about makes me sick. Speaking of the moon, Space Nazi film Iron Sky is coming out with a sequel. Check out the teaser trailer below:
Does anyone else see an influence of Worldwar in this flick? Finally, there is going to be a Marvel Attack on Titan crossover and the alternate history genre is responsible for making it happen:
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Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
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And now the news...
Phoenix Pick releases "Aethers of Mars" by Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon
Phoenix Pick released the next installment in the Stellar Guild series: "The Aethers of Mars" by Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon.
In this steampunk, alternate history version of events, circa 1900, Cecil Rhodes rules Mars and is on his way to transforming the British Empire into his vision of a powerful force, managed by the “right” type of people. But all is not well. As the Aethership Agincourt races from Earth to Mars, it may be bringing along the legendary assassin and revolutionary, Savinkov, who may single-handedly change the course of history once again. And hot on the heels of Savinkov come secret Russian agents whose agenda may be quite different from everyone else’s.
This story was actually released last week, but for some reason it escaped my notice. Nevertheless I thought you guys would be interested in checking out a work co-written by one of the biggest names in alternate history and a Nebula finalist. War of the Vikings Adds Fearsome Female Warriors with Shieldmaiden Mini-Expansion
Paradox Interactive announced the addition of female characters to War of the Vikings, the close quarter combat game developed by Fatshark. The Shieldmaiden mini-expansion adds new maps, new weapons and the option to play as female combatants in a new pre-defined class for both the Viking and Saxon factions, with designs inspired by history and real-world accounts of brave warrior women, and comes at no cost to all players.
“Out of all of the research and study that went into designing War of the Vikings, the history surrounding shieldmaidens was some of the most fascinating and controversial,” said Gordon Van Dyke, Executive Producer for Paradox’s War series. “Our design reflects the preparations that any warrior, male or female, would have made for battle: practical protection, not sexualized fantasy. We’ve saved the physics for the combat, where it belongs.”
This update launches alongside a new DLC package that adds a wealth of customization options to the new female warriors – absurd and nonsensical ‘boob armor’ not included. Owners of the of the Blood Eagle and Valhalla editions of the game will have this customization DLC already included, base game owners can purchase the customization DLC for $4.99.
Video Gallery
This week we begin our video gallery with another video from the AlternateHistoryHub, featuring a timeline where Best Korea won the Korean War:
We continue with another shout out to Glorious Leader with a game called Glorious Leader!:
Although the film looks more SF than alternate history, some preliminary research done by myself suggests that time travel and parallel universes play a part. Only time will tell what the plot of this secretive film really is, but I will keep an eye on it in case we find ourselves with a big budget alternate history film on our hands.
Matt Mitrovich is the founder and editor of Alternate History Weekly Update and a blogger on Amazing Stories. Check out his short fiction. When not writing he works as an attorney, enjoys life with his beautiful wife Alana and prepares for the inevitable zombie apocalypse. You can follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
