Star Control: Origins is set in the year 2086. The good news: the signals from Earth have been received by an advanced alien race. The bad news: they are looking for the source of the signals in order to annihilate them. As Captain of the most advanced starship the human race has ever constructed, the player's mission is to prevent the impending destruction of the Earth through any means necessary.

To that end, Star Control: Origins allows players to land on planets that are now represented as spherical entities with the gameplay updated to allow the lander to jump obstacles, rotate their lander’s cannon and deal with hostile environments and creatures.

Like the classic series, Star Control focuses on the player’s interaction with alien races.  Star Control: Origins introduces a new cast of aliens for the player to learn and deal with. Using the game’s dynamic rendering system, the aliens and their speech are rendered in real-time.

For the music, Stardock has been working to reunite the musicians worked on the previous games. For example, Riku Nuottajarvi, composer of much of the music for the original series, has returned for the new Star Control series.  Meanwhile, for the writing, Stardock has tapped Cracked.com columnist, Chris Bucholz to lead the story and writing effort.

Stardock is excited to announce Adam Baldwin has joined the voice cast for Star Control: Origins where he will be portraying a rogue mercenary commander of the Menkmack who pursues the player on behalf of a mysterious client.

Adam is best known for playing a number of unforgettable characters, like Jayne Cobb from Firefly, John Casey from Chuck, and Animal Mother from Full Metal Jacket. In Star Control: Origins, Adam will lend his voice talents to bring life to a rogue mercenary commander of the Menkmack as he pursues the player for a mysterious client.

Said Adam: "Great stories matter, and I'm looking forward to being part of the story the Stardock team is telling with Star Control: Origins."

"Adam has played so many unforgettable characters and earned millions of fans worldwide. We're thrilled to have an artist of his caliber join the talented team at Stardock to deliver our biggest and best game yet," said Brad Wardell, CEO of Stardock.

Star Control: Origins is available for pre-order from Stardock, GOG, or Steam for $24.99. The bundle, which includes Star Control: The Ur-Quan Masters and Star Control: Kessari Quadrant, can be purchased from Stardock, GOG, or Steam for $29.99.