M12 denotes the twelve sintelligences that operate the CogNet

The island city state of Seng Chiu is perhaps better remembered as Singapore

Light infantry units, with assorted skill sets

The last remaining relic of the European Union and Interpol, Sigma Blue is an international crime fighting and liaison task force.

The blisteringly fast race cars of the future

The G&M, or GaMa Corp, not to be confused with the larger GM corporation.

More correctly known as the Imperial National Bank of Nippon and the Pacific Rim Coalition (INBNPRC)

Kids today, you can't tell them what to do, right from wrong. When I was a kid we got tattoos and piercings, nowadays they turn themselves into freaking mutants. On purpose!

Any citizen over the age of 30

Sometimes science and culture produce amazing things, sometimes they produce flipper babies

Dr. Assan Steiner

A build a mile tall with 50,000 people in has a lot of room for action and intrigue

You should probably get ready for some trouble...

"Compared to the scum I deal with as a cop, fighting you was a piece of cake!"

A portmanteau of the words Architecture and Ecology, arcologies are megastructres that are built with an eye towards environmentally friendliness.

A specialized suit of power armor designed for peacekeeping and urban roles

A powered melee weapon for power armor assault troopers

The beginning of the 21st century was marked by the leading world powers staking their claims to strategic resources. Foremost of the resources was petroleum. Each nation stated that it was willing to go to war to secure these vital resources. This was not an empty claim.