So, just use this thread to come up with better suggestions, which preferably don't include the term, "annihilation"
What I myself would like to see is one word names. Something unique that works. Zero-K is an example of this, but I never liked this choice because most people in the world wouldn't know the meaning behind it at all unless you explained it to them. And without knowing the meaning, it does sound a bit silly. What would be better is a name with the same meaning but also works as just a cool name even if the meaning isn't known.
Of course, feel free to stick with the regular format of "{cool sounding description}+{event that implies lots of bad things}". Nothing wrong with that format, but use of the word "annihilation" has probably been a little over-saturated
A few of my own:
- Colossal Damnation
- Campaign of the Wretched
- Dissension
- Intergalactic Rift
If anyone has any genius ideas about some new lore we can use to summarise this game, by all means, spew it out. It's a lot easier to come up with names and graphics when there's a specific story to work with. As such, don't feel the names you suggest have to imply anything about intergalactic war.