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Rumor: Aliens Colonial Marines Wii U version "postponed indefinitely"
- Thread starter Discomurf
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KojiKnight
Member
Ridley Scott must be livid with gearbox about this trash they made.... Oh! You mean you think they betrayed Nintendo? Pfft, did them a favor.
Being that it's delayed, aren't they still under contract to release it? Meaning that Gearbox is going to have to use up the profits from Borderlands 2 to bring the WiiU version up to par with Borderlands and the original demo to save face and not get a breach of contract from Sega?
plagiarize
Banned
or (because maybe dreams can really come true)
3) Given the critical mauling the game has received, Sega/Gearbox has decided to delay the almost completed Wii U version to try to address some of the criticisms, Ninja Gaiden 3 style.
Even more you mean.
Technosteve
Banned
Sega, why you put out shit aliens games?
That is the best combination of the worst things I can think of. wow.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
we're done here.
JordanLMiller
Member
Is the game really that bad? How disappointing.
Discomurf
Member
maquiladora
Member
Remember the DICE thread with the quotes from Mario? I wonder was this one of the canceled ones...
Herbspiceguy
Member
This is the best controller Nintendos ever made for making an FPS. This is the best controller Nintendo has ever given us for playing hardcore games.
"It's pretty clear to us that the best-looking console version of Aliens: Colonial Marines is going to be on the Wii U."
"So, like, I'm playing the game and maybe I'm in one of those suspenseful sections, and all of a sudden... WAWUM, WAWUM, and I realise the sound is coming from the controller. And I look down and it's a motion tracker in my hand, in the actual controller. And it's motion-sensitive too so I can scan the room by moving the controller. It's pretty cool and that's just one of the many uses of this device."
"Now, the Wii U is a more powerful machine so if you're one of those early adopter types and you've got the disposable income to buy a new console right now, maybe that's something you want to look at for this game."
"It's pretty clear to us that the best-looking console version of Aliens: Colonial Marines is going to be on the Wii U."
"So, like, I'm playing the game and maybe I'm in one of those suspenseful sections, and all of a sudden... WAWUM, WAWUM, and I realise the sound is coming from the controller. And I look down and it's a motion tracker in my hand, in the actual controller. And it's motion-sensitive too so I can scan the room by moving the controller. It's pretty cool and that's just one of the many uses of this device."
"Now, the Wii U is a more powerful machine so if you're one of those early adopter types and you've got the disposable income to buy a new console right now, maybe that's something you want to look at for this game."
GillianSeed79
Member
I still can't believe they canned the Obsidian Alien RPG and yet gave Gearbox the green light for A:CM with its six-year dev cycle. Come on Sega, people actually like Alpha Protocol.
I really wonder if Gearbox shifted development funds to Borderlands 2. Shady shit has been known to happen in this industry. I wonder if we'll see another epic legal fight.
I really wonder if Gearbox shifted development funds to Borderlands 2. Shady shit has been known to happen in this industry. I wonder if we'll see another epic legal fight.
TheDrowningMan
Member
I suspect Sega got wind of the game's quality, nixed development on the Wii U version (and announced it as a delay) and decided to shovel it out the door apologetically. Even if it sells very well in spite of its status as an awful game, I'm not sure whether they'll bother; it's not good for reputations.
yeah, it's probably a combination of both. Sega's watchin' dat bottom line.
AlphaStriker
Member
Jason Schreier: Will the Wii U version be released?
Sega: Do you eat colonial marines?
Sega: Do you eat colonial marines?
Father_Brain
Banned
I'm going with both, with a slight lean to the latter.
Shit games getting cancelled? Great.
Well, I always source the IGN forums when I post news.
megarockexe
Member
I just remember them making a big deal about this the past 2 E3s. Then it turns into this? It's just sad and strange.
UberTag
Member
Not even Vita owners want this mess.
We got the superior Alien game this week... ALIEN BREED. Ooooh yeah!
tauroxd
Member
The first post, man, the first post.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
This could be seen coming from a mile off. They haven't made a peep about the Wii U version in ages.
Teleporter
Junior Member
Man what a terrible time for horror/scifi games... Glad i can play the amazing Dead space 3 with no worries!
I choose C
First post nails it again.
Absolutely flawless execution. GAF needs a style ranking system for first posts.
It had great potential on paper. The gamepad could have functioned as the Alien Motion Scanner.
Apophis2036
Banned
They should take the time to improve the game based on the criticisms like they did with Ninja Gaiden.
Agreed. It would've hurt SEGA a lot more than it already has. Sad this game is bad, as a huge Aliens fan I was super pumped.