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Aliens: Colonial Marines screens
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Mr. Luchador
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Is this still on track? Release dates are down as March on most websites, but there's been no new news for months!
LeMaximilian
Alligator F*ck House
I hope so. Considering their success from Borderlands, I hope all that creativity is being put into an independent Aliens game. Fuck, it could be amazing...
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Chriswok said:
Hopefully,Sega is looking at the wild success Gearbox is having with Borderlands and jump start this project.
Honestly, it seems kinda pointless for them to continue with this project when you have Rebellion already finishing up a game that is essentially the same thing + predator. What could this title offer that the other couldn't? (no Predator is not an acceptable response)
Personally I was looking forward to the Aliens RPG. Now that sounded unique.
Personally I was looking forward to the Aliens RPG. Now that sounded unique.
Rated-Rsuperstar
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TheFallen said:
I know right. Especially considering how good AVP looks. But Sega may still cancel it. Cause it's only been in development hell for what 8 years now.
Kazuma Kiryu
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TheFallen said:
One of the selling points in the aliens colonial marines was the co-op aspect of it.
i mean just think about it: you and 3 more friends playing as marines trying to find those pesky aliens. now that's something i'm hoping for.
i think there's room for both (one focused on single/competitive mp) and the other focusing on the coop aspect of stuff.
Doesn't the AVP game have that already?kazuma_pt said:
http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/aliensvspredatorworkingtitle/news.html?sid=6237959&mode=previews
Kazuma Kiryu
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TheFallen said:
yeah, but it's a horde-like mode. i mean, i will be playing it, and i'm fairly confident it will be all kinds of awesome, but it's not a fully fledged game around that.
idk there's something about "sharing" the story of a aliens movie with 3 friends.
Oh wow! Just found this, don't know why neither the larger nor the smaller outlets reported about it:
Alien: Colonial Marines was cancelled - or let's say put on hold, just like every other cancelled title. This was in November when there were layoffs at Gearbox as well as rumors with regard to the state of the game during that time. Why can we also assume this? Sega cancelled/retreated from several other publishing contracts during the same period [see Silicon Knights, Obsidian, Zombie Studios or Edge of Reality].
In May 2009 [from November until May a small team may have still worked on it but without Sega's approval], Gearbox somehow got the game back on track. So they started to work on the title on a large scale again.
Aliens: Colonial Marines is now planned for a release in 2010.
Alien: Colonial Marines was cancelled - or let's say put on hold, just like every other cancelled title. This was in November when there were layoffs at Gearbox as well as rumors with regard to the state of the game during that time. Why can we also assume this? Sega cancelled/retreated from several other publishing contracts during the same period [see Silicon Knights, Obsidian, Zombie Studios or Edge of Reality].
In May 2009 [from November until May a small team may have still worked on it but without Sega's approval], Gearbox somehow got the game back on track. So they started to work on the title on a large scale again.
Aliens: Colonial Marines is now planned for a release in 2010.
The Lamonster
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.brandonh83 said:
chills.Uncle said:
Mr. Luchador
Member
Any update on this game? I'm hoping the decent figures for AvP have greenlit this project into final production, and we'll see it for Christmas 
Kydd BlaZe
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Mr. Luchador
Member
Swittcher said:
It was #1 for a week or two (though I guess it was an empty week or two). :lol
Chriswok said:Any update on this game? I'm hoping the decent figures for AvP have greenlit this project into final production, and we'll see it for Christmas
This is the last update I've seen.
http://www.vg247.com/2010/02/27/gearbox-borderlands-slowed-colonial-marines-development/
Neuromancer
Member
According to a podcast I heard last week (Giant Bomb I think) Gearbox is still working on it. So that's good.Chriswok said:Any update on this game? I'm hoping the decent figures for AvP have greenlit this project into final production, and we'll see it for Christmas
Mr. Luchador
Member
Thanks guys.
/Continues to hope.
/Continues to hope.
Mr. Luchador
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Will Wheaton was talking about that on Major Nelson's podcast :lol
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
Well this is it. With the moderate success of AVP and E3 approaching. Sega and Gearbox better be giving us the full reveal of this game next week. If Colonial Marines no shows E3 then I'm 100% positive this game is dead and will never see a release.
Neuromancer
Member
E3 isn't next week, its the week after. I'm not holding my breath on this one.Rated-Rsuperstar said:
Mr. Luchador
Member
Good call.
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
So PAX has come and gone and Gearbox has given us 5 random screenshots. Nothing else. I remember back in the day Pitchford stated this was a dream project to work on. Clearly that was bullshit because they seem in no hurry to ever finish this game. sigh.
TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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Can't wait for this, actually. I'm glad it's still alive and not canceled.
One thing that I like about this game is that you only play as the Marines (in which I think you do) and there are no alien campaigns or anything like that. I do like the alien parts, but I really did want a game where you just play as the Marines fighting against a horde of aliens, like James Cameron's Aliens! Also, I think it'll make the single player campaign longer and more solid than breaking up the game to three different smaller campaigns.
But I'm sure in multiplayer there will be aliens playable.
One thing that I like about this game is that you only play as the Marines (in which I think you do) and there are no alien campaigns or anything like that. I do like the alien parts, but I really did want a game where you just play as the Marines fighting against a horde of aliens, like James Cameron's Aliens! Also, I think it'll make the single player campaign longer and more solid than breaking up the game to three different smaller campaigns.
But I'm sure in multiplayer there will be aliens playable.
BattleMonkey
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MoFuzz said:
It was part of online game services like Gamestorm and such that required a subscription to play their catalog of titles. Aliens Online was a very simple online game that let people play as aliens or marines. Team of marines had to hunt down the alien players with superior weaponry while the alien team had to try and be sneaky to kill off the marines. Whoever wiped the other team out won.
ArachosiA 78
Member
Just have to say...Aliens is the greatest damn movie ever made.
This game better deliver...been waiting half my life for it.
This game better deliver...been waiting half my life for it.
bloodforge
Member
Been waiting for this forever it seems.
Visualante
Member
Thought this shit got cancelled.. wow pleasant surprise.
Gearbox is on a roll.
Gearbox is on a roll.
MmmSkyscraper
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Visualante said:
Sega cancelled the RPG game that was being developed by Obsidian. I found an article from last June confirming Colonial Marines was still active.
http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/sega-alien-shooter/995132p1.html
SolidusDave
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Basically, if they build on the cool&scary parts of the AvP marine campaigns plus combine it with the AvP survival (online) mode (expanded with stuff like setting up turrents and seal doors), that game will be sooo good.
I'm glad it's still alive. I wonder if they aim to release it around the prequel movies. Sadly Duke Nukem will probably be their priority :/
I'm glad it's still alive. I wonder if they aim to release it around the prequel movies. Sadly Duke Nukem will probably be their priority :/
I *might* be interested in this... really want an awesome Alien game.
Aliens > Alien > Alien³ -> Alien Resurrection
Alien is a brilliant movie.
Aliens is fucking awesome, get's even better with age.
Alien³ is a decent enough movie.
Alien Resurrection was forgettable.
Personal choice, wouldn't argue with anyone claiming that Alien is better then Aliens.
x2 I'm in on this if it includes turrets, planning, sealing doors, getting the fuck out of dodge (Well, somebody's gonna have to go out there. Take a portable terminal, go out there and patch in manually), motion trackers (9 meters, 7, 6 / That can't be, that's inside the room. / It's reading right man, look / Then, "you're" not reading it right.), scary stuff.
If it turns out to be generic shooter #32423423 I'll skip it.
MNC said:
Aliens > Alien > Alien³ -> Alien Resurrection
Alien is a brilliant movie.
Aliens is fucking awesome, get's even better with age.
Alien³ is a decent enough movie.
Alien Resurrection was forgettable.
Personal choice, wouldn't argue with anyone claiming that Alien is better then Aliens.
SolidusDave said:
x2 I'm in on this if it includes turrets, planning, sealing doors, getting the fuck out of dodge (Well, somebody's gonna have to go out there. Take a portable terminal, go out there and patch in manually), motion trackers (9 meters, 7, 6 / That can't be, that's inside the room. / It's reading right man, look / Then, "you're" not reading it right.), scary stuff.
If it turns out to be generic shooter #32423423 I'll skip it.
SolidusDave
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RustyO said:
yup, two. There was a thread recently with a new interview bit about it:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=406316
I don't expect the game to share the story of these movies at all, but it would make sense to release them both in 2011 for more media buzz and consumer interest (may also be one of the reasons why the game was postponed in the first place).
Rated-Rsuperstar
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Curufinwe said:
Gearbox has been developing this for 4 fucking years already. I'll complain all I want.
Mr. Luchador
Member
So they're still working on it. Nice.