I am not really sure why, but I have always had an unhealthy love of the Aliens franchise. I loved all the movies even bits and pieces of the really bad ones (AVP2 and Aliens Resurrection). One of my favorite games from the PSOne era was Aliens Trilogy. So I was stoked to hear that they were going to make yet another game, and crushed again and again as it kept getting cancelled.
When Gearbox picked up the license for Duke Nukem Forever, no one believed they would ever be able to produce an actual game. Seeing that June is here and DNF will be out soon it lays to rest literally YEARS of jokes at the games expense. That being said, Gearbox also has the rights to Aliens: Colonial Marines, and my hopes for them to get a game together for that, are high. It appears that it could actually happen.
According to a recent release from Gearbox:
Aliens: Colonial Marines™, will be launching in spring 2012 on PC, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. In partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and developed by critically acclaimed studio Gearbox Software, Aliens: Colonial Marines will bring new levels of bone-chilling suspense and adrenaline-filled action to the renowned franchise. The game pits players against the universe’s ultimate alien killing machines, the Xenomorphs, in claustrophobic environments guaranteed to produce blood curdling thrills that the movie is renowned for.
Based on what we are told about of the story, it would appear that we will find out more of the backstory to the Aliens themselves and possibly the involvement of Weylan-Yutani. But you know that Ripley will show up at some point.
Aliens: Colonial Marines begins with an ostensibly abandoned ship, the U.S.S. Sulaco, recovered in orbit around LV-426. Players lead a group of highly trained United States Colonial Marines as they board the deserted craft to uncover the fate of the crew. They will have to fight to survive unspeakable horrors and their own anxieties as they chase down the truth behind a galaxy-spanning deception that places humanity at the mercy of the most murderous and deadly species in the universe. Aliens: Colonial Marinesfeatures authentic environments, such as the surface of LV-426 and Hadley’s Hope, weapons inspired by the film series and is designed to provide an exhilarating and engaging new chapter in the Aliens universe.
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford came right out and expressed his love and respect for Aliens and lets us know that the Gearbox team will do their best to take care of the franchise.
“To Gearbox Software and its peers throughout the industry, ALIENS is one of the most influential science fiction properties of all time,” said Randy Pitchford, President of Gearbox Software. “Aliens: Colonial Marines, designed as an interactive successor to the landmark films from Twentieth Century Fox, is a dream project about which our studio is deeply committed and passionate.”
Aliens: Colonial Marines will be available spring 2012 on PlayStation®3 system, Xbox 360 and PC. The game is also on display in the South Hall at SEGA’s booth #2023, at this week’s Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
Also, here’s a trailer that doesn’t really show anything, as per usual.
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