Aliens News from N4G

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  Aliens vs. Predator to Feature DirectX 11 Graphics

  WorthPlaying writes: The addition of DirectX 11 hardware tessellation enables Rebellion to capture the detail, essence and tone of the Aliens and Predator movies, providing players with the most unique gaming experience in franchise history. Chris Kingsley, CTO of Rebellion said, DirectX 11 provides opportunities never exploited before in 3D graphical terms, with features such as the Shader Model 5.0 providing better shadow and depth of field aspects to the game, and also multi-threaded rendering enabling the Aliens Vs. Predator ...

  Xbox 360, PS3, PC - Oct 21, 2009
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  Concept art from cancelled Aliens RPG

  PS University writes Aliens has grown to become a pretty popular franchise considering none of its next generation titles have hit retail shelves and there has been a handful of titles apparently in development. From Aliens: Colonial Marines to an Aliens RPG from Gearbox, Aliens seems to be trying to make a name for itself within every genre. As of yesterday, it's rumored that Aliens: Crucible, a roleplaying game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, has been cancelled. Crucible, ...

  Xbox 360, PS3 - Oct 03, 2009
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  Obsidian's Aliens RPG officially canceled

  Nick @ PS3Center writes: A few months ago, rumors hit the 'net that Sega had axed Obsidian's Aliens RPG, though neither party would either confirm or deny the rumors. The game was scheduled to be one of three projects funded by Sega to use the Aliens license, alongside Rebellion's Aliens VS Predator and Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines, both first person shooters.

  Xbox 360, PS3 - Jun 27, 2009
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  Alien vs. Predator Lets You Play as Alien, Predator, or Marine

  SCRAWL: Aliens vs. Predator is in development at Rebellion Studios. In a new Inside Xbox interview, the studio reveals that you'll be able to play as the Aliens, Predators, and Marines. According the video, the Predator is the big guy with all the tech and the Alien is the weapon.

  Xbox 360, PS3 - May 14, 2009
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  Ex-Obsidian's CV confirms Aliens RPG project has been 'cancelled'

  The rumoured canning of SEGA's Aliens RPG over at Obsidian Entertainment is now given some unfortunate concrete proof that it is canned. An ex-designer who worked at the development studio has revealed in his online CV that he was attached to a now canceled third-person action Aliens RPG for next-gen and PC.

  Xbox 360, PS3 - Feb 25, 2009
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  Rumour Killers: Gears of War MMO? Crysis on Consoles? Aliens RPG Canned?

  TGR: 1. Could Epic be developing a Gears of War MMO? We all know the Gears of War universe is expanding every day, thanks to the huge success Gears 1 and 2 have received on the Xbox 360 this last couple of years. Gears of War has been a benchmark left by Epic for all shooters to achieve. There have been comics, action figures, and even plans for a movie based on the franchise, and the continued support by Epic ...

  Xbox 360, PS3 - Feb 13, 2009
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  Obsidian's Aliens RPG still coming

  However, we recently dug up some new info of the title, and got some results. Developers on the game have stated The team is definitely still hard at work on Aliens RPG, clarifying We and SEGA will talk about the game when it's time to do so. I know that's annoying, but things shift around a lot during game development, especially with new technology. It's better for us and end users if we talk about the game when it's further ...

  Xbox 360, PS3, PC - Jan 13, 2009
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  Gearbox spins out Aliens, Heat game details

  At the Ubidays 2007 event in Paris last week, Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford was cornered by Swedish game-news site Gamereactor for a TV interview. After the obligatory plug for the upcoming WWII shooter Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, he gave some updates about two film license projects his studio is working on.

  Xbox 360 - Jun 04, 2007