GamesRadar - Aliens: Colonial Marines

Aliens vs. Predator to Feature DirectX 11 Graphics (News)

Oct 21, 2009

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 futuristic characters and environments to be realised in exacting detail but with absolutely no frame rate issues. We are confident we will deliver a game the fans have been waiting for and one of which we will be very proud.""

Colonial Marines Release Date Depends On Aliens vs. Predator (News)

Aug 25, 2009

1Up writes:

"Sega put Gearbox Software's Aliens: Colonial Marines on the backburner in favor of Aliens vs. Predator. According to Sega, Colonial Marines will be released eventually, but there are a number of factors at play."

Fewer games, higher prices this Christmas (News)

Aug 6, 2009

MCV: Trade plays it safe to increase chance of Q4 profits – as key IP is pushed back to 2010

Gearbox: "We're Working Hard" on Aliens (News)

Jul 22, 2009

Gearbox Software has given a rare update on the status of Aliens: Colonial Marines, assuring fans that the shooter is still in development and promising "great things afoot".

Speaking in an interview with CVG, Gearbox supremo Randy Pitchford revealed that even he is finding it challenging to remain patient for the shooter.

"I know that there hasn't been much talk about what we're doing for awhile and that more details would be very juicy. Like so many people, I've been patient for years to finally be able to play this game and now that I'm actually involved in the creation of it I can tell you that it's extremely challenging to continue to be patient as it develops," he said.

Aliens: Colonial Marines Seemingly Alive as Developer Gearbox Begins Hiring on 'All Projects' (News)

May 1, 2009

Following the latest batch of rumors that Aliens: Colonial Marines was in trouble, developer Gearbox Software has indicated that it's still developing the title.

The Texas-based studio today told the press that it's hiring for "all projects," with the company's games page still listing the squad-based Aliens shooter as "in development." That page was updated April 13, 2009--two months after the rumors hit.

12 games you might never play (Feature)

Apr 24, 2009

Remember how great StarCraft: Ghost was going to be? Sorry, it’s dead. It’s not uncommon for games to be cancelled. It usually happens like this: A game is announced, we hear nothing about it for years, then buried somewhere in a press release about another game we find a note that mentions that it has been “indefinitely delayed,” which actually means “permanently delayed.” And that’s it, we never hear about it again. ...

Aliens: Colonial Marines Release Date Pushed Back to March. (News)

Jan 20, 2009

Gearbox's latest take on the Alien franchise was meant to ship late Feb but UK retailer GAME has been informing its pre-order customers that it will not ship until March 2009.

Obsidian's Aliens RPG still coming (News)

Jan 13, 2009

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 in development. It helps avoid disappointment and confusion".

SEGA confirm Aliens: Colonial Marines still twitching, due Q1 2009 (News)

Jan 8, 2009

While not giving a specific date, SEGA have said the game will be arriving sometime quarter one, but calendar or fiscal makes a difference.

Calendar would be anytime now till March 31st, where as SEGA's fiscal Q1 runs from April 1st till June 30th. The game was feared canned, but Gearbox happily chirped otherwise.

Aliens: Colonial Marines (Preview)

Jan 6, 2009

This franchise plays host to the DNA of every sci-fi shooter ever put to pixel or cel. The dimly lit corridors, the unseen enemy, the lashings of gore and the chunky near-future weaponry and it’s all centered around space marines. The original space marines too, not those Turok rip-offs. So Sega has the daddy of all sci-fi shooters, and it’s not likely to cock things up. ...

Aliens Game Isn't Cancelled (News)

Nov 22, 2008

Late Friday, reports came out of Gearbox Software that several employees had been laid off and their upcoming shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines had been cancelled. Well, it seems the layoffs did happen but the game is still alive.

Aliens Game Being Written By Battlestar Galactica Team (News)

Jul 23, 2008

"This is no joke," said Gearbox president Randy Pitchford, and I had to agree. The more we hear about Aliens: Colonial Marines (PC, 360, PS3), the more exciting it sounds for fans of the original films.

Gearbox seems dedicated to staying faithful to the source material, and smartly expanding on it with a solid creative team. Four player co-op doesn't hurt, either.

During the interview, Pitchford explained the lengths that his company went to in order to make their game feel like an authentic piece of the Aliens franchise.

Randy Pitchford: One thing that's cool is some of the people we've been able to work with to help us [on Aliens]. The guys that write the Battlestar Galactica series, Bradley Thompson and David Weddle, they wrote our script. They're amazing guys. They gave us a lot, too. We could make a whole season of TV with the stuff they gave us. [laughs] We profited from the writer's strike, let's just put it that way. We talked with a lot of people, but those guys are so good.

Aliens E3 No-Show: Randy Pitchford Explains (News)

Jul 19, 2008

Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software, has explained why upcoming FPS Aliens: Colonial Marines wasn't shown at E3 this week, saying it was publisher SEGA's decision and had nothing to do with the current quality of the game.

Sega Confirms Sonic Unleashed for November, Aliens Delayed (News)

Jun 6, 2008

Sega has unveiled their upcoming line-up through the first quarter of 2009.

The biggest thing to mention here is a release date for Sonic the Hedgehog's next grand adventure, Sonic Unleashed. It'll be shipped to stores this November on the PS3, 360, Wii and PS2. Sonic Chronicles, the DS-only RPG being developed at BioWare, will arrive two months earlier in September.

Other big names include Golden Axe Riders for the PS3/360 and a follow-up to 2005's Yakuza for the PS2, both due in September. Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines, a game we've seen nothing of since its announcement in February, will be out in the first quarter of next year.

SEGA's Aliens slips into 2009 (News)

Jun 6, 2008

SEGA has today issued an updated release schedule which includes confirmation of the delayed release of two of its biggest titles for 2008. Both Aliens: Colonial Marines and Empire: Total War are now scheduled for release in Q1 2009.

Other titles of note on the release schedule include Golden Axe Riders for PS3 and Xbox 360 in September and Sonic Unleashed in November. Q1 2009 is looking very strong for SEGA, with Aliens and Empire: Total War joining Alpha Protocol and Madworld.

Aliens: Colonial Marines (Preview)

Apr 18, 2008

We know what you’re thinking - is Gearbox’s Aliens going to be Brothers in Arms in space? Despite using the same engine (Unreal 3) and sharing Col. John Antal as military consultant, we’re pleased to say that the similarities between the two aren’t overbearing. The developer certainly has a challenge in giving one of the most inspirational movies ever a fresh spin, particularly when almost every sci-fi FPS has borrowed some element from the franchise. ...

Aliens: Colonial Marines gameplay info (News)

Mar 11, 2008

22 years seems like a long time to wait for a movie tie-in. But, then, not every movie is the genre-busting horrorfest Aliens, James Cameron's all-action sci-fi sequel to Ridley Scott's similarly brilliant Alien. If Aliens: Colonial Marines is even half as thrilling an experience, the double decade wait will have been worth it. ...

First proper Aliens screens emerge (News)

Mar 6, 2008

Here are the first screenshots of Sega's awesome-looking Aliens: Colonial Marines. No dirty scans here.If this is what the game will look like when you're actually playing, it's going to be gal durned impressive.The Aliens look awesome, with that Doom III-like slimy sheen, and in one screen you can see the player using a motion tracker while two other marines search the dark, moody corridors ahead with their flashlights. It looks tense.You also ...

Aliens: Colonial Marines (Screenshots)

Mar 6, 2008

Iron Man, Hulk, Alien games power Sega's reinvention (News)

Mar 2, 2008

It's no mean feat powering up from being video game publisher No. 14 in 2004 to becoming the industry's sixth largest third-party publisher today. But Sega of America is tasting that success. Industry analysts credit its president and COO since 2005, Simon Jeffery, as the force behind the company's struggle to reinvent itself.

In fact, come May 2, when the Marvel Enterprises-produced "Iron Man" blasts into movie theaters, Sega is counting on the day-and-date release of its video game version to inject even more life into what was once a very anemic portfolio.

"Historically, Sega hasn't been part of the license business," explains Jeffery. "But we felt that in order to gain market momentum, we absolutely needed to have big game-appropriate movie licenses under our belt."

SEGA Details 'Aliens' Game (News)

Feb 21, 2008

G4: This morning, Sega revealed many intriquing details about their upcoming squad-based FPS based on the Aliens movie series.

First Aliens: Colonial Marines info (News)

Feb 21, 2008

Sega has confirmed that Aliens: Colonial Marines will arrive on 360, PS3 and PC in late 2008. The story has been penned by "renowned writers" Bradley Thompson and David Weddle. The game will retain the atmospheric look and feel of the original films as well as the plot element of Marines taking on the aliens. There'll be a story driven single-player mode and a four player co-op mode. In this mode each player assumes the persona of a Colonial ...

First Aliens images arise (News)

Feb 20, 2008

This game needs to be awesome. It really does. And by the looks of the first images, Gearbox Software is going the right way about it.Marines can be seen blasting at aliens and Facehuggers with meaty machine guns in dark, moody corridors. Now, we'll admit that the scans look so good that we wouldn't be surprised if they're actually cheeky renders. But if this is the art direction Gearbox is going for, then we're happy regardless. Take a look at ...

Gearbox's Aliens, Red Faction 3 info (News)

Feb 14, 2008

The first solid details (well, the names anyway) on Red Faction 3 and Gearbox's Aliens game have appeared in the latest issue of US magazine, Game Informer."Gearbox's Aliens game" will now be known as "Aliens: Colonial Marines," while Red Faction III adopts the catchier title of "Red Faction: Guerilla."Seeming as no one's got their hands on the mag yet (we've only got a cover picture), actual game details are still forthcoming.Not ...

Aliens: Colonial Marines revealed in March Game Informer (News)

Feb 14, 2008

Gearbox Software knows a thing or two about soldiering - its Brothers in Arms games have even been used to recreate key World War II battles on the History Channel. With those kind of qualifications, it seems like they'd be the perfect developer to tackle a game about Marines. Make that United States Colonial Marines. You got it - Aliens: Colonial Marines is invading consoles and PCs in 2009. Game Informer have a world-exclusive first look at the squad-based FPS, which aims to recapture the tension and desperation of the earlier films. Check out the first-ever screens of the game in action.

Gearbox breaks silence on Alien FPS (News)

Jun 4, 2007

Gearbox Software has broken silence on its Alien first-person shooter it's working on for Sega. Speaking to Gamereactor briefly about the game recently, the developer's big cheese Randy Pitchford revealed that players will strap on the boots of a Colonial Marine, with the storyline playing out from the Colonial Marines' perspective. That's all the beans that have been spilled for now, but Sega has said previously of the Alien FPS that it "will retain the atmospheric look and feel of the ...