"In a recent interview with Gearbox founder Randy Pitchford set for January's issue of Game Informer, the enthusiastic Borderlands creator shed some light on the developer's upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines game."
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Oct 27, 2009

Gearbox Working On Xbox Live Arcade Title?

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Social Networking can be a tricky thing sometimes - you may accidentally mention something you weren't meant to.

That's what has happened with one of Gearbox's level designers, who via Twitter casually mentioned that a fellow Gearbox developer showed him "Our XBLA character rigged" and that it made him "incredibly happy".
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Oct 21, 2009

Aliens vs. Predator to Feature DirectX 11 Graphics

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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.""
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Aug 25, 2009

Colonial Marines Release Date Depends On Aliens vs. Predator

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Colonial Marines Release Date Depends On Aliens vs. Predator

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."
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Aug 6, 2009

Fewer games, higher prices this Christmas

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Fewer games, higher prices this Christmas

MCV: Trade plays it safe to increase chance of Q4 profits – as key IP is pushed back to 2010
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Jul 22, 2009

Gearbox: "We're Working Hard" on Aliens

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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.
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Jun 15, 2009

Aliens: Colonial Marines Still Coming, To DS Too, But Not This Year

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Aliens: Colonial Marines Still Coming, To DS Too, But Not This Year

Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox's Aliens shooter, is still very much on, but won't be arriving this year. When it does hit, there will be a DS version as well though, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford tells Kotaku.

Colonial Marines was first announced in 2006, then slated for a 2008 ship date. Later that was pushed back by retailer listings to mid-2009. But Pitchford said the game won't be coming this year.

He did say that along with working on Borderlands and Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox is also working on two other yet-to-be-announced titles.
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May 14, 2009

Alien vs. Predator Lets You Play as Alien, Predator, or Marine

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - 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."
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May 1, 2009

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

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Aliens: Colonial Marines Seemingly Alive as Developer Gearbox Begins Hiring on 'All Projects'

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.
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Mar 24, 2009

Aliens: Colonial Marines guide may hit game mag next month

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Aliens: Colonial Marines guide may hit game mag next month

SegaNerds.com writes: "The last time we heard about Aliens: Colonial Marines, Sega had delayed it until next year and was possibly reviewing whether they'd even release the game altogether. However, according to UK cheats magazine Powerstation, the game may actually hit store shelves after all.

In its March issue, the magazine teased that it will have a guide for Colonial Marines in its April issue. And before you scream "April Fools!?!?," our tipster who's a longtime Powerstation subscriber, says the magazine has never published an April Fools joke before..."
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Feb 19, 2009

First Aliens on Blu-ray News; Possible Game Tie-In?

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - First Aliens on Blu-ray News; Possible Game Tie-In?

"I've been speculating for close to a year now that Fox will raise the bar yet again when November 2009 rolls around by tapping into another one of their marquee franchises: Alien. The original Alien film celebrates its 30th anniversary this year making all four films prime candidates for a Blu-ray set..."
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Jan 20, 2009

Aliens: Colonial Marines Release Date Pushed Back to March.

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Aliens: Colonial Marines Release Date Pushed Back to March.

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.
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Jan 13, 2009

Obsidian's Aliens RPG still coming

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - 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 in development. It helps avoid disappointment and confusion".
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Jan 8, 2009

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

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - SEGA confirm Aliens: Colonial Marines still twitching, due Q1 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.
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Nov 22, 2008

Aliens Game Isn't Cancelled

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Aliens Game Isn't Cancelled

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.
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Jul 23, 2008

Aliens Game Being Written By Battlestar Galactica Team

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Aliens Game Being Written By Battlestar Galactica Team

"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.
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Jul 19, 2008

Aliens E3 No-Show: Randy Pitchford Explains

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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.
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Jun 6, 2008

Sega Confirms Sonic Unleashed for November, Aliens Delayed

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - Sega Confirms Sonic Unleashed for November, Aliens Delayed

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.
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Jun 6, 2008

Sonic Unleashed for November, Aliens slips to '09

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Sega has unveiled a whole bunch of release dates for its upcoming line-up, including Sonic Unleashed, Aliens: Colonial Marines and Space Siege.The, dare we say, promising-looking Sonic Unleashed has been given a strong November date, while Aliens FPS Colonial Marines has unfortunately slipped into 2009. Golden Axe: Beast Rider, if anyone cares, hits shelves in September.Chris Taylor's Space Siege has also been branded with a ... » Read More

Jun 6, 2008

SEGA's Aliens slips into 2009

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360 - Aliens: Colonial Marines - SEGA's Aliens slips into 2009

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.
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