Sponsored: Aliens: Colonial Marines 'Tactical Multiplayer' trailer

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So tactical, your head may explode

This new multiplayer trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines from Sega shows you not only the new tactical options offered by the character classes, but also precisely how much corrosive alien blood you can liberate from a Xenomorph’s body with long-range ballistics like the M56 Smart Gun. The answer is: A lot. Check out this brutal and bloody new footage from Gearbox Software’s new baby:

But of all the weapons and abilities it’s the Boiler’s exploding head that we’re most excited by. Being able to detonate your own head and shower the entire opposing team with acid is classic Gearbox awesomeness and we can’t wait to get online and do it. Repeatedly.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines will be released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on February 12, so look out for our review soon. For more on Gearbox Software and the game, check out our hub page right here.

Justin Towell
Justin Towell
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Justin was a GamesRadar+ staffer for 10 years but is now a freelance writer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.