i wonder if we'll able to use the power walker. hmn.
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RobotsAlive

This is great and all, but will we be able to play as Newt? I know my wife will mostly want to be Newt. Mostly.

blainer

What's this? Picking up on the abandoned Sulaco that was forgotten about in Alien 3? HELL YES. Powerloader battles, here I come!

crazyrabbits

Aliens: the Computer Game, 1987 (Commodore 64, among others)

This game contained some of the first rudimentary elements of FPS (and squad-based combat, to stretch my point nearly to breaking).

No corridors, IIRC. Just rooms leading to other rooms, any of which could contain eggs/facehuggers, bipedal xenomorphs, or the occasional Queen.

You could switch between 6 squad members, and had to keep enough of them alive to get through different parts of the map and simultaneously achieve certain objectives.

Conserving ammo, headshots, and the RE-style horror of a sprite alien turning towards you for a snack if you didn't blow it away within seconds of sighting it.

Hell of a game, back in the day. Not exactly scary, but atmospheric enough (by the standards of the times) to inspire several very weird dreams.

73mike

i await with anticipation, but i know right now that the only thing ill be thinking when playing it is '... whither predators?'

red

4 Player co-op hell yes this is going to be kick ass.

necrotoxin

hey @mandarin, have you ever been mistaken for a man?

StratfordX

Should be fun, but the sole existence of this game makes me want an AvP3 that much more. :(

Draconis

they have amazing multi-player potential..I ope it isnt squandered on cookie-cutter marine vs marine Capture the flag and Death match. Needs me some AVP style Xenos vs marines with each having distinct advantages and disadvantages WHILE being balance and fun.

dnez

I read in game informer the game has no hud...should be pretty interesting as a game.

Looks fantastic, can't wait. AVP2 was amazing back in the day.

mrantimatter

@GFX-187: Did you miss the footage that was shown at E3 last year? That sh*i was realtime gameplay...not CG cut scenes.

jago.kot

I must say I am really enjoying the coop trend that's reappearing lately

Bunn

awwww yeah....Now I can take the role of Hicks in my mind.

Draftbaboon

Ah, so this is the major franchise that Gearbox was talking about a month ago. I'm slow.

This has the potential to be very very cool. They should ressurrect Hicks and Hudson for this....then again, Hudson would probably try to run away 5 minutes into the game.

"The Sarge is gone! Let's get the fuck outta here!"

J-Fro

Republic Commando wa sthe best squad based shooter ever so far. It made everything simple and not overly complicated like GRAW or anything.

And with the announcement of 4 player co-op, i think i might excrement on myself. Gearbox so far have proven themselves as a pretty good developer, so i have faith.

BTW, Darkhorse needs to put out more Alien/Predator comics. Hellboy is cool and all, but come on. If they can pump out 25 different star wars series at one time, why not Aliens

ArmyofJuan

I hope their engine supports acid blood and gi-normous nuclear explosions.

I'm so excited to hear more news about this, but I'm convinced it won't meet my expectations -- they're pretty damn high.

boopadoo

I don't know...to me the Alien(s) franchise seems to be built around the fact that just about everybody gets their brains chewed out by a xenomorph. It's weird enough to survive for two hours (like an Aliens movie), let alone survive for ~8 hours of fighting while dragging three other redshirts through with you.

Gunhaver

"We're on the express elevator to hell!"

heretrix

Game on Man, Game on!

COLDBLOODED_BMC

This better be awsome.

Either way, it's an excuse for me to whisper 'Keep it frosty marines' at every given opportunity.

:D

DEXTER O

The Sarge in the movie was really something:

WHAT ARE YOU? HUDSON! Get on the ready line, Marines, get some today! Get on the ready line! Move it out! Move it out, goddammit! Get hot! One, two, three, four! Get out, get out, get out! Move it out, move it out, move it out! Move it out, move it out, move it out! One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! Aaarrrrr, absolutely badassess! Let's pack 'em in! Get in there!

mandarin

This could be a very good game, but ... I just have nothing left for this property. Its done nothing but burn consistently after Aliens and the mystique and appeal has just ... been melted away by alien blood.

See, even in disinterest, I was able to pay homage to the series. Oy vey ...

DARTH_TIGRIS

@Gray665: They are using the Unreal 3 Engine on their upcoming Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway, so I'm assuming they will use that on Aliens too. Don't forget Gearbox also did Halo PC, which is still fun to mod and play!

4sparta

Yes!!!!!, now the ball is in there court because this franchise is basically what all those other alien themed fps get their roots from. And these aliens will have more of an impact on the players because of their history and nostalgia(atleast for me). I can't wait to hear that authentic sound of the pulse rifle and the screams of the aliens while your firing at them. im getting goose bumps thinking of how they can give this game that authentic feel and detail because of todays technology! please don't screw it up sega! thank you and goodnite!

unit

@JerrD74: hopes his license issues get fixed soon:

Thanks! Have gotten that issue yet :( Don't what's going on with my subscription. I always get 'em late.

Raziel66

those scans look too good ther probably renders of what the intend the game to look like at the end of production kinda like Killzone.

anyway ive been waiting to play something other than zombie horde on CS:S.

Wonder how they will deal with acid blood tearing up the enviroments, sounds like a job for HAVOK here.

GFX-187

I was sold at "Four-player coop".

Koztah

@AndrewG009: Yup, totally agree there, and I'm looking forward to Hells Highway too.

Massiah

I love DS9, and they worked on a few very good episodes ... so, that's very promising. Gearbox is a very solid developer, too -- so, I actually have very high hopes for this.

jayntampa

I'm going to end a lot of friendships by yelling "Game Over Man" during co-op....over and over.

Lono

Sweet mother of all things that are awesome...good god that looks awesome! I just hope the story holds up. I wonder if they used the comics as a reference for anything.

jago.kot

Thats nice and all Sega but how about announcing when( or if?!?) we'll get Valkyrie of the Battlefield over here in the states.
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greeble

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scans ^^ :D

poser85

I am indeed pleased.

@poser85: @Massiah:

Brother's in Arms was an excellent game if you ask me, so I'm not about to complain about Gearbox.

AndrewG009

@poser85: Gearbox did the Brother in Arms series, and those were pretty fun squad based shooters.

I'm actually pretty excited about this, I'll definitely check it out when it drops.

Touy

I'd like to hear more about Obsidian's RPG. All I know about it so far is that Avellone is doing the writing. Which is, you know, awesome and all that.

Volrath

Seems like I heard about this game back in 2000 or 2001, always wondered what happened to it. I've been geared up for this cense I heard about it.

ShockTerminal

@Massiah: Really? When was the last time Gearbox made a good game>?

poser85

Aliens + BSG writer + Gearbox = Epic Win

Massiah

Any word on the rpg?

poser85

Fucking facehuggers! FUCK!

Krytha

Please let this not suck. The last Aliens game I liked was the AvP CapCom brawler from the 90's.

Nickatiah

Game over man! game over!

poser85

A sci-fi FPS Gearbox game. I'm sold.

tnx3

co-op over live would be really atmospheric. I'm seriously (for once) looking forward to playing this online and using the mic.

SpeedTurtle

@Raziel66: The newest GI that I just got mentioned that it was a completely unrelated game.

@Crosswayboy: also stated there would be 4 player co-op online

JerrD74: hopes his license issues get fixed soon

Could be cool, but I'm not sold just yet

SolidOni_ds

i'm pretty sure these are supposed to be some screens of the game

found it on CVG

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feegore

Does anyone know what engine they are using? What does Gearbox usually use, do they have a proprietary engine?

Gray665

If this is as good as the Marine campaign in AvP2, I will be very happy indeed.

Sam

Awesome. Does this game have anything to do with the previously canceled Colonial Marines game? Just wondering if they used the work that had already been completed as a starting point. That one looked good...

Raziel66

This is gonna blow every other Aliens-related game outta the water. Online Marines vs Aliens pleeeeease!

Crosswayboy

Can't wait for this game

killer_meatballs

Great writers :)
This sounds cool, I love that we are getting treated to a bunch of Alien games now. I hope we can see footage soon.

Irenicus-the one and only

@blainer: i can imagine Newt holding a pulse rifle slaughering aliens left and right. in the Alien timeline though she is already dead.

NINgod

my jaw dropped when i heard about this. now i want an AVP game based off the Colonial Marines alien style like the pc games.

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