Posted by Adam Barenblat at 6:00 AM on July 24, 2008
We explained it in detail, why Aliens didn't make E3. But it's so much more soothing hearing the news come in the Anglified voice of SEGA of America's head honcho Simon Jeffery.
First Halo pays homage to Alien, now the Alien franchise pays homage to Microsofts way of announcing a new Halo game. The circle is now complete.
fearing
NecronomiconUK
Posted 8:37 AM 24/7/08
God damn, so hyped about this. A proper Ghostbusters game AND a proper Aliens game coming out within 6 months of each other just has my 80s childhood juices pumping so hard. I remember being so disappointed the original Colonial Marines game was cancelled but I'm pleased a talented developer is now handling it.
I'm thinking the game looks like shit and they are holding off until it's more polished. Seems like a more realistic reason than "saving it for something special". Fuck that. Show it off and build up some hype.
I don't know Japanese, but from those screens I can see a ... Seaman mobile? Perhaps someone with kanji skills can shed some light.
PixelPeZ
PixelPeZ
Posted 6:24 AM 24/7/08
wasn't seaman 2 announced a year or two ago? as a playstation 2 game, no less?
PixelPeZ
boy78
Posted 6:23 AM 24/7/08
wtf
boy78
Nickatiah
Posted 6:20 AM 24/7/08
Just like they are saving Shenmue 3 and a real Sonic game and anything I will ever care about from them in the future.
Nickatiah
Coquiton
Posted 6:20 AM 24/7/08
Yeah, I like the way he handles the interviews. Very down to earth, he doesn't give off that "Harhar I'm the president of a big company!". He's very friendly.
Shane Kim is the same way too.
Plus, I have to say, these interviews are awesome! I hope we get more interviews from Kotaku throughout the year!
Coquiton
ArmyofJuan
Posted 6:18 AM 24/7/08
Man i new, and am excited about colonial marines, but i had no idea about an aliens rpg. I am totally intrigued by the idea of an Aliens RPG. I can't even fathom how that is going to work but im sure it will be awsome. I love the Aliens universe and think it's fantastic.
Simon Jeffery called... he said he didn't like you either, and had some choice words about your mom going back to Whore Island where she belonged.
Are you going to take that kind of shit from him?
In slightly less incendiary news, I am cautiously optimistic about this game, hoping that more time= better quality, instead of more time= wiping up shitstains.
"Saving for something special"... like say the Tokyo Game Show? I caught the first person shooter clearly but he mumbled the 2nd game type, I'm guessing it was MaMorPahGa.
JimmyNice
Geminosity
Posted 6:07 AM 24/7/08
@DigitalHero: because he crushed your dreamcast 2 dreams? =P
I'm hoping that colonial marines 4 player coop game will help turn me into a nervous wreck like the marine single player in AvP did =D
Never before has a game made me stop because I was too frightened to go on... and hey, even if it's not that scary, coop aliens! Game over man! Game over! XD
This sounds like: "The game is so glitchy now that we are too embarased to show it to you"
adrenalinq
Raziel66
Posted 3:59 AM 28/7/08
@mphz: Exactly! Seems to be the trend these days. Probably why Bungie held off on announcing their game. Might not have been quite where they wanted it and they wanted to make sure it would live up to their reputation.
Raziel66
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fearing
Posted 8:49 AM 24/7/08
First Halo pays homage to Alien, now the Alien franchise pays homage to Microsofts way of announcing a new Halo game. The circle is now complete.
fearing
NecronomiconUK
Posted 8:37 AM 24/7/08
God damn, so hyped about this. A proper Ghostbusters game AND a proper Aliens game coming out within 6 months of each other just has my 80s childhood juices pumping so hard. I remember being so disappointed the original Colonial Marines game was cancelled but I'm pleased a talented developer is now handling it.
NecronomiconUK
Insomnia Bob
Posted 8:30 AM 24/7/08
His voice is like velvet. Maybe it's just because he's talking about the game I'm most excited about right now.
Insomnia Bob
DigiMish
Posted 8:17 AM 24/7/08
What happened to the video where he crushes our dreams of a Dreamcast 2? Did Kotaku take it down?
DigiMish
stranger
Posted 7:53 AM 24/7/08
Anyone else remember when E3 was something special?
stranger
TheCleaningGuy
Posted 7:38 AM 24/7/08
@Pattypie: It's the accent.
Aliens RPG?!? Where was I when this was announced! Whats going on here! I need info!
TheCleaningGuy
Brian Crecente
Posted 7:38 AM 24/7/08
@Pattypie: He's the president. lol, but still, yeah, awesome face for a company.
Brian Crecente
cookiesareafriend
Posted 7:29 AM 24/7/08
@Sh0dan: lol...
cookiesareafriend
Sh0dan
Posted 7:18 AM 24/7/08
@thoruen:
You are right, I think that is stupid.
Sh0dan
thoruen
Posted 7:07 AM 24/7/08
Some of you may think this is stupid, but I want a Predator to show up in both of these games, if only briefly.
thoruen
mphz
Posted 7:03 AM 24/7/08
@Raziel66: You mean like how Silicon Knights did with Too Human a year ago?
mphz
Pattypie
Posted 7:03 AM 24/7/08
Simon Jeffery = my favorite PR. Something about him is awesome.
Pattypie
cookiesareafriend
Posted 6:56 AM 24/7/08
'how's that coming on'
'...it's coming on awesome'
Awesome.
cookiesareafriend
Raziel66
Posted 6:52 AM 24/7/08
I'm thinking the game looks like shit and they are holding off until it's more polished. Seems like a more realistic reason than "saving it for something special". Fuck that. Show it off and build up some hype.
Raziel66
Blue Oyster Cultist
Posted 6:44 AM 24/7/08
I wanna fly a dropship!!!
Blue Oyster Cultist
TheGuilty1
Posted 6:42 AM 24/7/08
@robotleawesome: lol so true.
Sega is quickly becoming the single worst big-name publisher/developer in the gaming industry.
What makes it sting so much is that so many of us use to love them.
TheGuilty1
DigitalHero
Posted 6:31 AM 24/7/08
@Parapraxis:
So original, Mencia would be proud. Overall I believe you're better off staying at Gizmodo though.
DigitalHero
Shabat0ge
Posted 6:30 AM 24/7/08
buffering?!....i'm on a t3. what - the - hell
Shabat0ge
gooberbaby
Posted 6:29 AM 24/7/08
as long as it involves pulse rifles, and those oversized flamethrowers, i'm in.
gooberbaby
Krondonian
Posted 6:29 AM 24/7/08
@DigitalHero: Wha..? He overtook Miyamoto as my favourite videogame person after E3.
Krondonian
PixelPeZ
Posted 6:29 AM 24/7/08
post nr3:
sorry, I'm an idiot. These last two posts were ment for the other Simon Jeffery post. Still valid, though.
PixelPeZ
PixelPeZ
Posted 6:27 AM 24/7/08
yeah:
[www.seaman.tv]
I don't know Japanese, but from those screens I can see a ... Seaman mobile? Perhaps someone with kanji skills can shed some light.
PixelPeZ
PixelPeZ
Posted 6:24 AM 24/7/08
wasn't seaman 2 announced a year or two ago? as a playstation 2 game, no less?
PixelPeZ
boy78
Posted 6:23 AM 24/7/08
wtf
boy78
Nickatiah
Posted 6:20 AM 24/7/08
Just like they are saving Shenmue 3 and a real Sonic game and anything I will ever care about from them in the future.
Nickatiah
Coquiton
Posted 6:20 AM 24/7/08
Yeah, I like the way he handles the interviews. Very down to earth, he doesn't give off that "Harhar I'm the president of a big company!". He's very friendly.
Shane Kim is the same way too.
Plus, I have to say, these interviews are awesome! I hope we get more interviews from Kotaku throughout the year!
Coquiton
ArmyofJuan
Posted 6:18 AM 24/7/08
Man i new, and am excited about colonial marines, but i had no idea about an aliens rpg. I am totally intrigued by the idea of an Aliens RPG. I can't even fathom how that is going to work but im sure it will be awsome. I love the Aliens universe and think it's fantastic.
ArmyofJuan
robotleawesome
Posted 6:18 AM 24/7/08
"WE just didn't feel that it sucked enough yet to show, I mean, come on, we're Sega."
robotleawesome
Crabfeast
Posted 6:16 AM 24/7/08
Sonic and the Aliens?
Crabfeast
Candlejack
Posted 6:13 AM 24/7/08
I didn't even know that Obsidian were doing the other Aliens game. Pretty cool.
@DigitalHero: I can't answer that. I like him. He's very polite and down to earth. Also, his accent is awesome :D
Candlejack
Parapraxis
Posted 6:10 AM 24/7/08
@DigitalHero:
Simon Jeffery called... he said he didn't like you either, and had some choice words about your mom going back to Whore Island where she belonged.
Are you going to take that kind of shit from him?
In slightly less incendiary news, I am cautiously optimistic about this game, hoping that more time= better quality, instead of more time= wiping up shitstains.
Parapraxis
Black_Ops_19
Posted 6:09 AM 24/7/08
Mmmm... that made pants tight around the crotch.
~19
Black_Ops_19
JimmyNice
Posted 6:08 AM 24/7/08
"Saving for something special"... like say the Tokyo Game Show? I caught the first person shooter clearly but he mumbled the 2nd game type, I'm guessing it was MaMorPahGa.
JimmyNice
Geminosity
Posted 6:07 AM 24/7/08
@DigitalHero: because he crushed your dreamcast 2 dreams? =P
Geminosity
DigitalHero
Posted 6:05 AM 24/7/08
Why don't I like this guy? O_o
DigitalHero
Geminosity
Posted 6:04 AM 24/7/08
I'm hoping that colonial marines 4 player coop game will help turn me into a nervous wreck like the marine single player in AvP did =D
Never before has a game made me stop because I was too frightened to go on... and hey, even if it's not that scary, coop aliens! Game over man! Game over! XD
~welds doors shut and sets up sentry guns~
Geminosity
hotdamn
Posted 6:02 AM 24/7/08
embarassment of riches, huh, sega?
hotdamn
dirkxxdiggler
Posted 3:44 PM 24/7/08
One of the cooler execs I've seen actually.
dirkxxdiggler
adrenalinq
Posted 4:21 PM 24/7/08
This sounds like: "The game is so glitchy now that we are too embarased to show it to you"
adrenalinq
Raziel66
Posted 3:59 AM 28/7/08
@mphz: Exactly! Seems to be the trend these days. Probably why Bungie held off on announcing their game. Might not have been quite where they wanted it and they wanted to make sure it would live up to their reputation.
Raziel66