News

Aliens: Colonial Marines Will Take Players On A F***ing Bug Hunt On February 12, 2013

You’ll finally get your chance to snuggle up to the deadly Xenomorphs of the Aliens film franchise when Aliens: Colonial Marines hits consoles and PCs early next year.


May 5, 2012
PC

Aliens: Colonial Marines Will Change The Way We See Aliens And Alien 3

The much-hyped Ridley Scott movie Prometheus isn’t the only big Aliens-related project that might change the way we think of one of sci-fi’s best series.


May 2, 2012
In Real Life

What An Aliens Pulse Rifle Looks Like In The Real World

Gearbox, the guys making Aliens Colonial Marines, have been working on the game since, oh, before you were born. In that time, they’ve racked up a ton of reference material from James Cameron’s sci-fi classic, none as badass as this replica pulse rifle from the 1986 movie.


April 8, 2012
Nintendo

Aliens: Colonial Marines Multiplayer Is Adrenaline-Pumpingly Good

If there’s one thing you can say to me to make a first-person shooter experience sound more exciting, it’s that it’s not a modern military shooter. In the case of Aliens: Colonial Marines — out this spring for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PC — that involves having different classes of aliens with acid-burning blood fighting against a group of marines.


February 10, 2012
PC

The Good Guys Have Already Lost On The Cover Of Aliens: Colonial Marines

Hey there, alien, why so blue? Is it because you’ve already ingested that squad of marines and have nothing else to play with? You know what’ll cheer you up? A little Eiffel 65.


January 28, 2012
PC

Delayed! Aliens: Colonial Marines For Spring 2012

Kotaku AU

It’s the worst kind of surprise, and I feel bad because we just posted the new trailer. But it’s been confirmed — we won’t be seeing Aliens: Colonial Marines until September, at the earliest.


PC

Dramatic New Trailer For Aliens: Colonial Marines

Slow-mo trailers are all the rage these days, usually depicting extreme violence set to moody, emo pop music. It’s certainly become a popular practice in gaming advertising, and with good reason — those moody, introspective ads for intense action games can be pretty cool.


October 12, 2011
Nintendo

See What’s Surprisingly Cool About Aliens Infestation

They still make Nintendo DS games worth caring about, and Aliens games worth paying attention. My proof: Aliens Infestation, the brand-new DS game that merges Aliens with Metroid.


October 4, 2011
PC

Where Do We Want This Aliens: Colonial Marines Gameplay Footage?

We’ve seen this Aliens: Colonial Marines demonstration twice now: Crecente caught it at E3 and I saw it at Gamescom. We both walked away rather impressed. Now you can see how you walk away.


September 27, 2011
Uncategorized

This Aliens Game Lets You Perform Bishop’s Badass Knife Trick

Aliens Infestation, for the Nintendo DS, was already looking like one of the last interesting games for the handheld, since it brings back fond memories of Konami’s excellent side-scrolling Aliens arcade game of 1990.