Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford calls ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ an “interactive successor to the landmark films from Twentieth Century Fox”.
The next Aliens game from Sega and Gearbox will releasing on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in Spring 2012.
Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA of America, went as far as saying: “Gearbox Software are doing a brilliant job translating the thrill and horror that ALIENS stands for into an action-packed shooter experience with co-operative gameplay at its core”.
Aliens: Colonial Marines begins with an ostensibly abandoned ship, the U.S.S. Sulaco, recovered in orbit around LV-426. Players lead a group of highly trained United States Colonial Marines as they board the deserted craft to uncover the fate of the crew. They will have to fight to survive unspeakable horrors and their own anxieties as they chase down the truth behind a galaxy-spanning deception that places humanity at the mercy of the most murderous and deadly species in the universe. Aliens: Colonial Marines features authentic environments, such as the surface of LV-426 and Hadley’s Hope, weapons inspired by the film series and is designed to provide an exhilarating and engaging new chapter in the Aliens universe.
The setup certainly sounds promising and Gearbox is a great studio, my hopes have gone up.
