Online retailer 576.hu has posted up the first details of the collector’s edition for Aliens Colonial Marines by Gearbox. According to their website, the special edition will include the following items:

• Aliens Colonial Marines videogame.
• In-game DLC content.
• Power Loader figure (high-quality, 8″ tall).
• Dark Horse comic book (22 pages).
• Three exclusive fabric USCM patches.
• Limited Edition Wrap Around Display
• Limited Edition Display Box
• USCM Dossier

Thanks to takhen for the news.

A few days ago we received the latest glimpse at director Ridley Scott’s highly awaited sci-fi project Prometheus. The studio has kept details under wraps, but that hasn’t stopped Slovakian concept artist, Rado Javor, to create some undoubtedly amazing and creative fan-art for the film. We now present you an exclusive look at his last and most human related fan-art work. This time Rado shows us the Prometheus ship entering a very Alien-esque and yet very dreamy world. Make sure to check out the image in full resolution below:

“This is my fourth painting inspired by Prometheus, you can now see how close my guess was to the actual ship design from the film. The painting was done before the teaser trailer got released and this was my vision of the Prometheus ship. The Scene shows some ancient orbital dockyards near a Space Jockey planet, this is the first encounter of the human explorers with alien technology.” Rador told us.

You can find the rest of his Prometheus fan-art pieces at his deviantArt account here. Let us know your thoughts on his artwork in the forums.

Help us fight the Aliens Infestation! Scattered throughout all the website of AvPGalaxy there are various images depicting all main stages of the Alien life cycle. We have been infested with Alien eggs, facehuggers, chestbursters and more. All you need to do to help is find those slippery images and send them to us so we can terminate the infestation once for all. Otherwise we will have to nuke the website from orbit…

If you succeed in this task, you will enter for a chance to win some very cool Alien Infestation buttons. All thanks to the people at Sega. The buttons show several Alien life forms and Colonial Marines fighting for their lives in iconic environments. We have 12 sets of 4 buttons each to giveaway. This is your chance to win this rare item!

How it works: Listed below you will find the five simple steps that you need to follow.

• Be a registered member of AvPGalaxy.
• Find all 4 images showing the main stages of the Alien life cycle. They can be found anywhere in the main site and look like this. Also make sure NOT to target our Colonial Marines or Space Jockey fellow friend in the process!
• Have you found them yet? Send the images (or links) to us along with your username to ikarop@avpgalaxy.net. Make sure to put Aliens Infestation in the subject of the e-mail.
• First come, first served basis. The first 12 people to submit a valid entry will win the prize. The competition will be open for six days and be closing Saturday afternoon, December 31st. The winners will be announced on December 31st.

Let us know if you have any questions. Good luck!

Update: The competition is now closed.

Thefilmstage.com has just posted up what appears to be a cam recording of the Prometheus trailer currently being shown at movie theatres all over the world. The video lasts for one minute and basically shows a very similar and yet better quality version of the previously seen trailer, still not in full HD. An official, and perhaps different, high quality version of the trailer will be premièring on iTunes Movie Trailers this Thursday, December 22nd.

If you can’t wait until then, you can watch the video at their website by clicking the image below or here:

The upcoming trailer for Prometheus has been officially rated by the Alberta Film Classification today. The trailer, listed as Prometheus (trailer v6), has a run time of 1:03 and has been classified as 14A. According to their website, a 14A rating means:

“Suitable for viewing by persons 14 years of age or older. Persons under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. May contain violence, coarse language, and/or sexually suggestive scenes”.

Thanks to EEV-2501 for the link.

Yesterday, we reported on the existence of a brand new trailer for Prometheus. As mentioned before, this new trailer lasts for around one minute and features a handful of scenes from the footage that was shown at Comic-con this year, scenes from the recently leaked 18 seconds teaser trailer and much more. You can watch it below now. The quality isn’t ideal but the video is definitely worth a look.

Special thanks to James Smith for sending us the recording.

[Video removed by request of Fox]

According to the source, the trailer is being shown to the public via an entertainment survey at an online surveys website.

Four new production stills from Prometheus have appeared online today. The images come from the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly and show off the Ampule room, the bridge of the Prometheus as well as several of the characters. Click below to find the untagged scans:

Thanks to Dread Central, Shocktillyoudrop and BonesawT101 for the news.

Update: EW has posted up an article to promote the pictures from their latest magazine issue: “There’s definitely a link to Alien,” Fassbender said, “There’s creatures in it that you’ll recognize”. The film began shooting with a budget of $100 million according to the publication. You can read the rest of the article here and here.

In addition to this, Charlize Theron has recently shared some details with The Playlist about the cast. Talking about fellow actor Patrick Wilson, she said: “He’s all in flashback“. Noting that both actors don’t actually share any scenes together in the film.

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Sega and Gearbox have published the last developer diary from WayForward Technologies. In this final entry, director Adam Tierney discusses Aliens Infestation’s approach to death and rescue. You can read both parts of this entry here (part one) and here (part two).

“When the HP Meter is drained, that character is dead (sort of). Say goodbye, because you’re never going to see their portrait, or hear their voice again. You even get a big, fat, red X over their portrait in the Marines Roster, and their status is changed from “Active” to “Deceased”. Once they’ve died, their radio screen cuts to static (as in the film), and the player is asked to select from their remaining soldiers.“

A couple of weeks ago, we revealed the first individual character BIOs detailing the backstory of nine of the game characters. Make sure to check the links posted above to find the rest. Alternatively, you can download all 20 characters BIOs here.

In related news, an extended version of the previous launch trailer has been released online over at the Sega blog. You can watch it here.

Update: Guess who has been playing the Knife Trick minigame in Aliens Infestation lately? That’s right. Actor Lance Henriksen, aka ‘Bishop’ from Aliens. Photo and details here. Thanks to newbeing for the story.

Aliens Infestation is NOW available in North America, and to celebrate we’re giving away a package that includes a copy of the game as well as some cool Aliens Infestation buttons. All thanks to the generous people over at Sega.

The buttons show all stages of the Alien life cycle and several Colonial Marines meeting their end in gruesome ways. Sega originally gave these away at PAX 2011. This is your chance to enter to win this rare item!

How it works: All you need to do to qualify is to be a registered member of AvPGalaxy. Below you can find the three simple steps that you need to follow.

• Read the following question: How many different Colonial Marines in total can you play as in Alien Infestation?
• Do you know the answer? Send it along with your username to ikarop@avpgalaxy.net. Make sure to put Aliens Infestation in the subject of the e-mail.
• The competition will be open for five days and be closing Saturday afternoon. The winner will be picked at random and announced accordingly on Saturday, October 15th.

Please use the comments section if you have any questions. Good luck!

Update: And the winner is AvatarIII! Congratulations to him and thanks to everyone who participated. The answer to the question was 19 Colonial Marines in total.

Gearbox has published the fourth developer diary for Aliens Infestation. This time around, WayForward’s Adam Tierney covers everything from the equipment and weapons to the mobility of the Colonial Marines. You can read the full entry here at Gearboxity. Did you miss any of the previous entries? You can find them here.

“The barely-seen UA-571C Sentry Guns make an appearance in the game (both in assistance, and resistance, to the player). There seems to be a real cult following around this particular piece of technology, since it was seen so briefly in the film, so we were glad to be able to pull it into the game in a more substantial way.“

In related news, it’s Free Stuff Friday over at Sega! This week Sega is giving away some really nice prizes to celebrate the release of Aliens Infestation. Prizes include a copy of the game, Aliens Infestation buttons and a very special (and animated!) framed art piece from the game. Head over to the Sega blogs for more information. Thanks to Sega PR for the news.