In an interview with Eurogamer, SEGA West CEO Mike Hayes said that they are not currently considering a sequel to Aliens vs. Predator.
"[AVP] was so successful that naturally you would think you want to do a sequel," Hayes reasoned. "But we already had Aliens: Colonial Marines in the pipeline at Gearbox." "The Aliens universe is so ... [Read More]
Sega has just announced the new Aliens vs Predator DLC! Like the previous DLC, this pack consists of 4 maps - 2 Survivor and 2 multiplayer:
"The Bughunt Map Pack contains two new multiplayer maps for the six different competitive online modes; Deathmatch, Predator Hunt, Infestation, Species Deathmatch, Mixed Species Deathmatch and Domination, as well as two new ... [Read More]
I recently got chance to talk to Mark Rutherford, the composer of the latest Aliens vs Predator game:
"This is my first experience with an AvP game. I consider my lack of experience within the game genre to be an advantage, I treat the game like a kind of massive interactive movie. This, along with the inspiration I ... [Read More]
Rebellion has just released their fourth patch for the PC edition of the game. Here are a few examples of the updates:
Fix for a Skybox rendering problem in D3D11 build on Nvidia Fermi cards
Various small D3D11 optimisations
Fixed rare bug where clients would get stuck on the loading screen.
Fix clients not seeing the 'custom match' flag ... [Read More]
Most of you should know of Alien Loves Predator. It is the community's most popular and funniest webcomic and its creator, Bernie Hou, recently got in touch with us regarding a review of Aliens vs Predator he wrote:
"That said, as a rabid fan of the Alien and Predator franchises and changing my underwear, I can't ... [Read More]
Over the last day, Sega has been releasing the first DLC pack, Swarm Map Pack, over the various platforms. All platforms should now have the pack so if you only got the standard edition, now is your chance to get those extra 4 maps. As well as that, the latest patch for the PC has been released. A ... [Read More]
Rebellion have released 2 patches for the PC since release. They've just recently announced that the 3rd is not far off and that the console versions will also be receiving some fine-tuning:
"Following updates to the PC, including integration of a Dedicated Server client, the company stated: “We are aware of and grateful to the community for communicating with ... [Read More]
Sega has just announced details of their first DLC pack out for AvP:
"Two new Multiplayer maps for six different online modes (Deathmatch, Predator Hunt, Infestation, Species Deathmatch, Mixed Species Deathmatch and Domination):
• Docks: The caustic alkali waters of BG-386 put an end to Weyland-Yutani’s planned shipping activities.
• Machine: As well as processing exotic ores, the BG-386 Refinery ... [Read More]
Sega have just announced the release of some custom AvP avatars for the PlayStation gamers:
"I’m very pleased to announce that from tomorrow, and for a limited time only, full outfits from Aliens vs Predator will be available in the European PlayStation Home Thread Store on the PlayStation 3. These costumes, a male and female version for each species ... [Read More]
Update (03/02/2010): The first dedicated server update has been released today, you can check the changelog here.
As promised by SEGA, the PC Patch #2 has been released today. There have been some additional changes to the PC changelog, which you can find listed here. The update will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.
In ... [Read More]
Sega have just released the changelog for the AvP PC patch #2, which is due to come Monday, March 1st. The patch fixes a multitude of problems recently plaguing the online multiplayer and single player experience. Further information regarding the dedicated servers closed beta will be announced on the 1st of March as well. Check out the notes ... [Read More]
Sega was kind enough to provide me with a copy of Aliens vs. Predator to review. I went into the review looking at the game through the eyes of a casual gamer and an AvP fan and here is what I found:
"Rebellion could have fallen into the trap of just letting the campaign be another generic shooter but if there’s ... [Read More]