The new multiplayer DLC for Aliens: Colonial Marines, entitled Bug Hunt, is available today on PC, PlayStation 3* and Xbox 360 for $14.99/£9.99/14,99€. Some gameplay footage of the new mode can be found below. "Bug Hunt is an objective based horde mode where accuracy and teamwork are key as you battle to survive 30 waves of increasingly challenging xenos and ... [Read More]

The patch notes for the previously announced PC patch for Aliens: Colonial Marines have been published today by Gearbox Software. Most notably this patch includes improved quality textures which bring up the size of the update to 3.5 GB. Additional changes include "tweaked enemy and friendly AI to be more aggressive and responsive" and the addition of the film grain ... [Read More]

Gearbox Software has released new details today about the upcoming PC patch for their videogame Aliens: Colonial Marines. According to a public representative: "The PC update is currently in the final stages of testing and expected to roll out within the next week. This update contains the changes that were in the recent update for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ... [Read More]

Gearbox Software has announced today that a new patch for Aliens: Colonial Marines has just been released on Xbox 360. Updates for the PC and PlayStation 3 versions of the game are also on the way. "A new update for Aliens: Colonial Marines is currently rolling out on Xbox 360, with PC and PlayStation 3 updates expected to release in ... [Read More]

I know I'm pretty late to the party but I just couldn't bring myself to write this thing any earlier> ...As we all know Gearbox and Sega released the eagerly anticipated Aliens: Colonial Marines mid-last month and here's what I've got to say: "I’m not going to mercilessly slaughter this game because I’m not interested in coasting along with the craze that has become ... [Read More]

There's another new article on the troubled development of Aliens Colonial Marines over on Destructoid. It appears they've spoken to an ex-developer of Gearbox who has shed some more light on the recent rumours. Gearbox reportedly took people off ACM to work on Borderlands and at one point, Sega decided to cut their losses with the game, which I believe ... [Read More]

Randy Pitchford CEO of Gearbox Software has recently commented on the reception of Aliens: Colonial Marines via Twitter. Pitchford has acknowledged the disappointment from many fans that Aliens: Colonial Marines has caused by saying: "I feel like we exist to make people happy and it's painful when for some we do not succeed. We learn and grow." "I'm afraid it ... [Read More]

Despite the negative reception, Aliens Colonial Marines has debuted at the top of the UK Charts this week. It also managed the best opening week sales of the year so far beating Dead Space 3. It didn't, however, outsell 2010's Alien vs Predator game. Gearbox's panned FPS Aliens: Colonial Marines has shot to the top of the UK charts ... [Read More]

Continuing the saga that is the truth behind Aliens: Colonial Marines a tester for the game recently posted on Reddit: "Gearbox didn't care about the game. They spent the money from ACM on the Borderlands games> ...When they got the game back, Timegate had done a terrible job. When it came into Sega it was shit basically. Gearbox only cared about fixing ... [Read More]

By now I imagine most of you will have seen the debacle surrounding Sega's recent release Aliens: Colonial Marines. There has been numerous comments from alleged ex-Gearbox developers and Timegate staff. The following is a quote from the first comment to be made regarding A: CM's development: "Hate to say it, but I wouldn't get your hopes up too high for ... [Read More]

Gearbox Software have just published the changelog for their first patch for Aliens: Colonial Marines (PC, Xbox 360 and PS3), released February 11 on PC and February 12 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The developer has also recently stated via a representative: "We are paying close attention to community feedback (both here and via other channels) ... [Read More]

Sega and Gearbox Software have released a new launch trailer to promote the worldwide release of Aliens: Colonial Marines. The video is a combination of action packed scenes from the game, most of them featured in previously released trailers. [Read More]

Early reviews have started coming in for Aliens Colonial Marines and the news is not good. Both IGN and Gamespot have posted negative reviews and scored the game 4.5/10. They both criticize the campaign, the poor graphics, poor AI, lack of tension, poor multiplayer> ... IGN: Aliens: Colonial Marines looks like Aliens, and sounds like Aliens, but unfortunately it ... [Read More]