Sega has just released its annual fiscal report, revealing that Alien: Isolation has surpassed 2.1 million copies sold; essentially doubling its sales since hitting the 1 million mark reported back in January. GameInformer is one of the outlets that have been reporting on Sega’s numbers, and it seems the company’s earnings have been kind of a mixed bag:
“In addition to its flagging financial performance, Sega released shipment numbers for some of its titles from last year. The company has sold 2.11 million copies of Alien: Isolation to retail.
The combined shipment numbers for the Wii U and 3DS Sonic Boom titles are 620,000. Sega attributes problems to a softening in the market and transition to mobile gaming. “Performance in the field was weak due to the harsh market environment,” the company writes.
Sega shipped 12.3 million boxed games, with 5.2 million going to Europe, 4.95 million to North America, and 2.14 million to Japan. Conversely, the company says that digital sales for mobile phones, smartphones, and PCs were strong.
Sega is in the process of reconfiguring its business to focus on those areas it deems of greater potential: smartphones and PC. The company is moving from its long-time home in San Francisco and has laid off a number of staff as it prepares to move to southern California.
With the ongoing changes happening internally, Sega will not have its own booth at E3 this year. Instead, the company tells us that it will partner up to show some of its titles at other booths.”
Some gaming news websites are reporting that Sega is disappointed with the overall sales numbers for Alien: Isolation and its other high-profile software, however, Alien: Isolation is still the best selling Alien game that Sega has published.
Although the company seems to be in the process of restructuring, with a renewed focus on mobile and PC gaming, Sega is likely to continue publishing core games for its international market on both consoles and PC.
Regardless of their apparent disappointment, 2.11 million copies is pretty solid for a survival-horror title, and Creative Assembly seems quite willing to pursue a sequel. Considering the high number of accolades Alien: Isolation has collected, we probably need not worry about Sega abandoning its Alien license.
I just saw on my Xbox dashboard alien isolation is on sale for 60% off... Maybe that'll boost overall sales?!? (But maybe not profitability)...
He's just listed under additional voices in the credits, so I don't think he plays anyone specific. I tried to keep an eye/ear open for him last time I played, but then I forgot because I was too busy being scared
Yea, I knew William hope had work on at least one other AvP game, but isolation surprised me more because they also used his likeness!
I did NOT know Mac mcdonald was in isolation though. Do you know if they used his likeness too? I want to test myself, and see if I can figure out who he is... Lol
I can only think of AvP 2010 and A:I. Am I missing some?
Yeah, William Hope's done a ton of Alien games. He's even provided vocal effects for the Predator in some of the AVP games.
Also in Isolation somewhere is Mac McDonald, who played Simpson, the Hadley's Hope administrator in the SE of Aliens.
I made one comparison to 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' and others argued about that game over 'Alien: Isolation'. I didn't intend for that to become central. Clearly others hate 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' more than they love 'Alien: Isolation'.
"Like I said, you're entitled to your opinion, but you can't say the voice acting in A:I is weak and in the same argument compare it to A:CM's voice acting and still sound credible."
- I didn't bring up the voice acting. You brought up the voice acting of 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' earlier in the discussion and I said in my next comment that I thought it was fine. Then later in the conversation I wrote my opinion on the 'Crew Expendable' DLC of 'Alien: Isolation', part of which involved its voice acting. Then user, Stemot said "You've just described Hick's voiceover work in Colonial Marines." and thus the topic came back to 'Aliens: Colonial Marines'. I'm the one defending it, but I'm not the one who keeps pulling 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' back into this.
"Your opinion might be that A:CM is better, but ultimately an opinion doesn't make for a good argument."
- And whenever I've said that I enjoy 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' more, I've not said that that is my argument for it. That is merely me stating my preference.
Mr Clemens -
Yeah I considered how they were in the film and I disagree with that view. There's no point in stating that any more though.
CelticPred is either a troll or that one lone reviewer who gave ACM a 9/10 days after release. SEGA totally paid that reviewer off. Had to be CelticPred.
Curiously, I thought his performance was the only weak one.
I thought the film cast did a bang-on job. CelticPred, you didn't respond to my mention of their voices in the film itself. You may recall they sounded bored and tired there, too. It was part of the style.
And aging aside, stage/film acting and voice acting are vastly different processes. But I'm not making excuses for anybody there, because the fact is, they all rocked and it was a joy to hear them again.
I'm not calling you a troll; but if you're not careful, you may come off looking like one. Here's the big reason why: The thread is off topic, and you keep comparing A:I to A:CM. Like I said, you're entitled to your opinion, but you can't say the voice acting in A:I is weak and in the same argument compare it to A:CM's voice acting and still sound credible. If you're going to compare the quality of A:I to something, pick a better quality game not an inferior one. Unfortunately, there isn't a better game in the alien series to compare A:I to. Your opinion might be that A:CM is better, but ultimately an opinion doesn't make for a good argument.
Soooo... How 'bout dem sales figures?! Not bad, eh?? Lol.
PS. While on the topic of voice acting, I know he's not part of the original 'alien cast,' but the voice acting for Waits was really good! (Same guy who played as Gorman, in 'aliens,' in case you didn't know; by the way, I'm really bad with actors' real names... Lol).
"I'm sorry man, but when you say a troll wouldn't have been as logical, I laughed. You have not been very logical up to this point. Yes, you are entitled to your opinion, but the most illogical thing you've done so far is pick an Internet squabble (or debate, depending on who you ask) about A:CM on a forum which is supposed to be about A:I and its sales. Sure, A:CM has come up prior on this forum, but it's never been the focus until you brought it up. That's the kind of thing trolls do! Just sayin."
- Ok, firstly, clearly you don't know what I mean by logical. I can't be bothered to go into it but the point is that trolls are really easy to spot (I find, at least), and I'm clearly not acting like a troll.
Also, I didn't pick a fight. I stated an opinion. I didn't expect anyone to reply to it. My post was about 'Alien: Isolation' and what I dislike about it. I just brought up 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' as a comparison.
"And A:I didn't turn out good "in theory," it turned out great which is a fact supported by sales, popular opinion, and merits..."
- I'm talking about having the cast of 'Alien'. As in, it sounds like a great idea in theory, but it didn't turn out so well. I'm not talking about the game overall.
"It was a theory before release; now it's a bonfide success because the majority says so. Your opinion being to the contrary doesn't negate the fact that A:I is indeed much more successful than A:CM."
- Again I'm talking about the voices of the cast of 'Alien'. But even if I were talking about the whole game, I'm stating my opinion. I'm not saying it isn't successful. Evidently people love the game. I'm explaining my personal opinion though.
"Do better research"
- Okay, I said "I don't know if..." I didn't say, he isn't. Thanks for the link but you don't need to be a dick about it.
"And about prometheus. Not my favorite film. But that doesn't mean it can't still do the alien franchise justice."
- It turns 'Alien' into 'Science Experiment'/'Bio-Weapon'. That to me takes away virtually all fear. As far as I'm concerned, the alien is its own species.
As its own film, 'Prometheus' is decent. It's visually really good. The sets are great, the CGI's good. The practical effects are good. The story itself is a complete mess. But it's watchable for its visuals. So as its own film I don't hate it. But in reference to the 'Alien' franchise, I do.
With 'Prometheus 2', obviously it's not going to happen, but I'd like it if a lot of that story were explained. Lots of things happen that should have explanations but don't. So leaving it will potentially make a better second movie. But I'd prefer it if I thought more of the first.
"The problem with today's world is that everyone believes they have the right to express their opinion AND have others listen to it.
The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!"
-Brian Cox, the astronomer
And A:I didn't turn out good "in theory," it turned out great which is a fact supported by sales, popular opinion, and merits. Again you are entitled to your opinion, But as part of the minority, it really does make you sound illogical and more troll-ish when you say things like "Just because what they did seems good in theory, doesn't mean it turned out as such." It was a theory before release; now it's a bonfide success because the majority says so. Your opinion being to the contrary doesn't negate the fact that A:I is indeed much more successful than A:CM.
Do better research: Ridley Scott is producing alien 5. http://deadline.com/2015/02/alien-neil-blomkamp-directing-fox-movie-1201376439/
And about prometheus. Not my favorite film. But that doesn't mean it can't still do the alien franchise justice. Prometheus has always been about something new and different than the alien. Ridley was trying to distance himself from alien with the first movie because the alien had become more of a "Disney character" meaning he didn't think it was scary anymore. This time, however, maybe prometheus will be a much better film (time will tell) because Ridley is not making it about "gods and dragons and shit." It will indeed have a new species, but it's going to be more alien-esque in general (or, more alien-like/inspired than prometheus was originally). I never said it was going to be about an 'alien,' or have an 'alien' in it, but if Ridley IS making a prometheus 2, I would prefer if it was something more along the lines of what 'alien' was, rather than what the first prometheus was, which is exactly what Ridely is doing!!
http://www.cinemablend.com/m/new/Prometheus-2-Contain-An-Entirely-Species-Alien-68304.html
"I just don't get what you even want here, man. Who could have even dreamed that they'd be able to assemble five of the original castmembers, and that you'd be able to play with/as the original crew? And you're complaining that they sound older? Tired? I'm not sure if you remember the film, but they weren't all exactly 'Dan Castellaneta' in that, either."
- Just because what they did seems good in theory, doesn't mean it turned out as such. Whether it's good in theory or not, the voices weren't so great, in my opinion. And I did state "Obviously the actors are older now", so obviously I am aware of that. That doesn't change the fact that it was off-putting when playing.
"And since Engineer pointed out how great Sigourney's performance was, you've backtracked on that."
- No, not at all. One performance was very good, yes, and I've agreed with that. I'm talking about the others.
"Pretty sure you're just trollin' at this point."
- You can think what you want. Although it would be more logical to assume that it's possible that some people don't agree with you.
Engineer -
"I don't know, maybe you are just trolling, or maybe survival-horror just isn't your type of game."
- A troll wouldn't have put this much time into this and wouldn't have been as logical (both sides are logical).
Secondly, survival horror isn't really my type of game, but neither is first-person shooter. When a game is 'Alien' or 'Predator' related though, I can enjoy it very much.
"The vast majority agrees that A:I was a far superior game in every aspect; the sales show A:I was a bigger hit; creative assembly isn't in court for false advertising, and are instead looking to make a sequel; sigorney and Ridley Scott both praised the game and it seems they are genuinely excited about the alien franchise again; and the game received dozens of accolades and awards (runner up or nominee for dozens more, but I don't think A:CM was ever considered for an award); and ultimately, I haven't seen anybody ripping apart the story for having huge continuity errors/plot holes the way A:CM was. So I really don't understand where the support for A:CM is coming from at all."
- I can't explain why I enjoy 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' any more than I have.
As for success, that just shows how popular something is. So obviously it does something right to please many people. But that doesn't mean it doesn't have issues that others query.
Ridley Scott, I've lost virtually all respect for due to 'Prometheus'. He didn't write it so I give him some credit, but obviously he was very involved.
Relevantly,
"Ridley Scott (...involved in alien 5; Ridley as a producer, right?). I vaguely remember hearing that Ridleys 'prometheus 2' will be much more alien-esque than he was willing to go with 'Prometheus' because he realizes now that the alien can still be scary as hell!"
- I don't know if Ridley Scott is producing 'Alien 5'. I just checked his wikepedia and a couple of 'Alien 5' News sites but can't see anything on it.
Secondly, 'Prometheus 2' will supposedly not including the Alien but will have new species (seems somewhat illogical to me given the ending of 'Prometheus' but there you go). The less connected the franchises are the better though.
That's Sir Ian Holm, to you
He's a great actor. His shit-eating grin to Ripley and the others after he's told them they're f*cked is one of my favourite moments in Alien.
Just out of curiosity, how many others agree with me? CelticPred, I think we all know your answer already, lol ;-)
I really do hope CA will get to make a sequel. Guns-blazing or hide-n-seek (or a little of both) wouldn't matter to me. But I still want to see an A:I style game as newt before the marines arrive! I know a lot of people think that's a bad idea, but I still like it! :-)
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And just a tiny footnote:
Ian Holm is kind of notorious for not doing things like this. He even, in the words of Charles de Lauzirika, "politely declined" (through his agent) to be interviewed for the Anthology/Quadrilogy sets.
Thanks Hicks, for finding the article about biehn for me! And with that article in mind, sigorney mentioned in an interview that she was excited about A:I, and had fun working on it and returning to the alien franchise for the first time since resurrection. Completely different experience than what Michael biehn described! I can't say this for certain, but I'm pretty sure A:I is a big part of why sigorney was interested in returning for alien 5. It was after A:I that she started talking about "finishing Ripley's story."
I don't know, maybe you are just trolling, or maybe survival-horror just isn't your type of game. The vast majority agrees that A:I was a far superior game in every aspect; the sales show A:I was a bigger hit; creative assembly isn't in court for false advertising, and are instead looking to make a sequel; sigorney and Ridley Scott both praised the game and it seems they are genuinely excited about the alien franchise again; and the game received dozens of accolades and awards (runner up or nominee for dozens more, but I don't think A:CM was ever considered for an award); and ultimately, I haven't seen anybody ripping apart the story for having huge continuity errors/plot holes the way A:CM was. So I really don't understand where the support for A:CM is coming from at all...
I just don't get what you even want here, man. Who could have even dreamed that they'd be able to assemble five of the original castmembers, and that you'd be able to play with/as the original crew? And you're complaining that they sound older? Tired? I'm not sure if you remember the film, but they weren't all exactly 'Dan Castellaneta' in that, either. And since Engineer pointed out how great Sigourney's performance was, you've backtracked on that.
Pretty sure you're just trollin' at this point.
The only possible exception was Harry Dean Stanton, who sounded about ready to keel over. But then he is 88, so I'll let him off.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/07/25/the-80s-strike-back-the-complete-story-behind-blood-dragon.aspx?PostPageIndex=2
Are you kidding? Biehn's voice acting is some of the worst I've ever heard in a game. He sounds like he couldn't care less (which is actually fair enough, I'd feel exactly the same in his position). His performance is just lifeless dross.
As Engineer pointed out, the man himself has said he did a half-assed job of it.
Nah. He sounded tired and old. Like "WTF am I doing here?" He did a better job in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. That's because it was fun. He had no fun with Colonial Marines.
PS. Sigorney's voice acting in A:I during the main campaign (as well as all the other original actors) sounded great to me in the nostromo logs, etc...
You've just described Hick's voiceover work in Colonial Marines.
PS. Also as long as Kane, Dallas, lambert, Parker, Brett, and Ash all stay dead. And ripley says in cryosleep (unless they're recreating scenes from the movie again)...
In CelticPreds world, yes.
Wow that's a really odd glitch.