Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 12, 2013, 01:01:18 PM
For what it's worth, the NECA backstories were written by FOX - as I understand it, NECA was going to design the packaging for the Predators figures, and FOX specifically stepped in and said "nah man, we got this". I can pick Randy's brain on Twitter for the full story though.
Everytime someone mentions the NECA backstories, I just laugh and shake my head.. and die a little inside. Some of those backstories are pretty atrocious and they use fanon terms to describe planets, or even get their information wrong on some creatures like the Vy'drach which went from being a phoenix dragon like creature as described in the Spear Master bestiary in AvP: Extinction, to some insectoid like creature which dwells in the lava regions of the planet. Then again these are the Kenner Predators which in their own right are just... bizarre.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Oct 12, 2013, 01:01:18 PM
I'm hoping the older stuff still gets referenced anyway, sort of like how the DH Press 'Aliens' novels were allegedly supposed to not reference the older stuff, but "Criminal Enterprise" and "No Exit" did anyway (and referenced some damn obscure stuff, to boot).
Considering that Chris Sebela has stated that he is doing a clean slate and is ignoring all previous AvP encounters, including the movies-- this is likely not to happen. And if somethings are touched upon which was established in the previous stories, they are likely done by accident and coincidental, at least that was what he said.
So if you're going to be looking for references from major stories like Concrete Jungle, Cold War, Big Game, Prey, Berserker, War, Three World War, or any of the works ranging from comics to games.. You're probably out of luck there and likely are.
Only good part about that is that none of the old expanded material isn't being retconned or declared non-canon. But they're not being connected to the new stories. And you know what? I'm fine with that because it doesn't interfere with the old stuff.
As for Criminal Enterprise and No Exit... I never read those. What did they reference?
-Rakai'Thwei