Hell yes! 8)
http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=227748 (http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=227748)
"Exciting news -- Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360!
When we first announced the release date for Aliens: Colonial Marines back in May 2012, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford noted that the development had progressed to the point where we could see the end and be very confident in both our vision for the game as well as our launch date.
Today, we're proud to announce that we hit every one of those targets, with the game's gold status indicating that all parties have examined the release candidate and signed off on the code as final and suitable for manufacturing, after which the game will be shipped to retail and propped to digital networks in time for launch on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 come February 12, 2013!
Now's the time to make sure you've got your pre-order locked in as participating retailers are offering in-game bonus content -- check with your local retailers and visit this page for more details.
Stay frosty, the next chapter in the Aliens story is almost here. Will you be able to fight the fear?"
Can you copy the text here please?
From ChrisF at gearbox:
QuoteExciting news -- Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360!
When we first announced the release date for Aliens: Colonial Marines back in May 2012 (http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/community/articles/876/aliens--colonial-marines-release-date-revealed), Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford noted that the development had progressed to the point where we could see the end and be very confident in both our vision for the game as well as our launch date.
Today, we're proud to announce that we hit every one of those targets, with the game's gold status indicating that all parties have examined the release candidate and signed off on the code as final and suitable for manufacturing, after which the game will be shipped to retail and propped to digital networks in time for launch on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 come February 12, 2013!
Now's the time to make sure you've got your pre-order locked in as participating retailers are offering in-game bonus content -- check with your local retailers and visit this page (http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/community/articles/880/aliens--cm-collector-s-edition-and-pre-order-bonuses) for more details.
Stay frosty, the next chapter in the Aliens story is almost here. Will you be able to fight the fear?
Thanks!
Quote from: WinterActual on Jan 16, 2013, 07:43:02 PM
Can you copy the text here please?
Done.
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Beaten. :P
awesome news
Great news. I'll get the beers and Apone can get my slippers.
I did not plan on pre-ordering the game until I got this news. I guess I will be pre-ordering the game today...
Wow. After such a long wait, things are starting to go by fast now.
i need to ask the obvious, when are we getting a demo
^We might not even get one. It does not feel like this game is only 4 weeks away....
Quote from: Razz on Jan 16, 2013, 07:39:57 PM
Hell yes! 8)
http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=227748 (http://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=227748)
"Exciting news -- Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360!
When we first announced the release date for Aliens: Colonial Marines back in May 2012, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford noted that the development had progressed to the point where we could see the end and be very confident in both our vision for the game as well as our launch date.
Today, we're proud to announce that we hit every one of those targets, with the game's gold status indicating that all parties have examined the release candidate and signed off on the code as final and suitable for manufacturing, after which the game will be shipped to retail and propped to digital networks in time for launch on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 come February 12, 2013!
Now's the time to make sure you've got your pre-order locked in as participating retailers are offering in-game bonus content -- check with your local retailers and visit this page for more details.
Stay frosty, the next chapter in the Aliens story is almost here. Will you be able to fight the fear?"
Badass!
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Ready to
GET IT ON!
Extremely exciting. I hope it lives up to the expectations set by the hype they've created this far.
Quote from: Taxemic on Jan 16, 2013, 10:28:34 PM
Extremely exciting. I hope it lives up to the expectations set by the hype they've created this far.
That might not be possible. Even if the game turns out to be great, it has been hyped to the gaming community for years and compared over and over and over again to
Aliens by the press. I think the anticipation for the game might be bigger than the game itself at this point.
When i go through the threads here...expectations don't seem to be THAT high :D
It possibly was hyped in the early stage but what i've seen in the last weeks/months, the expectations were lowered after the release of trailers/screenshots/story and gameplay&enemy details - in my opinion they are pretty mediocre.
At least my expectations went downhill in August when they released these "spectacular" video clips
(https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F666kb.com%2Fi%2Fc65lyaa4jjuan2ysw.png&hash=fdb7e43b20691cb13afb645dab47fc9c1fb4073a)
...i guess i'm on a realistic level atm.
Thanks Mikey, it's a pitty he wasn't in the Prometheus trailers :D
After 6 years 4 weeks seems like such a small amount of time, but incredibly long as well
Finally! For the xbox360 owners, I hope to see you online. If the WiiU version is graphically way better and motion tracker is just way to cool on its tablet then Ill see you gamers online!
just finished 3weeks before the release? no rush eh?
Quote from: szkoki on Jan 17, 2013, 06:00:00 AM
just finished 3weeks before the release? no rush eh?
it's the industry standard, it's typically anywhere between 3 and 6 weeks, mostly
Let's stomp some bugs!
so much for a demo.
Quote from: Never say no to Panda! on Jan 16, 2013, 11:46:28 PM
http://666kb.com/i/c65lyaa4jjuan2ysw.png
He looks like Jamie Oliver with glasses - anyone agree?
Mikey neumann seems like a cool guy. He did a good job on borderlands 2s writing. You guys heard the guy had a stroke? :-\ (the unhealthy kind)
Quote from: bobby brown on Jan 17, 2013, 08:23:47 AM
Mikey neumann seems like a cool guy. He did a good job on borderlands 2s writing. You guys heard the guy had a stroke? :- (the unhealthy kind)
:(
Congratz Gearbox!! "It's game time"
Quote from: szkoki on Jan 17, 2013, 06:00:00 AM
just finished 3weeks before the release? no rush eh?
Its pretty much standard for a game to go Gold 3-4 weeks before release.
pre-ordered.
Quote from: Never say no to Panda! on Jan 16, 2013, 11:46:28 PM
http://666kb.com/i/c65lyaa4jjuan2ysw.png
I forgot how hilariously bad those videos were. :laugh:
Eh, I've seen worse. I don't think they were necassary though.
And here is what Gearbox had to say about the Wii U version for those interested:
"A release date for the announced Wii U version will be revealed at a later time."
Which pretty much means, "Later this year". Is my guess.
Quote from: Samus007 on Jan 17, 2013, 02:31:18 PM
And here is what Gearbox had to say about the Wii U version for those interested:
"A release date for the announced Wii U version will be revealed at a later time."
Which pretty much means, "Later this year". Is my guess.
WOW Nintendo is soooo screwed! This WiiU is such a flop and now with the new xbox720 and ps4 coming out this year....
Its game over man, its game over!
HA!!! reminds me of when this awesome game came out in the 1980s. the good old days!!! :laugh:
now wheres my tape recorder at!!! :P
I really hope this game will be as good as the first two AvP PC games. Last time i was so exited, I preorderd the horrendous AvP 2010 and was angry that i payed the full price for such a disappointing game - I won't do this mistake twice, and will therefore wait for some reviews before i buy A:CM :-\
I didn't think that AvP2010 was that bad. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. It seems that considerably more effort went into A:CM overall and lately Gearbox has been a better company than Rebellion anyway...
Quote from: perfect organism on Jan 17, 2013, 06:07:54 PM
I really hope this game will be as good as the first two AvP PC games. Last time i was so exited, I preorderd the horrendous AvP 2010 and was angry that i payed the full price for such a disappointing game - I won't do this mistake twice, and will therefore wait for some reviews before i buy A:CM :-\
At least you didn't pay full price for Duke Nukem Forever :-\
As non-negative as I am about this game, I'll be safe and not preorder it.
Quote from: thecaffeinatedone on Jan 18, 2013, 01:06:12 PM
As non-negative as I am about this game, I'll be safe and not preorder it.
Caution is advised although I couldn't resist the temptation and pre-ordered it yesterday :-[
So I just read on eurogamer that the Wii U version isn't even being developed by Gearbox. Some company called, Demiurge Studios. Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-17-aliens-colonial-marines-coming-later-on-wii-u (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-01-17-aliens-colonial-marines-coming-later-on-wii-u)
I pre-ordered the game on the PS3, even though I have a bad feeling the game will rate as bad as AvP 2010, I still want to play it just as badly as I did that game. AvP 2010 (imo) was a pretty pathetic game with some great moments here and there, this will probably be the same. Of course, I hope I am dead wrong and the game scores an 8 or above and everyone raves about how good the single player game experience is (co op or not), and how much fun the multi player is.