After replaying the games recently, it's hard to believe that it's already been 6 years since Isolation and 10 years since the last AvP game. The gaming side of the franchise has evidently been quite dry for a while now, which I find puzzling since this franchise seems to, on paper, have the recipe for amazing video games as seen with Isolation and AvP2. However, for some reason, very few game developers have been able to capitalize on this potential.
In fact, nowadays it seems that few game developers are up to the task of making an Alien game at all. Was this due to 20th Century Fox (RIP) being protective of their properties and unwilling for other developers to take a stab at it? AvP 2010, Colonial Marines, and Isolation were all released within a short timeframe of each other, and after that there's been nothing other than mobile games and Cold Iron's Alien game (that we still know almost nothing about). Even then, Cold Iron's game was described as an action-packed mmo shooter, which doesn't exactly sound promising for an Alien game. Although it's too early to pass judgement, the lack of emphasis on horror and suspense is concerning.
Even Rebellion, the godfathers of the AvP games, have seemingly been forbidden from making new games (despite AvP 2010 being a commercial success) as IIRC they do not have access to the franchise's license anymore. Can this lack of new games be attributed to the failure of Colonial Marines and Isolation's underwhelming sales? Is Alien no longer seen as profitable in the video game medium? If so, then it really is a shame as Isolation was fantastic and really showed just how good a properly done Alien game can be. Despite its flaws, I enjoyed AvP 2010 as well. I'm not particularly optimistic about Cold Iron's game, but I hope they can prove me wrong. In any case, what do think the future holds for Alien/AvP video games? Do you think we will see a resurgence in the franchise's video game scene any time soon, or will Cold Iron's game be the only one to look forward to in the near future?