The Multiplayer previews/Hands-on Thread (Footage inside)

[tigerija]

AvP will die on consoles .
I think most of people will be playing it on PC...

[MoBiUGeArSkIn]

It won't stand a chance against Gears of War, Halo and Modern Warfare 2 online on Xbox 360.

I don't know what the population is like on PSN, but the Call of Duty franchise dominates on Xbox 360.

I personally don't think it should.

Would buy this on PC if my laptop was enough spec to handle it. Which I doubt.

[Chris!(($$))!]

If a developer wanted to take the chance and make a game as if its not AvP/ALIENS even though it is they could actually make a game that could compete with brain washed CoD/Halo/GoW players. But most of the developers think the title alone and some new stuff in it will sell enough like Rebellion. Hopefully Gearbox can make a great Co-Op and SP game if they don't take up MP.

[Yutani]

If a developer wanted to take the chance and make a game as if its not AvP/ALIENS even though it is they could actually make a game that could compete with brain washed CoD/Halo/GoW players. But most of the developers think the title alone and some new stuff in it will sell enough like Rebellion. Hopefully Gearbox can make a great Co-Op and SP game if they don't take up MP.

AVP for Jaguar (the best game for the Jaguar, no doubt) and the first AVP for PC were top class games. Dont know what you mean.

[affinity]

It won't stand a chance against Gears of War, Halo and Modern Warfare 2 online on Xbox 360.

Get real,  there is plenty of room for more FPSs to exist in the online community. 
Especially since AVP is like a different FPS genre in itself since there's no other shooter than has 3 unique species in MP like this.

A lot of people are sick and not interested in GoW, Halo or MW2 anyway.   

[SpaceMarines]

GoW probably, Halo maybe, but I don't think that many people are sick of Modern Warfare 2. It came out a week and a half ago.

[affinity]

GoW probably, Halo maybe, but I don't think that many people are sick of Modern Warfare 2. It came out a week and a half ago.

There are people who were sick of it before they played it for a week.   

More people will get sick of it in a month or two as well.    The majority who are really into it and have friends to enjoy it with will last longer,

but I can see a lot of people moving over to AVP for something different from the usual
humans shooting humans routine.

[SpaceMarines]

Granted, some people will tire. But considering it is the sequel to one of the most popular multiplayer games of all time, it'll be active for a long time. Just look at Halo 2 and 3.

[affinity]

Granted, some people will tire. But considering it is the sequel to one of the most popular multiplayer games of all time, it'll be active for a long time. Just look at Halo 2 and 3.

yeah but to people who don't even like CoD games or just MW2, it isn't a factor at all. 
No amount of players playing MW2 is going to convince people who prefer something else for a shooter.

[Corporal Hicks]

I think the consoles will be do great. I personally will be getting it for my 360 primarily and maybe for the PC if they're going to release custom stuff.

[ikarop]

A short interview with Tim Jones was posted today by Playstationlifestyle.net.

http://playstationlifestyle.net/2009/11/23/psls-presents-tim-jones-rebellion/

[Brother]

Nothing new. When is that reveal coming.

[Frog]

I read through this entire thread and got some great laughs over the fanboy fights over balancing the game.

Realistic rather than balanced?  Now way!  I'd much rather have a marine choke-hold an Alien if it adds balance to the game.

Personally I like all 3 races (Aliens and Marines more), so I'd like to have a fighting chance with ANY of them.

And honestly, we are talking about freaking Aliens and Predators here.  Nothing realistic about them in the first place.

I just hope the Predator is not TOO powerful.  (cloaking, laser-targeting insta-kill, melee, and ranged attacks)

[Brother]

Another one

[Corporal Hicks]

Another reasonable person you mean? I'm gonna like Frog. If it sucks ass, I'll be more than happy to bitch about it then.