PlayStation magazine PSW (PlayStation World) recently did a massive article on the upcoming Colonial Marines game. While they released no new screenshots, they did reveal quite a bit about the game! One aspect of the story ties neatly into the Aliens universe is the use of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation as an over-arching evil, a puppet-master pulling the strings behind the action. ... [Read More]

There's a couple of stories circulating today on Kotaku and ShackNews that Gearbox / Sega was going to drop Aliens: Colonial Marines altogether. Apparently, Gearbox let go of a large number of employees today because Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway hadn't sold well. Kotaku also mentions that Sega may have cut the funding on Colonial Marines ... [Read More]

Gearbox threw a party on Friday to celebrate the upcoming release of Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway and Samba de Amigo. Among the game trailers shown, there was a short teaser trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines. Somebody recorded it on a camera and leaked it online. It starts off with the camera moving over some Alien Eggs and ... [Read More]

The first footage of the upcoming Aliens Colonial Marines game can be seen on ShackNews. Jace Hall visited the Gearbox studios and shot this footage with a camera. Looks good so far. It's running smoothly. Thanks to CelticPred for the news. [Read More]

Well, E3 2008 has been and gone and there was no sign of Aliens: Colonial Marines or the Aliens RPG game. VideoGamer.com spoke to Gearbox president, Randy Pitchford, about why Aliens: CM didn't appear at E3. When we caught up with Pitchford over at 2K's booth to talk to the Gearbox president about his other upcoming shooter, Borderlands, he ... [Read More]

No surprise, really but the release date for Aliens: Colonial Marines has slipped into the first quarter of 2009 according to CVG.com. It was originally slated for release in 2009 and then moved to Late 2008. Now it's back to 2009. "Sega has unveiled a whole bunch of release dates for its upcoming line-up, including Sonic Unleashed, Aliens: Colonial ... [Read More]

Gameplayer has a lengthy preview of the upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines game. There will be parts of the game where you basically need to fortify your position and defend from aliens. The developers are also aware of how the aliens should be portrayed; i.e. "virtually indestructible beings" like in the first movie. The preview also mentions a new ... [Read More]

There's a new interview with Randy Pitchford who is the president of Gearbox. Gamereactor Sweden interviewed him at GDC 2008 where he talks about the upcoming games Brothers in Arms and Aliens: Colonial Marines. Nothing frightfully new, I'm afraid. Just that they're making the game and he talks about the game engine a little. Thanks to Redken for ... [Read More]

This is some big news. The magazine Game Informer will have a first look at the new Aliens: Colonial Marines game by Gearbox in March's issue. The name should sound familiar. A similar game with the same name was being made by EA / Fox Interactive back in 2001 for PS2 but was ultimately cancelled. Check ... [Read More]

With the game not coming out until 2009, information on Gearbox's Aliens FPS is scarce and infrequent. However, a very very short interview posted on Computer and Video Games has given us the platforms for the upcoming game: "Alien, of course, is no stranger to videogames but it's been a real mixed bag of xenomorph blasting to date. Big ... [Read More]

Gamespot have given a few details away about the forthcoming Aliens FPS, developed by Gearbox: "Development for the project is apparently well under way. "We're working really hard on that right now," said Pitchford> ... The executive also revealed some tidbits about the plot of the Aliens game, which is due on "next-gen platforms" in 2009. "Our game's about becoming ... [Read More]

Sega has just confirmed that Gearbox will be developing a first person shooter Aliens game: "Gearbox Software is a leading developer in the first-person shooter genre, producing titles for the industry's top franchises including Brothers in Arms, Halo and Half Life. They consistently produce best-selling titles and have garnered numerous industry awards. Gearbox Software's FPS Alien title will retain the atmospheric ... [Read More]

Earlier, Sega officially confirmed that they had acquired the license to do two new Aliens games for the Next-Gen consoles. They have since released the teaser site for the games. On the initial launch Gearbox and Obsidian were both featured at the bottom of the page. While they have both been taken down now, it is reasonable ... [Read More]