Well I thought it'd be nice if I posted this up. It's been a good year and I'd like to thank every single one of our members who frequently visits AvPGalaxy. It's for you guys we do all this work.  :amuse: I'd also like to thank all our affiliates such as Dark Horse, Sega, Gearbox, Obsidian and Fox. I hope ... [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]

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]

Sega today issued a press release about the upcoming Aliens: Colonial Marines game. The game is now due to be released Late 2008 on PS3, X-Box 360 and PC. They've also released a few details about the game: "Packing classic Aliens weaponry ranging from pulse rifles to flamethrowers as well as brand-new equipment and skills all within a squad-based ... [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]

Sega has officially confirmed that Obsidian will be making an Alien role-playing game for next generation consoles and PC. Here's part of the press release: "SEGA® of America Inc. and SEGA® Europe Ltd. today announced that Obsidian Entertainment will create a role-playing game based on the Alien film franchise with license from Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising. This ... [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]

Of lately, the license for Aliens (and Predator) games has been up in the air. Today, Hollywood Reporter announced that Sega is attempting to get a hold of the license to produce new Alien games: "Sega has inked a deal with 20th Century Fox Licensing and Merchandising for a series of games based on the "Alien" movies. The publisher, best known ... [Read More]