After what's seemed like an eternity, Sega today announced that Aliens: Colonial Marines will be out next spring.
The Gearbox-developed shooter was first talked about in 2006 along with an Aliens RPG from Obsidian Entertainment that went on to be canceled. Colonial Marines was planned for release in late 2008 but it kept slipping further and further back. Its supposed 2010 release came and went; Rebellion ended up releasing Aliens vs. Predator in February 2010 instead. The development of Borderlands and its DLC got in the way of Colonial Marines, and Gearbox has also been finishing up Duke Nukem Forever, which will be coming out this month. With all of that out of the way, the developer will apparently now have the time and resources to finally finish up Colonial Marines. If Gearbox is capable of shipping Forever, it can make this happen.
Players will find themselves aboard the U.S.S. Sulaco as a member of the United States Colonial Marines, hence the name. It features authentic environments from the movies (LV-426 and Hadley's Hope are specified) as well as movie-inspired weapons. Gearbox's Randy Pitchford described the game in a press release as being "designed as an interactive successor to the landmark films."
To put any fears to rest that fans of the series may have, Pitchford said on his Twitter account today, "Aliens Colonial Marines is consistent and compatible with the history of events established by the three key films."
Colonial Marines, which is coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, will be on display next week at E3, so definitely look forward to hearing more about the elusive title soon.
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