AVP console patches "scrapped"

By Tom Bramwell Published 15 July, 2010

Man, you look just like I feel.

SEGA has said that forthcoming patches for the console versions of Aliens vs. Predator have been "scrapped".

"I've just received a mail this AM regarding patches for the console versions of AVP and I regret to inform everyone that these have sadly been scrapped," assistant community manager 'Clumsyorchid' revealed.

"I had previously made a claim that these were coming and at the time, this was very much on the table. For the console community, I apologise, as I know there are many features and updates that you'd like to see.

"I'll keep fighting internally for this to happen, but until I hear otherwise, there will not be a console patch for either Xbox or PS3."

Asked whether the same would be true for PC, the same rep said: "I have heard nothing on PC patches and would not assume there will be any changes unless stated otherwise."

We've contacted SEGA Europe for clarification.

Developed by Rebellion, AVP was released earlier this year and sold well despite middling reviews. The studio has since supported it with downloadable content.

The latest AVP map pack.
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  • jonbwfc #1 2 years ago

    "game over man, game over!"
    Edited by 1 at 15/07/10 @ 18:26

  • carlitoswagon #2 2 years ago

    "why don't you put her in charge!"

  • Stomp224 #3 2 years ago

    So they blew all association with it out of the airlock, like Ripley did to her bastard child in Resurrection?

    Can't say I blame them.

  • The-Bodybuilder #4 2 years ago

    I'm guessing the poor reviews didn't turn a bitter SEGA exec into god damned sexual tyrannosaurus, just like me.

  • andromeda #5 2 years ago

    Back to the old Freezerinos

  • schnide #6 2 years ago

    Yet another reason why I'm glad I didn't buy this game. So you only support titles which sell well even if the patches are required? Fuck you Sega, and thanks (just) for the memories.

  • bad09 #7 2 years ago

    It's terribly sad how this game ended up as it is quite a good game despite the overkill of hate many seem to aim at it.

    Broken MP (well on PC at least not sure on consoles) and rip off DLC for the content starved MP really ruined things, I like the game but will certainly need winning over big time when the sequel hits.

    I can only pray Gearbox fare better with CM.

  • kangarootoo #8 2 years ago

    Losses. Cut.

  • madgerald Verified Studio Head of PR & Marketing, Colossal Games LTD #9 2 years ago

    Hudson: Is this gonna be a standup fight, sir, or another bughunt?
    SEGA Exec: Neither, we're just going to scrap development on any existing patches

  • photoboy #10 2 years ago

    Not surprising, Sega dumped Sega Racing Team so soon after Sega Rally Revo was finished that there was no chance of a patch for that to fix the broken AI on certain tracks. It's pretty disgusting the way publishers just dump a game and its developers once it's out the door if sales aren't immediately sky high.

    "I don't know which species is worse. You don't see them fucking each other over for a goddamn percentage."

  • rojjer #11 2 years ago

    I say they take off, nuke the game from orbit. Its the only way to be sure

  • Transmission89 #12 2 years ago

    Sega exec: "ok listen up, I want this one smooth and by the numbers."

    Rebellion : "how do I get out of this chicken shit outfit?"

  • madgerald Verified Studio Head of PR & Marketing, Colossal Games LTD #13 2 years ago

    Ripley: They cut the power.
    Hudson: What do you mean, "*They* cut the power"? How could they cut the power, man? They're animals!

    Newt: My mommy always said there were no monsters - no real ones - but there are.
    Ripley: Yes, there are, aren't there?
    Newt: Why do they tell little kids that?
    Ripley: Most of the time it's true.

    AvP Community: Hey, maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events, but we just got our asses kicked, pal!

    AvP Community: That's it man, game over man, game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?
    Burke: Maybe we could build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?

    -Apologies for the quotes fest (they seem rather apt).
    Edited by 2 at 15/07/10 @ 10:20

  • CaptainQuint #14 2 years ago

    I say we grease this rat-fat sonofabitch right now!

  • X3Entente #15 2 years ago

    great, maybe we got em demoralised

  • LHH #16 2 years ago

    It's about time developers abandon that piece of shit publisher Sega.

  • madgerald Verified Studio Head of PR & Marketing, Colossal Games LTD #17 2 years ago

    @Von_adder
    It could be contractual obligations, lack of money or time. Mixed with the number of people still actually playing the game to make it a worthwhile exercise.

  • Slamhound #18 2 years ago

    Just before we go any further, can I just confirm that this comment thread is going to pretty much repeat the entire script of Aliens eventually?

  • pooKy1979 #19 2 years ago

    'Chill out dickwad!'

    ... oh wait...

  • drumbaby #20 2 years ago

    Just bought the latest map pack too, you cnuts. Is this the swansong then, just as I'm trying to get back into it? :(

  • Gambit1977 #21 2 years ago

    So sega made a massive thing of getting the rights to Aliens...then fucked 'us' all? Gearbox must think 'segas down, let's get the fuck out of here'

  • sneetch #22 2 years ago

    @EarlBassett

    Good question, what needs to be patched? I can't see because they've apparently banned my (work) IP address.

  • Dolly #23 2 years ago

    "They mostly just dump and run. Mostly"

  • Doctor_What #24 2 years ago

    Sony and MS do charge for patches. I guess the money just doesn't stack up. 'Shame, because the bug hunt pack they released has been getting a really good response (much better than the first one).

  • ManBeast #25 2 years ago

    Real shame. I've been enjoying playing this on X360 for the last few weeks. Sure the online isn't as populated as Call of Duty or Halo, but there haven't been any real lack of players until after this was announced. Not sure if it is coincidence but the last few nights have been very hard to find a game, and when you do there are only 3-4 other players in it.

    I really believe that a decent patch would attract and encourage more people to play, even buy it at the reduced price it is now. Of course the worst thing is, this news comes less than a week after the latest map-pack was released. God help SEGA if they do the same to Colonial Marines...

  • bodypopper #26 2 years ago

    Patches mostly come out at night. Mostly.
    Or in Rebellion's case maybe, if you're lucky.
    Oh well, it'll soon be less than a tenner in shops. I'll finally be tempted to go, er, bug-hunting then.
    Edited by 1 at 15/07/10 @ 12:04

  • Retro_ #27 2 years ago

    If only all devs were like Epic, just look at the massive amount of FREE dlc UT3 received on PS3 like the Titan pack and all the maps and mods in the Mod browser, awesome value for money.

    AvP is pretty underrated in my mind, I really enjoyed the game even with it's flaws.

  • Ryuken #28 2 years ago

    The PC version received plenty of updates, patching it through Steam is always going to be easier/less expensive than getting an update go through MS or Sony certification. AvP isn't the only proof of that.

  • CaptainQuint #29 2 years ago

    No more patches?

    Hey what are we supposed to use man, harsh language?

  • Gastrian #30 2 years ago

    @Retro-

    What you've missed out is that Epic self-publishes so they can self finance patches and DLC or build it into the original costs. As SEGA is holding the purse strings Rebellion has to dance to their beat and if SEGA says there is no more money for patches then there is no more patches regardless of what Rebellion want.

  • ignatiusjreilly #31 2 years ago

    @Gastric

    And... that's why more devs should be like Epic ;)

  • Machetazo #32 2 years ago

    In Colonial Marines we Trust. Sega can go jump, for the resulting farce it was delayed for, though.

  • Matfink #33 2 years ago

    They did this with Total War too.

  • gav082 #34 2 years ago

    now maybe I can play colonial marianes by gearbox?

  • gorf #35 2 years ago

    "you take her, shes your baggage now"

    "Knack Knack"

    <a href="http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=LTbXCQ9swKw
    ">http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=LTbXCQ9swKw
    </a>

    :@)

    "The Demon that makes trophies of men"
    Edited by 2 at 15/07/10 @ 13:42

  • Mechorpheus #36 2 years ago

    "I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit."

    Imagine that one coming from a SEGA exec describing the Multiplayer! :)

  • androidave #37 2 years ago

    I've played this for a bit on the ps3, done and alien campain and will start on the the others soon. The multiplayer is totally broken though, sat for about half an hr trying to find and game and, nothing, half the time it wouldn't even connect.. When half the trophies / achivements are for the multiplayer side of things, its a bit of a disapointment there not even going to patch it...

    They should have carried on development of aliens: colonial marines instead of rushing this out first.

  • bratmandu #38 2 years ago

    Just get the second one done, finish it properly this time! Make your levels, sort out controls and collision - smoothness with the alien, stealth with the predator, awesome guns with the marine.

    You gotta make the control of the alien better, don't have the collision detection pick up every bump in the scenery, glide the camera over it so you don't have to worry about disorientation when moving over slightly uneven surfaces. For the predator bits go and play Thief2 and Arkham Asylum and combine those, for the marine bit give the player at least as much control as every other fps (iron sights would be nice).

    Keep the game modes for multiplayer, add a few more, make the levels better. OK?

    LLLLLLLet's go....

  • drumbaby #39 2 years ago

    Btw, any of you play the 'Tempest' map in Survivor Mode yet? Wow...the rain's pouring down anyway, but then becomes torrential to the point where it sometimes gets in your virtual eyes and blurs everything out. A really nice little visual trick, and makes the combat even scarier :)

  • Spunkweazle #40 2 years ago

    "come with me if you want to live" right film, yeah?
    Oh hang on i got it
    "i wish i knew how to quit you"
    this is hard, how about
    "a giant worm, they're sinking cities with a giant worm"

  • Doctor_What #41 2 years ago

    You had me at 'worm'.

  • FogHeart #42 2 years ago

    "It's just been revoked."

    Oh no wait that's Lethal Weapon 2.

    "I'll have what she's having."

  • NunianVonFuch #43 2 years ago

    (To Sega) "You set us up. It was bullshit, all of it!"
    (Sega) "My men are not expendable. And I don't do this kind of work."

  • drumbaby #44 2 years ago

    Book 'im Danno!

  • General_Zod #45 2 years ago

    The only way it would work is if Sega sabotaged certain features on the trip back. Then they could jettison the patches and make up any story they liked.

  • Eraysor #46 2 years ago

    THEY'RE COMING OUT OF THE WALLS, THEY'RE COMING OUT OF THE GOD DAMN WALLS!

  • curtlikesmeat #47 2 years ago

    It's a shame Colonial Marines isn't out for ages (if ever) - every bit of Aliens / Predator related news always generates a big quotefest.

    Anyone done the knives, nukes, sharp sticks one yet? GET TO THAA CHOPPPPPPAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

  • Gammerz #48 2 years ago

    If it's faulty, aren't they legally bound to fix it, surely it's not optional? You can't take the game back once it's unwrapped! How does the software industry get away with it?

  • espibara #49 2 years ago

    "I like to keep this handy...............for close encounters"

  • espibara #50 2 years ago

    "Looks like some kind of secreted resin"

    "Nobody touch nothin"

  • curtlikesmeat #51 2 years ago

    Why don't you put her in charrrrrge?!

  • carlg1964 #52 1 year ago

    game developers and publishers will not support games unless the gaming community takes a stand for game support in general for all games. What is the point of having developed the whole idea of dlc and continued game support if game developers and publishers like Sega won't support games anyway!?!? My example is AVP on th consoles. I have read so many statements from gamers who want more game support for AVP, but Sega seems to have turned a deaf ear to the increasing fan base of this game. AVP is one game that really deserves some polish work and some new and exciting maps like ' TEMPEST' for example! What a cool and unique game AVP is only to end up unpolished and unsupported! Well,. if this is a sign of things to come... I am sad for all gamers and the great games that should have been...