Gearbox Alien FPS confirmed News
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SEGA has enlisted seasoned PC and console developer Gearbox Software to create a first-person shooter based on the Alien film franchise.
The news comes hot on the heels of an announcement that Neverwinter Nights 2 developer Obsidian Entertainment will be producing a role-playing game based on the films.
Earlier this week SEGA revealed it had secured the rights to create next-generation games based on the enduring sci-fi favourite.
The fact that developers of the stature of Gearbox and Obsidian are involved will be considered a significant show of strength from the one-time platform holder, which appears determined to buck the industry trend of producing low-expectation licensed properties under the assumption that the brand will carry the content.
"Gearbox Software has a storied history of bringing innovative and compelling design to the FPS category," said SEGA of America president and COO Simon Jeffery.
"Combining their design talents with the intense action of the Alien franchise ensures that gamers will have an immersive and action-packed experience."
Gearbox president Randy Pitchford said that the Alien series had been "a tremendous influence" on the developer and the games industry at large.
"The opportunity to work with the amazing people at SEGA and Fox to build a next generation videogame in the Alien universe is one of those dream projects that is a perfect fit for our capability and our passion."
Platforms have yet to be specified, but SEGA has previously said that both the RPG and FPS titles are in pre-production, with one due out in 2009.
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JavaJawaUK
15/12/06 @ 17:22
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Tell me what I don't know? They practically announced this when announcing Obsidian's RPG. Still, should be good - Gearbox did a good job with Halo:CE for PC.
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absolutezero
15/12/06 @ 17:31
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Gearbox eh?
Marine based, most likely in teams. Could be good, Hells Highway will decide my interest. |
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http://www.tothegame.com/sshotfeat.asp?s...
that was the one..... ever get made? how do you make a linky? |
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BadBoyBonner
15/12/06 @ 19:38
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"squad based alien game" + Unreal 3 Engine = Gears of war, no, no, no, wait a minute I mean a new Alien(s) game! lol
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TwistidChimp
15/12/06 @ 19:47
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@ Rich72
Aliens Colonial Marines was being developed for the ps2. Got canned i'm afraid. |
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drivenstorm
15/12/06 @ 20:05
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I would love a turn-based game in which you play cat and mouse with the alien and you can move the crew as you like. It would have a number of ways of playing out but since this would be based on the first film there would be no guns.
I think there was a version like this many years ago where the objective was to escape with Jones the cat. I never played it but apparently it was fun. |
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These guys need, NEED to play Aliens vs. Predator by Rebellion:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_vers... They've done little of value since, but man, that game made me (expletive redacted) my face off in fear. |
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'which appears determined to buck the industry trend of producing low-expectation licensed properties under the assumption that the brand will carry the content.'
Although this is true for most IP licenses it seems a strange statement to make when referring to an FPS with the Alien IP. AvP and AvP2 are some of the best examples of what can be done with licenses. |
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Meh... HL:Opposing Forces was good, but I thought the PC port of Halo was atrociously done - it ran like crap on machines that were way more powerful than Xbox 1 and the online part was terrible - there wasn't even a favourite servers list!
Anyhows, an FPS unsing the Alien IP is always welcome with me - loved AvP1 and 2, especially over the office LAN at lunchtimes :-D - I just hope Gearbox do it justice. |
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Brothers in Arms was a great game. In many ways, I think it was better than both GRAW and GeOW. Which I suppose is heresy these days. It was even pretty! Much better-looking than the majority of WW2 games out there. The grey/green contrasts and the lived-in feel of the world was just ... special.
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@drivenstorm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(vide... This is the one, I used to like playing this, bloody impossible if you set the difficulty to "Realistic" |
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drivenstorm
17/12/06 @ 01:20
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Cheers Liggur, I never got around to playing that - I was probably still playing Deathchase and Sabre Wulf :)
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jack_klugman
18/12/06 @ 01:46
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This is the one, I used to like playing this, bloody impossible if you set the difficulty to "Realistic"
How about if you set the graphics to "Realistic"? |
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kangarootoo
18/12/06 @ 10:17
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"This is the one, I used to like playing this, bloody impossible if you set the difficulty to "Realistic""
That seems reasonable. If I was stuck in a ship with an Alien from said film, I would expect to get f'ckd up both sides of Xmas. |
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