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Hot on heels of Obsidian RPG.

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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Vin #1 5 years ago

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Result.
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varsas #2 5 years ago

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SEGA FTW!
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itamae #3 5 years ago

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As long as the Sonic team (in its current form) isn't involved, I'm happy. Two very interesting projects indeed.
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Artemus #4 5 years ago

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Promising news.
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JavaJawaUK #5 5 years ago

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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 #6 5 years ago

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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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Ryuken #7 5 years ago

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Hopefully they reach the same high level of quality as with Opposing Force. And the chance to play as an alien should definitely be in too if you ask me.
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crazyhorse174 #8 5 years ago

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This could end up being very good - if done properly!
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Rich72 #9 5 years ago

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wasn't there a squad based alien game that was canned a few years back?? sure i remember something where the squaddies weren't directly ordered.... anyway i'm waffling

Edited by 1 at 15/12/06 @ 17:43
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absolutezero #10 5 years ago

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Maybe you thinking of that awful RTS.
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Rich72 #11 5 years ago

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nope it was a FPS of sorts....maybe 2 or 3 years back. positive i even saw screen shots of the marines.
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Rich72 #12 5 years ago

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[link url=http://www.tothegame.com/sshotfeat.asp?screen=3534&pic=3
]http://ww w.tothegame.com/sshotfeat.asp?s...[/link]

that was the one..... ever get made? how do you make a linky?
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Rirekon #13 5 years ago

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This bodes ominously of a fifth film...
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Hunam85 #14 5 years ago

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Sounds good, SEGA as a PC publisher seems to be really coming into its own.
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Eldritch #15 5 years ago

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Huzzah! \o/
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BadBoyBonner #16 5 years ago

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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 #17 5 years ago

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@ Rich72

Aliens Colonial Marines was being developed for the ps2. Got canned i'm afraid.
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drivenstorm #18 5 years ago

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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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EggyDeth #19 5 years ago

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These guys need, NEED to play Aliens vs. Predator by Rebellion:

[link url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_versus_Predator_(com puter_game)
]http://en .wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_vers...[/link]

They've done little of value since, but man, that game made me (expletive redacted) my face off in fear.
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Dirtie #20 5 years ago

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Pfft, I'll stick to Natural Selection thanks
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brooza #21 5 years ago

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I doubt it'll be a simple reskin if it's gonna take another 2-3 years
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monkey_man #22 5 years ago

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2009?

We're getting excited about games 3 years away now?
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L0cky #23 5 years ago

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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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ali-uk #24 5 years ago

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another alien fps? let's rocckkkkk
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Helios #25 5 years ago

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Nice choice of dev methinks.
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djchump #26 5 years ago

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Meh... HLpposing 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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Helios #27 5 years ago

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The brothers in arms games were pretty good though.

/ponders

Unreal engine 3?
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vegard #28 5 years ago

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should be a good game. at least if we get to sex it up with the queen like ripley did in resurrection.
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Shadar #29 5 years ago

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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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djchump #30 5 years ago

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Ah good point - I'd forgotten they'd done the Borthers in Arms games.
Well that gives me a bit more hope
The Aliens IP is one we're so familiar with and that has so much potential for a full-on next-gen FPS that this is a really exciting project - I *really* hope they do it justice :-D
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Liggur #31 5 years ago

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@drivenstorm

[link url=http://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/Alien_(video_game)
]http://en.wikiped ia.org/wiki/Alien_(vide...[/link]

This is the one, I used to like playing this, bloody impossible if you set the difficulty to "Realistic"
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drivenstorm #32 5 years ago

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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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Reapergold #33 5 years ago

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Pumped.
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jack_klugman #34 5 years ago

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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 #35 5 years ago

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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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