Aliens: Colonial Marines is still kicking, has a few details

This is a coincidence. Here I am, working on an Aliens feature for the site, and along comes some brief Aliens: Colonial Marines news. Despite a complete lack of talk on the subject lately, Sega has confirmed that the game is still alive and well, scheduled for a Q1 release. Hurrah!

In addition to this, we also know that the game will be split into six chapters, each one giving you control over a different member of your six-person Marine squad. Each mission contains flashbacks which gives a backstory to each Marine, lending some extra narrative weight to proceedings. The game will use "adaptive cover," and you'll be able to have entrances welded shut and furniture moved to block the Alien advance. 

Also -- and don't cry -- QTE sequences seem to be on the cards.

There have been concerns that the project was scrapped, but Gearbox had certainly not been giving me that impression during my regular "give me information on this game and you'll get a blowjob" emails that I've been sending them. The game has been under development for quite a while, but Sega has been keeping an uncharacteristically tight lid on any information. Whether that is a good or a bad thing remains to be seen. 

The game was included in Sega's updated 2009 release schedule, which includes titles like Bayonetta, MadWorld and House of the Dead: Overkill. It looks like a potentially hot year for the publisher, something which Sega hasn't had for a while. Hit the jump to see the full lineup.