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Aliens: Colonial Marines may be pushed back to Fall photo

According to the official site for Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox's take on the Xenomorph-flavored franchise has been pushed back from Spring to Fall. Or rather, that's what the site used to say. After CVG got a no-comment from SEGA, the site went back to saying Spring. 

The publisher is keeping tight-lipped on a release date, but the date change was certainly auspicious. The fact it's reverted back just makes it downright strange. 

In any case, Spring always seemed rather ambitious considering so little has been seen of the game since it was shown at E3 last year. Hopefully we see more soon. I hate it when projects go silent -- always a worrying sign.








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Foggle's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 12:34
Foggle
Three four-player co-op FPS games from Gearbox in one year. Fucken crazy shit mate.
JoeTheProYaKnow's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 12:38
JoeTheProYaKnow
Well, if it results in a better Alien game, then I suppose its for the best. It would be nice to have a great Alien game.
N-effect-human's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 12:39
N-effect-human
@Jim Sterling Does Gearbox have nothing to say? Info gets fans.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 12:39
Elsa
I wonder if it's a Homefront situation?... where there is financial pressure to release in a certain window?

Maybe they could learn from Homefront... the game could have been great if it had been delayed until it actually worked. They never did manage to patch the PS3 version so that people could easily launch into a game... and more importantly group up with friends and play. :(
... sometimes "release now/fix it later" doesn't work out so well.
Stevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 12:47
Stevil
It was a bad call, Gearbox. A bad call.
CharlieWhistle's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 12:48
CharlieWhistle
Alien would be well-suited for a Dead Space-like kind of gameplay. I'd love to see something like that, with Ripley as the main character. Kind of like the movies, I don't think you grow as attached to the marines as the non-military types.
DeMatador's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 12:51
DeMatador
Maybe... delayed for simultaneous Wii U release?
JoeTheProYaKnow's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:02
JoeTheProYaKnow
@CharlieWhistle

Exactly Aliens plus Dead Space, throw in pools of acid for when you kill an Alien reminiscent of the Spitter from L4D2, and Alien-style Headcrabs with interesting play mechanics. I mean we have got a good game here.
sketchy dizzle's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:05
sketchy dizzle
they need to change the release date to tomorrow. God I want this game
CaptainHowdy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:13
CaptainHowdy
I hope all goes well.
Sebproductions's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:15
Sebproductions
This needs to come out in spring . My birthday :/
Dakilazical's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:21
Dakilazical
Game over man!
D-Nez's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:25
D-Nez
"throw in pools of acid for when you kill an Alien "
this

Would be even better if it modified the environment. Holes in walls and floors etc.
Nitex's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:30
Nitex
Awww smurf balls.
PhilK3nS3bb3n's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:39
PhilK3nS3bb3n
I was all like: Gearbox, I need this game like nows! Gearbox was all like: Get away from it you bitch, not till fall.
BoomingEchoes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:49
BoomingEchoes
interesting to see where this goes, but I wouldn't be surprised if it gets pushed back -and then pushed back again.
Swishiee's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 13:52
Swishiee
I had nightmares about Aliens last night. This must have been what they meant. I hope this isn't true.
Occams electric toothbrush's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 14:16
Occams electric toothbrush
I can't wait to play this. Hope it gets the time it needs to be an Aliens experience I am craving.
BigBossLebowski's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 14:47
BigBossLebowski
I pray that this game is awesome.
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 17:45
Arttemis
I'd rather it have time so flaws are fixed than it be released as a poorly made game.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 18:17
Tubatic
Moved back to be a fresh Wii U launch title, amirite?
The Cast's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 20:00
The Cast
Halloween or go home.
The Cast's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 20:04
The Cast
@JoethePro Yeah but unless you count Tony Hawk 3 on PC, all Gearsbox ever made were first-person shooters.
ACUREFORLIVING's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 20:45
ACUREFORLIVING
Oh for fucks sake. Am the only one getting tired of this now?
Levi Elwood Myers's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 21:25
Levi Elwood Myers
I just want this game... that's all.. I want to kill Xenomorphs with my friends yelling out cheesy lines from the movie, I've wanted this for 6 damn years. I desperately wish that gearbox and sega would just give us a release date and work a bit harder to achieve it.
Levi Elwood Myers's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2012 21:32
Levi Elwood Myers
Actually, I believe this video is appropriate to display my thoughts on the situation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Azz-6oT08c
ERazER's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/27/2012 00:43
ERazER
Of course it was pushed back to fall, it's not like you would push it back to stand up.
shinigamiDude's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/27/2012 20:46
shinigamiDude
I'd been dying to see a proper gameplay video of this game since E3 2011 :(
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