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Everyone handling a Aliens license needs to do it right. I need my beloved xenomorphs to stop sucking in games and film. Looking at you AvP franchise. Stop sucking. Two awesome badasses together should not equal steaming pile of shit.
Everyone handling a Aliens license needs to do it right. I need my beloved xenomorphs to stop sucking in games and film. Looking at you AvP franchise. Stop sucking. Two awesome badasses together should not equal steaming pile of shit.
I'd like to compile a list of games that were never once delayed vs. delays.
The seasonal releases wouldn't count either. Be interesting.
The seasonal releases wouldn't count either. Be interesting.
Crazy thought here, what if this ends up being an exclusive to the Wii U until that Feb 2013 release date?
We still don't know when the Wii U is hitting and it's not like games haven't been console exclusives before. Pitchford has been a huge proponent of the Wii U since it was announced and has said on many occasions that the Wii U version is THE definitive version of the game.
Yea I know it sounds like a stretch, but this could be the shot in the arm that Nintendo needs to bring in some of the core market that may be on the fence.
Maybe we'll find out at E3.
We still don't know when the Wii U is hitting and it's not like games haven't been console exclusives before. Pitchford has been a huge proponent of the Wii U since it was announced and has said on many occasions that the Wii U version is THE definitive version of the game.
Yea I know it sounds like a stretch, but this could be the shot in the arm that Nintendo needs to bring in some of the core market that may be on the fence.
Maybe we'll find out at E3.
If it had to be this or Borderlands 2 getting pushed back so they could focus on both, I'd say they made the right choice. Though now Aliens will be competing against Bioshock Infinite. Come to think of it, I can't even remember the last time the start of the year did not include two or three big titles releasing.
Biowha? I just want Aliens. They can work on it as long as they need to; I'd prefer quality Xenomorphs.
God, I want this game to be good so badly. I can stand the wait, but man, I just don't think my fragile psyche could cope with another crummy-to-mediocre Alien game. I don't need it to be hypercool violencejiggy with extra epicsauce, I need it to be Aliens.
I guess I don't mind a delay, it sucks but there's other stuff coming out around when Colonial Marines was supposed to come out that I can be playing. I'd rather they do this right, instead of rushing it out like that terrible AvP game from Rebellion.
Like NickCull said, it is not such a great idea to release it when you already have another huge release coming. Not to forget that this year is already full of big releases that will overshadow it. Games like this are best released in the January/February time of year when more gamers are paying attention.
Gearbox is bringing the ruckus. Borderlands 2, Aliens, Brothers in A--wait.
...what happened to that Brothers In Arms game?
...what happened to that Brothers In Arms game?
I honestly doubt this game is even going to live up to any of it's hype, let alone be any good. Considering Gearbox couldn't turn Duke around and Borderlands 2 doesn't look particularly interesting, I'm not holding out hope.
The opening of a year is the new holiday season. Watch, new year 2014 will be as busy as Christmas 2011 was, as every 'not quite cod' title runs from the stomping ground of the big boys that the nov-dec months have become. To be fair, I'd do the same. I wouldn't want my game sharing a release period with Cod, Halo and GTA.
I'm genuinely shocked Dishonoured hasn't been pushed back yet, but Bethesda might be banking on their name to make this a worthy shout in that period. I'm not confident enough to call it at this point, but I wouldn't be surprised if that became a 2013 release either.
As for this game, I'll still be getting it, only now I'll be getting it after Bioshock Infinite has been absorbed. I don't give a fuck, nothing short of Alison Brie is stopping me getting that game the moment it comes out.
I'm genuinely shocked Dishonoured hasn't been pushed back yet, but Bethesda might be banking on their name to make this a worthy shout in that period. I'm not confident enough to call it at this point, but I wouldn't be surprised if that became a 2013 release either.
As for this game, I'll still be getting it, only now I'll be getting it after Bioshock Infinite has been absorbed. I don't give a fuck, nothing short of Alison Brie is stopping me getting that game the moment it comes out.
This is actually fine by me. My FPS needs were already being met pretty well by other titles towards the end of 2012 and I want this game to be as kickass as possible. If delaying it a few extra months means a better game and stronger sales, then so be it.
At this rate, the only games to actually make their holiday release dates will be Halo 4 and Black Ops 2.
i'm ok with that since it seems like it's rather due to polishing than PR. Aliens is big enough franchise to not care about other titles and with Prometheus movie it will have rather large fanbase.
@Tin Man,
GTA% is definitely not coming this year and frankly why those games have big fanbase, it doesn't mean that other games wouldn't succeed in their own right. there are numerous games that are released during that period and succeed - the problem is with publishers who often won't back up their own titles and give them decent marketing and exposure(Enslaved is prime example of it). Activision themselves intentionally killed Bizzare using that tactic - releasing their Bond game which actually was really good 3 days before Call of Duty without any advertisement, announcements, trailers etc. they showed the game at one event before E3 with one trailer and then released the game in november without any new trailers, information and announcements released in-between those events. they didn't even bother sending review copies which ended with no reviews in press until like 3-4 weeks AFTER the game launched.
@Tin Man,
GTA% is definitely not coming this year and frankly why those games have big fanbase, it doesn't mean that other games wouldn't succeed in their own right. there are numerous games that are released during that period and succeed - the problem is with publishers who often won't back up their own titles and give them decent marketing and exposure(Enslaved is prime example of it). Activision themselves intentionally killed Bizzare using that tactic - releasing their Bond game which actually was really good 3 days before Call of Duty without any advertisement, announcements, trailers etc. they showed the game at one event before E3 with one trailer and then released the game in november without any new trailers, information and announcements released in-between those events. they didn't even bother sending review copies which ended with no reviews in press until like 3-4 weeks AFTER the game launched.
Fs . Was hoping to pick this up before I emigrate to nz where games cost $rape . Fucking borderlands, I'll blame that.
Fuck, I was really looking forward to this!, just rebuit my PC out of fear I would not be able to render the xenos they way they were mean to be seen. Oh well, Gearbox can use that time to put a extra coat of slime on the Sulaco.
I trust Gearbox. Any delay can only provide good things as it gives them time to fix bugs and doesn't put the release date against Borderlands 2.
I wholly support the delay.
I wholly support the delay.
Makes sense for Gearbox. They gotta get Borderlands out the door in October, plus they're working on that BoA sequel that I'm totally not excited about. After this wait, I'd rather wait another fiscal quarter than have it rushed out, forgotten in the holiday fray, and be complete shit.
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