Hmmm, so then, I guess the rumours are true. They're basically stripping this game back to be a straightforward, yet apparently customisable, shooter. I'm getting less hopeful for this game as more info comes out.
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Aliens: Colonial Marines to be 'very accessible'
Gearbox is famous for the Brothers In Arms series, but CEO Randy Pitchford doesn't want that to make you think Aliens: Colonial Marines will be about squad control and tactical maneuvers. The reason for this is simple -- you can't use tactics on a freakin' Xenomorph. "We actually wanted it to be a very accessible experience," he said. "The goal is not to have complicated interfaces, we're not worrying about having things like squad command, you don't need fire maneuvers ... there's no maneuvering on an alien." Sounds about right to me. Just give me a pulse rifle and army of bugs to kill. Man, I am so stoked for this game. Gearbox wants Colonial Marines to be "a very accessible experience" [OXM] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Love me some Aliens, only game played eas the 2d arcade predator v alien beat em up which was awsome. So, everyone, which 3d game so far best captures the essence of lets say Aliens? Or is this supposedly it? No team tactics, huh? Considering most of Aliens is made up of Ripley and the Marines trying to get a tactical advantage over their enemies, I'd say Randy was PR talking out of his arse again.
Hmmm, so then, I guess the rumours are true. They're basically stripping this game back to be a straightforward, yet apparently customisable, shooter. I'm getting less hopeful for this game as more info comes out. I want it to stay as far from Borderlands in terms of gameplay as possible. If it's move forward and shoot and nothing else, they are pissing away a great license. If it recaptures any of the memories I had from the Marine campaign on the first AvP game for PC, then I'll bite. That was the last AvP experience I can remember favorably. When you die i hope you hear bill paxton shout "Game over man Game over" that will make dieing worthwhile :3 I think a tactical XCOM style Aliens game could actually be pretty badass. To be honest, there are plenty of cannon fodder shooters out there and I could use a change of pace. I hope it has intense shooting like Killzone. Also varied locations but Aliens had few locations. Gearbox should also make it longer than 7 hours. Stupid reasoning on his part, but then again, I never expected this game to be anything but you vs aliens. It's not quite as scary when you've got a team of nimrod AI companions hanging out with you. Note that Randy thinks that tactical games are inaccessible. Thats why we're getting Basterds in Arms. The last Brothers in Arms was a fucking travesty, I hope they don't fuck up an interesting sounding game. I'd rather something based off of Aliens instead of emo WW2 soldiers any day. doktorwyzzerd: He said they want the game to be "very accessible". If you want to deduce something from that it would be that tactical games are less accessible. That's pretty hard to argue, don't you think? 8:00 AM on 05.03.2013 Aliens: Gearbox defends its right to mislead customersBoth Gearbox and SEGA have responded to a class action suit that alleges customers were lied to during the development of Aliens: Colonial Marines. Both companies are happy to defend themselves and seem unswayed by the threat...
8:00 AM on 05.01.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines gets class action suit for liesSEGA and Gearbox have been slapped with a class action suit for Aliens: Colonial Marines, accused of lying about the game to get it sold. It was only a matter of time. Edelson LLC has taken the case, which alleges that ...
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12:45 PM on 04.05.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines Wii U canceledThose of you left caring may have noticed Aliens: Colonial Marines missed its Wii U release launch window. There's a very good reason for that -- SEGA finally decided to shoot the lame dog in the head, and has quietly cancele...
8:00 AM on 04.03.2013 SEGA admits Colonial Marines trailers are unreflectiveFollowing an upheld complaint with the UK's Advertising Standards Authority, SEGA Europe has admitted that trailers for Aliens: Colonial Marines do not reflect the game's final (shoddy) content. The complaint was upheld...
8:30 PM on 03.22.2013 Aliens vs. Predator Evolution gameplay demonstratedAliens vs. Predator: Evolution has been out on Android and iOS devices for a little while now, but a new dev diary video going over gameplay mechanics and the abilities of the Xenomorph and Predator characters has arriv...
10:15 AM on 03.21.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines 360/PS3 update releasedI'm sorry, dear readers. I've still not "gotten over" Aliens: Colonial Marines. After a set period of time, gamers tend to get aggressively apathetic over certain situations, and seem to grow angry if someone else isn't as re...
8:30 AM on 03.20.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines 'Bug Hunt' DLC out nowAliens: Colonial Marines' long-awaited (haha) "Bug Hunt" downloadable content is now available on Steam, Xbox Live, and PlayStation Network. It's a wave-based survival mode that, given the general brevity of the game's hyped ...
6:00 PM on 03.19.2013 4GB Aliens: Colonial Marines patch available for PCGearbox continues to demonstrate that, contrary to popular idioms, you can actually polish a turd. Aliens: Colonial Marines is being made shinier -- but no less stinkier -- in a 4GB PC patch that improves textures, A.I. behav...
2:00 PM on 03.04.2013 Review: Alien vs. Predator: EvolutionWhen the makers of Alien vs. Predator: Evolution saw the negative press and subsequent fallout regarding Aliens: Colonial Marines, they must have laughed. I imagine them bellowing obnoxiously, roaring their gleeful approval t...
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| 8:00 AM on 05.03.2013 Aliens: Gearbox defends its right to mislead customers |

Both Gearbox and SEGA have responded to a class action suit that alleges customers were lied to during the development of Aliens: Colonial Marines. Both companies are happy to defend themselves and seem unswayed by the threat...more
| 8:00 AM on 05.01.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines gets class action suit for lies |

SEGA and Gearbox have been slapped with a class action suit for Aliens: Colonial Marines, accused of lying about the game to get it sold. It was only a matter of time. Edelson LLC has taken the case, which alleges that ...more
| 12:45 PM on 04.05.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines Wii U canceled |

Those of you left caring may have noticed Aliens: Colonial Marines missed its Wii U release launch window. There's a very good reason for that -- SEGA finally decided to shoot the lame dog in the head, and has quietly cancele...more
| 8:00 AM on 04.03.2013 SEGA admits Colonial Marines trailers are unreflective |

Following an upheld complaint with the UK's Advertising Standards Authority, SEGA Europe has admitted that trailers for Aliens: Colonial Marines do not reflect the game's final (shoddy) content. The complaint was upheld...more
| 10:15 AM on 03.21.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines 360/PS3 update released |

I'm sorry, dear readers. I've still not "gotten over" Aliens: Colonial Marines. After a set period of time, gamers tend to get aggressively apathetic over certain situations, and seem to grow angry if someone else isn't as re...more
| 8:30 AM on 03.20.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines 'Bug Hunt' DLC out now |

Aliens: Colonial Marines' long-awaited (haha) "Bug Hunt" downloadable content is now available on Steam, Xbox Live, and PlayStation Network. It's a wave-based survival mode that, given the general brevity of the game's hyped ...more
| 6:00 PM on 03.19.2013 4GB Aliens: Colonial Marines patch available for PC |

Gearbox continues to demonstrate that, contrary to popular idioms, you can actually polish a turd. Aliens: Colonial Marines is being made shinier -- but no less stinkier -- in a 4GB PC patch that improves textures, A.I. behav...more
| 4:15 PM on 03.07.2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines update rolls out for Xbox 360 |

Gearbox Software has taken steps to make its awful game slightly less awful. The studio's second update for Aliens: Colonial Marines is rolling out on Xbox 360 right now. The update covers issues and bugs found throughou...more
| 9:00 PM on 02.25.2013 Developer on why Aliens' E3 demo was better than game |

That Aliens: Colonial Marines E3 demo sure was neat, but you know what wasn't neat? The actual game. According to an anonymous source that spoke with Kotaku, this was always going to be the case since the demo ran on hardware...more
| 10:00 AM on 02.24.2013 Anonymous whistle blower claims Gearbox stole from SEGA |

[Update: Just to make it clear, I have been able to corroborate the basic information presented by "Danielson," not his more editorialized opinions. I can't back his claims of "embezzlement" -- likely more an emotional respon...more
| 2:00 PM on 05.23.2013 Review: Call of Juarez: Gunslinger |
Call of Juarez is a series I've always wanted to enjoy. It's hard not to admire its attempts at clever storytelling, and the commitment to creating a wild west first-person shooter in an age where everything's about blasting ...more
| 1:30 PM on 05.23.2013 Jon Favreau's Destiny trailer is such a tease |
Let's get straight to the news that's been a long time coming for Bungie's open-world shooter Destiny: we'll finally see what it looks like -- what it really looks like -- on June 10, 2013. Thank goodness for that! Specifica...more
| 8:00 AM on 05.23.2013 Dying Light is an open world, freerunning zombie game |
Okay, take Dead Island's entire concept, subtract the role-playing mechanics, throw in freerunning features akin to Mirror's Edge, and set it all in an open world that features a day-and-night cycle where things become way ha...more


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