Okay, I don't know that for sure, but somebody has to balance Nick "Aliens aren't Taylor Swift, therefore they suck" Chester. Our illustrious editor-in-chief was less than kind to Rebellion's interspecies royal rumble when the last trailer was released, but fortunately I'm here to provide a counterpoint because I am always positive about all games, while Nick hates every videogame ever.
So, Aliens vs. Predator. Will it rock or suck? Well, let's look at the facts: Ben PerLee previewed it, and he liked it. Rebellion's Rogue Warrior was a terrible game, but that was a different team within Rebellion, not the team making AvP. The game has first-person secondary jaw executions.
Finally, if you want real evidence, then check out this new trailer for the game's survival mode. You, three friends, and wave after wave of Xenomorphs. How can you go wrong with that? Even if the game's huge amount of other modes fail to entice, then Survival definitely has a lot going for it.
I'll be getting my mitts on AvP as soon as I can for a full review. No, I can't tell you for definite that it will be awesome or terrible right now, but I can tell you one thing -- Facehuggers are like walking spider vaginas that can rape you, and I am sexually aroused by that.
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4:30 PM on 02.01.2010 | 
Although the spider-vaginas kinda creep me out.
AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
But yeah, I think Nick is right here. One thing that's hard to argue is that the game really doesn't look too good in terms of graphics.
AvP will not suck! TRUST ME GUYS!
HAHAAH
ok
done
I for one hope it plays well because it has much promise
you're both wrong, it's all about centipenises nowadays.
The survival mode has interested me. It seems like a faster, more desperate horde.
Anyway, I seriously don't care about the "they did Rogue Warrior so by my powers of deduction AvP will suck BALLZZZ!!" argument. I enjoy knowing facts once in a while, and the truth is that people that played acknowledge some faults but liked it.
I don't even like the AvP franchise that much, why the hell am I so excited about this game?
"DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES <BREAK FOR IN GAME ACTION> TO SURVIVE"
Other than that, I'm with Jim. This shit looks amazing. I loved the first, so even if this is just the exact same game with Xbox 360 support I'll buy it.
I'm also with Overcrowd in wanting to know if there's split-screen support. Does anybody know? I can't seem to find any info anywhere else. (And don't waste your time hating on split-screen; it's how some of us prefer our multiplayer, thank you very much.)
Me happy
The uneducated gamer hard at work. Rebellions main team didn't make either of those games, they were made by essentially Rebellions B-Team with a tiny budget.
Plus even if this is a typical shooter, it has Aliens and Predators in it. Thats an instant +1
You're adorable.
My theory is that any time someone at Destructoid writes something particularly shitty, that they that they really don't want associated with themselves, they post it as 'Jim Sterling'. I'ts sort of like 'a wizard did it'. Then they put a stock photo of some pudgy guy next to it as a sort of scapegoat character for whatever horror they just posted.
Most people throw away their crap, but perhaps there is some cathartic value in posting it as a sort of warning to other writers that we all have a 'Jim Sterling' residing in our soul somewhere and THIS is what happens when we let him type things.
i think we all have a little Jim Sterling inside of us, well put.
Jim Sterling did that.
chill pills for everyone. srsly.
No, you fail at internet sarcasm. As funny as it is to watch people get up in arms about Jim's post, I just feel bad for them because 90% of them fail to see the sarcasm/humor in his posts when he makes it so blatantly clear, hell dtoid even adds a fucking disclaimer to his articles now because of that very reason and people still think 90% of his blatant flame bait (although very humorous) articles are serious.
That being said, I'm probably breaking the Destructoid code by spelling it out, but Jim rarely engages in anything that isn't satire or general sensationalism. His journalism is about as yellow as a canary, and intentionally so. "Blatant" being practically copyright Sterling in addition to basically writing nothing but flamebait not giving that fact away to you should probably bring you to the conclusion that a satire detector would be a good investment.
@ChronosWing: 2x BLATANT BONUS
ALIENS VS PREDATOR, HUH?
You're an idiot. Shut the fuck up. Get the fuck out.
Also, whatever happened to Aliens: Colonial Marines?
You mean the small amount of people when compared to the larger amount of people who AREN'T pissed off?
Argument ad populum only works when the population is on your side, son.
Aliens Vs. Predator?
...guys?
But only to make sure my heart doesn't break if it sucks. I'm waiting on a review before purchase.
Fap fap fap....!