At E3, Sega stated that a trilogy of Aliens games was coming, with Aliens vs. Predator being the first. Despite the fact that we already know the two other games -- Aliens: Colonial Marines and the freshly revealed Aliens DS game -- IGN and Joystiq somehow has reason to believe that Obsidian is once again working on the canceled Aliens RPG that never saw the light of day.
Is this rudderless guesswork on the part of excitable writers, or do they have a real reason to believe Obsidian -- the studio currently hard at work on Alpha Protocol -- is resurrecting the roleplaying Xenomorph title? I am skeptical that Aliens RPG is still in the works, but have contacted Sega and Obsidian for comment. It seems very strange that Aliens RPG would be the third title if we already know of three games in the works.
If this is nothing but speculation based simply on ignoring Aliens DS, I'll be annoyed, mainly because I woke up this morning to have "Aliens RPG isn't dead!" in my IM window and got all excited until I actually read the stories at hand.
... And they say it's we despicable bloggers who write nothing but conjecture.
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8:20 AM on 06.16.2009
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I would love an Aliens RPG. Remember the old Alien/Predator RPGish game for the PS2? That was wicked!
Also the RPGish Mortal kombat, with the co-op play. That rocked!
No. From what we've seen so far, it's a spiritual successor to Contra.
Large mouth strikes for 17 DMG!
Small mouth strikes for 9 DMG!
Obsidian uses med-pac on AliensRPG. AliensRPG is revived!
Colonial Marines, on the other hand... If it ends up getting cancelled I'll be seriously upset. Forget Aliens vs Predator, I just want to be able to play through Aliens. Give me that, and I'm happy.
@Walkyourpath: Nice. This made me laugh.
That simple question makes all the difference for me.
Maybe a simple compromise? We promise to purchase Alpha Protocol if they promise to focus on Aliens RPG next?
Anyone else want that game as badly as me and Jimmy?
I'm with you :)
In addition, Gearbox Software prez Randy Pitchford has confirmed to Kotaku that Colonial Marines lives on in now-gen console and handheld form on DS. Pitchford told the site that Gearbox is not developing the portable title, lending more credence to purported footage of a WayForward-developed Colonial Marines that leapt out of the darkness last month. We've put word into Obsidian, developers of Aliens RPG, for confirmation of that title's status.
I just wonder if that forst quote is from Randy Pitchford as well.