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Pre-order Aliens vs. Predator, get cool multiplayer skins photo

What's this? A generally worthwhile, rather neat pre-order bonus from GameStop? Praise the heavens!

As you can see from the picture above, three multiplayer skins for Aliens vs. Predator can be yours if you put up $5 for reservation or whatever the going rate is these days. It's been years since I've bothered to pre-order, but my love of Aliens and Predator is just great enough to make this an exception.

I can't quite tell if it's the lighting or the guy on the left there, Number Six, is actually blue. If so, sweet! If not, well, he's got a giant target on his head in the shape of a six ... wait, how is that a good thing? Hey, at least the Alien Head Predator is kind of rad.

You know what would be grand? If by some miracle Rebellion included Mantis Alien in the game. Anyone who's ever come into contact with those old Kenner action figures knows what I'm talking about. Hell, even DLC would be sufficient.

[Via Joystiq]


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nebones's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 04:37
nebones
Done.
Stevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 04:59
Stevil
I still have the bat alien. He's awesome. I used to own all the humans too. Ripley was great action figure, but I'm not really sure if making Bishop into a bald, mini-gun toting cyborg was a wise design.
PirateGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 05:14
PirateGuy
Holy shit, is that Doomguy?

Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 05:23
Jim Sterling
Meh, reskins. I guess Number 6 is cool, but whatever. Give me something material for my money!
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 06:01
Chronic Logic
I want a figurine of a human baby bursting from the chest of a xenomorph. Didn't see that coming did ya?
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 06:24
Professor Pew
Hey Jim, you should know better.. The Alien on the left is not a number, it is a free alien!

Skribble's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 06:25
Skribble
Man I loved those figurines. I had like 6 of them, and a big queen alien that had detachable wings and button on her back that made her second mouth/tongue come out. Unfortunately I somehow lost all of them, along with my Ninja Turtles, Mighty Max and Transformers collections.

I blame my parents :(
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 06:31
Sexualchocolate
Oooooooooh yes.

I want this game so bad, there's some fucking awesome footage out on youtube.

But I want an Arnie skin and a Ripley Skin.

If I was in the God forsaken, WORLD known as U.S. of motherfucking A, I would be pre-ordering this?

Any idea of pre-orders in the true Capital of the Global empire, the UK?
MrSelfDestruct's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 07:10
MrSelfDestruct
This game looks GOOD.
I remember playing the previous one in multiplayer.
I used to play as marine. It was crazy
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 07:17
bluemeep
Call me when they add the characters from the AvP arcade fighter. <3 Linn
helmehytte's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 07:17
helmehytte
just sad that its Steam only. But I hope they get it right! Like the old titles.
wanderingpixel's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 07:26
wanderingpixel
@Jim
Mantis was cool, but the bull and spider were amazing. Also, that number six xenomorph skin is from Alien: Resurrection, ugh.
Stevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 07:42
Stevil
@Wanderingpixel: Is it? I don't remember them being numbered. Plus they had that smaller, smooth head design that got recycled for the AvP movie.
DGX Goggles's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 08:10
DGX Goggles
@Sexual Chocolate
The true capital of the global empire is China which currently owns everyone else's economies aside from India.
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 08:48
whormongr
I liked the couger/panther alien, (there was the black and the brown one) I still have both as well as the gold and silver scorpion alien which was pretty much a regular alien- I think the only one from that series that I don't have is the snake
YellerDog's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 09:00
YellerDog
@ Jim

The number on the Aliens' heads thing started in the Dark Horse "Aliens: Volume 2" comic series. It was all airbrush, and looked exactly like some alternate universe's James Cameron-directed Alien 3.

Which makes me think they'll use that as a story basis for the game.

Which is good.

So good.
AdamantiumHip's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 10:48
AdamantiumHip
damn it yeller dog you mentioned the comic before me :(

general spears used the aliens as his own personal army. tried to anyway. guess how that turned out.

I'm guessing it's just a cool bonus for hardcore aliens fans, dont think it will play in to the main story.
Holiday's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 13:47
Holiday
Skins? Is that a Predator joke?
MCChampaignMillionaire's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 15:08
MCChampaignMillionaire
I live in germany...so i am gonna import it from austria :)
OWENR22's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/19/2009 20:19
OWENR22
@PirateGuy

I think he looks more like Jango Fett
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