Aliens: Colonial Marines Has Yet Another Release Date

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Aliens: Colonial Marines Has Yet Another Release Date



The oft-delayed Gearbox title is heading to retail next year.

After years in development, Sega has announced that Aliens: Colonial Marines will be stepping out of the shadows and onto retail shelves worldwide on February 12, 2013.

Colonial Marines is a first-person shooter casting players as - you guessed it - a Colonial Marine in the fight against the Alien scourge. Following the events of Alien 3, Colonial Marines will see players traipsing through familiar Alien locations as they search for series heroine and all-around badass Ellen Ripley. The game is extremely anticipated amongst fans of the Alien franchise due to the fact that 20th Century Fox has made the game's plot, penned by some former Battlestar Galactica writers, a part of the official Alien canon.

Regarding the first Alien film, Ridley Scott said, "The most important thing in a film of this type is not what you see, but the effect of what you think you saw." In regards to Colonial Marines, I've seen only missed launches leading to nothing but the community's repeated disappointment. Here's hoping they don't miss this one. Though the February 12, 2013 date for Colonial Marines is official, that date only applies to the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of the game. A final date for the Wii U version of the game has yet to be announced.

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Whatever, just wash your hands.
I hope you can play as the aliens also, I really enjoyed skulking around in the shadows in the last avp game.
 

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Worgen said:
I hope you can play as the aliens also, I really enjoyed skulking around in the shadows in the last avp game.
As I understand it, you play as humans in the singleplayer and you can play as the aliens in the multiplayer.
 

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As a series fan I can say that after killing Hicks and Newt, I could give a fuck what 20th Century Fox considers cannon.
 

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[HEADING=2]Delay ALL THE GAMES[/HEADING]

Other games in the past month delayed to 2013 to spite having previously had a 2012 release date:

Prey 2
Bioshock Infinite
XCOM
Tomb Raider
Grim Dawn
Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Metro Last Light
 

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asherdeus said:
Worgen said:
I hope you can play as the aliens also, I really enjoyed skulking around in the shadows in the last avp game.
As I understand it, you play as humans in the singleplayer and you can play as the aliens in the multiplayer.
Lame, I'm not counting on the multi for this being around long, I was hoping for a single player bit where you had to stealth it up.