Just as the title says, a new game based on our favourite xenomorph is being developed by Creative Assembly.
There's a lot more info from VG24/7 [http://www.vg247.com/2011/05/12/creative-assembly-hiring-for-alien-blockbuster-vaizey/] where they talk about a demo that they showed to SEGA and making it like, "Red Dead Redemptions, the Arkham Asylums". It is quite long so I won't copy the entire thing here, don't be lazy and click the link to read it yourself.
Anyway as a fan of the Alien films and the creature itself, I can say I'm very excited. Hopefully, we'll see a teaser and some gameplay videos soon. Also if you're wondering if SEGA has cancelled Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines, don't worry, it's not cancelled and they might have a small team working on it. Once Duke Nukem Forever is finished, I believe that the developing team from that will come over to help out.
Total War developer Creative Assembly is making a game based on the Alien franchise.
At a press event at Creative Assembly's Horsham, West Sussex base this morning the developer revealed it is hiring for the project, which it described as a "console core game".
Launch platforms are yet to be announced.
160 people currently work at CA in Horsham. While the studio won't reveal how many people are currently working on the Alien game, it did say it wants to staff up to 200 within a year.
Indeed development has already begun, although CA refused to divulge more information. The game will not be shown at the E3 trade show next month, either.
Gearbox's Aliens game, Colonial Marines, is entirely separate and not linked in any way to CA's effort.
Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-12-total-war-dev-making-aliens-game [Eurogamer.net]
At a press event at Creative Assembly's Horsham, West Sussex base this morning the developer revealed it is hiring for the project, which it described as a "console core game".
Launch platforms are yet to be announced.
160 people currently work at CA in Horsham. While the studio won't reveal how many people are currently working on the Alien game, it did say it wants to staff up to 200 within a year.
Indeed development has already begun, although CA refused to divulge more information. The game will not be shown at the E3 trade show next month, either.
Gearbox's Aliens game, Colonial Marines, is entirely separate and not linked in any way to CA's effort.
Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-05-12-total-war-dev-making-aliens-game [Eurogamer.net]
There's a lot more info from VG24/7 [http://www.vg247.com/2011/05/12/creative-assembly-hiring-for-alien-blockbuster-vaizey/] where they talk about a demo that they showed to SEGA and making it like, "Red Dead Redemptions, the Arkham Asylums". It is quite long so I won't copy the entire thing here, don't be lazy and click the link to read it yourself.
Anyway as a fan of the Alien films and the creature itself, I can say I'm very excited. Hopefully, we'll see a teaser and some gameplay videos soon. Also if you're wondering if SEGA has cancelled Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines, don't worry, it's not cancelled and they might have a small team working on it. Once Duke Nukem Forever is finished, I believe that the developing team from that will come over to help out.
