Tag Archives: Aliens Colonial Marines

Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 12:43 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines hits PSN at 20% off for Plus members

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Aliens: Colonial Marines received a barrage of poor scores from the gaming press yesterday – you can check out our my appraisal here. But the game has now launched on PSN with a discount. Would you consider it on the cheap?

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Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 21:25 GMT

Live Stream: Aliens: Colonial Marines Multiplayer (Replay inside)

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Join us for some Aliens: Colonial Marines multiplayer. Some Team Deathmatch, Survivor and Extermination action – We’ll be live streaming from 8pm GMT. The stream is now over, watch a replay after the break.

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Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 20:56 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines development “absolutely not” outsourced, says SEGA

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Aliens: Colonial Marines is the talk of the town today, thanks to a run of poor review scores, and an ex-Gearbox employee claiming that the lion’s share of the game wasn’t developed by Gearbox Studios, but Section 8 team TimeGate Studios. SEGA has emphatically denied the claim, and during a DICE talk, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford even revealed the studios which helped the firm develop the game.

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Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 09:58 GMT

Aliens Colonial Marines: critic finishes level without firing once

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Aliens: Colonial Marines reviews are out now, and the news is not good. See our full score round-up here, and my own appraisal here. Steve Hogarty over at the mighty PCGamesN has captured himself completing a level without firing his gun once. Bad times.

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Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 13:30 GMT

Aliens Colonial Marines: buggy hunt

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Aliens: Colonial Marines launches today. Dave Cook returns to LV-426 to find out if Gearbox Software’s shooter has been worth the long wait.

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Tue, Feb 12, 2013 | 13:05 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines reviews begin, get the scores here

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Aliens: Colonial Marines reviews have landed. Get all of the scores as they happen below.

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Mon, Feb 11, 2013 | 23:56 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines AU, NZ Steam issue believed resolved

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A “missing executable” error with the Steam version of Aliens: Colonial Marines affecting Australia and New Zealand seems to have been fixed.

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Sat, Feb 09, 2013 | 14:08 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines DLC and Season Pass Bundle detailed

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SEGA has finally announced the Aliens: Colonial Marines DLC and Season Pass Bundle which retail outlets couldn’t keep a lid on.

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Fri, Feb 08, 2013 | 02:54 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines Contact trailer now slightly longer

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Aliens: Colonial Marines comes out next week. It is time to get on the hype train. Tickets are free; simply board at platform four, which can be found through the break.

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Thu, Feb 07, 2013 | 10:40 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines ‘Bug Hunt’ DLC revealed, releasing March

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Aliens: Colonial Marines is out next week, but – no surprises here – DLC is on the way already. It seems that the ‘Bug Hunt’ expansion will launch in March, according to promotional material found in a Wal-Mart store.

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Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 17:15 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines season pass shows up in GameStop listing

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GameStop has listed a season pass is to be made available for Aliens: Colonial Marines.

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Thu, Jan 31, 2013 | 02:17 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines shows off tactical multiplayer

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Aliens: Colonial Marines aims to be more than just a run-and-gun shooter. Gearbox hopes you and your buddies will need to plan ahead and think quick to overcome the xenomorphs’ assault, as demonstrated in this tactical multiplayer trailer.

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Thu, Jan 24, 2013 | 20:16 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines kick ass trailer released, pre-purchase on Steam nets a S.H.A.R.P. Stick

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A new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines has been released, and it’s a “kick ass” one, according to the video description by SEGA. You can watch it below. If you plan on picking the game up on PC, you can now pre-purchase it on Steam and receive the S.H.A.R.P. Stick (sonic-harpoon artillery remote projectile rifle) for your trouble. Game’s out February 12.

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Mon, Jan 21, 2013 | 22:32 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines picks up on and leaves “dangling threads” of canon

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Aliens: Colonial Marines is a love letter to the franchise form Gearbox Software, but it also helps tidy up the Aliens canon – and add to it.

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Thu, Jan 17, 2013 | 21:33 GMT

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, more dated by Nintendo

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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has been given a release date, and a demo is coming soon. Lego City Undercover, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, and Need for Speed: Most Wanted have also been given a solid date, along with many more titles on Nintendo systems. The massive release list is below the break, along with a few extra nuggets to make your day brighter.

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Thu, Jan 17, 2013 | 10:32 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines set for Wii U launch before the end of March

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While it was recently revealed that Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, the lack of Wii U mention seemed to condemn Nintendo’s version to a non-release.

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Wed, Jan 16, 2013 | 21:03 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold

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Gearbox has announced that Aliens: Colonial Marines has gone gold for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Time to start channeling your inner Ripley. You don’t have much longer to wait: it’s out February 12. The PC crowd can check out specs here and everyone can watch the latest trailer here.

Mon, Jan 14, 2013 | 15:35 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines recommended PC specs revealed

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Alien fans have under a month to wait. In the run up to Colonial Marines’ February 12 release, Gearbox Software have listed the recommended specs PC users should play with.

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Thu, Jan 10, 2013 | 14:32 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer takes you deep into the Alien Hive

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Aliens: Colonial Marines has a new trailer available which takes you into the Alien Hive. Yikes. The video is part of Gearbox’s “From Concept to Game” video series. Aliens: Colonial Marines releases on February 12.

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Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 16:11 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer goes from concept to game

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Aliens: Colonial Marines has received a new trailer courtesy of Sega and developer Gearbox Software. It shows how the sprawling colony of Hadley’s Hope went from initial pieces of concept art to a full in-game environment. Watch it after the jump.

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