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Sega: Colonial Marines is not an "assembly line"

News by Brenna Hillier Contributor

Published on Jan. 26, 2012

You can't rush art, Sega advised us when asked about the delay to Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines.

"Aliens: Colonial Marines is a process of creativity and invention and those don't necessarily follow the structure of an assembly line," a representative said in a statement.

"While setting clear goals, deadlines and predictions is helpful, they are often subjective. We don't want to sacrifice the creative process just for the sake of following a blue print.

"We prefer to have the creative discovery shape that blue print because our goal is to make a great game, and we are prioritizing this goal over the previously targeted date."

Aliens: Colonial Marines had been expected in northern spring, but an update to the official website revealed a delay into autumn.

The final release is expected on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U.