We’ve been hearing about the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines from 2008, after which it was supposed to launch during the fall of this year, but a new announcement has confirmed that the game won’t be out until February 2013. This shooter from Gearbox Software will be published by Sega and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
The title is all set to feature a single-player mode as well as cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. It will of course be based on the revered Aliens franchise of movies, video games, comics and novels. Claimed to kick in stunning visuals and adrenaline pumping action, the game will be infused with an asymmetrical competitive multiplayer experience, which provides gamers with the choice to fight either in first person as the United States Colonial Marines, or in third person as the Xenomorphs.
“We knew this game would be incredible from the moment Gearbox began developing Aliens: Colonial Marines. Now that the title is in its final stretch of development, we can confidently release the exact date that gamers will finally get to experience this blockbuster thrill-ride,” explained Gary Knight, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Sega Europe and Sega of America.
This title will enable fans to jump into familiar settings that have been seen in the films under the franchise. It embraces a drop-in/drop-out co-op mechanic, which allows gamers to play the entire campaign with a squad of up to four players, dropping in and out as necessary.
Aliens: Colonial Marines will be launched for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on February 12, 2013. A Wii U version is also planned to be released later.