Gearbox enlisted for Alien FPS

Brothers in Arms developer handling Sega's Alien-based first-person shooter; details on game still under wraps.

On Monday, Sega announced that it had acquired the rights to develop multiple games based on the Alien films, including a first-person shooter and a role-playing game. On Wednesday, the publisher revealed that Obsidian Entertainment, makers of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, was developing the RPG based on the sci-fi license.

In keeping with Sega's Alien news every other day, the company today announced that Gearbox Software will be handling the development of a first-person shooter for next-generation systems set in the films' sci-fi universe. The news confirms Sega's goof from earlier this week, when the publisher accidentally listed Gearbox's name on its Alien teaser site.

Gearbox is best known for its work on the Brothers in Arms series, the next edition of which is due in stores sometime in 2007.

Sega did not release any details on the game, but in a previous announcement it targeted 2009 as the release date of its first Alien-based title.

95 Comments

  • xbox360progamer

    Posted Jul 24, 2008 4:49 pm GMT

    so its based on the movie..i hope its good becase the last avp was k it wasnt that great

  • jmurduh187

    Posted Apr 7, 2008 11:19 pm GMT

    i remeber when i tried to get this like years ago and it got canceled on the ps2...=[......now i cant wait til this game comes out it sounds great...

  • HellJumper

    Posted Mar 30, 2008 8:32 pm GMT

    I agree with tony, although this is good news, more avp would be better

  • Trollbane

    Posted Mar 1, 2008 5:35 pm GMT

    Nice! They cancelled this game like 10-15 years ago! Can't wait for this one!

  • tony2077ca

    Posted Jun 1, 2007 11:01 pm GMT

    all i want is more avp

  • Blackstaff

    Posted Jun 1, 2007 5:27 pm GMT

    Why, why is it always for Consoles exclusively now....

  • slayersdeath200

    Posted Dec 25, 2006 5:08 am GMT

    sounds like a good idea hopefully its a good game

    anyone heard anything of the second avp movie

  • qrawler

    Posted Dec 19, 2006 5:37 am GMT

    I've been waiting a long time for news of a new aliens game and i couldn't be more happier, lets hope it's a good one

  • lordvader159

    Posted Dec 19, 2006 1:37 am GMT

    At last, Aliens is coming to the next-gen.
    I wonder if there is any hope of resurrecting Aliens; Colonial Marines, the game that was cancelled by EA ages ago?

  • demondragon55

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 11:38 am GMT

    Well, it looks like they will take their time on it. Which is good. At the very least, gameplay should be good. But why did they have to say something about the game NOW? Not a year before the game was released? Oh well. Just as long as it's a blast to play and follows the movies enough to keep people happy.

  • kamicolo

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 11:10 am GMT

    smart move Sega, a teaser site, heh

  • TheDudeAbides2

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 10:16 am GMT

    Dude this will rock I just wish Sega was as far from this as possible...Gearbox will be fine but Sega is just a terrible company IMO (yeah they have some hits)

  • keinuveye

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 7:35 am GMT

    for the 360???? (fingers crossed)

  • lobobizarro

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 6:47 am GMT

    Well, guess we have to wait and see... They could be very good games. Ive seen all Alien movies, and even all Predator, and I really didnt like a few things about the AvP movie, so, hopefully they will just keep at the basic...

    2009 is quite a far out, so, we really have to wait and see what comes of these titles.

  • Razzi65

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 4:18 am GMT

    2009?????//aaahhh so long....

  • chump91

    Posted Dec 18, 2006 4:10 am GMT

    Alien without Predator is like The Simpson's without Homer. It will be horrible. I mean, predators main prey (besides humans), in a game of its own? Aliens were even in Predators own game Predator: Concrete Jungle. But I still think this FPS and RPG on Alien will kick ass! Seeing as Aliens also kick ass but Predator will always be my favorite. I am waiting for Alien 5 and Alien vs Predator 2 and Predator 3 or instead of Predator 3, a remake of Predator 1 (movies). But why a remake of number 1? That's stupid, Predator 1 was great. Sorry if I went off topic.

  • batosaisilver

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 11:50 pm GMT

    Hmmm. That's all I can say. We all know how most (if not ALL) movie-to-game transitions go...

    "Like donuts, and the possibility of more donuts to come" -Homer

  • BLiNd777SiDe

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 10:26 pm GMT

    Sounds dam sexy!!!

  • scaperat1

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 5:17 pm GMT

    Long live Sega.

  • lithus

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 2:27 pm GMT

    It'd be interesting to see an Aliens game on a next gen system (crosses fingers for 360). But if they start taking "creative license" in the wrong direction, it can ruin the whole experience. IMO, if they want to do it right, they'll start you off as one of the last remaining colonists on LV-426. And no, not newt. Perhaps he/she dies before the marines get there, perhaps not. I've always wondered what went on before help arrived.

  • gertish

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 2:22 pm GMT

    Well, it should be a decent game then if it's gearbox.

  • Aerothorn

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 9:56 am GMT

    Eh, I'd want more Monolith.

  • jonajacket

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 6:23 am GMT

    @Destroyeron13

    By THE Aliens he is referring to Aliens from the Alien series of movies

    Real scary ones as opposed to generic aliens normally found in these types of games.

    If you're a little tyke, I suggest you get down to a vid store and get Alien (1979 I think) and Aliens (1986) - hell even Alien 3 (1992 I think) - but I'm probably the only person here who liked that

    Fantastic movies and superb for gaming as some games have proven - Activision (I had the Spectrum version not C64 Maxor127, screw 360 and PS3 that's a play-yard brawl :p ) Konami in the arcades and several others I can't be bothered to mention!

  • robboh

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 6:22 am GMT

    Well if anyone can make a good game out of a movie it's Gearbox.

  • visli

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 4:23 am GMT

    Great, just perfect! I'm a big fan of the Alien movies. Hope the game will live up to it's name.

  • amogley

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 3:44 am GMT

    I also noted the name Gearbox Software on the side of my Halo Box next to Bungie

    Awesome news if they can get it right. I really enjoyed the BIA series and the E3 clips using the new Unreal 3.0 engine look stunning.

    If we make the assumption that Gearbox will also use Unreal 3.0 engine for Aliens then we are in for a treat.

  • Harvestbuddy

    Posted Dec 17, 2006 2:53 am GMT

    awesome

  • bluntos

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 6:04 pm GMT

    "Gearbox is best known for its work on the Brothers in Arms series"

    ...Really? I tend to think of Half Life Opposing Force.

  • Teh1337Pirate

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 3:55 pm GMT

    yopuu
    IT BETER MBE AWSOME BECUASE IF DAY DISAPOINT ME AGAIN I BWOW DA BEDIN TU SMIDA WEES ....Huh? Is that even a language?

  • AugmentDove

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 12:58 pm GMT

    That's certainly good news.

  • yopuu

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 12:24 pm GMT

    IT BETER MBE AWSOME BECUASE IF DAY DISAPOINT ME AGAIN I BWOW DA BEDIN TU SMIDA WEES

  • byronman91

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 11:58 am GMT

    Gearbox also did the apparently forgotten port of Half-Life for the PS2, am I the only person that remembers that?

  • nitrous1013

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 9:27 am GMT

    i hope the make a bad A$$ FPS...heck yea!~~~

  • fablefan2

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 8:28 am GMT

    Thats What I Wanted To Hear.

  • Fallout_red

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 5:49 am GMT

    Gearbox and Obsidian are here so it kant go wrong. ALIEN!!

  • faizali86

    Posted Dec 16, 2006 2:56 am GMT

    the developers sound good enough.

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 11:57 pm GMT

    Gargble

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 8:06 pm GMT

    dang, hope they make some good games, they sound like they should have promise with the people who's making them

  • Internecivus

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 8:01 pm GMT

    I hope it doesn't turn into Colonial Marines 2.
    But Gearbox has a reasonably good track record and they're working with a great license, more power to 'em.

  • neerajkumar_4

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 7:51 pm GMT

    wtf no PC???????

  • TryMe01

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 6:45 pm GMT

    this shows that sega knows what it is doing, or needs a lot of help getting out of its hole they dug for themselves

  • watercandle

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 6:06 pm GMT

    Now Alien will reborn as freakin' big franchise with Obsidian and Gearbox. They are also one of my favorite game developers in the world. Sega is doing a GREAT job in licensing franchise and choosing publisher, but now they'd better do, at least, normal advertising-Their advertising is, now, ABYSMAL. They already screwed teh M2TW, which is great sequel of best-seller game RTW. and Condemned, which is also a great and original horror FPS. They used all their marketing costs to crappy Full Auto.

  • TheMierArmy

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 5:03 pm GMT

    sweet

  • Aggie1295

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 4:55 pm GMT

    They just need to make sure they put the FPS on the PC as well.

  • Zumafire

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 4:19 pm GMT

    Gearbox is a great developer.. We should all be excited about this one!!
    As far as Triple A titles... I can't say all the games that gearbox have been involved in are Triple A. A triple A title is more than just a good game. It is poised to be a huge seller and a system mover. The Triple A titles are games like MGS, Halo, Mario, Madden, PDZ, Gran Turismo, PGR, WWE, ect. Sure we could argue all day about how these games were awesome or how they were poop... That doesn't matter...or does it. My point is... Games like ICO or Viewtiful Joe are considered great games and rightfully so but these are not triple A titles. These are sleepers....and... you know what????
    This whole thing I wrote is sooo gay I'm just gonna stop now..
    Sega!

  • neoand12

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 3:22 pm GMT

    Please have online this time.

  • wiz4ha

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 3:21 pm GMT

    ATF2

    http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/jamesbond007nightfire/index.html

    How about that one? Was it stellar? Was it Triple A? While most of Gearbox's efforts have been great, to claim that all have been triple A tittles is a bit off.

    Otherwise, I agree with what you wrote - minus the fact you said "You are one of the reasons I do not read the comments section on this site anymore. " If you apprently don't read them, why did you take the time to respond?

    Otherwise, a good week of news for fans of the Alien films.

  • stain1ess

    Posted Dec 15, 2006 2:44 pm GMT

    ATF..... switch to decaf bro

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