Aliens: Colonial Marines is “the movie that everybody always wanted to see”

20 June 2011

Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines has been MIA for a year or so, but it’s back in the pipe, five by five. Whatever that means.

“It actually takes place after the third movie, but it’s a spiritual successor to Aliens,” Gearbox’s Brian Martel tells Gamepron. “It’s kind of the movie that everybody always wanted to see but weren’t able to.”

“When I was a teenager, I went to see Aliens in the theatre on opening night, and ever since then I’ve wanted to make this game – I think as most of the guys in the industry have wanted to do.

“I mean you look at Halo, you look at even little moments in Call of Duty where they’re quoting the movie or naming characters after the movie… so, the whole industry has wanted to plan this, so it’s a real privilege for us to finally be able to make a game that’s true to Cameron’s vision for Colonial marines.”

The game is due to launch sometime in 2012.

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