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Aliens: Colonial Marines shifted to a fall 2012 launch window

by Ben Gilbert on Jan 26th 2012 4:30PM

Despite those signs from Sega's abdomen and the worried look on its face, it seems like Aliens: Colonial Marines isn't bursting out of development onto retail shelves any time soon. The game will now arrive some time in "fall 2012," according to a statement released by Sega this evening, bumping it a full season away from its originally intended spring 2012 window.

We're also told that a fancy new trailer for the game will be arriving tomorrow, so, uh, hold onto your butts! Oh ... shoot ... wrong franchise. Ummm, get to the choppah? Sorry, we kinda exhausted our Aliens references in the first paragraph.

Tags: Aliens-Colonial-Marines, delay, gearbox, gearbox-software, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, q3-2011, q4-2012, release-date, sega, xbox

Reader Comments (31)

At least there won't be a lot of competition for sales then...

@Truant I feel the same way, I'm a huge fan of the Aliens universe but I was scared that it would get lost with games like ME3, Syndicate, and Ghost Recon. Now I just hope they make it early fall or as close to Halloween as possible to scare the crap out of people.

Noooooooo. Not the Fall.

The Dry Summer is the best time!

There's something missing to this game...so glad it is getting some more time for reworking.

@kentuckyfried Did you form that opinion from all those visits to the dev studio? If you have no idea what you're talking about, just don't post.

@(Unverified)

I watched the walkthru video that Randy Pitchford narrated. Wasn't impressed. I am sorry I have offended you and your family with my passing opinion.

Please be good. I need something Alien-related that doesn't suck.

If it means a better Aliens game, I'm all for it. Good things come to those who wait.(Hopefully)

wow i have had this pre-ordered since 2008

LOl screw this game. It's been delayed so many times over like 5 years. I'm giving up on this one.

@dvdjunkie32

People say this and then they get the game anyway.

Does anyone even care about this game anymore? Not that it sounded interesting to begin with.

@Coffinfeeder Looks good to me and has a solid developer.

Am I missing a reference? I see the chestburster reference, but it says "references" in the 2nd paragraph.

Feels like its been out there for 57 years.

@Jiden
Nice! I see what you did there.
About the article: Dammitt!!!

This picture its making me write a romance piece...

As the two lovers saw each other eye to eye on the cold metallic table they knew that one important question had to be asked...and answered. "Ooooh Brad why cant we be together? " Sheila said. "Oh babe we are so different...look at you and look at me" Brad said. Sheila was so hurt by that comment as she turned away from Brad she nearly decapitated him with her tail but Brad tried to...

wait...what the frak am I doing *throws water on face*

SEGA did change the date on there website to fall 2012 today, and now they have put it back to Spring 2012, make your mind up SEGA which is it?????

Darn it! That means the next Duke Nukem project is being pushed back too!

The work in process build was kind of boring and shows its age. Hopefully they can make it less choppy looking and give it a 2012 sheen.

Caption: "The safe word is 'Giger.'"

Why isn't the WiiU logo there? Since by then the WiiU should be out and this game is coming out for the WiiU.

While I'm sad that I'll have to wait even longer, I'm glad they are not rushing the game out. I'd rather they took the extra months to clean it up then to drop a game that is not polished due to time constraints.

They mostly come out at fall....mostly.

Alien has some nice thighs. Just sayin'.

I keep forgetting about this game. Don't know if that is a good or bad thing.

Please be good. That is all.

hopefully it is good and it could use some polishing from the footage I have seen it would get lost among all the games coming out in spring smart idea to delay it

Would have been nice to release this around the same time as Prometheus.
We could have had an all-day Aleingasm.

Sounds like its being timed more for a WiiU launch which has been revealed to be November worldwide in time for the Black Friday Sales.

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