Keen to make the most of its newly signed licensing deal, Sega has announced two prrojects based around the hit Alien movies. Two days ago, the company revealed that Neverwinter Nights 2 codeshop, Obsidian would be working on an Alien RPG. The press release gloats, that the project will be bringing, "the Alien franchise to role-playing gamers for the first time."
WRONG!
They are clearly forgetting the tense and incredibly difficult RPG-like conversion of Alien, released by Argus Press on the C64 and Spectrum in 1984 and developed by Argonaut.
Er... anyway, Sega has announced a new project today...
Gearbox will be developing an FPS based on the movie series. Having previously worked on spin-offs and add-ons in the Brothers in Arms, Halo and Half Life franchises, it's a sensible choice.
As you can probably tell, details are more sparse than LV-426. The press releases filled with the usual self-congratulations and promises of incredible next-gen experiences.
How about some unlikely Sega/Alien crossover games for the 360 and PS3 download services? Sonic vs Aliens? Super Monkey Aliens? Samba De Alien?
The official website is here.
