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It was the best thing on Ataris ill conceived toilet lid the Jaguar. I am    about this.

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It was the best thing on Ataris ill conceived toilet lid the Jaguar. I am    about this.

You do know there have been 2 AvP games from Rebellion since the Jaguar console, right?

Hurrah!  I've been working, on and off, on this with the Rebellion guys for almost the last two years.  It's looking mighty fine, I've got to say.   Very cool project to work on.

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It was the best thing on Ataris ill conceived toilet lid the Jaguar. I am    about this.

You do know there have been 2 AvP games from Rebellion since the Jaguar console, right?

I can only comment on what I've played.

Any change of some bonus content mods such as Judges vs Cits, Norts vs Southers or Norms vs Muties etc....?!?

M@

Quote from: "Banners"Any change of some bonus content mods such as Judges vs Cits, Norts vs Southers or Norms vs Muties etc....?!?

M@

that was in Judge Dredd Vs Death game...

Great news this. That was an ace game.

I have been off  console gaming for the last couple of years [more or less] because of other priorities but this is going to be what gets me back into gaming again without a shadow of a doubt.I have the discs for the PC game but have never played them because i have always been on a Mac.

Great news.

I have missed out on a lot but you dont miss what you never had.

Cool! The 1999 PC version of AvP is still a great game and well worth seeking out.

I tend to think I'm kind of immune to scary games/films but that game is scary. Even an encounter with a single face hugger can reduce you to a nervous wreck! I loved the dynamic of having to switch between the motion tracker and night vision, though I always thought playing as the Predator wasn't much fun. Hope this one will come out on 360.

Is this the new Colonial marines game people are wetting themselves over.

No, Colonial Marines is a different game. But now it seems to be on hold, so it's looking dubious.

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It was the best thing on Ataris ill conceived toilet lid the Jaguar. I am    about this.

You do know there have been 2 AvP games from Rebellion since the Jaguar console, right?

I can only comment on what I've played.

That's fare enough

I remember a mate of mine having the PC AvP. Bloody game used to give me the willies.
 

Stop sniggering at the back.

QuoteI have the discs for the PC game but have never played them because i have always been on a Mac.

If you have a reasonably recent Mac, you can run Windows software in any number of ways.  Not only that, but AVP2 seems to be readily available as an OSX-native download.

//http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=208402

Looking good....

Link: //http://kotaku.com/5224038/first-look-at-new-aliens-vs-predator

Very nice, I'm dribbling.

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It was the best thing on Ataris ill conceived toilet lid the Jaguar. I am    about this.

Surely not better than Kasumi Ninja? Official Number 1 Deathmove (//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vMVp85Ajcg)

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It was the best thing on Ataris ill conceived toilet lid the Jaguar. I am about this.

Surely not better than Kasumi Ninja? Official Number 1 Deathmove (//http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vMVp85Ajcg)

Wasn't that the one where the Scottish fella shot fireballs from under his kilt?

More info, including confirmation that the game will be coming to at least 360 and PS3, plus this little nugget:

QuoteThe game is ... being pitched squarely at an adult audience. A report describes the Predator's signature move being one where he picks up a marine, snaps his neck, then tears his head off, which is followed by his spinal column. Once off, the head will continue to blink and gasp, and...well, yes, you get the idea.

//http://kotaku.com/5229063/more-details-on-new-aliens-vs-predator

I remember being excited about the prospect of being either a Predator or Alien in first person shooter just over ten years ago when I read about this in a magazine.

Brought the original game when it went gold.

Playing the Predator for me was the easiest choice and I think it's even recommended in the game itself that most beginners should start with this one. As you might all learn or already know.

With all the various vison modes and their hitech weaponry.

Laser disc and the shoulder mounted plasma cannon and taking skulls.

I never got far with the alien or Marine.

I played the sequel game for about half a hour in a computer cafe years ago. As the Predator. I thought it was cool how you could climb up trees and walk along the widest branches. One the things that those things were good at. I stopped playing after the first or second misson.

Then I brought the xbox RTS version. "AVP: Extinction".

I never worked on any of the Xbox machines that were hooked up in of the many computer cafes that I visited and never brough one of those Xbox machines.

But I did borrow the Playstion Two version many years later from the local video store.

it was too bad agame, though it was tedious to play and I never got far on either of the three choices. I like to see how a sequle might turn out.

Is there a working site for the new game?

I found some screenies.

[img][http://www.avpgalaxy.net/gallery/albums/games/avp3/normal_psw04.jpg/img]

//http://www.avpgalaxy.net/gallery/

Not sure if anybody knows this site, but from the looks of things. There might have been other games based on the licence since the sequel came out or these might be the new game but explained in three parts.

"Aliens Crucible" sounds like a huge RPG.

//http://www.avpgalaxy.net/website.php?main=games&section=alienscrucible

Awesome! Played and loved both previous AvP games
The first one was the one that stopped me wearing headphones when gaming. First facehugger attack I jumped back so far the headphone jack twanged out of the speaker and hit me in the face  

First trailer (well, it's more of a teaser, really) and some story details released today.  Lookin' good!

//http://www.sega.co.uk/games/aliens-vs-predator/

some more piccies
http://news.spong.com/asset/297518/11/18004//entity (http://news.spong.com/asset/297518/11/18004//entity)

I played the other PC games and loved them.

My mate Pete jumped back, knocked the chair over and ended up on the floor with his first facehugger attack. Luckily it was at Uni and lots of us were watching him play so we were able to mock him endlessly.

Given how well developed the 3 species and their weapons are, I can't imagine this game is going to be very different than the others BUT that suits me fine. If it aint broke...! It worked brilliantly before and I look forward to better graphics and atmosphere, tweaked gameplay and better multiplayer.

It was much harder to successfully play an alien in multiplayer, spinning around ceilings and walls is disorientating in the extreme and you have to hide, anticipate your prey and pounce to get your kills. It was a good leveller at LAN days with the less skillful players (like me) chaingunning away madly as scared marines trying to get the smug gits playing the aliens. I loved the mode where you start with one alien vs loads of marines and then every marine he kills respawns as an alien too, last man standing mode I think. I hope they bring that back.

QuoteMy mate Pete jumped back, knocked the chair over and ended up on the floor with his first facehugger attack. Luckily it was at Uni and lots of us were watching him play so we were able to mock him endlessly.

Had a similar experience - my friend jumped out of his skin, and he was only watching me play!

The new screens look wicked - good that they've apparently improved the Predator levels - they were always the most dissapointing aspect of the original.

I saw this on the cover of a PC mag the other day, so it seems pretty much confirmed that this will be coming out on 360,PS3 and PC.

It's all happening in LA this week.  New (and much longer) Rebellion AvP trailer out.  This'll be the "play as the Predator one", I'm guessing.  Still lookin' good!

//http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/e3-aliens-vs-predator-brings-the-creepies

Pardon my ignorance, but how did Rebellion end up with rights to either creation? I know Alien was down to Dan O'Bannon and directly a film script, (having sifted through the billion extras on Quadrilogy) and I've a feeling Predator was much the same.

Confuzzed...

They don't own the rights.  (And neither does Dan O'Bannion...)  Sega have licenced (i.e. rented) the games rights from 20th Century Fox, giving them right to produce games, under approval from the movie company, for the period of the licence.  Aliens versus Predator, which Rebellion are making for Sega, is one of several Aliens games currently under development, but will be the first to be released.

I also worked on a Star Wars game for Rebellion, but that doesn't mean they own the rights to that either.

What's the latest on the Star Wars game Gordon?

Quote from: "WoD"What's the latest on the Star Wars game Gordon?

Ehhhhhh.....that it came out 2 years ago?  I one I did was Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.

Any clues as to when this game is out in the UK ?

I have managed to resist buying an XBOX so far but not any more.

I like the fact that you can switch between 3 different species as that amounts to 3 different gaming experiences.I never played the original.I did play Predator Concrete Jungle which wasnt bad.

Is there a free roam type set up in this game or is limited to separate chapters or missions ?

If you cant say or leak information about it then no worries.

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Quote from: "WoD"What's the latest on the Star Wars game Gordon?

Ehhhhhh.....that it came out 2 years ago?  I one I did was Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron.

Sorry - I thought you'd had a hand in the 'new' game that I thought they'd got the development rights on...my mistake.

Here's a cool gameplay demo of the Predator. The "trophy kill" is frankly awesome.

//http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-aliens-vs/50381

I've never played these games, but I get the impression the predator is probably the best all-rounder. Best in terms of balance of abilities I mean, agility, strength, ranged attacks, etc. For a scary ride, I reckon the marines ar the way to go.

Thats awesome.

I like the idea about using a targeting arows to fine-tune the leaping function. The only ptroblem is that it seems you might have pause game evrytime use this. Which can sort of dampen the RUSH, but I guess this is something to be learnt as you play as the Predator.

I bet the play-testers can do thes on the fly.

Nice trophty kill on that marine.

You could see his horrified expression stiffin fromrigor mortis as his face was removed.

New trailer up for the Marines campaign in the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GljJpco0VZI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GljJpco0VZI)

It has to be said that this games looks fucking amazing.

Buying this game from new when it comes out is going to be my one and only concession to buying any Microsoft product.On the plus side at least some of my cash will go to Rebellion as well.I must admit that i dont know if Rebellion and the games creators get any kind of royalty payments from sales of this game as i havent got a clue how all that kind of thing works in the games industry as averse to the music industry that i do know about.

I am also going to buy a 360 but i will buy that secondhand as for ethical reasons apart from buying the game i dont want my cash going to Microsoft.

[A WW1 Sopwith Camel and one other unidentified biplane just flew past my window as i was typing this !]

It would be nice to know if this game has linear game play in the jungle scene in one of the trailers here or does it have a free roam type set up where you can hunt down colonial marines and Aliens for as long as you like.It would be something else if it did but my guess is it doesnt.

Does look like a lot of fun. But I'm still stuck on Dead Space having wasted all my ammo and ended up stuck outside a room full of monsters.

So I'm guessing I won't last much more than five minutes in this. I'll be the one peppering the surrounding foliage in shells, whilst failing to hit a single moving target.

Quote from: GordonR on 30 July, 2009, 10:28:06 AM
New trailer up for the Marines campaign in the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GljJpco0VZI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GljJpco0VZI)

That looks awesome.

I wonder will you be able to fight the Aliens or Predators off once they grab you? A bit like having a few seconds to knife guard dogs or banzai attackers in COD before it's too late.

This looks bloody good. Any plans for it on the PS3 or did I miss that bit.

Quote from: Kerrin on 30 July, 2009, 08:51:10 PM
This looks bloody good. Any plans for it on the PS3 or did I miss that bit.

Its is PS3 and 360 as far as i know.

Excellent!

Looks pretty brutal: http://kotaku.com/5451015/aliens-vs-predator-kill-moves-are-a-tad-bit-graphic?autoplay=true (http://kotaku.com/5451015/aliens-vs-predator-kill-moves-are-a-tad-bit-graphic?autoplay=true)

Like!  But what would Ron Jeremy think?  Is this worse than a 10 man bukkake, but better than a 30 man gang-bang?  It's so difficult to get to grips with these new rating systems.

The 1999 game was amazing. I hope they don't add in a lot of unnecessary gimmicks into the sequel, as they pretty much hit the nail on the head first time round.

Info blagged off another site...

SEGA's revealed three Aliens vs. Predator pre-order deals for the UK - one each for GAME, HMV and Play.

Play's bagged codes to unlock new looks for characters. There's the Serpent Hunter skin for Predators, Sergeant Kaneko skin for Marines and Number 6 skin for Aliens. Pre-order price is £39.99 on consoles, £17.99 for PC.

GAME's been awarded the Survivor Edition of Aliens vs. Predator. This offers steel-book packaging and four multiplayer maps: docks, outpost, machine and hive. Pre-order price is £54.99 on consoles, £34.99 on PC.

And HMV's scooped the biggy: the Hunter Edition. This includes a replica facehugger alien model, Weylund-Yutani fabric badge, 3D lenticular postcard and those four maps plus steel case. Pre-order price is a surprising £59.99 on consoles, £39.99 on PC.

Quote from: Peter Wolf on 30 July, 2009, 01:01:32 PM
I am also going to buy a 360 but i will buy that secondhand as for ethical reasons apart from buying the game i dont want my cash going to Microsoft.

Err... I know I'm going to regret asking this, but why?

Who actually buys those special edition things? As if games aren't expensive enough already!

Quote from: radiator on 20 January, 2010, 04:33:00 PM
Who actually buys those special edition things? As if games aren't expensive enough already!

But it comes in a STEEL case!

In other news, Australia has decided to allow Rebellion to release the game there after all! How generous of them!

Replica face hugger?! Sign me up! Sorry Radiator, I'm easily pleased :)

Quote from: Jared Katooie on 22 January, 2010, 09:07:31 PM
In other news, Australia has decided to allow Rebellion to release the game there after all! How generous of them!

Yeah, but Australia doesn't have an 18+ classification for video games, thus the ratings review board let the game through as an MA 15+.

I know what I was like at 15, but I'm not sure I'd want 15 years olds buying this game, ya know?

Knowing what *I* was like at 15 and how much I changed between then and 18, I'm not sure I'd still be interested once I was old enough.  Thank Cod I've gotten more immature with age - this is right up my street! 

Shame about the movies though.

Got my super steel swankobox HMV edition ordered! Wasn't gonna, my shelves have enough tat as it is, but the extra skins Play have didn't really impress me and HMV are only charging a fiver more than Game for a lot more stuff. Pretty damn pumped about this game, just really hope I've gotten through the meatus of Mass Effect 2 before it arrives as otherwise I'll be torn about what to play!

2000AD's Mark Harrison was lead designer on this and Greg Staples did loads for it too. How can it not be amazing?

Downloading the demo from Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/34200) now...

M@

There is a demo on Steam?

...sound of door slamming and engine revving in background as Minky leaves work early with an 'emergency'.

Quote from: Banners on 04 February, 2010, 01:51:58 PM
Downloading the demo from Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/34200) now...

M@

Must... resist... It's... dragging me in....

Yup - 20% more and there's my afternoon gone(!)

M@

Does anyone with any insight whatsoever know what Rebellion is set to earn from this game being the developer of the game ?

Is it simply a case of Rebellion being contracted to develop the game and being paid for that or do they earn anything out of the sales of this game as well ?

I dont know a thing about the games industry which explains why i am asking.

Definately buying this game at some point but i will have to buy a 360 as well and as much as i am loathe to give Bill Gates ANY of my cash sometimes ethical issues have to be sidelined because i do want to play this game quite badly.

Quote from: Peter Wolf on 04 February, 2010, 02:18:22 PMDefinately buying this game at some point but i will have to buy a 360 as well and as much as i am loathe to give Bill Gates ANY of my cash sometimes ethical issues have to be sidelined because i do want to play this game quite badly.

Then buy a PS3 or PC. Anyhoo I'll try this out tonight.

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Quote from: Peter Wolf on 04 February, 2010, 02:18:22 PMDefinately buying this game at some point but i will have to buy a 360 as well and as much as i am loathe to give Bill Gates ANY of my cash sometimes ethical issues have to be sidelined because i do want to play this game quite badly.

Then buy a PS3 or PC. Anyhoo I'll try this out tonight.

I thought a 360 was a better option as there is more choice of games than a PS3.Theres loads of cheap secondhand 360 games around as well plus i am not that sold on the PS3 either.

No need to buy a PC either as i use a Mac.

Bah, in my excitement I downloaded this for my xBox and it's the multiplayer demo. I want SP dammit!

The PC demo is very broken at the moment, I haven't managed to connect to a single game so far and it seems that everyone else is having the same problems too. They have patched it earlier today but it made no difference. It's pretty shoddy to release the  demo in this state  :(.

I downloaded the ps3 demo today but there was no one to play against it seems. I thought maybe I was the first to get it!

I went ahead and pre-ordered it today, and to hell with the demo!

Quite enjoyed the demo (360 version) but I'm all about the single player so the jury is still out for me.

Need reviews.... I think its a shame that they put a Mp demo out rather than a SP one, most folks who play these type of death match games tend to stick to the hardcore celebrated titles like modern warfare or bad company - this game is surely going to focus on the campaigns? I hope so but the press build up has focused quite heavily on the MP so I'm a little concerned.

I hope Rebellion have pulled this one off, they need a success.

I also hope that after this game they are able to focus on some 2000AD properties and finally do them justice.

There are some amazing opportunities in these IPs - they just need a bit of vision.

PC users might want to read this before downloading

http://www.examiner.com/x-37911-Chicago-Console-Game-Examiner~y2010m2d4-Alien-vs-Predator-PC-demo-a-console-port

Just so you know the demo's reported deficiencies wont be in the actual game

Quote from: Rog69 on 04 February, 2010, 08:59:44 PM
The PC demo is very broken at the moment, I haven't managed to connect to a single game so far and it seems that everyone else is having the same problems too. They have patched it earlier today but it made no difference. It's pretty shoddy to release the  demo in this state  :(.

PC and PS3 were borked apparently
http://news.spong.com/article/20520/Aliens-vs-Predator-Demo-Hiccups-on-PC-PS3

I had a quick blast on this today. Ripped someones head off as a Predator. Came 3rd.

Seems quite fun but again I want to know about the single player before I buy.

Yeah- I've had a couple of games so far. One as an Alien which was dizzying when running up walls and ceilings, but I did kill a human by sticking my tail through the back of his head.

The game as a human was surprisingly good (I expected it to be dull compared to being an alien, but there was a palpable sense of tension as the proximity sensor pinged as aliens got closer...

But as everyone else says- I want to see what the single player is like. Going by this though, it looks great, and I'm sure, with Grennie working on it, it'll be fine.

A bit disappointed the demo's MP only, but I guess the idea is you get the chance to try out all species which makes sense.
Had 3 games last night just to try them out, the marine I had no luck with, kept getting trophy killed from behind but I guess smarter use of the motion tracker and keeping your back covered will balance things. Atmosphere was perfect, properly scary, and that's in deathmatch which is rare.

Alien I had a little more luck with, when I wasn't really disorientated, and Predator I bloody loved. The targeted jumps and gory kills were brilliant. For me the most exciting thing is that as wank as I was with all 3, you know there's loads of tricks and abilities to learn (probably by playing the SP campaigns) and that's where the fun will come in.

The graphics aren't as nice as I'd expected from the screenshots, but they might be scaled down in MP to keep the net code super smooth. Regardless, it's still cracking. VERY excited about this!

As for people having trouble getting games, I was the same. Maybe a squaxx night on Xbox live with it sometime?

Well the new patch today fixed up the matchmaking and I managed to play 3 rounds as a marine. It was an OK-ish game, the biggest annoyance is that the controls on the PC version feel very stodgy, I had to mess around with the mouse sensitivity on my G5 to get an acceptable feel but the movement on the whole still felt a bit mushy. The graphics look a bit dated, the demo wouldn't have looked particularly special if it came out 5 years ago. I loved the sound, playing it on a pair of 5.1 headphones was pretty tense. I still need to play as an Alien and a Predator so I'll have another go over the weekend but I am on the fence about cancelling my pre-order at the moment.

Some more games last night, getting the hang of it now. Think it would have benefited from a wee tutorial on the combat, because watching this video stopped me getting munched as readily http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2frMG0jzkMA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2frMG0jzkMA).

The graphics looked better than I'd first thought, initially had played it on my brother's 720i set and he's got the brightness way too high I think. Playing it on a 1080p set with the brightness just right, in a darkened room, it actually looks pretty nice. Not amazing, but nice. Gameplay is getting better by the game too.

Sorry for the double-post (edit has expired), but just read elsewhere that the demo is apparently the code they showed at E3 '09, in which case visually it'll have had a whole load of polish since then so I wouldn't imagine even that will be an issue in the final product.

Just re-installed AvP2 on my pc

Not payed it in years so looking forwards to having a go with the graphics turned waaaay up as to run it on my pc I had at the time I had to have it about as low as it would go

Quote from: Keef Monkey on 06 February, 2010, 11:59:42 AM
Sorry for the double-post (edit has expired), but just read elsewhere that the demo is apparently the code they showed at E3 '09, in which case visually it'll have had a whole load of polish since then so I wouldn't imagine even that will be an issue in the final product.

I heard that too, which is a pretty stupid thing to release now if it is a lot different to the final game. After all, the whole point of a demo is to demonstrate the game you are trying to sell, not to show us what it looked like months ago ::).

http://gamegrep.com/showimage.php?pos=1&newsid=29601 (http://gamegrep.com/showimage.php?pos=1&newsid=29601)
Oh ....dear.  :'(

Ach, I'm not gonna panic yet. Plenty of games I've loved have been slated, half the time I wonder if these reviewers even like games. Plus, if they're using the 10 scale properly then almost a 6 means it's an above average game if not mindblowing. The demo got me well excited, still can't wait (please don't let my confidence be misplaced Rebellion)!

I know Keef, I'm looking forward to it still, too. The demo was a little undrwhelming to me, though. I fear its done more harm than good, that demo. Should be an enjoyable enough single player, though I've never really understood why anyone would want to be the monster in the game??!

Official XBox mag given it an 8/10

http://www.oxm.co.uk/article.php?id=17192

still debating whether or not I'm too big a pussy to play this. I suck at scary 1st person shooters, get way too into them.

Quotestill debating whether or not I'm too big a pussy to play this. I suck at scary 1st person shooters, get way too into them.

Ha! Must admit, that while I'm pretty much immune to most horror games and films, the first AvP on PC did shit me up a bit. The solution - just play as the Alien!

Well, it's currently number one in the 360 pre-order chart on Play.com - that's got to be a good sign...

It got a really positive review in PC Zone and 82%

Ahh, the cool kids'll bash anything!

(How long before somebody here sees the double-entendre potential in THAT, I wonder? ;) )

I'm a shot fighter. My nerves can't handle these type of games any more. The last couple I played (Bio shock and Call Of Duty on the PS3)left me a nervous wreck. I think I'll stick to Raving Rabbits from now on.


Bw
Jay

on the must buy list,

despite the wealth of AAA titles this month,
the three faction fight appeals.

plus its a nod to rebellion, for  being there for us with 2000ad.
if  live is the truly frag fest,nightmare,scream out loud moments i am HOPING FOR  :P it worth its weight in groats.

Quote from: Darren Stephens on 07 February, 2010, 05:13:49 PM
http://gamegrep.com/showimage.php?pos=1&newsid=29601 (http://gamegrep.com/showimage.php?pos=1&newsid=29601)
Oh ....dear.  :'(

Sorry to quote myself, but in the interests of balance and fair play...http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1068446p2.html (http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/106/1068446p2.html)
IGN usually get it about right in my eyes. Can't wait for payday. ;-P S'pose I'd better finish borderlands, GTA episodes, COD6, Uncharted 2 ect ect? Nah, fug it, I'll play this instead!  :D

'GET ON PARADE MARINE IT'S TIME TO DIE!'

I'll probably get the PC version as my XBOX thumbs can't twiddle fast enough to take on the galaxies worst killing machines.

I pre-ordered the other day from Play.com - £35 plus you get free bonus 'skins' to play as in multiplayer, one for each species.

So busy with work and everything that I'm not sure when I'll actually get time to play it, but we should all try and organise some games through the board at some point.

Another good review:
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?GID=671

oh shite, 5.5 at Gamespot!

http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/aliensvspredatorworkingtitle/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review (http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/aliensvspredatorworkingtitle/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review)

going to get myself bioshock 2 then!

BTW, there is some of Mark's concept art for the game on his Portfolio site in a new gallery (http://www.2000ad.org/markus/?gallery=4).

Cheers,

Wake

It's out in the states already and despite Rebellion promising dedicated server support (after previously doing a U turn on the subject), the PC version has been released with console style P2P multi player.
They are promising a patch to bring dedicated server support but with reduced functionality in the next few days which is a very poor show. I really wanted to support Rebellion and buy this one but they don't make it easy, I'm pretty glad I cancelled my pre-order now.

I pre-ordered mine from play.com for the downloads to ....

Quote from: Wake on 16 February, 2010, 12:16:52 AM
BTW, there is some of Mark's concept art for the game on his Portfolio site in a new gallery (http://www.2000ad.org/markus/?gallery=4).

Cheers,

Wake

Wake, do you know if Mark is selling prints of this new stuff? I notice the prints of 2000ad work are no longer available.

My copy just arrived a whole day early - Woop!

Anyone wants a game, my 360 tag is KissMammal.

Let us know what its like.Payday next wednesday and I have some spare money. Well, money thats not allocated to bills n guff! ::)

Got to play (Marine, singleplayer) for about 15 mins last night, then we had a f**ing power cut!

Seems pretty good so far - I've read in some reviews that the graphics are poor, but I've been quite impressed with them. Locations are well designed and the Aliens look good and move really well.

Just got past the bit where you have to [spoiler]fend off a few waves of Aliens in a night club(!)[/spoiler]

Yup, I'm really enjoying it. The Marine missions are really tense and scary while the Predator ones are quite stealthy affairs. My favourites have been the Aliens ones cos it's great to toy with your prey before gruesomely killing it!

Special mention for the finishing moves which are absolutely gross and add loads to the game.

I'm liking it a lot, but fear it may be very short for the single player. I've only done a couple of missions on each species and it says I'm 24% done already...

ok, but meh.  marine sections seen that done it and the torch needs to be a bit stronger ,alien and predator sections try to be different but havin played far cry.... the predator is the best and most enjoyable bit and i'm not really into stealth...one gripe aliens can see through your cloak.

ok for a rent.
best bit is the predator finishing move of removing your head and spine in one easy step :o

Got a couple of hours of Marine campaign and some MP matches last night and I'm feeling pretty blown away. The tension is amazing as the Marine (online Survivor is hilariously frantic) and the species DM I got into as a Predator was awesome, nice jungle map with some treetops to perch on and pick folk off, really empowering!

Can see why the graphics have been criticized, they're more polished than in the demo but aren't up to the best the 360 can offer. I'm not sure why they need to be though, movies don't get panned because they don't have Hollywood production values, surely there's room for games that don't all look as good as Gears 2?! I mean if we applied the same attitude to movies, say if special effects looked a bit duff, the genre never would have got off the ground.

Radiator, I'll add your tag at some point, hopefully catch you for a game sometime (I'm Superbeasto)!

I've just installed the STEAM DEMO for this game and it's only the online multiplayer.

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Based on my real name.

Quote from: mogzilla on 20 February, 2010, 10:10:37 AM
the predator is the best and most enjoyable bit and i'm not really into stealth...one gripe aliens can see through your cloak.

That actually makes sense to me. Since Aliens don't seem to have eyes (or are they inside the cowl?) it's quite possible they see in a different way that doesn't involve light. And since the Predators' cloak is based around seeing light I can imagine the Aliens being able to sense them. In whatever way they do.

I can see it being more difficult from a gameplaying perspective though...

I got this yesterday.  I've only played some of the Marine mission but i'm loving it so far.

As a big Aliens fan it captures the feel really well.

I gotta admit - I'm tempted to grab an Xbox 360 Arcade and splash out on this.

Quote from: Pete Wells on 20 February, 2010, 08:43:32 AM


I'm liking it a lot, but fear it may be very short for the single player. I've only done a couple of missions on each species and it says I'm 24% done already...

Thats what i thought would be the case.3 shortish games rather than one longer game.

Finally got the time to have a decent go on this last night - and can say that from what I've seen so far, Rebellion have pulled it off.

Playing as the Marine, I found the first few levels to be slightly frustrating, but have been really enjoying the [spoiler]jungle levels, battling the acid spitting aliens and scarpering from the Predators![/spoiler]

I'd say it's more of an action game than the original PC AvP - which had more of a panicy, survival horror feel. While there's still the odd hair-raising moment, it's nothing compared to the constant, almost unbearable tension of the original. Whether this is a good or bad thing is a matter of opinion - personally I think the more action-oriented gameplay suits the console audience they're going for.

Had a quick play around with the Predator too. Leaping from tree to tree, skewering people with the wrist-blades is brilliant - it's a massive improvement on the Predator levels from the previous games - fans of the films will love it.

Still don't understand the criticism of the graphics - some of the exterior views of the installations are breathtaking - and while it's not up there with the likes of Gears and Halo, I wouldn't expect it to be as it's a multi-platform release.

It's not perfect - as I said above there's the odd frustrating moment but from my experience the 6/10 reviews are being way too harsh - it's a very solid game and certainly one of the best licensed games I've ever played. The predominant 8/10 scores seem far more accurate.

Haven't been online with it yet - I'm not massively into deathmatch style games, and anyway I think rushing headlong into multiplayer and seeing everything the game has to offer all at once spoils the singleplayer experience somewhat.

Just got this yesterday. Tried the marines storyline and it's terrifying! But then Dead Space was scary to me. I don't know if anyone else thought the same. I got so caught up in the atmosphere of it, I forgot that a predator was going to be part of the story...

Playing as the alien is the most fun, crawling across ceilings and taking lights out to create more shadowy hiding places. Then hanging directly above unsuspecting marines... Have only had a quick go on the Predator story but the laser sighted gun is great fun too.

Cor, just completed it and very enjoyable it was too!

It wasn't as short as I expected, however due to the nature of the three overlapping stories, it does tend to use the same maps over and over, which feels like a bit of a cheat. Still, seeing things happen from different perspectives is very cool! An example - as an alien, one of my objectives was to smash a power generator to open all the doors in a laboratory to allow mine, and my fellow xenomorphs' escape. Later on though, when I was playing the part of the marine, I found myself slap bang in the middle of the laboratory just as a certain alien blew the generator and all the doors opened, releasing all the aliens! I wonder which twat did that!?!

It really is a great game and I'm looking forward to going back through the missions at a more leisurely pace to find the rest of the tapes and to toy with my prey a bit more! Oh, I found it amusing that there were robots in who looked quite a lot like the T-600's from Terminator Salvation. The Terminator franchise is linked with the Aliens and Predator one isn't it?

I'd agree with Radiator that it deserves the 8/10 type marks as it is really enjoyable with a very cool story going through it. It's nicely left open for a sequal too, and I for one hope we get one...

You've finished it already?? I keep getting wiped out by the first encounter with the aliens! Saying that, my shooting accuracy brings 'cow's arse' and 'banjo' to mind. I think the two may be linked...

Been playing just the Alien missions so far.
Took a while to get the sound going but after a bit of net searching I found the fix.
Fun stuff so far, nice and violent!

I've finished the Marine campaign and toyed a bit with the others, and it's crackin' fun. My only gripe (and it's probably my own fault for not ramping up the difficulty more) is that the humans are a lot harder than they should be. Especially early on when you're popping caps in Xeno asses with only a pistol.

The multiplayer looks pretty ace, too - I'm very tempted to finally get round to hooking the Xbox up to the web and playing some Live.

In view of all the above, I'll get this....when the price drops a bit  :D

Quote from: Proudhuff on 22 February, 2010, 02:00:03 PM
In view of all the above, I'll get this....when the price drops a bit  :D

me too :)

I've just had a quick go of it so far, I've tried the first mission on each species, but it seems pretty good to me. The marine level has the same creepy atmosphere I remember from the original, (i.e. everything sets off the motion detector, like boxes falling over). I see what people are saying about the alien controls though, they're a bit awkward. Not impossible or anything, but they just take a bit of getting used to compared to the previous games.

My one gripe is that the game really needs dedicated server support for the multiplayer side of it. I've only tried a game or two (infestation mode is loadsa fun) but without dedicated support, it's crap pings, and if the host leaves, the game cuts out. They're working on this though, so hopefully it'll be sorted soon.

The multiplayers great on this, takes a while to get the controls and tactics down for each species, but when you get a shot as Predator in Predator Hunt and take out a few marines in a row before they tag you it's amazingly empowering, just like the movies! Having most trouble with the aliens really but I'm sure that'll come, it's the only SP campaign I haven't tried yet.

Quote from: HdE on 20 February, 2010, 08:01:41 PM
I gotta admit - I'm tempted to grab an Xbox 360 Arcade and splash out on this.

For me this is certainly fun enough to be worth grabbing one (and there's stacks of other stuff out there too).

Played the Alien campaign last night, it's by far the shortest so if anyone's playing that first don't worry, the Marine and Predator ones are chunkier! Still great though, I guess rattling through the maps tearing through fleshbags is more akin to the Alien style so naturally it'll be briefer. All 3 campaigns are quality, can't decide whether the predator or marine ones are my favourite...

I had a brief, fleeting glance at the demo last night.

I'd like to know how different the demo is from the final game. Obviously, the demo is a rough showcase of what the game is about, but any expansion you guys can offer might just persuade me to part with the cash!.

bloody great!

love the three elements, sadly no multi player, my only gripe, not live i mean two players death match or team play.
which is my only gripe.

very enjoyable.

Have played the Marine and Alien campaigns, just got Predator to go. So far I think this is a storming game and there's almost nothing in the various negative reviews I read that I actually agree with.

No doubt other people might disagree depending on their taste but I think Rebellion did a fantastic job! I hope they do a sequel.

Quote from: HdE on 26 February, 2010, 10:26:12 PM
I had a brief, fleeting glance at the demo last night.

I'd like to know how different the demo is from the final game. Obviously, the demo is a rough showcase of what the game is about, but any expansion you guys can offer might just persuade me to part with the cash!.

The animations and textures are more polished in the final game, controls seem a bit more responsive too. Also, of all the MP game modes the free for all Deathmatch in the demo is easily the worst, it's the only game mode where balancing is a problem. Species Team Deathmatch is far better, with all species having a fair chance. Also the other game modes (Predator Hunt, Domination, Infestation) are a lot more inventive and fun.

Thanks Keef!

That demo did feel a bit...ah... unfinished.

Well done, chaps.

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Sega has announced that Aliens vs Predator has become its fastest-selling game, MCV reports.

The new follows reports that the first-person shooter has shifted more units than any other game in 2010, outdoing Mass Effect 2 and BioShock 2 in the software charts.

"We are absolutely delighted with the strong first week sales of Aliens vs Predator," said Sega UK managing director John Clark.

"We are also very pleased that Aliens vs Predator has become Sega's fastest-selling game to date. With the exceptional level of pre-orders that had been achieved by launch, we had high expectations for the title and I am very pleased to say that it has delivered on those expectations."

Developer Rebellion is allegedly in talks with the publisher about continuous support for the title via DLC, as well as the possibility of a sequel.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a206625/avp-becomes-segas-fastest-seller.html (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a206625/avp-becomes-segas-fastest-seller.html)