SEGA REVEALS
DETAILS OF
UPCOMING
ALIENS:
COLONIAL
MARINES
VIDEO GAME
First-Person
Shooter
Based on
Popular
Motion
Picture
Franchise
Coming to
Xbox 360®,
PLAYSTATION®3,
and PC in
Late 2008
SAN
FRANCISCO &
LONDON
(February
21, 2008) –
SEGA® of
America Inc.
and SEGA®
Europe Ltd.
today
revealed
details of
the
highly-anticipated
squad-based
first-person
shooter
video game,
Aliens:
Colonial
Marines™.
Licensed
through an
exclusive
agreement
with
Twentieth
Century Fox
Licensing
and
Merchandising
and
developed by
Gearbox
Software,
the game
will be
available on
Xbox 360®
video game
and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft,
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system and
Windows-based
PC in late
2008.
In Aliens:
Colonial
Marines,
players are
part of a
United
States
Colonial
Marine squad
and must
prepare to
face an
Aliens
assault more
intense and
horrific
than ever
before.
Driven by a
compelling
and original
story penned
by renowned
writers
Bradley
Thompson and
David
Weddle,
Aliens:
Colonial
Marines will
retain the
atmospheric
look and
feel of the
original
films while
leveraging
next-generation
technology
to create an
entirely new
interactive
Aliens
experience.
Packing
classic
Aliens
weaponry
ranging from
pulse rifles
to
flamethrowers
as well as
brand-new
equipment
and skills
all within a
squad-based
combat
system,
players will
become an
elite United
States
Colonial
Marine.
Featuring
claustrophobic
environments,
a brooding
soundtrack,
and a
multitude of
surprises
and shocks,
players will
battle
against
menacing
alien hordes
in
strikingly
detailed
levels that
include the
stark
interiors of
the
abandoned
Sulaco and
unique
environments
created
specifically
for the
game.
Aliens:
Colonial
Marines will
feature a
story driven
single-player
mode and an
all-new four
player co-op
mode
allowing
players to
share the
chilling
experience
with three
friends. In
co-op mode,
each player
will assume
the persona
of a United
States
Colonial
Marine and
have a
distinct
role to play
in the
completion
of every
mission.
Additionally,
more
multiplayer
modes will
be revealed
later in the
year that
will
complete the
Aliens video
game
experience.
Since its
1979 debut,
Alien and
its three
sequels have
grossed more
than $557
million
worldwide,
garnering
numerous
awards,
including
two Academy
Awards®. In
2002, Alien
was deemed
“culturally
significant”
by the
United
States
Library of
Congress and
was selected
for
preservation
in the
National
Film
Registry.
For more
information,
please visit
www.sega.com/aliens
or the SEGA
FTP site at
http://segapr.segaamerica.com/.
Aliens:
Colonial
Marines is
also
available
for
pre-order at
www.gamestop.com.
About SEGA
of America
Inc.:
SEGA® of
America,
Inc. is the
American arm
of Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGA
Corporation,
a worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
develops,
publishes
and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Inc. SEGA of
America’s
Web site is
located at
www.sega.com.
About SEGA
Europe Ltd.:
SEGA® Europe
Ltd. is the
European
Distribution
arm of
Tokyo,
Japan-based
SEGA
Corporation,
and a
worldwide
leader in
interactive
entertainment
both inside
and outside
the home.
The company
develops and
distributes
interactive
entertainment
software
products for
a variety of
hardware
platforms
including
PC, wireless
devices, and
those
manufactured
by Nintendo,
Microsoft
and Sony
Computer
Entertainment
Europe. SEGA
Europe’s web
site is
located at
www.sega-europe.com.
About
Gearbox
Software
Gearbox
Software, an
independent
video game
development
studio
located in
Dallas, TX,
is respected
industry-wide
for their
ability to
create award
winning,
blockbuster
interactive
entertainment.
Comprised of
veteran
talent,
Gearbox
Software has
established
itself as an
industry
leader,
developing
games for
consoles and
personal
computers
for many of
the
industry's
top
franchises
including
Half-Life,
Halo: Combat
Evolved,
Counter-Strike,
James Bond
and Tony
Hawk. With
Brothers in
Arms Road to
Hill 30,
Gearbox
Software
launched its
first
original
brand to
receive
critical
acclaim and
record sales
in 2005.
Gearbox
Software is
currently
developing
original
titles for
next
generation
video game
consoles and
Windows
Vista.
Additional
information
regarding
Gearbox
Software can
be found at
www.gearboxsoftware.com.
About
Twentieth
Century Fox
A recognized
industry
leader,
Twentieth
Century Fox
Licensing
and
Merchandising
licenses and
markets
properties
worldwide on
behalf of
Twentieth
Century Fox
Film
Corporation,
Twentieth
Television
and Fox
Broadcasting
Company, as
well as
third party
lines. The
division is
aligned with
Twentieth
Century Fox
Television,
one of the
top
suppliers of
primetime
entertainment
programming
to the
broadcast
networks.
Aliens:
Colonial
Marines ™ &
© 2008
Twentieth
Century Fox
Film
Corporation.
All rights
reserved.