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Enter the Hive in New Aliens: Colonial Marines Teaser Trailer

by on January 10, 2013
 

Enter the Hive in New Aliens: Colonial Marines Teaser TrailerAs anticipation continues to build for Aliens: Colonial Marines, Gearbox Software’s canonical sequel (and shameless homage) to James Cameron’s 1986 bug-hunting masterpiece, we can expect more and more teaser trailers to burst squealing from Randy Pitchford’s chest over the next few weeks. Ok, that’s not a pleasant image, but you get the metaphor.

This latest 1-minute teaser shows the Alien Hive, a dark and forboding area stashed away within the labyrinthine corridors of Hadley’s Hope’s engineering deck. We’re treated to a concept image and then a few seconds of in-game footage for comparison. This trailer doesn’t show tough hombres shooting the hell out of xenomorphs like they usually do, but it does offer a tiny insight into the concept art behind the level design.

Once again, what seems most evident is Gearbox’s respect for the source material. As Rebellion’s sub-par Aliens vs. Predator game showed, authentic M41-A pulse rifle sound effects and captured xeno squeals do not an effective Aliens game make, but Gearbox have gone further than that. Everything is designed to immerse you in the world – which is no mean feat when dealing with a universe as loved as this one. Check out the teaser below.

Aliens: Colonial Marines is scheduled for release worldwide on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows PC and Nintendo Wii U on February 12.

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Senior Content Editor Mick has been playing games for over 30 years and writing about them for around 12. After drifting from site to site for a while, settling briefly at the now-defunct Made2Game and freelancing for the gone-but-not-forgotten NintendoGamer Magazine, he came at last to rest at Godisageek. Mick has been a reviewer, staff writer and content editor here for some time, while also moonlighting a little for Red Bull Games. He has 4 kids, has written 2 novels, and sometimes even manages to pay a bill or two. You'll usually find him defending the galaxy in Destiny 2, battling evil in Diablo 3, or lurking in the background on Twitter. Find him there @Jedi_Beats_Tank, or on XBL (JediWaster247), PSN (Jedi_Waster) or Nintendo (JediWaster).