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    22/07/2009

    ACM Status Update

    Gearbox Software have given out a little bit of information today about the status of ALIENS: Colonial Marines. Randy Pitchford spoke to CVG and told them:
    "great things afoot".
     
    "I know that there hasn't been much talk about what we're doing for awhile and that more details would be very juicy. Like so many people, I've been patient for years to finally be able to play this game and now that I'm actually involved in the creation of it I can tell you that it's extremely challenging to continue to be patient as it develops,"
     
    "I want to tell all! But I can't. But I can say that we are working hard and that there are great things afoot and I know that when the time is right, Sega will be excited to share more details about the game. Until that time, I guess the only thing anyone can do is just keep pressuring Gearbox and Sega to spill more beans. Maybe one of us will eventually crack."
     
    "I love Aliens and I love Gearbox Software's Aliens: Colonial Marines. I am extremely committed to the game and I'm very confident in Sega's commitment to the Aliens brand and to our game.”
     
    "I can imagine that there are a LOT of Aliens fans out there just like me that feel we've been waiting for our true Aliens game since we first saw the film and now that we know it's in development, we want it NOW!"
     
    Too right Randy, we do want it NOW!
     
    Apparently there will be a new interview with the man of magic coming soon to CVG. It doesn't say what the interview is about, but its definitely worth keeping our eyes peeled for.
     
    Thanks to AzH (Mother) for the tip.
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    18/07/2009

    High Resolution Screens

    Locusta and Takhen from the Gearbox forum, both found some high resolution shots of the previously released screens. In them there's a lot of extra detail that couldn't be made out clearly before, for instance:-
     
    Corporal Hicks motif on the M3 Armour.
    [Click pics for large version]
     
    The M10 Pattern Ballistic Helmet with tactical camera.
     
    M240 Flame Thrower.
     
    M40 HE Fragmentation Grenades (red cap)
    m40hegrenades
    Distance read-out on motion tracker.
     
    Benelli M4 Super 90 semi-automatic shotgun.
     
     
    VP70 Pistol.
     
    PN30 Grenade Launcher sight.
     
    Visual progress feedback from weld.
    weld
     
    		 Xenomorph warrior body detail.
    Xenomorph warrior body detail
    Xenomorph warrior head detail 1.
     
    		 Xenomorph warrior head detail 2.
    xeno_neck_detail
     
    You can find all of the original hi-res shots here, here and here, though the colours are a bit funky on some of them. Alternatively you can view / download all nine re-adjusted colour versions from my skydrive photo album.
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    17/07/2009

    Possible ACM Screens?

    Back in March 09, Takhen a Gearbox regular discovered two unrefined images that appear to be from ALIENS: Colonial Marines on photobucket. At the time the images couldn’t be verified by Gearbox, so its still very possible that these could be fake and not from the game at all. We will probably never find out, but here are the screens anyway. You guys can make up your own minds.
     
     
    Both screens look like they have been taken in the same area, and show disembodied android legs just in front of a marine APC.
      
     
    You can view and download the large sized images from the photo album.
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    02/07/2009

    Game Assets

    A Gearbox forum member, Takhen has been doing some thorough investigative work and checking out artist portfolios online and uncovering what appears to be assets for the game. Below are several images from different sources, of what looks like model and visual effects work for the game.
     
    These are from Jonathan Smårs online portfolio.
     
      
     
    These next three are Sulaco interiors from Michael Ramos portfolio.
     
      
     
    This from Mat Harris.
     
     
     
    And finally this last one seems to be a visual effect for acid corrosion. This is from the portfolio of Matthew Stock.
     
     
     
    You can download a small video clip of the effect here. [Right click, save target as]
     
    You can download all of the images from the photo album.
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