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Geoffrey Tim

The guys that made Aliens: Colonial Marines just got fired

May 10, 2013 at 9:00 am | 35 Comments

No, not the guys from Gearbox, they’re too busy swimming in Borderlands 2 money. No, the outsourced guys who actually made game, TimeGate Studios, has apparently laid off its entire staff.


Geoffrey Tim

Aliens suit is “frivolous” and “without merit”

May 3, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 17 Comments

As we told you yesterday, SEGA and Gearbox are set to find themselves in court over a class-action suit that claims they misrepresented the game, and ended up delivering a product that was substantially worse than the one advertised. This isn’t a bold claim; it’s plain and simple fact. Still, the defendants claim the suit is “frivolous.”


Geoffrey Tim

The next Borderlands 2 DLC is out June 25

May 3, 2013 at 9:00 am | 25 Comments

For all the hate cast towards Gearbox for their mismanagement of the Aliens franchise, you have to appreciate all the effort they’ve put in to making Borderlands 2 a better, bigger game. Season pass holders have already been treated to 3 bits of expansive campaign DLC (two of which weren’t rubbish!) – and soon, there will be a fourth.


Darryn Bonthuys

Aliens: Colonial Marines is being sued

May 2, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 37 Comments

Are you still angry about Aliens Colonial Marines not living up to expectations or agreed gameplay footage? Well good news then, because I can help YOU get back at Gearbox and Sega for that travesty. It’s time to get your legal pants on, because we’ve got a lawsuit to file!


Darryn Bonthuys

Gearbox now owns the Homeworld franchise

April 23, 2013 at 9:00 am | 43 Comments

Well, that’s it for the lingering remains of THQ, a corpse of a developer that I used to show to kids because I wanted to be cool. The last remaining properties have been auctioned off, and one cult favourite franchise is now going to be calling Borderlands developer Gearbox their home now.


Gavin Mannion

Aliens: Colonial Marines on the Wii-U has been delayed

April 4, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 10 Comments

You hear that? It’s the feint cries of happiness of all the Nintendo Wii-U owners waking up to find out that the seriously sub-standard Aliens: Colonial Marines will not be landing on their device in the near future.


Geoffrey Tim

Borderlands 2’s Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode now available

April 3, 2013 at 11:15 am | 24 Comments

Good news for those of you still fighting your way across Pandora; Gearbox’s latest update and DLC combo has gone live, meaning you’ll finally be able to level your hero past that restrictive level 50 cap. Bad news? You’re going to have to pay for it.


Darryn Bonthuys

Borderlands 2 – New details drop at PAX East

March 25, 2013 at 11:15 am | 5 Comments

PAX East hit gaming with a vengeance this past weekend, and one game that was in the highlight crosshairs, was the shoot ‘n loot Borderlands 2. New details were revealed for that fantastic sequel, including a new Vault Hunter, DLC, new game modes and an increase in POWAH. More after the jump.


Darryn Bonthuys

Another Aliens: Colonial Marines patch is inbound

March 25, 2013 at 9:45 am | 32 Comments

The first quarter of the gaming calendar is almost over, and we’ve seen some magnificent games released so far, with one or two other big names rounding off that period. We’ve also seen some decidedly craptastic garbage shovelled out, and that includes Aliens: Colonial Marines. Thanks to the fact that the game is more painful than a chestburster, people have been more than a little bit peeved so far. Which is why more patches are on the way.


Gavin Mannion

Are Gearbox and Sega going to apologise?

February 25, 2013 at 9:45 am | 22 Comments

This is getting a big rumour tag slapped on it as there is very little to back it up but wouldn’t it be cool if it were true?


Gavin Mannion

A review of Aliens: Colonial Marines reviews

February 18, 2013 at 9:00 am | 87 Comments

The big news piece last week was a bit of an odd one, instead of it being about a rumoured new game or hardware it ended up being about how absolutely awful a game was. Aliens: Colonial Marines was nearly universally panned when it was released… but some people loved it and we’re going to take a look at them now.


Geoffrey Tim

Aliens: Colonial Marines was sold on lies

February 14, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 42 Comments

Aliens: Colonial Marines is out – and it’s a travesty. It’s a horrible, slipshod game that was in no state to be released. Blame whoever you like; Gearbox, TimeGate Studios or publisher SEGA , but the game that people are playing is a far cry from the game that was promised. The game was sold entirely on lies – and they’re lies that came right from Gearbox president Randy Pitchford’s mouth.


Geoffrey Tim

SEGA denies Aliens Outsourcing

February 13, 2013 at 7:45 am | 33 Comments

Yesterday reviews of Gearbox’s Aliens: Colonial Marines went live (including ours) and the game is pretty much an absolute mess; poor AI, bad animation, out-dated graphics and a terrible story are just some of its failings. Some, including an ex developer, want us to believe Gearbox is absolved – because they essentially sub-contracted the game out to TimeGate Studios to handle the games multiplayer instead. Publisher SEGA says that’s nonsense.


Darryn Bonthuys

A more “authentic” Brothers in Arms game is on the way

February 12, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 15 Comments

Gearbox isn’t having a good day. Their latest game, Aliens: Colonial Marines has chest-bursted into a flamethrower of bad reviews and hate, leaving that game in some bad waters. While they hit it big last year with a Borderlands sequel, Gearbox aslo has another game on the way. A spin-off of the long-running Brothers in Arms franchise, Furious 4 is scheduled for release later this year. It’s a game which has seen some drastic changes made to the formula of that revered series, much to the despair of some long-time fans. But don’t fret, because a more “authentic” Brother in Arms game is on the way. Eventually.


Geoffrey Tim

Aliens: Colonial Marines review

February 12, 2013 at 11:00 am | 99 Comments

There’s probably never been a movie licence more perfectly suited to being made into a videogame than Aliens. It features great characters, a kick-ass arsenal of sci-fi weapons and some of the scariest, most phallic enemies in H.R Giger’s nightmarish Xenomorphs. It’s influence is felt in almost all modern first person shooters; games like Halo probably wouldn’t exist were it not for Aliens. With a competent studio like Gearbox on board, and the blessing of 20th Century Fox to make a canonical game, we were expecting something that would help us relive our glorious memories of Aliens vs. Predator. How then, did it go so very wrong?

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