Sega details Aliens vs Predator @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 21, 2009

News: More on the next Aliens vs Predator game.

The saga of Sega's quest to develop video games based on the Alien films has been a long and strange one. The first games, a first person shooter (now known as Aliens: Colonial Marines) and a role-playing game (still untitled) were announced in 2006. A third title, a new entry in the Aliens vs Predator series, was announced earlier this year.

With Aliens: Colonial Marines still a long ways away and the Alien RPG basically in limbo, Sega has laid out a few more details on Aliens vs Predator.

The game will be developed by Rebellion, the team behind the first Aliens Versus Predator game released for the PC in 1999. It will also allow players to take control of any of the three species in the game: the Aliens, the Predators or the Colonial Marines.

Sega has also detailed a bit of the story:

On planet BG-386 a colonist mining group discovers an ancient pyramid containing a dark and horrible secret. Across the stars a race of warriors is alerted to the discovery of their pyramid and a hunting party is dispatched to ensure that it remains sealed at all costs, whilst deep inside the ruined pyramid a malevolent intelligence awakes from centuries of dormancy.

Essentially, the game transplants the storyline from the first Alien vs Predator movie and moves it into the future time period of the Alien movie series.

Naturally, the game will feature an online multiplayer mode that will be a three-way battle royale between the Aliens, Predators and Colonial Marines.

Finally, Sega has confirmed the game will be coming to the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 when it is released in early 2010.