Rumor: Sega pulls funding for Gearbox and Obsidian Aliens games
Big Download Blog —
... Yesterday Sega announced plans to fast track a new Aliens Vs Predator game from developer Rebellion for an early 2010 release. At the time Sega said that to accommodate the new game they have "strategically updated the release of ...
Sega cancels Aliens games, ruins Valentine's Day
Fidgit Atom Feed —
... Meanwhile, Joystiq reports that funding has been cut off for the Colonial Marines shooter in development at Gearbox. The site speculates that the cancellations are cost-cutting measures tied to Sega's recent financial loses and layoffs. Obama better do something soon or we're not going to get any more cool games. ...
Obsidian CEO: 'We are doing fine'
Big Download Blog —
... project. Neither Sega nor Obsidian have commented officially on these reports. However Obsidian's CEO Feargus Urquhart has commented to Big Download on reports from our sister site Joystiq that Obsidian is "apparently on the ropes." ...
It's Not Quite "Game Over Man" for Aliens: Colonial Marines
Co-Optimus —
... Shortly after a rumor began that Sega, the publishers of the game, had pulled funding from the Obsidian created RPG Aliens as well as Gearbox's upcoming 4 player co-op shooter. According to a Joystiq source, production has ceased on the game because of this. ...
Alpha Protocol in October, new trailer right now
Joystiq [Xbox] —
... it was coming between April and June of this year. Of course, it also announced Aliens: Colonial Marines for that same window, and we all saw how that turned out. You guessed it: Alpha Protocol has been delayed to October. ...
Gearbox Software is hiring, Aliens: Colonial Marines still in development
Joystiq [PlayStation] —
... , then we were tipped it was supposedly canceled -- so what's actually going on with the game? Well, we're still not really sure. ...




