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6/10/2011 5:04:07 PM

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" USCM finds the Sulaco back in orbit around LV-426 and don't know how it got there"

HUH?

6/14/2011 3:35:40 PM

It ejected the cryotubes then went back to LV-426 for some reason.

I'd like to think it was autopilot, but I worry that they'll say that some sort of alien flew it back there.

6/14/2011 3:39:51 PM

^ Right. Why did it go back to LV-426? Why didn't it continue on course back to Earth? Simple answer is that the WYC did it so that the USCM would have one less clue as to what actually happened at Hadley's Hope. Or... perhaps the thinking is that if they create the mystery of it returning there, the USCM will HAVE to investigate and thus increase the WYC's chances of getting their hands on some alien hosts.

I'm no good at writing this stuff, but if the actual writers haven't given some serious thought to these things, then I'm going to be sorely disappointed.

6/14/2011 11:34:35 PM

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"but I worry that they'll say that some sort of alien flew it back there."

you know that'll be the story they come up with

6/15/2011 2:30:43 PM

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"Colonial Marines is (according to Gearbox) already up and running on the Wii U. It will be using the Wii U’s secondary screen as its motion tracker, which sounds fun to me."

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/06/18/hands-on-aliens-colonial-marines-the-true-sequel-to-aliens/

6/20/2011 12:07:54 PM

I'm still not buying a Wii U.

6/20/2011 12:12:36 PM

Same here. Cool idea though.

The article gives a decent write up of the game so far.

6/20/2011 12:13:23 PM

I'm not buying a Wii U for several reasons (this was quoted from a friend of mine on another forum).

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" 1) You can literally only have 1 "new" remote per console. Everyone else has to use the normal wii controllers. How do you make a hardcore gamer-centric system that only 1 person can use the "futuristic controller." 2) It still doesn't play Blu-ray and to top it off, Nintendo said fuck you DVDs, we don't need you either. 3) Looking at 2 screens while trying to play a game is just stupid. It's not immersive, it's not the future of gaming, it's just unnecessary and distracting. Anyone who thinks this has a chance in hell at hurting the Xbox or even the PS3 should seriously kill themselves because spreading your level of stupidity across the world is detrimental to society. Why in the name of fuck would I want to look at the TV, then look at the controller, then look back at the tv just to make a decision, move, choice, etc. I could honestly expect something this stupid from Microsoft, but Nintendo? Nintendo really has it's dick up it's ass if they think that's going to be successful. 4) The Wii U's name is just fucking terrible. Every time I see this I think You Wee, you pee, Pee university, or some other reference to someone taking a piss. Oh man that's it! That's what the Wii U is doing, it's taking a piss on the gaming community. "

6/20/2011 2:39:38 PM

Wrong thread to be a douche in.

6/20/2011 2:43:20 PM

Plot Hole

If they blew up the atmosphere processor in Aliens, how are they breathing? In Alien they wore space suits and I do recall them saying that the air on that planet was not breathable.

6/20/2011 3:48:47 PM

The processor was part of the terraforming process. There was breathable air in Aliens and I'd imagine that it's still there a short while later.

6/20/2011 3:53:30 PM

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"Wrong thread to be a douche in."

So by quoting someone, I'm a douche?

I thought his rant was pretty damn funny and this is my thread and I will say whatever the fuck I want in it. You (disco_stu) can go fuck yourself.

6/20/2011 4:57:05 PM

Pump your brakes, kid.

Don't make me start ***OFFICAL ALIENS: COLONIAL MARINES THREAD*** and leave this thread in the dust.

6/20/2011 5:00:21 PM

I'm not trying to get off topic, I just thought the quote was funny. Apparently some Nintendo fanboys can't handle it.

bttt

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"The processor was part of the terraforming process. There was breathable air in Aliens and I'd imagine that it's still there a short while later."

This is a good point. How long would the air last without plant life or another atmo to replace it.

As far as the plot goes, it just makes more sense to send another team of marines to investigate the Sulaco and terraforming community and have the aliens still be there in the original ship (ref. Space Jockey). That ship was far enough away to possibly be outside the blast radius and the eggs inside could be undisturbed.

[Edited on June 20, 2011 at 5:30 PM. Reason : .]

6/20/2011 5:24:18 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niHx-XGUW0Y

I had no idea that Ridley Scott was working on a precursor to Alien. That is freaking AWESOME!!!


http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/06/17/prometheus-ridley-scott-alien/

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"We know that the cast is pretty killer, featuring star Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba and newest addition Guy Pearce. We also know that while there will be plenty of "Alien"-esque nods and imprints in the film, Scott and backing studio Fox have assured us that it is not a prequel, sequel or reboot."

[Edited on June 23, 2011 at 10:51 AM. Reason : That cast is going to be great]

[Edited on June 23, 2011 at 10:52 AM. Reason : embed didnt work]

[Edited on June 23, 2011 at 10:55 AM. Reason : apparently it's not a prequel]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/faq#.2.1.2

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"Is this an Alien movie? EditHistoryDelete The film started out as a prequel to the original Alien film. Some recent history: there had been talks of a fifth Alien movie for years, with alternating contributions from James Cameron and Ridley Scott. In fact, Scott had committed to an Alien sequel or prequel about ten years ago, but aborted the project when the studio opted to make the AvP movies first, and Scott was no supporter of the Alien/Predator crossover franchise. After the disappointing box office from Aliens vs Predator: Requiem, the studio shelved the AvP franchise again to go back to the original plan. The prequel film was supposed to cover the origins of the Weyland-Yutani Company. However, recently it has been announced that the film will not be an Alien film at all, but rather an original project called Prometheus. Some ideas for the aborted Alien prequel may be used, and the story may contain elements reminiscent of the Alien backstory, but it will be a movie separate from the Alien Universe. As such, the future of the Alien series is now unknown. Though this is said not to be an Alien movie, according to Skymovies.com, there is a rumor that the Aliens and the Space Jockeys will appear in this movie and that they are building a Space Jockey set, but no confirmation has been made yet. According to Michael Fassbender, this is actually an Alien movie, he says it takes place in the Alien universe. http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/02/11/prometheus-alien-michael-fassbender/ It has been confirmed that the Space Jockey will appear in this movie. Another rumor is that there will be an Alien but it won't be a normal Alien, they said, it will be an Alien without the human DNA which makes us think that maybe it might be an Alien that birthed from the Space Jockey or an Alien that didn't birth from any creature at all. But just recently Ridley Scott stated "This is not an Alien prequel" so these rumors about the Space Jockeys and the Aliens being in it may be just rumors. Until more details emerge, it is hard know for certain. It currently seems that Prometheus is a film which takes place in the Alien Universe, but is not directly connected with the main storyline of the original Alien films. This all may be misdirection on part of the film makers to help highten interest in the film. It has been confirmed that this is an Alien movie, but the Alien will birth from the Space Jockey and will be different from the traditional Alien we've seen before, it will be a Alien and with Space Jockey DNA just like how traditional Alien is an Alien with Human DNA."

[Edited on June 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM. Reason : I like the idea of the alien without human DNA]

6/23/2011 10:48:48 AM

http://www.sega.com/games/aliens-colonial-marines/

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"Buckle up, soldier! Welcome to Aliens: Colonial Marines. Created by Gearbox, the critically acclaimed and fan-favorite developers of Borderlands and Brothers In Arms, this first-person shooter is steeped in the eerie, claustrophobic and terrifying atmosphere that made the Aliens films successful worldwide. You and your friends will become the most badass military outfit in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s down to you to not just survive but wipe out the Xeno infestation. Features: Enlist in the Marine Corps Bringing you a true sequel to James Cameron’s classic Aliens, get tooled up with classic Marine weapons including pulse rifles, motion trackers and flamethrowers. The most authentic Aliens experience ever Using authentic environments inspired by the film series including Hadley’s Hope, the Sulaco and LV-426, you will be immersed in an eerie, atmospheric world where any moment could bring your death. Drop-in / Drop-out co-operative gameplay The masters of co-op bring their expertise to the Aliens universe. Xenos getting too tough? Call up your buddies so they can drop in with extra firepower. The whole campaign can be played with a squad of up to four players, dropping in and out as necessary through self-contained missions within an over-arching narrative. Loadouts and upgrades Create your perfect killing machine. An extensive upgrade system allows players to customize their characters to play the way they want. Earn experience to get perks, new weapons and new looks for your squad."

http://www.gearboxsoftware.com/games/aliens/

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"Aliens: Colonial Marines begins with an ostensibly abandoned ship, the U.S.S. Sulaco, recovered in orbit around LV-426. Players lead a group of highly trained United States Colonial Marines as they board the deserted craft to uncover the fate of the crew. They will have to fight to survive unspeakable horrors and their own anxieties as they chase down the truth behind a galaxy-spanning deception that places humanity at the mercy of the most murderous and deadly species in the universe. Aliens: Colonial Marines features authentic environments, such as the surface of LV-426 and Hadley's Hope, weapons inspired by the film series and is designed to provide an exhilarating and engaging new chapter in the Aliens universe."

[Edited on August 12, 2011 at 10:44 AM. Reason : plot and features]

8/12/2011 10:42:48 AM

I rewatched Aliens last week on TV and i cannot get it out of my head that Newt is an android from The Company. it all comes together perfectly IF they lied to the Marines and they had lost contact way before they copped to it or if that's the reason they decide to retrieve Ripley in the first place.

- first family to encounter the Aliens on the colony are the Jordens (in order to be above suspicion by Ripley they would know to 1) use a child and 2) give her an alibi)
- a child survives alone that whole time? hardly, especially unhurt
- her lines are lifeless and her humanity is brought up multiple times as if they're trying to convince us
(ie when Ripley asks her about her doll and Newt says she's not like her, she's just plastic)
- we never actually see the Aliens attack her (not even the facehugger in the medical room) but they are interested in her
- she grabs for weapons without hesitation and we even see her exiting a room with Burke (Company man) with some boxes at one point
- Bishop saves her in the airlock scene (and they both go into hypersleep at the end)

there's alot more but it popped in my head early on in the movie and while nothing cemented it as the case every scene she was in had one thing that could arguably work in favor, plus it just sounds like something the Company would do and who knows what models were developed between Ash and Bishop

(i can't explain Alien 3 Newt but that was a whole new production team)

8/12/2011 1:45:16 PM

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"not even the facehugger in the medical room"

Yes it does. It comes at her and she pins its tail against the wall with the cart.

8/12/2011 2:08:50 PM

it crawls up and is immediately pinned, it does not lunge

she's gotta act the part and scream her head off

8/12/2011 2:17:35 PM

Uhhh, no.

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"- we never actually see the Aliens attack her (not even the facehugger in the medical room) but they are interested in her"

You mean except the part where they nabbed her and encased her in the egg room to be implanted right? She wasn't getting out of that without Ripley's help.

[Edited on August 12, 2011 at 4:39 PM. Reason : .]

8/12/2011 4:38:28 PM

again, notice i said they were interested in her. they know their DNA mixes with the host to form the adult alien so its not far off to assume they know they can't mix with that yellow shit in the android or be sustained by that body

she was nabbed, not attacked, not harmed, not impregnated - that's not nothing to note.

and you can counter that they didn't have the time to impregnate her yet but im not arguing that she definitely is an android, its that both interpretations can work in harmony

[Edited on August 12, 2011 at 6:18 PM. Reason : f]

8/12/2011 6:16:18 PM

Aside from the Alien3 autopsy shooting this theory completely down, I seem to recall there being a lot of thought dedicated in the old comics to trying to rationalize how the aliens hunt. It's believed that they have a sort of "fear radar" which guides them when hunting prey. If Newt was so traumatized that she had lost all sense of emotion, then it'd make it a lot harder for the aliens to find her. Plus, they probably didn't regard her as a serious threat or viable host, so they just left her alone. Plus, you've got to think that as a corpsman, Dietrich would have immediately picked up on the fact that she might have been an android when she diagnosed her...

8/12/2011 6:53:24 PM

I thought that Dietrich was the pilot.

Not that that has anything to do with anything.

8/12/2011 7:04:09 PM

have to be a certain age or maturity to be a host?

8/12/2011 8:30:29 PM

^^ Naw, Dietrich was the corpsman and Ferro was the pilot.

^ Then again, maybe not. AVP: Requiem had a facehugger attacking a child. But those movies were awful (aside from the "wolf" Predator), so I don't know what to think about that.

8/12/2011 9:05:18 PM

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"Aside from the Alien3 autopsy shooting this theory completely down"

why are we still discussing this? how bout we get back on topic?

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"aside from the "wolf" Predator"

whaaaaat?






[Edited on August 16, 2011 at 1:15 PM. Reason : ??]

8/16/2011 1:00:40 PM

That's what it was called. It's a reference to Pulp Fiction.

8/16/2011 8:20:53 PM

I'm so confused

8/17/2011 4:47:53 PM

We're getting waayyyyyyyy off topic here, but the "wolf" Predator is the one from AVP2. The writers nicknamed it that after Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel's character) from Pulp Fiction. The Wolf Predator was the only redeeming quality of both of the AVP movies.

And now, back to your regularly scheduled topic.

8/17/2011 5:29:30 PM

thank you for explaining that

now bttt


so is no one going to comment on this or did you all just not see it the first time:

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"Aliens: Colonial Marines begins with an ostensibly abandoned ship, the U.S.S. Sulaco, recovered in orbit around LV-426. Players lead a group of highly trained United States Colonial Marines as they board the deserted craft to uncover the fate of the crew. They will have to fight to survive unspeakable horrors and their own anxieties as they chase down the truth behind a galaxy-spanning deception that places humanity at the mercy of the most murderous and deadly species in the universe. Aliens: Colonial Marines features authentic environments, such as the surface of LV-426 and Hadley's Hope, weapons inspired by the film series and is designed to provide an exhilarating and engaging new chapter in the Aliens universe."

8/18/2011 10:09:44 AM

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/aliens-colonial-marines/video/6330639/aliens-colonial-marines-action-trailer?tag=bounce&contsessid=c814c9b88687229c37a8d3d323f832b3&prevBounce=6330353

Wow. So far, I'm impressed. Maybe a major spoiler in this, though, so if you want to be COMPLETELY surprised and wait until the game comes out, then stay away. I know it's the first time I've seen or heard anything about a major plot point from this video...

More footage is supposed to be released on the 26th.

[Edited on August 23, 2011 at 6:01 PM. Reason : more footage]

8/23/2011 5:57:46 PM

so where is the spoiler in the trailer?

8/23/2011 6:10:51 PM

I didn't see any spoilers...

Good trailer though. The game looks polished.

8/24/2011 10:31:42 AM

Almost 12 minutes of in-game footage.

http://kotaku.com/5845520/eleven-minutes-30-seconds-of-aliens-colonial-marines

I really not sure how I feel about this now... The dialogue seems a little off to me.

9/30/2011 4:36:06 PM

Pass.


I stopped at "hellz yeah" from the narrator. Not because of the "hellz yeah", but that did seem like better time than any to stop.

Looks like standard shooter fare with a thin Aliens layer on top of it.

[Edited on September 30, 2011 at 4:50 PM. Reason : .]

9/30/2011 4:41:30 PM

i want this too be good, but i hate the squad level thing. i like my sci fi shooters Doom style, just you vs the monsters.

9/30/2011 5:14:16 PM

I think what bothers me most is the fact that I'm supposed to believe that the colony is still standing. A "cloud of vapor the size of Nebraska" doesn't exactly make me think that much of ANYTHING would be left after the atmosphere processor went critical.

9/30/2011 8:35:14 PM

4:20 shows you a view of the damage from the processor going critical

9/30/2011 10:12:33 PM

Yeah, I saw that too. But watching the scene in the movie when the dropship breaks orbit, I just can't believe that much of anything would be left standing so close to the blast site. The colony was, what, maybe 5 miles (just guessing) from the atmosphere processor?

10/1/2011 1:28:55 PM

Pushed to fall 2012.

New trailer though!

2/6/2012 7:49:38 PM

I didn't think that trailer was scandalous enough to require my DOB

2/7/2012 1:35:49 PM

That trailer would have probably been awesome had it come out ~5 years ago.

It just echoes Dead Island and maybe Halo(?) to me.





But I really want this game to be aweseome

2/7/2012 6:38:26 PM

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"But I really want this game to be aweseome"

2/8/2012 10:13:57 AM

Sounds promising:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2012/06/hands-on-with-aliens-colonial-marines/1

7/3/2012 2:08:23 PM

played at pax - game sucks

7/4/2012 10:59:30 PM

I was really hoping for something with a little less run-and-gun... I'm still a little bit interested.

7/5/2012 12:09:51 PM

Feb 2013

This is turning into Duke Nukem

8/28/2012 8:56:01 AM

The multiplayer looks fun. That guy in the video (Brian Burleson I think) shouldn't be allowed to do interviews about the game.

8/28/2012 12:48:49 PM

Getting some pretty good reviews from what I've found online.

10/8/2012 3:21:11 PM