It's been a difficult time for Aliens games as of late. Sure, Alien: Isolation might have enjoyed a few accolades recently, but Aliens: Colonial Marines just didn't live up to the hype. However, we'll forever have those precious few good games in that universe, with the most heralded being Aliens vs Predator 2000, which is now available for free on GoG.com.
Been feeling the urge to squash aliens in co-op lately? From now until June 2nd, Xbox 360 Deals with Gold is running a sale that may just help you satisfy that urge. The list of games includes Star Trek, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Alien Hominid HD, Earth Defense Force 2025, Aliens vs. Predator, Alien Breed Evolution (Episode 1), Alien Breed 2: Assault, and Alien Breed 3: Descent.
As a rule, movie tie-in games are pretty awful; Aliens: Colonial Marines, R.I.P.D., Star Trek - all are co-op, all based on movies and all pretty poor. They also happen to be coming on sale between 8-14th October over on XBLA. If you need proof that some movie games can be good Guardians of Middle Earth is also on offer.
The next 24 hours of Steam's Summer sale is upon us - and there's a lot of good co-op games available for a little price. Here's what's on the menu.
It's another week, another set of deals for Xbox Live Gold members, and for fans of co-op, they are especially good deals at that. First person brawler Zeno Clash is down to a mere 800 points, while twin-stick shooter Alien Breed Evolution will set you back half that at 400 points. Both together are a decent bit of co-op alien killin' for less than the cost of a couple movie tickets. There's even a deal on the co-op "Swarm" map pack for Aliens Vs. Predator, at 400 points, so if aliens alone aren't enough, toss a few extraterrestrial, dreadlocked hunters in for good measure.
Despite a recent premium map pack being released last week, the console version of Aliens vs Predator will no longer receive any patches or content due to Sega terminating support. The assistant community manager for Sega had this to say on the official forums:
SEGA has announced a brand new map pack for Aliens vs Predator on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Called the Bughunt pack, you'll be ready to enjoy four new maps across different environments. Speaking of environments the maps adds in weather effects like rain, as well as environmental hazards like flaming pits.
With the news that Sega West President Mike Hayes has suggested that a lot of the Sega portfolio could be made into franchises, Activision are not the only publisher on the block who believe that they can 'sequel-ise' anything:
The eternal battle of Aliens and Predators is back with a brand new game from Rebellion. Three separate campaigns, multiplayer and a co-op survival mode are all waiting for you in this remake of the classic PC title. But is 10 years worth the wait?
Aliens Vs. Predator wasn't designed from the ground up for co-op, but there's still a good co-op experience to be had in Survivor mode. Similar to Gears of War 2's Horde mode, Survival puts you in the shoes of a squad of Colonial marines, taking on wave after wave of Alien invaders. As with all similar modes, a variety of maps makes a big difference, and more will soon be available.
There's a trio of co-op titles out this week across multiple platforms.
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