Unveiled today as the September cover for industry-leading magazine Game Informer is the long-rumored follow-up, Borderlands 2. Just don’t bother hoping for details; publisher 2K Games and developer Gearbox Software are keeping quiet so the print magazine can have the exclusive. But we do know when to expect the game. Read more »
Gearbox Software — the creators of Borderlands, and the folks behind the Duke Nukem Forever rescue — is working on an original Aliens game, titled Aliens: Colonial Marines, set in the universe of the popular film franchise. You’ll go head-to-head against those unloveable Xenomorphs (the titular alien creatures) in claustrophobic environments for some good old fashioned jump-out-and-scare-you FPS thrills. Sega (who’s publishing the game) and Gearbox have been very secretive on the game’s plot and how it fits into the overall Aliens universe. Is it before the movies? After? In between? But they’ve finally released a short synopsis describing the game’s setup: Aliens: Colonial Marines begins with an ostensibly abandoned Read more »
“When it’s done” is here. At last. For years — more than a decade, in fact — that three-word phrase was always the answer for when we fans might finally get our grubby little fingers on the sequel to Duke Nukem 3D. Of course, we all know what happened during all that time. It’s a long, sordid story that involves Gearbox Software rescuing the game from original publisher 3D Realms’ bankruptcy, and frankly I’m tired of telling it. All that matters now is that the game is finally coming, and its release date is now within sight. On May 3rd, North America will be able to purchase Duke Nukem Forever Read more »
The rumors were true! Gearbox Software has taken over development of Duke Nukem Forever on behalf of Take 2 Interactive, and hope to have the game out sometime in 2011 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. The news was officially announced at PAX, the open-to-the-public gaming expo which is taking place as I write this. Read more »
