Does anybody rememberAliens: Colonial Marines? I certainly don’t, but it’s hardly surprising, since the game was canceled by EA in 2002 and never saw the light of day. Now, a whole six years later, the game — very much like the aliens themselves — hasundergone a resurrection.

Gearbox (Brothers in Arms) has rescuedColonial Marinesfrom EA’s basement and will be bringing the squad-based shooter to PC and consoles in 2009. It will be published by SEGA.

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As a huge fan of all things Xenomorph, this is great news to me. WhileAliensgames have been spotty, I’d go out on a limb and say they’ve been one of the more successful videogame licenses to date, and the potential is always there for a greatAlien-em-up to be had. Just give me some guns, some current-gen graphics, and a bucketful of chestbursting, phallus-headed acid droolers and I’m sold.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.